New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-15

cison or Judge McAdam was made In spite of the
fact that Quinan's place was closed to all appear
ances. a policeman stationed in front OF It to
see that he did not open later.
THE TENDERLoIN AssUREDLY DRY.
The Tenderloln was dry beyond any possibility Of
doubt. The saloonkeepers there have learned not
to monkey with Captain Pickett. and they look
particular pains to show that they were closed In
nearly all cases the interiors Of the barrooms be-
ing plainly visible.
Along the Bowery everything was closed. 1t
might well have been transported for the nonce
to the arid plains OF No Mans Land for all the
liquor that was sold there yesterday. At most
any time OF the afternoon Calling gun could
have been fired down the classic resort and It IL
doubtful II anybody would have been ht Broad
way was even worse. 1t looked llkc the pathway
IN a desert.
Naturally the GROWERS were as thick as files
that is the people who find fault. not the KIND that
carry beer A new phrase that will doubtless be-
come popular was invented by some OF these
When the Investigating Committee were In town
turning over things they said that the town was
being "Lexowed" Now they say that the town IS
being "Roosevelted"
WET ABOUT HEADQUARTERS!
The wettest part of this city by all accounts yes
terday was that Immediately surrounding Police
Headquarters Cat Alley" in Mulberry-st., imme'
dately opposite the sacred windows through which
Chief Conlin looks out upon the world week.
days was anything but dry all day. The inhabi-
tants had evidently no difficulty In finding beer.
for all day the GROWERS were rushed In and out
as II no Excise law troubled the city.
Police HEADQUARTERS lies In the Tenth Precinct.
the station house Of which is at Mulberry and
snrinp SITS The precinct showed some anomalies IN
the enforcement Of the law. Half the soda waite:
fountains were closed by the police. but a NUMBER
kept right doing business without moiestation'
Sergeant Groo. who succeeded Captain Stephenson
in command of the precinct took tour through IL
during the afternoon and diligently chased into
houses all the small children playing IN the streets
whom he came across in the course OF MS rampies.
On the other hand the acting captain stood for two
minutes on a corner within thirty feet OF sweat
shop which has been open from morning I'LL night
each Sunday for the last three weeks. Immediately
in front OF Headquarters. The sweatshop which Is
owned by Moty & Samuels. has Its entrance in
Houston-st.. but through the open windows OF rs
workrooms the whirr OF the sewing machines OF the
eighteen or twenty girls and women Is distinctly
heard I'm the street below, and easily reaches the
ears OF the post there. while from the nall
way OF Police Headquarters the whoie OF the III
terror Is distlnctIy visible
While Sergeant Groo stood in front OF the pui.dihs
In the afternoon the steam from the boiler which
had been overheated escaped through the safety
valve with noise which alarmed the neighbor-
hood and brought the people rushing to their
windows but the sergeant was conscious only OF
n
on the sidewalk nearby, and after shooting them
aw.y out OF the sunlight ne disappeared from view
Policemen Beck and Mnnerey, OF the Steam
boat Squad, were detailed in citizens clothes to
look for vioaors Of the Excise law In the Tender
loin precinct yesterday. About o'clock the off,
GERS passed through West Thirty-third-st and were
surprised at seeing the front doors Of the wneshop
kept by Claude Berlto,iet at No. 10i West Thirty
third-st. open and several people seated at table
inside. In plain view Of passers-by on the street.
drinking wine.
STRUCK THE POLICEMAN
The officers entered and Beck asked for
the proprietor. When Beritollet appeared the
policeman exhibited his shield and told him he was
under arrest. Tho prisoner at once struck the
policeman in the face. almost knocking him down.
Minnoreily seized hold OF the irate Frenchman and
the nippers placed upon his wrists Then he
refused to leave his store and called for his wife
She came to his assistance and while the officers
tried TO drag him from the store MS wife kept pull
ing him inside After a sharp struggle the police
men managed TO get him 10 the staton-house.
The prisoner. who speaks little English. declared
that he and his friends celebrating the fall or
the Ia s,lie and that he not selling anything.
Beritollet. who has a storekeeper's license was
locked up
Peter stras,ney. who keeps Bohemian saloon
at No 1874 Avenue A. went TO the East sixty
seventh-st. station house at o'clock last night
his saloon while he and his wife away from
home. He was accompanied by a ward detective
named Campbell and half dozen other men whom
he had picked UP op the way 10 the station-house
Just he making mis- complaint TO Captain
Strauss Policeman Loonsy. who was In citizens
dress. came into the stauon-house and saw Strast-
ney. Looney said that he and Policeman Gunson
had been watching the saloon for two hours and
that they saw Mrs Strastncy hand woman a
pail Of beer from her kitchen door, which leads
into the hallway Thev got into the kitchen before
the door could be closed and the light was put out
az once. when they relighted the gas they were
unable TO ind any one In the kitchen or any other
part OF the house. They went out to the sidewalk.
where they were told that as soon as the saloon
keeper heard they were In the place he went right
to the station-house. week ago last sunday
Strastney TO the stationhouse and made a
complaint that Policeman Grove was trying to get
into his place. Captain Strauss did not entertain
the complaint. and Policemen Looney and Gunson
will apply IN the Yorkvllle Court to-day for war
rant for S,rastney's wife for violation OF the Ex
else law.
HOBOKENITES ARRESTED.
Patrolmen Dayton and Atchison. OF the Harbor
police were detailed the excursion yesterday
OF the Fox Association. which left Seventh-st. Ho-
boken, on the barges Warren and Vanderbilt In tow
OF tug. When near the city line. up the Hudson
River the policemen arrested James Sexton. twen-
ty-two years old and owen Cox. twenty-eight.
both OF Hoboken, for violation OF the Excise law
in selling beer and liquor without license. The
prisoners brought ashore by the Harbor police
boat Patrol and later locked up In the Church-st.
station.
Special Policeman Charles Mccarthy OF the
Church-st. station. arrested Patrick Ryan. thirty
one years old, n bartender In Michael Sevins sa-
loon. at No. lO7 Westinghouse. for having the
place open and the bar exposed
Anton Cohen employed as errand boy about the
saloon OF Michael Bazius. at No 2O39 Third-ave.,
was arrested about ! o'clock yesterday morning
for selling Policeman Leahy. OF the East One-huR-
bred and -fourth-st station. a glass OF whiskey.
Blazius was in court; and told Maglstrate Went;
anything on Sunday He said that he had paid his
regular bartender off Saturday afternoon. and the
he closed up at midnight he told his boy Cohen. TO
come around In the morning and sweep up, but TO
let no one I'm under any circumstances.
Tho boy was cleaning up early Yesterday morning