New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-23
EYCJSE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
MANY CASES IN THE COURT OF GENERAL
SESSIONS


CHARGES of BIAcnMAIL AND PERJURY On
THE PART sTooLPIGEo''s
,,,. Court Of General Sessions has rarely been so
crowded as Part l was yesterday All the sea'S
.'or. accounted and men sitting on tables or
,naing nm Most of those present were inter-
,ad IN the war against persons accused OF vio-
,at,ng the excise law. The twenty-five men
,ho we're indicted Wednesday were up Tor
,aainy These were saloonkeepers who pre-
fsrred TO have their cases disposed OF IN the zen
aral sessions rather than in Special Sessions All
~ tho twenty-five entered pleas of not guilty.
Tbree of the men did not appear in person. Their
,.,vers asked 10 have the day OF pleading post
poned This Recorder Golf refused he SAID no
aaiav vould be granted in any OF those cases he
then p.rmitted the lawyers to enter plea OF not
entity" for their absent clients
II is said that the trials of the excise cases VIII
hey,n to-day in General Sessions. 1t is likely that
pco,der Golf will be compelled to act on his de-
o,s,on IN kee, court open from morning to MD
night in order TO dispose OF the cases. uh'ess
something unexpected should happen the hecorne'
will have excise cases Tor uIai imam ca" pe
disposed of in an ordinary days session OF court
oven ~ none of tire ordinary prison cases are at
tended TO.
Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney George Gordon Battle
had the papers OF twenty more cases yesterday
morning which he was to lay before me "ranh
Jury for their action Tn" clerks OF the court OF
Special Sessions a'e 'husthhg vi INV" '""''7 W
hasten the transfer of cases 20 the Distfct-At-
tofneys Once"
p,esidont Mummy ~ tho Excise Board said yes
,.,d,v ina, the Increase IN the number of saloon
ucense transfers showed that since the crusade
against Sunday opening Vas begun hfg" mum
her Of persons were getting out OF the bnsln'W ny
sel,inv out During last August there were ~
transfers For the twcntyo days ~ me present
montb there have been lii Transfers
seventb-st station. reported In Special Sessions
yesterday that John Brady ana Whilhm 'on'oh'
'stool. pigeons IN the case ~ excise violation
against Bernard Goodman. bartender could not
be- found.
This savors too much Of blacsmai..' said Justice
Jotome "Tell Captain kear II ~ does not use
officers he must use men that can be found they
make complaints and then don't turn Up ihey are
a lot of blackmailers TEL your captain 10 look
out for Brady and Conlon. Wen send them to
the House Of Detention witnesses. Some OF these
men want to be careful or wen nave them before
~ charges of perjury
The Goodman case wan adjourned
Tho police Of the West Foriy-seycnth Street Po-
lice station arraigned IN rorhviii' Court YESTERDAY
- scott F5fty.sisih-al and Elghth.av... Michael
Farrell, No iJ3 Wei F"riy-nfth'r, Daniel Marion,
Nlnth.lyc.. and james McEntagarty, No. NJ Ninth
Those arrests were made on evidence furnished
by Franklin T.. kuntz young mulatto. Of 10.
Eilabcth-st Eiai q. Levy counsel for the Wine
ana Spirit Dealers Association, ~ the twenty
second Precinct. appeared for The accused men.
SCOTS case was the Dist one taken up kuniI
swore that he purchased q glass of beer or SCOT
bartender Washington NJ. Dickinson on sunday
last ,...
Mir Levy brought out the admission from kunZ
that he was employed by Inspector Brooks OF thu
second District who paid him - Tor every arrest
and g. for Zach conviction he secured
scott testified that his premises wer" not open on
SUNDAY Nunil swOre that the name on the
door vas Garry Scott but II WAS clearly shown thai
Mr. Scott's name was Glrriit Diekinson swof"
-. s.lp AM
ON saturday night. ard that IL war rot opened I'll
Z o'c,och the following Monday moTnrS. . -. ,
I'm reply TO questions by Magistrate kuIilch
Etlntz ~ could not swear positively thht DICK
ins,n yaS the man who sold him the Deer.
And Vet YOU came herr and swofe that ne was
The man. and his employer was arrested. II you
viii make and substantlaie "A charge OF p"fJ
uhis TO Nh ScotD | will entertain IL against this
man" said the MAGISTRATE. -
scott said he would make the charge. ana war
rant was drawn up .o,r. q.
"An other cases in which this man appears az
complainant are dismissed. said the Masstrate'
and | believe public opinion viii sustain my a0-
Kuntz hurried from court before the order OF
arrest ready TO execute