The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-29
"DR1EST" ON RECORD
NEW YORK SALOONS AND CLUBS
CLOSED TIGHT YESTERDAY.
Never Within the Memory of Living
Policemen Was the Sunday Law
So vigorously Enforced.

NEW YORK, July 2S-The police made
supreme effort to enforce the excise law
to-day, and, to all appearances. they real
lied their expectations almost to the letter.
To all practical intent, the law was so
thoroughly enforced that not a saloon was
open to the general public, and so fearful
had the saloon keepers become of the citi-
zen spy that 1T was a difficult matter for
even the initiated to get a drink at any
place unless the proprietor or the man in
charge was absolutely certain that no dan
ger would follow the admission of the
would-be customer in the shape of a sum-
mons to court in the morning
Now and then it was possible to see a
person walking through the street with
what had the appearance of being a pail
or other receptacle hidden away swithin
the ample proportions of a basket As a
rule, such persons were followed by men,
bers of the force, who we're ubiquitous,
and extra efforts were made to get into
place thus suspected of doing business un-
der cover. In the jurisdiction of the Nc
Dougal-street police. where violations of
the law have been found on many of the
preceding Sundays by saloon keepers who
have boasted that no power was strong
enough to close up their resorts, every
thing was especially quiet and only two ar
rests had been made up to evening. Within
the territory covered by the Mulberry
street police, especially In the area filled
with Italians, there was evidence that
liquor was being sold, but il was impossible
10 catch the sellers 1t was considered a
reported in the Central office slips from any
quarter in this city after the stroke of
sntrs midnight, which hs sa shut up the saloons on
headquarters could recall no precedent for
the lack of disorder
At the clubs. also; the excise law was. to
cinct commanders had strict orders from
acting Chief Conlin TO see that clubs were
dealt with as saloons have been. The bar
room In the new Manhattan Athletic Club
was not opened during the day. and a great
number OF the regular patrons who called
were disappointed. Policemen patrolled in
front Of the doors and watched men going
in and out, but no violations of the law
were reported to headquarters. The Uni
versity and knickerbocker clubs were un.
TO watch them from the outside had MOTH
ing to do. 1t was said that q number of
obtain liquor by asking that sandwiches
be served them which was not done. The
doors of the City Club were closed and
guarded as were those of the Manhattan
and Republican Clubs and no drinks were
served At the Manhattan Club a number
of persons asked for sandwiches, but as a
refused. The Casino. at Broadway and
West Thirty-ninth street. was tightly
closed and the patrolman who did duty
at the side door disappeared at noon. there
being no further need for his presence.
At the hotels IL was somewhat different
as the regular guests were supplied with
all the refreshments they wanted at their
regular meals. At the Fifth-avenue Hotel
the wants of the regular thirsty Sunday
patrons were attended to in parior f. where
a supply OF biscuit was furnished with ev-
cry order for a drink.