New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-07
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ARRESTS UNDER THE LAW.
sALOONKEEPERs ARRAIGNED BEFORE.
THE POLICE MAGISTRATES YESTERDAY.
SOME ovERzEALOrs POLICEMEN PREFER CHARGES
UPON INSUFFICIENT EvIDENCE-cHIEr
CONLIN PLEASED WITH THE
WORK or THE FORCE.

rev arrests under the Ranes Liquor law were
made early yesterday morning in the cases Of
saloonkeepers who either through ignorance OF the
provisions Of ht Law in defiance OF IT, opened
their places OF business soon after midnight
Magistrates in the various police courts were kept
busy nearing charges preferred agains; the pro-
prietors of saloons and restaurants who had been
arrested OF sunday. A large number OF these vlo-
lators OF the law fined and others held for
trial. while not few were discharged on the ground
that the police had secured sufficient evidence
10 warrant the arrests
In order to make the in cases the
policemen resorted 10 ruses In which they had
worked successfully upon the sympathies OF the
barkeeper In obtaining glass of liquor and then
proceeded to make the arrests. 1t appeared in
more than one that the officers had been over
jealous in arresiing the supposed offenders. and had
even gone to the extreme of transcening the strict
Interpretation OF the Raines law in their endeavors
to make out case against their prisoners.
The police Sunday made forty nine excise ar
rests under the Raines law OF this number twenty
five were made la the First Inspection District,
which includes the East Side between the Battery
and Fourteenthst.. and the Bowery and East River.
Acting Inspector OKeefe has charge this district
Acting Captain McKirvey's men Of the Fifth
st. station made seventeen arrests. which the
! largest in any precinct The Sunday previous
/ less than fifteen arrests We're made. Chief Conlin
/ said he pleased with the work Of the police.
Despite the increased penalty for violation of the
excise laws, there were several cases OF tndt
! in jefferson Market Court yesterday. one of the
prisoners Mrs Lizzie Mcnamara. forty years
Old. the proprC OF saloon at No. 2l1 Tenth
She arraigned by Policemen Fees and
Kane, Of the West Twenieth-st. station.
/ Fees and Kane. Sunday crowd of people
going in and of the side door of the building IN
which the saloon Of Mrs. Mcnamara Is situated
/ They TO this side door and found that inside
a staircase leading to Mrs. McNamara's apart
ments the first floor. The two policemen started
go up the stairs but they set upon by three
men, who tried prevent them tussle ensued
and OF the men. Hugh McGrough. twenty
years old. Of No. 49, West Twenteth-st.. pulled
Fees's legs from under him and they rolled down
the stairs together. Fees arrested McGrough and
turned him to another policeman and then he
and Kane again went up the stairs.
They waited until ne door OF Mrs McNamara's
rooms was slightly opened by those inside. who
were anxious to see II the police had gone The
policemen threw themselves against the door and
found that 1t fastened with rope in lieu OF
chain They put their feet between the door and
the Jam to keep those behind the door from shut
ting it, and taking out their knives they cut the
rope and then pushed their way into the room
They found fifteen men In tho place. half barrel
OF beer on tap and seven bottles OF whiskey when
the policemen entered the rooms CONSERVATION
ensued and the men in the place made rush Tor
the windows Five Of the men Jumped out OF the
windows and escaped. bat the detectives I'D not
1
selves by arresting Mrs. Mcnamara.
In jefferson Market Court yesterday Mrs NC
Namara pleaded not guilty and asked Tor an ex-
animation Magistrate Crane held her in $500 ball
for examination tomorrow afternoon McGrough
was fined 50 for dsorderly conduct
The Equitable Mercantile Agency. OF Temple
Court applied TO the Excise Board yesterday for
list OF saloons in the city. What IT wants Win the
list Is not known. The Board declines to FURNISH
the list 1t is thought that the agency wishes In
/ ,ho aln n
men sho may want make bonds for them when
they take out their licenses under the Ranes
law
John p. Lake. restaurant-keeper at No lO'
Thrd-ave.. told the Excise Commissioners yester-
day that he had lost 500 Sunday. or account Of
being compelled to keep closed. He wanted 10 give
up his excise license Commissioner Harburser AZ
Raines law was passed on by the Appellate DIVISION
There We're four excise cases before the Yorkve
Court yesterday morning Thomas p Sheridan OF |
door U at at O'clock on sunday evening
He responded in person opening the cover OF the
IF YOU want to get in rap three times and It's all
So the man, who proved to be Policeman Louis
SCHNEIDER OF the Est fty-hrst-st station gave
tie prescribed raps was admitted bought glass OF
beer arrested sherldan Yesterday morn
when arragned IN Y0 nh, SGn Sneda"
AdoIph Weber, a saloonkeeper. Of No, 464 Brook
ton sunday night charged with u wing violated the
sunday selling clause Of the Ra.nes law an IVA, was
SANTA Court yesterday morning. Weber has an
assembly hal in the rear Of his Saio9s sunahy
was on duty in full uniform. heard sound, OF
rcveIrv in Wehber's hall and tried the side door
Much TO his surprise IT. opened ana Schry ere stSg
IN MeopeT a tnble-n ne hall drink1g beer They
bu; continued drinking After tasting ne contents intent.
of the glasses Schryer placed Nebber under arrest
Weber pleaded MOI guilty Yesterday and was held
$500 bail for examination this mornns ING me poce
say that Weber had locked the doors hetweeh
the bar and the hall end invited arrest for the pur-
cfsa .. Sc Court M ys:slssy MOTH Moiah in
was that OF Tony Calmea, lad o. seventeen, /
who Is employed in the cigar store and saloon OF his
brother George Camea; at NO. "a Chatnain Saud qua
o'clock Yesterday morning by Officer Wachner, or /
the oak street station who alleges ina, ,ag
Calmea said he wished counsel and the examina-
ton adjourned. . -, ~
Calmca said that the officer came In 81, TIE cigar
store. which Is in the front OF the building and |
Separated from the barroorn. few minutes after ate.
refused him Il SAID" explained the prisoner IN |
man SAID was all right that ne WIS SEX SEX ~
his stomach and ne sl 9 g5 ne had sht
70 sell between midnight and oclork " a.
Then gave HIN frirE s n re ne same POLICEMAN
drink John voleco who has an
SIDE heard i ALL ara I'd w y,nr veil Just "na' ""p''
TIE ononr Godbere Of 10 Forsyths resta1-
psta,on glass Of whiskey sunday morn.
rg and result appearen, az t,armnon Cold
Essex Mat ,hree wifncsses swore that the officer
came rushing into the place WIN nnsebleed
to ms so nC"ldberg 10 give him some whiskey IN
Snrrv 10 stop the how OF p.ooni VII" =, Sso hail as
Mag.s,ra,,tt or, Of the liquor was violation OF
The law no matter what "c'"o''
secure IT,
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