New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-13
INDICTMENT OF LIQUOR SELLERS.


ACTION on CASES TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT
OF GENERAL sEssIoNs-A REPLY FROM THE
pIsTRIcT-ATToRNEys OFFICE TO JUS
TIcr JERoMEs LETTER-coLo-
MEL FELLOWS ON EXCISE
AND SUNDAY LAWS.
W. T. Jerome. presiding justice IN the speciai
Sessions Yesterday afternoon received the foilo"-
ing letter from Assistant Dis'rict-Attorney 'nger'
in answer to the letter sent by Mr.. jerome 10 'ne
Distrct-Attorney' Office concerning speedy p'os''u
ton OF transferred excise cases:
District Attorneys Office
New-York City. Aug. Il. 1872
Dear .Judre: FOR your personal information and
In answer TO your inquiry as to the present saus
when able 10 ali good citizens who make Ike IN,
Quries have to state that up 10 ua,e we ieGe c
sions An except two. which appear 10 nave peen
without order OF cour, VEN .nS ,iled ~
appear but In twelve cases actually considered by
the Grand Jury they ordered dis M oo,rss
under the direction of Dstrct-Attorney Eei!gWS
Very respectfully yours. H. W, -
Justice Jerome said to Assistant Dis'f'c'-At'o',',
Berlinger who appears for the prosecution IN speca
Sessions that he had conferred with a Judge of a
brher court abou, the excise cases transferred from
Special Sessions and that they felt ii their duty 10
learn their status. Mr.. Jerome compiimented MI
Ber,inger on his handling of the excise cases before
the court.
LIST OF THE MEN INDICTED.
The Grand Jury yesterday returned indictments
against the following saloonkeepers Tor VOCATION OF
the excise law. Ia which had been transferred
from the Court OF Special Sessions TO General
Sessions
John J. Brook. No. $40 West Forty-ninth-st;
Michael A. Braun No IS Stanton-si.; James Dom
nelly, No. 40 East Seventy e'ghth-st; Augustus FL
der. No. 500 West Fiftyhrst-st.; Joseph Keegan NO.
S34 West Forty-seventh-st. George Kramer, NO
12iS Second-ave.; George Kramer jr, No. l24s Sec
on6-ave: Martin Logan. No. $40 Hudson-st; James
I.anahan. No 1lS Seventh-ave.; Bernard McCarry'
No 3iS Tenth-ave.: Bartholomew NcDonough. NO
SIC Tenth-ave.: James Ryan. No i27 Tenth-ave.
VIEWS OF THE DISTRICT-ATTORNEY.
District Attorney Fellows wen, to his Office yeser-
day afternoon and had a conference with Mr.. Lind
say. who has been Acting Disrict-Attorney IN MS
absence. Colonel Fellows. in interview, SAID ne
intended that his office should use all proper energy
in prosecuting violations OF the excise law. This de-
termination. he said formed irrespective OF any
thing said by the Justices of the Court Of Special
Sessions He declared he had issued instructions to
that effect previous TO his recent trip 10 Europe
and had repeated them since his return. He said
that all excise cases transferred from Special ses
sions Genera, Sessions would be promptly laid be
fore the Grand Jury, and that all cases where N,
dictments were found would be speedily prepared
colonel Fellows also gave out the following state
ment yesterday afternoon:
The law must be enforced to prevent the giving
away or selling or exposing for sale beer and
liquors In a licensed saloon There is no aDating
that law But in regard to the Sabbath law as
formulated in the Penal Code for the prevention OF
secular work Sunday. think this law has been
harshly and improperly interpreted. The law is
plain. 1t prevents any secular work on Sunday ex
cepi work OF necessity charity. whatever IS
needfu TO the good order health and comfort Of the
community.
The D!sirict-Attorney then spoke Of persons being
arrested for selling ice to poor peoe on sunday, and
said:
Il think the law should be more liberal The
prime object OF the Jaw is TO prevent such things as
would offend the religious feelings of community
/ think the law should be tested in court. suppose
the police sanction in law for their action
/ think the police going very much beyond the
spirit Of the law in enforcing what is called the
Sa bbath Law
Colonel Fellows said that no arrests should be
made in the case of restaurants and cafes. Wine
and beer should be allowed with meas. He *
pressed the opinion that such not prohibited
In the excise law. and added:
Il am in favor of much liberal excise laws.
No city in Europe that ! visited had such strict ex-
else laws. our political liberty is greater. but our
personal liberty is restricted in that respect | think
light wines and beer should be sold In certain hours
Sunday; such hours as would not interfere with
church-going people
The penalties for violating such a liberal Sunday
law, he said should be very heavy.