The herald., 1895-07-29
New York Experiences a Very
Arid Sunday
THOUGH CANS WERE RUSHED
The Spying Police Was on the Watch
Everywhere
At the Hotels, However, Liquor Was Freely
Supplied Without the Formalty
OF a Meal
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-The police made
a supreme effort to enforce the excise
law here TODAY, and to all appearances
they realized their expecta tions almost to
the letter. To all practical intents the
law was so thoroughly enforced that not
a saloon was open TO the general public,
and so fearful had the saloon keepers be-
come of the Citizen spy that it was diffi-
cult matter to get drink. even for the
initiated. unless the proprietor or the
man in charge was absolutely certain that
mo danger would follow the admission OF
the would be customer in the shape OF
summons to court in the morning. Now
and then it was possible to see person
walking through the street with what
had the appearance of being pail or
other receptacle hidden away within the
ample proportions of basket. As rule
such persons were followed by mem bers
of the force, who were ubiquitous, and
extra efforts were made to get into place
doing business under cover. In the lur-
isdiction of the McDougal street police,
where violations of the law had been Tor
many preceding Sundays frequent. saloon
keepers have boasted that no power was
strong enough 60 CLOSE up .neF iosoi' &c,
but everything was especially quiet and
only two arrests had been made up TO
evening. Within the territory covered
by the Mulberry street police court, es-
pecially in the area filled with Italians,
there was evidence that liquor was being
sold, but it was impossible to catch the
sellers.
1t was considered a notable sign that
no bar room fights were reported on the
central office slips from any precinct in
this city after the stroke of midnight,
which shut up the saloons on Saturday.
The Oldest man about the police head
quarters could recall no precedent tor the
lack of disorder.
At the clubs, also. the excise law was. to
all appearances, strictly observed. The
precinct commanders had stringent or
ders from Acting Chief Conan to see that
clubs were dealt with the same as saloons
were. the bar room at the Manhattan
Athletic club was not open during the
day, and a nun ber of the regular patrons
who called were disappointed. Police
men patrolled in front of the doors and
watched men going in and out. but no
violations of the law were reported at
headquarters. The University and knick-
clubs were unusually quiet, and
the patrolmen detailed to watch them
was said that numb,r of central Office
men had called and tried to obtain
liquor by asking that sandwiches De
served them, which was not done. The
doors of the city cluos were closed and
guarded. as were those of Manhattan. and
no drinks were served. At 1.-The Manhat-
tan club a number Of patrons asked for
sandwiches, but as no regular meal was
ordered they were refused.
AT the hotels it was somewhat differ
ent. The regular guests were supplied
with all the refreshments they wanted at
their meals. At the Fifth Avenue hotel
the wants of the regular patrons were at.
tended to in parlor +, where a supply of
biscuit was furnished with every order for
q drink.