The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-15
ONLY SIX ARRESTS
The spasm of Excise Ac-
tivity Rapidly Dying
Out.
JUST A FEW sNEAKS ABROAD
Liquor Men Careful and Little
Evidence Secured-No Blue
Law Nonsense.
JUST A FEW sNEAKS ABROAD

WHO DeMeNe tHey nave tne same flsAt "
do business as men in other branches Of
trade. While the Offenders were very
defiant while safe behind closed doors
they were submissive and renitent when
removed to police stations. On Satur-
day Chief of Police Murphy publicly an
nounced that the excise law was to be
rigidly enforced yesterday. A majority
of the liquor dealers profited by the
warning, but there were the usual num-
Der who were willing to take chances
for the sake of capturing a few nickeis
from thirsty patrons.
Policemen secured the city in citizens
dress and 1t is said that Christian En-
deavor sleuths were out and procured
evidence. The ~Endeavorers. however,
are ~transacting their business with Sc
crecy and as a very little
ds known of their actions until offenders
are indicted and taken into court. The
liquor dealers are getting wary and in
nearly every instance where business
was done the proprietors took the pre-
caution to remain on guard at their W
doors. Notwithstanding their vigilance
they were nipped. The downtown raids
began shortly after noon. Captain Far
ASA was SsltlHS III II SldtlOu HOusS
when a drunken man happened to pass.
Someone is doing business he re-
marked to Sergeant Helmer, who was
in charge of the desk. The Sergeant
agreed with the Captain.
We'll" drawled the Captain, IF we
get the mar or men who are vio-
lating the law by selling liquor, we can
get the men who drink it," With this
he sent an officer out to take in the
unfortunate who was doing his best to
get home with a load that was becoming
more uncomfortable every minute. He
was lodged in a cell.
Billy" Heath of the Gregory street
station, was among the policemen who
were doing excise duty. He was passing
Fred Helms saloon, at Jersey avenue and
First street, which. by the way, is a re-
sort for politicians OF both parties, when
he heard the rafting OF glasses. He
gained admission, bought a glass OF
beer, glanced about the place, spoke to
a number of gentlemen he recognized
and then placed Helm under arrest. A
more astonished man cannot be Imagined.
His patrons got out in a hurry, fearing
that they, too, might be arrested. Helm
was aQinlteQ 10 Dali.
In the afternoon Captain Farrier
thought he would take a walk around
his precinct to see how things were going
on. The law, to all appearances, was
being pretty well observed. He was re-
turning to the station house when a
bright light in George Darcy's saloon at
Newark avenue and Henderson street,
attracted his attention. The CAPTAIN
listened and a familiar sound reached his
ears. 1t was the clicking of glasses.
Listening again he heard loud talking.
lie tried the side door and found h
it opened. He entered. Proprietor
Darcy stood near the door, but he was
too surprised to speak. AS a consequence
the Captain was in a group of a half
dozen men leaning on the bar, before he
was really discovered.
Good evening"" he said, ri guess I'll
have a drink with you.',
Hiram Blois, the bartender, was hold
ing a bottle of whiskey in his hand when
the Captain spoke. In his excitement he
dropped 1t, splitting the contents over the
bar. The captain took a taste of the LIQUOR
the men had been drinking, remarked that
he had all the evidence he wanted and
~ atld IdllGIltl6G blOlS.
They were removed to the Gregory street
station, and a half an hour later admitted
to bail in $500 by Justice of the Peace
Mccormick.
There was a little excitement in the
Gregory street when word was brought
In that ex-Police Commissioner and ex-
sergeant Malone was doing business. Ma
zones saloon is only@a stones throw from
the station house, and has one entrance
/ IN 4 Gtrn0t an1 -
gomery street. When Captain Farrier
learned of the alleged violation he sent
Poilceman Bennett to the place at once.
Bennet went to the Gregory street door
and demanded admission. Malone, who
Knows a little about police business,
geeped through q keyhole. and recognizing
Boys, there's a copper outside. Get out
the montgomery street side in a hurry
Tb hne pr rp,gnsened fd patrons ! r dsd as directed.
good care to secure the door after him,
Bennett realized that he was being
trlckeo, put before he could get around
and fehe proprietor stood near the door
smiling. The customers enjoyed a laugh
N Inc pollcemans expense and departed.
business and had only gone into the Store
to see II everything was all right.
As a Wnole, Chlef murphy is well salts
says 1t Is a question of only a short tirne
when the liquor dealers will Thoroughly
ulfucIStdiiu tidsI IL IS pfoltatDie to keen
closed rather than open on Sunday The
police propose enforcing the law iust a IS
rigidly as possible during the summer
months. This morning Darcy and his bar
tender, Blois, were arraigned before 5T,1c.
tice Potts and fined $40 each with costs
of court. John Elliott, of No. ga Mons
mouth street, was fined a like amount
Notwithstanding the fact that nearIv
every extra policeman in the city was
doing excise duty yesterday in the Third
and Sixth police precincts, which are
known as the Old Enl1rfhE nict~;o+ -
Hudson City section, but one arrest for
violating the Sunday liquor law was
made. The unfortunate man was Fred
Hem of Henn's Assembly Rooms. on
| Newark avenue, near the Five Corners
He was caught by Patrolman Heath Of
the First precinct shortly after six
o'clock last evening. Heath was in
| citizens clothes and had no trouble. he
said. to get into the saloon from the
bly, Rooms and to a door leading to the
( rear of the saloon. HEM was taken to
the Oakland avenue police station. where
he was booked and then allowed to 90
on his own recogpizance. He was ar
r2lgned before Judge Douglass this morn
Ing, who held him in $500 bail for fur
Ither examination.
Very few, ff any at all, s-tore-keepers
on the Heights yesterday closed UP for
fear Of being arrested by the liquor deal
erS, who had threatened to do SO If any
were found open. The saloon keepers
caused no arrests nor were any of them
before Judge Douglass this morning for
warrants, although Mr.. Frank Guaraglja
of Palisade avenue said that they had
/ secured evidence against a large NUM-
Der of them. The saloons throughout