New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-11
HENRY HIRsCH ARRESTED.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE LIQUOR DEALERS 40
ISOLATION CHARGED WITH VIOLATlN"
THE EXCISE LAW.


ISOLATION CHARGED WITH VIOLATING
THE EXCISE LAW.
Policemen schaefer and Rohrig of the West
Twentieth-st police station at 2 o'clock yes
terday morning went to the hall way OF Benjamin
Rogensberger's saloon. al No IA Nintn-aVe'' anu
were sbout TO enter when they met the pfopr.etoi'
He told them that the saloon vas closed ana lnes
started 10 walk of the hallway, wheh thes
heard him rsppng the wall 20 warn the par
tender The bartender Royal VI. Durham, mis-
took the signal and opened the side door Tor the
detectives When they were partially IN the saloo"
lie recognized them and in an en1eavor TO push
them out ne pushed Schaefers head through
pane of ground plate glass. In the night mat 10Y
lowed several blows were struck on each SIDE, but
the policemen succeeded in placing both men uhder
arrest They found f. = men in the saloon anu
some glasses OF beer the bar. In Jefferson Mar
ket Court they preferred a charge OF exposure OF
liquor for sale and Magistrate Mott held them IN
$500 each for trial
The same policemen also found speak easy, -
run under the name Of the Chelsea Club' over
the saloon at No 2O9 Ninth-ave. They arrested m,
bartender Abraham Hall. and Magistrate Mott neid
Policeman Culhane Of the West Twenteth-st.
station. 1890 a Yesterday entered the saloon i
Xssocatyon az 20 2S Eghthave and arrested
the bartender, Charles Knsea. as he found nm
Senha bottes In Jefferson Market Court yes
terday Hirsch appeared and told Magistrate MOL
him that they were not doing any business he
said that he had unlocked the door for the police
man and that when the officer saw the bartender
cleaning up the glasses he arrested him. -,
Magistrate Mott. on this statement ordered that
IIirsch he arrested in court. When this was done
he held both H!rsch and kinsella in 800 each Tor
trial - ., s,o,s.oa 4, M
uticn, circles Yesterday. Hirsch headed the delega
tion that went before the Police Board and as
sured President Roosevelt and his associates tina
the liquor mems organization would see that the
SUNDAY Lax enforced. 49, .
MIR Ursch said that he would be responsible foi
the law-abidng character Of every member OF the
association The policeman who arrested his bar
tender said that he found Hirsch's place ablaZ
with light al 1890 on Sunday morning. hat an hour
after II should have been closed up and Hrsch him
self and four customers were inside. II was thought
that H!rsch might find some difficulty in Keeping
out of Jail and saving his license.
AS has been before said Hirsch was until just be
fore the election leader in the IXth Assembly
District Republican organization over which ex
Senator Gibbs presdes. Hrsch was candidate
for the Republican nomination for State Senator ir
the XVIth District. He did not get II. and soor
went to work with his e.low-saoonkeepers in the
IXth to defeat the Republicans and elect the Tam
many ticket. Hirsch's arrest so soon after Mr.
Gibbs's declaration that he would make Sunday
| liquor selling a hazardous business in the 1Xth Dis
| trct looked upon yesterday as at least co
| incidence.