The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-28
POLICE WERE VIGlLANT
FOUR RAIDS IN THE G RAND AVENUE
PRECINCT YESTERDAY.


A Novel Niekel-in-the-Slot Machine With
Glasses of Beer rs Prizqs-Ample Evil
dence Against John y. Harrigan This
Time.
Yesterdays weather was unusually
thirst provocative, and as a conse-
quence the police kept sharp lookout
about the city for any blind tigers"
which might be rampant to supply the
needs Of those for whom the effects OF
the weather produced a longing which
nothing but beer could assuage. The
extra vigilance was amply rewarded IN
the Grand avenue precinct.
Early in the morning Sergeant Crock
er and detail began their lookout. 1t
was about 10 o'clock In the forenoon
when the sergeant and officer Connolly
both In citizens clothes, discovered
that 2S6 Wallace street seemed to be
receiving an undue number of visitors,
The curiosity of the two officers was
aroused thoroughly after they had seen
about thirty-eight men enter the place
and others leaving it at intervals. FL
nally they concluded to investigate and
entered the place. Inside they found
John ]. Harrigan who runs the saloon
at that number, dispensing drinks to
thirsty crowd of eight men. Harrigan
has been arrested several times for
violation of the Sunday law, but each
time has been discharged owing to in
sufficient evidence to convict. Bearing
this in mind, Sergeant Croker waited
until he had seen Harrigan sell several
drinks; then, stepping up, he said;
"Well, Harrigan, do you think we have
caught you this timer"
The officers at once placed Harrigan
and the eight men in the saloon under
arrest and through the window called
an officer to summon the patrol wagon.
The entire crowd was locked UP.
Later in the day Sergeant Croker,
with officers John Roach, Ward, Clan
cey and Gates, made a swoop upon the
place of John Cavanugh and Hugh
Christy, at 1874 Myrtle street. In the
rear of the saloon they found unique
dispensary in active operation. 1t was
a sort of nickel-in-the-slot machine on
a large scale. At the rear of the sa-
loon Is a closet and just back of this
closet is shed. The enterprising sa-
loon keepers had cut a small hole
through the back of the closet and
through this they passed out drinks to
crowd in the shed at the rear. All
that was necessary for those outside to
do in order to secure drink was to
pass nickel through the small hole.
Then in return they would receive a
glass of beer, not seeing who served it.
The officers found six beer kegs, five of
which were empty, with the sixth on
draught. A demijohn of whiskey and
a basketful of glasses were also confis-
Gated.
When the officers arrived on the scene
Cavanaugh, who was inside, beat a
hasty retreat The arrests will follow
later. About dozen men were in the
shed at the time of the raid.
At As Walnut street Sergeant Crock
er and Officer Clancy found Thomas
Herman selling liquor in the cellar Of
the house next to his saloon. Herman
was arrested
At SO Clay street the officers found
Ellen Mcmahon selling liquor in the
rear of the saloon She has a beer IL
cense, but the officers found, besides
beer, a quantity of whiskey. She was
arrested
The following men were arrested in
the raid at Harrigan's: Thomas Nc
Mahon, William Pickett John Maho-
ney, Thomas Quinlan, Robert Lilley,
William Mccain, Patrick Donnelly and
Louis Dulude.
Last evening the officers of the Grand
avenue precinct kept up the vigilance
exercised during the day in apprepend-
ing violators Of the Sunday law. At
the corner of Saltonstall avenue and
Lloyd street Mrs. OBrien, who keeps a
saloon on that corner was found sell
ing liquor in a room upstairs over the
saloon. A considerable amount of
liquor was confscated, but no arrests
were made.
James Coranaugh and Hugh Christy,
who were caught yesterday forenoon
selling liquor in an clubhouse in the rear
of 1874 Myrtle street, were found last
evening to be doing business in the
same place. Their liquors were confis-
Gated. Arrests will probably be made
to-day.
Last evening while looking for viola
tors of the liquor law, officers Caul-
field and Street Of station No. discov-
cred evidences of liquor being sold at
the saloon conducted by Peter Stanford
on Broad street, near the corner of Oak
The officers started around to the rear
of the saloon to investigate officer
Street was in the lead and officer Caul-
field was close behind him. They had
gone about half way around the build
ing when a man suddenly grabbed
Caulfield At the same time Stanford,
who keeps, the saloon, struck Caulfeld
a hard blow on the side of the head
Street had turned around by that time
and the two officers arrested Stanford.
The other assailant escaped. but a war
rant is out for his arrest. After arrest
ing Stanford the officers entered the sa-
loon and found evidence that liquor was
being sold.