New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-06
ACCORDING TO THE OLD LAW.

CASE.
There were three excise cases a. Harlem Court
before Magistrate F.ammer. yesterday morning
John Gessner. German saloonkeeper at No s57
Third-ave., was arrested ny Policeman O'Brien OF
the East Northumberland station at l.9o
o'clock Sunday morning. GcSsner had his window
blinds down. and his place was apparently closed
ORrien knocked at the door and got Gessner out
TO arrest him for viola ng the Ranes law in having
his shades lowered. When Gessner opened the door
the policeman lights in the rear and. pushing
his way back, found eighteen people in a back room
and four glasses Of beer table. He put Cess
ner ur Ter arrest
In court the prisoner was represented by Benja-
min Baker. OF No 81 East One-hundred-a nd-twen-
ty-hfih-st.. who IS counsel TO association
which the prisoner belongs. When Gessner was
brought up Mr. Baker al moved for his DIS
charge on the ground that the Magistrate had
jurisdiction because no information had been laid
before him. and no warrant had been issued accord
ing TO the Raines law. The Mags crate sad that he
had jurisdiction Baker then conended that Gessner
could be tried under the Raines law. because
IT not in force. and would not be in force until
July l. He argued that the penalty clause OF the
bill. which state that person convicted shall be
fined amount not less than twice the amount OF
his certificate rendered the law imperative until
the tax certificates were issued by the new excise
officers
Magistrate FIammer said that ne inclined to
think that Baker was right bu; that rs col
cided rule according 70 the new law. The Msgis-
trate puzzled. and finally said that he would
decide the according 20 the old law. He held
Gessner in $500 bali for the SPECIAL Sessions FOR
having liquor exposed. Gessner explained That ne
a having wedding party. and ne eighteen men
and women were his guests
Conrad Kiel a water in Jos eph Preussers res
taurant at No 2.357 Third-ave. was arrested early
vest rday morning for selling beer to Policeman
McGnlicu.ty of the Eas, One-hundred- and-t twenty
sixth-st. station. 4 guest OF the hotel who was
intoxicated the tme invited the policeTlan.. 10
have plate Of soup and glass OF beer. Mrtinl-
Guilty took the ter and arrested the waiter.
Preusser has hotel license. .
Magistrate Flammer SAID that he would decide
this case also by the old law though II didn't make
much difference which he took. He DISCHARGED the
prisoner saying that ii the guest who had NO
iat ted the law Z anybody did because the beer had
been bought by and served 20 him. according 70
law AMI he had given Il 70 the policeman No
effort was made TO arrest the guest, although ne
IN court witness. -,
Roundsman Woodbridge. o. the East One-hun,
dred-a y-s!xth-s station. arrested Mchael
Kadel bartender at Andrew Fleischers saloon a,
No snl Park-ave.. at o'clock yesterday morning
Flescher has A hotel license. kadel vas seated IN
the rear OF his place with another man; IN pain
view Of the door and with liquor I'm the glasses be
fore them Woodbridge iidn know what the llquor
was further than that II looked ike whskey me
men drank Il before he got 10 them. Magistrate
Flammer discharged the prisoner