New-York tribune., 1896-12-04
MR. wrLLEs TEsTIMONY.

Tho fret witness called after the usual recess W.
Police Commissioner Leonard Il. Wrles. OF broo"
Ism In his earlier evidence h. praised the pro
,-fo,s ~ the bill which compelled the saioOnkc'i
or~ 20 open fneir shutters on sunday and the do
ing away of -. IRE, lunch. lie asserted thAt ih'
latter clause had practically driven tramp- OUT Of
Naw-York aud BROOKLYN. for the reason thai u
Vas nov. iinpossbl. for them 10 g.i drink ana
food for one outlay He condemned the hotel feat
i.r. o. n. law and suggested several amendments
for it, improvement The Commissioner fatty con
fradicied IA. evidence given Oh "Wednesday pH
Isaac Is Funk that th' hotels OF brooklyn ""f"
generally used FOR improper purpose tie was so
emphatic IN this direction ia fact. a. 10 charac-
t.rze a- an unqualified lie some OF the evidence
that had been given the previous day bearing
upon the moral effect OF the K4incs law.
When the time came that the committee asHrd
COR the usual suggestions. Mr. Ncl.es said J
would like 10 say this 10 the senators; We nave
twenty-five miles OF water front IN Brooklyn which
provides breathing space In the summer months
for some sOOoU people Thes. people are drawn
from the tcuemcnts. and the only day upon which
they can get fresh air and recreation Is on sun
day Now. / want TO s!ssost 10 you The question:
whether II is not possible 10 work out the problem
whereby during four months IN the year these
people VINO go 10 these resorts for health ana
pleasure may have. some privilege extended 10 them
I want 10 suggest that II they desire a drink they
should IDic have u. and / dcslr" also 10
point out. cspIte tnc great numbers OF people who
visit these resorts sundays. II l. Phenomenal
how few arrests are made FOR intoAeatioE
". j. VI ch,Nts. superintendent of thc BroOhln
police. produced i large number of statistics reiat-
ins to re working Of the new law III BROOKLYN,
which showed that there had been IA diilihutIoh
Ia the number OF arrests for Sunday drunA"nness
Police Justice 1igne. of BIOOhSn VINO was heAt
called fecVIninelucd REDUCTION Vl th' maximum
penalty. which ne said was deterrent 10 con
ycions b, Juries speaking from e%Heremee ne
also rrpuGidt,d me suseeston thai me nldJoilts
If the Kalnes law hot,'s III broo"!yh were useu
as dsordeIly houses. and testified also that undei
the present law Sunday arrests had decreased no
leas tnan 90 per cont ,o ,.,r.,ar, ~, ,n. r,xc,s.
Reform Association. IN reply TO senator Kaines.
thought that more beneficial results would be OBJ
tanned II the price Of licenses was Increased :"
Der cent Criti.isng the effects Of the statute IN
it, operation 50 far. he pointed out mat out OF
he could ascertain that IN only one case the maxi
mum penalty had been inilct.u am ~ thai i inele
H. recommended that. III auci,ion to the higher
licenses. the number OF saio3ns should he regu-
OF further testimony. said the attitude cf the legi-
clubs to this bill mad been msgonSrurd In
Vanderbi.t G. C. Beaman. W ilam b; Hornblower
and other prominent men & ~no rgnmnni ,hn, fo
lowed the Senators cndeavored TO obtain adinis-
sions from the witness that such tax would be
prohbitive TO the middlo-class and workingmens
tT.r Police Justice Walsh. of Brooklyn. had
svg sn"ai,y imposed by the i;aines law. city Magis
irate Srane. OF Nev-York explained the procedure
ursl.d i'm The hearing OF excise cases in TINS city
and also suggested that the law i9r me Deneht OF
~. judiciary. should be clearly denned as 10
What constituted a meal. a guest and hotel
AIR r,,ins his evidence. he said; y think now
g., :, is d1I. to the Board OF Magistrates that |
snouId sny something regarding the charges thar
ss - rn,dc against us. The Magistrates OF
,h,s civ orc cndcayoring to do their duy, justly
and Wholly. They are conscIehl'ous "hu nohess ~
80 - 10 those cases which have come before us
Where the officer does not give sufficient or proper
evidence We have given the prlsonrr tne oeIen.
=, 49, doubt and discharged him. The statement
~ the officer engaged in the case then gees 10 ihe
-, ,,,air ~ the precinct. from him to 'hief comm
aI ,hen 10 President Roosevelt and the otner
Sommissioners | recognize that the ,ommission-
r" are honorable and upright men. but just as
-. ae that statement gets down 10 mem the
spo, Sorqe il Immediately made that the Magistrate
Si,a' @ S,,sd in his duty They simply take the word
- ,ha oficer who tries 10 gain favor AT mead
uarters and without giving us chance 10 ex-
q,n the rcasons that Influenced our decision they
Pdsmn P'a.d us at once and say We are In league
w,fh the liquor dealers: As ] have said they are
ast wisa men hut they don't give any credit Tor
acsIrng TO do our duty. Instead OF that. In fact'