The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-09
A CTS SALOON RAIDED.
PLEA MADE TO JOB HEDGES IN IT'S
BEHALF TO NO PURPOSE.

the irish Giant. Fred Gibbs's Former lieu.
tenant. Now . Cit, Asked In Vain That tho
Saloon Keepers violation or tho Raines
Law ne Condoned-His Eloquent Letter.
The Citizens Union hold q wage Gamers
meeting on Saturday night in the Eleventh
Assembly district at Thirticth street and Tenth
avenue, and after he,meeting an adjournment
was had to the cellar OF Quigley's saloon, at
Thirty-hrst street and Tenth avenue, whore
beer was given away in unlimited quantities.
When the festivities were at their height, at
BIAS o'clock Sunday morning, Policeman Rauth
Of tho West Thirty-seventh street station got
into the place and placed the barkeeper, John
Dunn, under arrest.
Magistrate Hedges, now sitting in Jefferson
Market Court, got q letter In his mail yester-
day morning inclosing a circular OF the Citi'
Eens' Union meeting. with the heading, Tho
City for the People and Not for tho Political
Machines" and written on a letter head OF the
Union. 1t was signed by William II. Foarns,
Chairman Of the Eleventh Assembly district
organization. and was as follows:
CITIZENS UNION HEADQUARTERS, 80 EAST TwEyTIl
THIRD STREET. NEW YoRx. Sept. y. 1879
YouR HoNoR: Mr.. John Dunn was arrested on last
Saturday evening on q charge Of violating the Excise
law. viz. giving away beer at tho corner OF Thirty.nrt
street and Tenth avenue. The Enclosed circular will
explain the circumstance. bought the beer. and 10
was given away free. Our meeting was over at
about IL O'Clock P. NJ, and a number OF the working
men who had been attentive and Interested
listeners to the eloquent speakers were IN
vitcd TO partake OF liquid refreshments-vth-
beer. Through thoughtlessness and ignorance OF the
provisions OF the law this man passed around the
beer to tho other workingmen after 1a O'Clock and
so committed this fault. May It please your Honor
under these eKtenuating circumstances 1 hope you
will take tho above facts into your kind considera
ton and deal leniently with citizen Dunn's offence.
l remain. your Honor. very sincerely.
WILLIAM H. FEARSs.
Chairman, NJ cit,Eena. Union in Eleventh Assembly
district.
.s.-Mr. John Dunn II . brickiayer by trade. Also
the meeting was mos, successful and orderly.
Fearns, who was once Fred Gibbs's Irish
Giant" but who for some time has not main
tanned cordial relations with the National Com
, m%itteeman, was In court when the case was
G GsiiS'ti to H s]%pp SsIns " his - letter With a plea for
the prisoner. He said he had been a Republi.
can for many years; an. and on S1. t ifs,i 0SS" W9rki mao
men" who had come over to the Union. Dunn.
he said, was also an enrolled member; Atter
different story. He said he was in the station
house at $3.50 o'clock on Sunday morning when
tered. came in and said he had been assaulted
and robbed OF his watch in the cellar under
Quigley's saloon. he told Rauth that no r e0ulh
f sGs i a%Sn the Risfo p 9Al ii%hG pirha, P PSsn@ 'n Rauih
followed this formula and got in.
when / entered the place." said .Rauth,
there was q stampede. Some one shouted.
We're pinched. it's the cops and all made for
tho door. l found Dunn behind a bar serving
beer, whiskey, and gin to twenty.two men who
were in the place. Tho men there are tns
town and are members OF what is known as
the Valley Gang which we have tried to
break up without success: a great many oom,
other unlawful acts In this cellar under ,Quis'
ley's saloon. and we have tried repeatedly to
gain admission, but until this time We were I'M
able TO do 40"
Magistrate Hedges attached Fearns's letter
and the Cts circular to the papers In the case
and handed them to the clerk. He then held
Dunn IN $500 bail for Special Sessions