The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-06
THE GAY TROCADER0 CLOSED.
THE FROLICsOME STAGE AND WINE
ROOM UNDER THE LAWS BAN.

Proprietor Buffers License Revoked
by the Mayor and the Place shut
UD-The Selling of Liquor to Mi
nOrs and Frequent Complaints of
Disorder, Terminating in the stab
hing of Young Wayne, Resulted in
Its Closing.
The gay and frolicsome Trocadero is no
more. Proprietor Buffers license was re-
voked by Mayor Myers yesterday, and
last night the place was in darkness.
There had been a number of complaints
against the place recently, and the affair
Saturday night. in which young Wayne
was stabbed, brought matters to a focus.
Proprietor Butler has also been bound
over to the city court for selling liquor
to minors. When the case against Ed
Gerken for stabbing Wayne was called in
the police court yesterday morning. Re
corder Wilson did not stop with passing
on that matter, but called the witnesses
in the case before him. They were a
young looking lot. One of them, who said
he was only II years old. admitted that
ne had purchased drinks in the Troca-
dero.
Recorder Wilson at once entered a
Butler and bound him over to the city
court for violating the state Law against
selling liquor to minors. Butler was pres
ent as a witness in the Gerken case,
and was questioned by the recorder. He
stated that he had endeavored to keep
minors out Of his place and had given in
structions 10 the doorkeepers not to let
them in. When a minor was found in
side, he said. he was put out. As he did
not look after the bar personally, Butler
said, he was unable to say whether or
not minors had obtained drinks there at
any time.
The action of the recorder in making a
charge against Butler Of selling liquor to
minors was followed by that of the mayor
IN revoking the license. The following Of
hcial communication from the mayor was
received by Butler in the afternoon:
city of savannah, Mayors Office, May 5,
1895. Mr.. T. =. Butler. Proprietor Troca-
dero Music Hall, IS Broughton street, Sa-
vannah, Ga; Dear Sir-You are hereby
notified that under the terms and pro-
visions OF Section l3 of the tax ordinance
Of the city of Savannah. viz: "And the
license may, in the discretion of the mayor.
be forfeited for violation of any state law
or city ordinance), the license granted
TO you on Dec. 49, 1895, TO keep a retail
liquor store, to retail malt. vinous and
sp.rituous liquors during the year 1896, is
hereby revoked and forfeited.
This revocation of your license is based
upon official information given me of your
violating the state law. in selling Equor 10
minors, and is also due to the fact that
complaints nave Deeu made 10 me at this
othce as to disorderly conduct at your
place of business.
You are further notified that if you con-
tinue to sell liquor in the corporate or
jurisdictional limits of the city of Sa-
vannah on any day in the week. or at any
time, you will be subject to the pains
and penalties incident to the sale of liquor
without a license. Yours respectfully,
Herman Myers, Mayor.
Attest: A. n. Manucy, Clerk of Council
Upon receipt of the communication the
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employees are now wondering how they
will get back to New York