New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-25
MORE RUN SHOPS IN TROUBLE
THE EXCISE BOARD LIKELY TO CAMEL
SEVERAL LICENSES.


LAW AS TO CHURCH ENTERTAINMENTS
The law relative to the establishments y,
saloons within 200 feet or pupHc S'"0o'' 80
houses of religious worship when was pa''e1
,n 1so9 and which only recently received proper
INTERPRETATION, seems to be attracuns ,'o'N
interest every day. The cases Of several Saloon
,.oa,,o.s co,,a I'm hcfore the Excise Board yes
terdav afternoon in the Germania Buiidihs' anu
avo mon will in all probability receive notices
to discontinue the sale OF spirituous hquols vi
| choir nremjses These are John SchaHt' NO .
Montrose-ave.; Wright Prothers, NO SOD HUI
son-ave. Patrick ]. Gum, Fourth-aVe' anu
Twentieth-st: jacob Whtmann NO. l'f ''"",
son-ave and Obermeyer & Loiomah' WIZ '''
2 license foe the saloon at NO. ?o' L o"i =. ~
Tn, places Of the TIVE last named are "''''''' NV
feet of pUDlic schools co,,wt
The first case called was that OF Johh S0..a'i
whose place Is said to be too close 10 '"e -
German Baptist Church in Montrose-aVe' Inc
nroorlotor contended that lie should not DC ee
nr,vod Of his license. as the old church buildins
| which had stood near his place nad Deen ~. "
| down some time ago. The Board seeii'p" - ~
OF the opinion that the establishments VI -"
churcb buiIdi,a made Schalt yiolator OF the
law, although this was not said ana tue oa'S
was closed Captain Cullen. of the Hamilton,
nv John Swanhurg which Is in Carroll-st'' heH'
Ct Narg2ret's Chapel. The Captain said nc
v.os not cure the chapel was USED exclusive!
for religious services and this case was ao-
iournod The Board then took up the case oI
Henry Clause who keeps place al NO %
NIvrtie-ave. A surveyor for the CoHrniss'"ie'"
swore that the distance from the mann emu
OF the Moravian Church in Ja!-st. 70 tne iie"'
est entrance to Clauses saloon WAS i''' '"',
900 feet The proprietor said mat ne IA" o''''
I'D this entrance. which was IN Jay-S'' AZ"
thereby brought his place up to the require
ments of the law. the present distance iio"
the main entrance 70 his saloon N'S Hlo'e nc
the 200 feet required by law. Counsel Tor tHe
saloonkeepor verified his clients statement ina
the door had been closed. md further sd'u
Tho, they were going To have It taken away en-
tirely 49,,
The closing and boltng OF that door sau
| Commissioner Welles "Goes not indicate tha'
| ,bero Is not an entrance there. You may paril-
cade II. and do what you like, but 1t remains
as | said. entrance ,
| \ III .cussion on this point followed anu o0u'-
sci for Clause turned 10 the location VI ''''
church He argued that il vas IN isct hp'
church. and that it was not occupied az p'eSe"'
| nv any religious congregation. lie SAID 'hat t"."
| va. = sign on IL which indicated that IL WAS 'o
| sale and he knew that entertainments were "''r
! therein and that an admission zee WIS c"". *"
n these. Commissioner Hacker asked. INC Id"
/ co. u -. were sure about foe being charged
! Counsel said ne was. Mr. Hacker saiu II ""'
og,inst the law. Mr.. Welles thought otherwise
and said co. Mr. liza ker said he was sure 'ii"'
Il was q violation Of the law for fee to be
/ charged for admission 10 church entertain
mcn,. Then Commissioner Weles said some
thing about every church in the city having ell
tertainments and charging fees.
| "Wou rs against the law. anyhow. repHeo
| Hacker. and then what might have oeeh w. w.,
! wrange was brought to STOP ny cou''1 r,d,,
ges,.ng that the case De adJou,"eu me
/ Meanwhile the surveyors VIII r. measure I,1e
ground between the church and the 'front.' en-
the care Of Wright Brothers. No. ;f6 Hudson
ave- was next taken W. Inc htN' NOI ,iI
| Emery Wyckofi pastor OF the Bethany Cnape.,
/ which Is located near by, swore that serN,Ces
/ were held IN his church four times every ou'.
day. ard once or twice during the week. a tneaso
| urhment made by the surveyors dlsclosel IN. Ine
| fact that the saloon was within the -s"-. TO.
| limit After the Board heard the Hhnislc, -
| timony one OF the Wright brothers askel J-cou
| Brenncr. counsel To the Commissioners II ne was
going 10 lose his license. The lawyer sdiu nc .
I wc u,d be determined when the board "enl m
| oxo.utiva session The saloon man seemed u
! have a prcmonition tat something unaHoia pt
10 himself was going 70 happen am ,iciar
/ first question by asking wnen the pH''Nuia
law which referred to his case went mo eHecI.
| When toll that It had been psssed four years
ago. Mr.. Wright wanted t. snow wv, Il t'e srres in
| doing so Both the Board ana MT, bIcnne.
asked II II was the last Democratic Board thst
| had Granted the license. Upon receiving an
answer in the affirmative. they answered IN IN
unison that those Commissioners had no righ'
| 10 grant the certificate ., $50
The cases OF Patrick J. Gum, of Fourth-ave'
and Twentieth-st.. and Obermeyer d Lehman;
! at No 5oj Fourth-ave.. were next taken up anu
| imme diatoly closed after diagrams mace ny
! the surveyor had been looked over Inc case
! % Llhlngcr & Ohen. No. Isl DriSgs-aNe, was
| adjourned until it can be proven whether the
| iullding at South Thri-st. and DrisSs-aVe Is
! now occupied az 4 school i library OF iVf eu"-
Commissicnsr Weles az a member of the FIX
else Board ana jacob Brcnner, the lawyer are
overse To complying with the requests or
number OF liquor dealers who ere aDxlous TO
have their licenses renewed one year before they
rxnire They intend by this scheme to evade
certain clauses which the RalhcS DILL no" penn
Secretary T De Quincy Tuy of the Law En-
forcemert Society. ana several OF his stan as
sistants were present at the meeting yesterday
! Mr. FULLY went away early to prepare the foi-
lowing letter. which he sent last night to Com
! missioner Welles:
Office OF the Law Enforcement Society.
Franklin Trust Building. ., ,eos
Brooklyn, y. Y. February p l@S
Hon Leonard II. Welles. Commissioner Of Police
Ny Dear Sir: When the Law Enforcement Society.
Honor Mayor Wurster and yourself Monday.
February TO- YOU then stated that you were prepaT-
ing a list ard searching the records 70 learn what
saloons affected by the late decision Of the
Court OF Appel.s Three hundred and forty -n.ne
such saloons having been reported TO YOU previous
10 our conference by n" captains of police In the
various precincts, the only question to be decided
WAS what sa.Oons In this Est were exempt by rea-
son of the present holder o. the icens, having Oh
tgined the same prior t. Anr! ~. 1892 and
been IN continuous possession thereof ever since.
You stated In answer question from His Honor
that IT would not take more than two three days
from that time Fehruary iW 10 compete the list.
You promised To furnish copy OF this Est when
! completed this society. You conceded on that
/ occasion that al the saloons within tn" 2e0-foot
limit that not exempt. as above stated, had no
legal right to sell and were only allowed to do
business by favor of tn Excise Board until the
| question could BE- determined by the examination
Of the records. You ordered by His Honor
.,ir,At nlta L. H.