New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
CLUBS MAY BE WATCHED
POLICE LIKELY TO TAKE STEPS TO PRO-
CURE EVIDENCE

CURE EVIDENCE
THE CITY CLUES PLAN TO TEST THE EXCISE
LAw-AcTIoN OF THE REPUBLICAN CLUB
TO AID THE coMMIssIoNERs-wAR
ON FAKE CLUBS SURE.
The expectation that the police will try to get
evidence Of the sale OF liquor to-day In some OF
the regular clubs OF the city and make arrests to
test the right Of a club to dispense Intoxicating
drinks on Sunday has caused much uneasiness
among the members of some Of the CLUBS House
committees were holding meetings at several OF
the cubrooms yesterday to determine what
course TO take under the circumstances. and In
a few cases 1t was dcided 10 close the club bars
to-day. Other club committees decided to take
precautions to prevent policemen from gaining
access to the clubrooms to-day
The Republican Club. at No. 450 Fifth-ave., de-
clded on Friday to support the Police Commis-
sioners and the following notice was posted:
BY resolution Of the Executive Committee no vim
spirituous liquors VIII De served 10 memoero
on Sunday after to-day.
The superintendent of the club said yesterday
that the rule would be observed strictly. and
one OF the members OF the club said to a Tribune
reporter
| We feel that we should support the Police Com
Smndav The regularly Incorporated clubs OF the
city have been regarded the same as private tamass
Is concerned but that liquor dealers and their
o eyans aIs he excise law we is
of all good citizens to act so as TO ala the poncs
| in enforcing the law
An effort was made by some Of the members OF
the Union League Club to have action similar to
that taken by the Republican Club. but there was
not a quorum at a meeting called for the purpose
| bod ha DOH ad
club that care would be taken not to admit
strangers to the clubhouse to-day.
CITY CLUB MAY MAKE TEST CASE.
Members Of the City Club said yesterday that
there had been an arrangement whereby police
man would be admitted to the club bar on Sun
day to get evidence and make an arrest in order
| to make a test case for the courts. The arrest
may be made either to-day some other day.
with the understanding that the case Will be
carried to the Court Of Appeals. At the City
| Club. however It was said by the superintendent
that there was no expectation Of an arrest there
to-day.
Members Of the Manhattan Club have de-
nounced the threatened action Of the police as a
violation Of club rights. They have received no.
tces reading follows:
The right of members TO introduce visitors on Sun
days is suspended until further notice
Members Of the New Manhattan Athletic Club
have received notices that the club will be closed
to all visitors on Sunday. and number OF other
clubs In the city have taken precautions not 10
allow strangers to be admitted to the clubhouses
to-day.
DECISIONS IN POINT
Assistant District-Attorney Battle yesterday
quoted some decisions on the excise question bear
ing on the sale OF liquor by clubs "One case, ne
said was that reported in l16 New-York. the
People against Andrews. Andrews was the stew
| ard of an unncorporated club. and In the ciuo
premises sold LIQUOR. 1t shown that the CLUB
| owned the snQunr. Andrews -waA convicted. Inc
| General Term reversed the decision as reported
| In so Hearn.. The case was taken to the Court OF
| Appeals and that body reversed the decision Oh
| the General Term
porter II Is the case of the People against b9au-
| lev The facts were similar to the Andrews case
except that the club was Incorporated In this
| case Bradley was convicted. The Generai Term
| upheld the conviction. .
| Ar Timer Park Yesterday President Roosevelt.
Of the Police Board said with reference to the en-
forcement OF the excise law In the clups' tnat the
| Police Commissioners would try to enforce the law
| In EIfth-aye as we'll In the Bowery, and that
the wealthiest club in the city would be watched
| for violations Of the law as if it were saloon
VIGILANCE NOT TO BE RETAINED.
Notwithstanding that nearly all the saloon
keepers close their places voluntarily now on
Sundavs and obey the law. the police will be just
as active and alert tomorrow as ever. said ACT
| ing Chief Conlin. We will not curb our eiIorts'
| There are a certain number or lquor-dealers VINO
| still defy the police. and these are the men 10
| whom we will give especial attention now we
| will get them sooner or later, and bring them 10
terms | have instructed the precinct com,
manders to be especially vigilant tomorrow ana
| look out for attempts to evade the law oy So
| called Clubs | was informed during the week
| that several of these fake clubs met In the back
| rooms Of certain liQuor-stores on the west SIDE
| last sunday and violated the law. They had a
| charter which is easy thing TO get, ana tney
| contended that they were within the law Bc:
| they only meet on Sunday for the purpose OF
| drinking and breaking the law. They are rake
| institutions and am going TO stop tnem.
.'The drinking clubs include the Glrder CLUBS
| Nos l. . 3 and 4. the Trilbys. Merry rive Marie
| Antoinette Social Three. Our Club. the Growers
the Hirschberg Social Club and numoer ina
are named after saloonkeepers. and whose meet
| on SUNDAYS There about two hundred OF
them They will be treated like saloons to-mor-
| row to all lntents and purposes and the question
of their right to sell will be brought TO mead az
once hy the arrest Of their barkeepers or conduct
ors whenever and wherever a policeman can get
! In to get drink.
! Mr. Conlin would not say yesterday what steps
the polce might take TO get evidence OF the SAFE
| ~ unuor in any OF the regular social CLUBS, put
he declared that IL was not the intention Oh the
| police to make any sensational arrests a. such
| clubs or to interfere unduly with the rights oil
| club members.
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