The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-01
TIE SUNDAY DROUGHT
Police and Deputy Sheriffs
Still Worrying Saloon
keepers.
CHIEF MURPBY's NEW PLAN
He Will Make the City a Sahara
Next Sunday Fines and
Indictments.

Eight arrests for excise violations were
made by the police yesterday. At least
iour more offenders are to be gathered
IN today on warrants. The police have
adopted new tactics which they believe
will result in the capture of every man
who attempts to sell liquor on Sunday.
just what the tactics are Chief Murphy
declines to disclose, but he says every
thing Will be working smoothly next
Sunday and every man who Keeps an
open house will be arrested on warrants.
II in no other way
ssThe sooner liquor dealers learn to
close ON Sunday the better it will be
for them" said the Chief this morning.
Il am determined to enforce the excise
law and I do not care whom it strikes.
saloons must close on Sunday and I Will
see to 1t that they keep closed Today
am going to present cases to the Grand
jury which have already been disposed
OF by the Police Justices Every man
Who is second offender must answer to
the Grand Jury OF this class there are
many. There is penalty prescribed
for such offenders, and the sooner il is
enforced the better it will be and tha
better the law will be observed. There
are men who are resorting to all kinds
OF tricks to evade police capture and
punishment, and if one or two are giver.
the full extent of the law there will
pe closing without extra watch on the
part of the police
The police made two important captures
YESTERDAY They were Thomas Crotty,
ers Association, and Frank A. Kohbund,
Ine secretary of the local organization
on olF Frid idaTnlShed bail for an examination
roli, the bartender, interfered with the
policeman. Carroll is held for that offence
Cnarles. J. Kelly, Of No. Ago Henderson
street, was captured under peculiar cir
cumstances. Policeman Johnson Of the
sixth Precinct had been sent into the Sec
1nd Kel1xl,s, 70 do DO excise duty. He was near
Tor money with which to get a ball.
johnson gave the fellow money for
ofinh Of ui ana slNa instructed f him to buy flask
out his instructions and five minutes Iater
Kelly had been bagged. S' . 'ei
Ihomas b. Campbell, of No. 233 Tenth
Justice Potts heard the case. Camnhas1Ii Can ai,.sI
SAID he was only treating a few frierde
he e, was fined $40 and costs of court. -'N'''
tarod ,hefinan as, R9cktoff, Deputy Sheriff, en-
lefed the saloon of Thomas Bradley At
lne corner of West Side avenue and
Iontgomery street, about two O'clock in
ene AFTERNOON. Bradley's wife was in the
served him with glass of wiissev The
liquor was good, and Rocletoff called for
another He downed this and then placed
Mrs Bradley under arrest Mr.. Bradley
came down stairs about this time. and
ne also was placed under arrest He
asked permission to get his coat and hat
which was granted. He returned to MS
apartments to get them but failed 10
reappear. Rocktoff waited for some time
and then departed. A warrant has been
issued and Bradley will be arrested
Bradley 20
Rocktoff also entered the saloon of
Carl Bodendick of No. 13 Stuyvesant ay-
enue about six O'Clock last evening and
called for a drink Bodendick Served
rest. 90
But two excise arrests were made in
the Third and Fourth police precincts.
This is the lowest number since the
spasm of virtue was first injected into the
city authorities. The unfcrtunate sa
tIeon-keepers who were caught were Henry
Brouchner, of No. 400 Tonnele avenue. and
Edward Groeschel. Of No. 80 Beacon
avenue. Groesehel is a prominent mem
Der of the Hudson City Improvement AS
sociation, which for the past year has
been shouting reform and good govern
n1ent. and he is one of the biggest ssgoo
goos' of the lot This morning Judge
Douglass fined him 500 and costs whiie