New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-28
EXCISE BOARD STARTLED.
REARDON's REASONS FOR AN ADJOURN
MENT TOO MUCH FOR THEM
ovry THREE CASES HEARD YEsTERDAY-A MASS
MEETING TO DISCUSS THE RAINES LAW ~
PIE Held WEEK PROM
THURSDAY NIGH l

THURSDAY NIGHT.
rbroo casas u,are taken M by the Excise Board
yesterdav and postponed until Monday. Every
meeting of the Commissioners seems TO demonstrate
more fully that the new Raines law or so"ie''''s
else Is working effectively toward the stoppase VI
ALI business by the Board. Yesterday odle''ual
contained those names: Andreas Bertsch. NO 23s
Hopkns-st; Charles Doerschuck. NO. lS- i"roop
ave: Reardon Brothers. No 623 Driggs-aNe, W.
of the liouor stores were said to be within z' rect
of churches In the case of Doerschuch' 'o'ep"
Wagner builder of nearby church' gave '''"
monv which showed that the liquor store was ''
Quoted at the place named before the church was
bujIt Mr. Welles thought the BOARD shouiu nave
additional testimony on this point and the case was
odtourned Andreas Bertsch was given an aolourh-
mont until Monday in order to prove that the puio-
ing in Uopkins-st. near his liquor store II i'o' "
| cupied exclusively for church purposes
! Whom Commissioner Weles called the Ease vi
/ Reardon Brothers. something mover anu e''''' -.
/ exnected took place. George Reardon, one Oh 'he
| s,o,ors NJ ~. harroom at No. 623 Driggs-ave..
| stepped up. uu,
"Who are you" asked Commissioner Weles'
81 am George Reardon. one Of the applicants
replied the young man in deep tones
The three Commissioners looked over so'no pa ,
ners. and for a moment attention was distracted
| from the witness y
| suddenly Commissioner Welles asked: young
man. what was your case adjourned FOR!
| "If YOUR honorable Board will permit me- IL was
| adjourned sir. for the purpose of enabling me 10
make such alteration TO the entrances 10 my sa'ooi'
as would place me beyond the 20o-foot limit
| The Commissioners were dazed for moment MI
wees was the first to realize the holiness OF the
a's rhat u ''S pIan statement Did tell you
that your case adjourned on those gFo""us
Did Mr.. Hacker or Mr.. GascolneT'
we W.: never do business that way" put in Com
The case was adjourned until the testimony Of
Police CAPTAIN Short be given as to the distance
from Pubic School No il to the place owned by the
RcardonS. ,, l.. -. r,vc,sa uoar1 IA
liquor -dea Ter named Kademacher at the last mes
ing of the Commissioners was severely criticised by
ment Society yesterday Mr.. Tully said: "Rade-
macher applied for a transfer OF license from No
distant. Counsel for the applicant told the Com
missioners that his clients place vas whn z% ieet
OF church conducted as bTanch OF tiir lVlnphins
Avenue Conversational Church. ON this admission
transfer II would be only treating thls man as
others have been treated But instead Of that. the
application was approved and signed there and
Mr fully further said that he believed the pro
testants had been mised the reporters were IL
Ma,iyt , yhfle IN reality The number il no rs
The Rev. Mr. Russell. OF the society said he had
seen the first figures in the newspapers ana on the
The Law enforcement Society proposes to see that
every clause in the Raires law s observed the cry
has neem dy'asn mo h ~ an" c,. ,n ,h f,,r
The secretary says that the church people Of m"
city joining the society In great numbers pub
lie mass-mceiing 10 discuss the Ra!nes law will be-
held a week from Thursday night The various ger
tons Of the measure Will be expounded by the best
speakers In Brooklyn, according 70 Mr. FULLY. Colo
mel William c. Beccher VIII probably Dee asked 10
speak on the adulteration OF liquors Several minis
tiers and a number OF lawyers VIII handle tho moral
and legal sides OF the measure
II was asserted last night tina; Jacob Bremen.
counsel the Board OF Excise. would give his d.
cision to-day In regard 20 clause in the Kaines
law which relates TO the position Of blinds the
windows and doors OF saloons Sundays. Nj
Brenner Will II - presumed decide that the l!quor
stores may until April 20 operate under the old law