New-York tribune., 1895-08-01
LAST SUNDAY WAS A DRY ONE
| MIR. ROOSEVELT WAITED TWO DAYS TO
GET IN ALL THE REPORTS.
STATEMENTS FROM CI1'IZENs-MAGfsTRAT KUD-
LICH SENDS A BOY HOME WITHOUT A WAR
RANT. WHO SAID THAT BEER WAS

STATEMENTS FROM CITIZENS MAGISTRATE KUD-
LIcH SENDS BOY HOME WITHOUT A WAR
RANT. WHO SAID THAT BEER WAS
SOLD TO HIM on SUNDAY.
IN examination OF many reports about the en-
forcement OF the Excise law In the city last sun
day has convinced the Police Commissioners that
the work OF the police on that day was up 10 the
mark and that there was reason to believe that
the liquordeaers in all parts of the city were De-
Ing compelled to close their places OF business on
sunday. President Roosevelt said that the ponce
would continue to enforce the law vigorously, ana
he made the following statement about the reports
which he had examined:
Nothing ever more comic than the state
ments about last Sunday as to the relaxation In
the Efforts to close the saloons Without one ,ss, eS
1t was dryer than before, and conclude an Oh tne
@ for hnt ne0e &
dryer than before, that the Ninth, IweIith' & inil
than before mention these because they were
spoken OF In the letter sent me by Nj Abbo,t sec
East OIL 5as written to be that in justice
to this Department as represehted rs IN the Inr
very few saloons open surrePtitousy. IL was the
dryest sunday in that part OF the cy IN Yea, Years
loon keepers whose rivals allowed 20 keep
open hestated to speak on Monday about @ Ine
dead The reports OF our own men who were
out making observations went the same way as the
The Commissioners received report made by
Captain Creeden. OF the Morrlsania police. about
the arrest OF Henry L. Schrader. barroom Keeper
at No 2eS. Third-ave.. by policeman George Fen
nell on Sunday morning. Fennell tried to get into
the barroom and WAS assaulted by the proprietor
whom he arrested on a charge of dsorderiy con-
duct. In the Morrsana court it came out that
watchman for the barroom keeper told Ofhcer rem
nell before he tried get In that there was ho'h-
Ing going on in the barroom, and that II was
closed Captain Creeden reported that Magistrate
Crane discharged Schraeder. and decided that Wnen
the officer was told there was no business going
on in the place he should have gone his way. Cap
tain Creeien also said that since December, ls"
thirteen excise had been made In Schraeders
place In seven .ases indictments were found and
are siill Ienling
Acting chief Conlln said that he did not quite
see how the police were going to get evidence II
they to prevented from g-places
whore they be've the law Is being Violates
The Rev John Il. Devins. OF Hope Chapei was
room Keeper at No 81 Avenue II. who had vlo-
lated the Sunday Excise law. Mr. Deyins was ac.
ION sunday July J." said Mr. Devlns. Il met
thls boy coming from the side Goor 0i me DatrooW
with a pail OF beer that he said he had purchased
inside"
Il got the beer" said the iaA. Through a hole in
'he door and all that could see OF the person VINO
sold 10 10 me was her arm.
Magistrate kudch declined to grant a warrant
because ,he person Who sold the beer could not be
Nj Devlns asked II the proprietor not re-
sporsibe FOR the violation of the law since there
chased there SUNDAY by minor. The .Migls-
trate said that 1t vas necessary for an officer or
other witness 20 be prescn; at the momrn, wnsn
beer or liquor must be arrested.