New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-30
Mr. ROOSEVELT PLEASED.
TIE SAYS THE EXCISE LAW WAS WE'LL
ENFORCED ON SUNDAY.

HAS No RIGHT To Use FORCE IN En-
TERlNG a sALooN-A JOKE on THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
p,ssaent Roosevelt. OF the Police Board. yes
LAY received many reports from members OF the
C',y vigilance League ana other volunteer work
W. d, the cause Of Excise law enforcement abou;
A.. manner In which the law was enforced In the
49,. on sunday He said Late In the afternoon that
~ WAS convinced that there had been relaxa-
Ia, NJ the efforts OF the police to enforce the law.
w. REPORTS spoke Of business being conducted
,.,,v on Sunday at some OF the liquor stores, he
s.,l but In almost every case It was stated that
s,,y nersons who were well known to the liquor
s,,sr were able 10 get through the side door. At
.rv Mace where liquor sold the utmost pre-
..uons we're taken to prevent police spies or citi-
-. ubo might give nfOrma ton to the police from
getting inside
The Police Commissioners had an executive scs-
,., yesterday TO talk over the situation and they
s..,aed TO have an investigation of the conduct Of
w. n,ec.,ct command der. They would not tell later
a. ,,e man was a captain or an acting captain. or
!. ,,s precinct was on the East Side or West Side
~ the city. "If the man has been negiecting his
LIZ" said one OF the Commissioners I'VE do not
..n, 10 let him know in advance that we are In
'asusatlng him, and If he has been trying to do his
sr,r II would no; be fair to have II known that
hs was under suspicion"
.ss and Fouroen,h-st.. In a building owned by ex-
-,,s, Byrnes sent word 10 the Police Commission
A., Yesterday that he had obeyei the Law strictly
-, sunday and It was his intention 10 keep his
r,.c. closed on Sunday in the future. President
po,wyelt after a consultation with the other Com
uo,ssjoners late in the afternoon. made this state
nen
AN the Information VIC have from any response
s,o source and from any man willing 20 give his
,.ne Is that the law was little better enforced
yesterday than before There are two or three pre-
r,ncts where not yet satisfied with the conji-
,,sn but even in these precincts think that yes
t.rday the showing was better ana not worse than
before
TIE WISH FATHER TO THE THOUGHT.
uwth the newspapers which speak Of any relaxs-
s,on or failure, the wish has been father TO the
.hourht and Il any saloOn-koeocrs le, themselves
~ misled and try open. tho only effect Will be
s,., sooner or later We will get them. The Board
.,nt the fight TO stay. and 1t is going to win
v-ea. many saloons in the city were open dur
inc the hour between midnight and o'clock yesier-
S.v morning Crowds of thirsty men were waiting
a, every place. ana as soon as the doors were
rn.nsd there was a rush to get inside At some OF
ysa nacss tempting free lunches had been set out
q, ,he av-night FOUNDERS. The police did not In
.s,,ers with the liquor dealers during the hour.
and the beer flowed and the elasss" chnked WITH
out interruption until l O'Clock. Then the saloon
sssners turned the crowds GU; in hurry and Closed
the doors
President Roosevelt has said he had one friend
IN the LIQUOR business who he believed. was law
abiding citizen. II happened that this friend was
arrested for Violating the law last sunday Inc
v.,ort OF the arrest reached Police Headquarters
Yesterday and all the employees there had sooi
laugh Even Mr.. Roosevelt when he heard ABOUT
Ms friends arrest. laughed heartily. The 'ommls
toner's friend In the liquor business Is feier NC
CIR He has a saloon at No. Az East ihr'S-
,r,h-st. near the Long Island ferry. Before he
maine a sa,oon-keeper McGirr wax hs'hn'an'
Nd he used to drive for Mr.. Roosevelt good deal.
ne Commissioner took an interest IN McGirf anu
us glad TO see him get along. When MI foose-
,elt became a Police Commissioner ana began MS
crusade against open saloons on sunday Me"'''
sent to see him and asked what ne sho"' w.
SHUT up your shop on sunday, Tah MI ro"''
vsr McGirr went away promising to do So nut
he dll no, keep his promise. Tie sold peer anu
iqucr on Sundays. hut yesterday he was ca"s"' "'
Policeman Kealy OF tho Central ONCE squad VINO
lad him off 20 the station. Il told him TO smut up
,a,d Mr. Roosevelt "and as Tong "a h" "i'nt io'-
ew my advice he mus. bear the consequences
STATEMENT FROM MR.. PARKER
Commissioner Parker. when asked yesterday AZ
urnoon what he had 10 say on the rN''S' -,
ton answered that tho police were DONG ''''s''
ably we'll considering the corrupt CONDITION III VIM.
the force had been for years lie was 'sn'' - "
did not think that while some policemen were pr
tending to enforce the Excise law they were ~
reality yinklng at the saloon keepers ana per"'''
ting them to do business. Mr.. Parker saln III o'
iieyed that such the case. but IL "ou'u W '"'
for any policeman who was detected IN SUI" .'"-
duct, These policemen would be broheh an" '
captain or commanding officer fined a moh'h p"'
On the second offence the commander Vi ',e
cinct would also be broken. He did not THINK 'ha'
4, inf
Eve, IN gostor where the police have the power Oh
granting and revoking licenses. ne Ola 'o' ''''"" ~
vas possible to enforce the law
The magistrates were again busy YESTERDAY.
Magistrate Deuel.. in the jefferson Market Court
ysr,erday spent most OF his time over excise cases
None of those brought 10 his attention "e'e ~
special interest. Only one arrest was maze ~ VI.
.masc hour" from midnight on Sunday 10 e'oeA
Monday morning. The prisoner was promptly d's
charged. .
Policeman Waitzfelder OF the West 1hr'y-se'
enth-st station. took Bartholomew McDohous'.' va,
tender for his brother. John McDonough' d. w -,
ren,h-ave before Magistrate Deuel.. charged VIII
violating the Excise law Wa']ieiae, han h,
the place Sunday afternoon at ocioen' VIZ" -,
heard the bell of the cash register ringing !"
went to the side door. which was opehea io' mn
by a young man The door 10 the saiooh wac ''''
locked The policeman stepped into Sh,an 49, s'a'
The bartender heard him h Ana anu here ali alon
c:sanng up and won't have any one /" '"' '''>
on sunday" -, h,, ,rmned on ;
small ss climbed over s thf psnohs1 partition
and into ths barroom. McDonough was stanan ~
sss s bar with his aR Rss w Sn WITH nf'
are you doing here? shouted I" ,ne the e,a eeI
tender II told you there was no one Mace ia ~. eeran
va and ys, the SsF' of se s Tln
1o! nns the cash register Tor tne s,sht sneeze com
little closet in the rear o sna S and n Toa ss
sooh He ran to this. opened the uvo' would hay
Ssa men crowded into space '""'
"a light quarters for three. Oh. Mace and ar
ne ordered all the men out OF t is p Markc
Tested the bartender. In the jeiesI son 10, INC,
Court yesterday McDonough SAID ne c,o sd and tina
vas as much surprised az the policeha" ~ DC
mem there. He was held for tI,aI. ,.rerson Maj
iners were twenty-sx cases In the Jsaei go ses m
~ Court altogether In many OF .n aonsrs wer
Discharged
NO RIGHT TO USE FokCE'
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