New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-07
MANHATTAN WAS A SAHARA.
THE RALNES LAW HOTELS THE ONLY OASES-DRIER
THAN ANY DAY SINCE ROOSEVELT REGIME:
SEVENTY-NINE ARRESTS.
THESE WERE IN MANHATTAN AND THE
BRONN- BROOKLYN HAD
TWENTY SEVEN

TWENTY-SEyEN
Thirty-three alleged vioiators Of the excise
law were arraigned in the various police courts
yesterday. Eleven were taken before Masls-
trate Mott in the Harlom Court. OF these nine
were held in 81 900 bail each for examination.
one was discharged and another paroled
for examination. Magistrate Pool. in the York
Vile Court refused to hold eXamina tions in
any Of the ten cases brought before him yester-
day the grounds that he had no stenographer
present. and that Justice Gaynors decision did
not uphold court disposition made on Sunday.
All the cases were set for examination to-day or
tomorrow. Bail was fixed at $500 in each in
stsnce A majority Of the cases came from the
East Sixty-seventh-st station house. although
there was no report of revolt among the
patromen there
Five saIoonkeepers were arraigned in the
West Side court before Magistrate Meade. They
were held in 81 600 bail each for examination.
Magistrate Cornell in the Centre-st. court
heard four excise cases. One of these was that
Of Joseph Golfer. longshoreman, who got
angry because he could not obtain entrance to
the saloon of Jacob Kroll. at Maiden Lane and
water-st. at : a M. and kicked in the door
panel. He was fined 81 by the magistrate.
Four excise cases were disposed of in the JEFF
ferson Market court. the bail being fixed at $500
lil edCH case ftliloHS Iiit cases "dS bIiet VI
Daniel Phillips, waiter for Tom ORourke's
Delevan House. at Broadway and Fort:eth-st-
O Rourke was in court. and declared that there
had been no violation of the law in his saloon.
Only the Raines law hotels did business in
the West Thirty -seventh-st. precinct yesterday.
This is the precinct in which the policemen
started the crusade against Sunday opening.
1t was impossible to obtain a drink anywhere
in this precinct without the purchase of prop
erty sandwich
The police were extremely active also in the
Charles-st. precinct. and made number of ar
rests By noon however, the fact that the po-
lice were making arrests got abroad. and nearly
every saloon closed the proprietors not caring
to take any chances. For the first time in many
years the saloons in the residence part of upper
Harlem were all closed Heretofore these saloons
have remained open Sundays. despite excise
excitement The lookouts, who have always
been employed, and who were acquainted with
90 per cent Of the customers. were dispensed
with yesterday. and it required no little perse-
verance TO get drink IN that district. In the
last few Sundays, when things have been
a trihe tight in the forenoons. rule the
saloon men have become boider as the day has
worn on and opened. but yesterday the reverse
was the rule. Those who open in the
morning decided. deliberation. that the old
aphcrism about ounce Of prevention being
better than a pound Of cure was apt, and par
tenders received an afternoon off.
The small shopkeepers throughout the CITY
were compelled close by the police at 10
d. m. The drygoods stores in the upper part OF
the CITY were closed for the first time in many
SUNDAYS The stationery stores and news stands
in many parts of the city We're also Obliged TO
shut up shop. and in some cases the police even
closed confectionery and ice cream places II
was said that these shops were closed as result
of protests from the saloonkeepers.
sToREKEEPERs ARRESTED.
Many small storekeepers were arrested in the
Eldridge-st. precinct The offenders were
charged with selling shirts calico. a rus,
couch. dress trimmings groceries and umbrellas
About dozen arrests were made for excise law
violations in the West Thirty -seventh-st- pre-
cinct. and few IN the Elizabeth-st.. Leonard
St oak-st and Alexander precincts. Many
saloons in the Alexander-ave. precinct displayed
signs on Saturday night reading: This place
will not be open from 10 O'Clock tonight until
:, O'Clock A. IN Monday Leave your orders for
bottled beer" The saloons were closed. almost
without exception. throughout the precinct In
the Highbridge, Morrisania. fremont. West
chester. Wakefield. Bronx Park and kingsbridge
station precincts the saloons appeared TO be
closed tight and the police declared that no
drinks were sold
as a small country village. II was an evidence
that the crusade against saloons is genuine. ana
oaerates against saloonkeepers who have
-pull' as well as the others, that Mike Gala
hans place in Chatham Square, was closed until
= % m when he observed to acquaintance.
az he scanned the horizon Well / guess it's
safe 10 open up now, if a fellow is careful
When he opened his side door one OF his hrst
alters was Detective Rouss. of the Eliza BETH
st station. He placed John Shay, A waiter TOT
Callahan under arrest. and the saloonkeepef
politician heaved sigh and sadly ordered the
lights out and the door locked
Inspector Harley made q tour of the Charles
ST precinct in the afternoon, and on his return
n the station house announced that as fdr as
he could see all the saloons had suspended busl-
ness In the East Sixty -seventh-st precinct
Captain Brown was hand all day and IN
strilcted his men TO see that the law was rigldly
enforced. A few arrests were made. which re-
suited in general closing throughout the pre-
cinct The same rule prevailed throughout the
CITY and il was almost impossible to get drink
anywhere.
THE total number Of arrests for violations of
the excise law made in Manhattan and The
Bronx bet veen the hours of midnight on Sat
,lrdav and j o'clock last night was seventy
nine There were In these two boroughs four
teen arrests for violations of other Sunday clos
ing laws In Richmond there only one ar
rest In Brooklyn the police reported twenty
seven arrests. making n grand total of III as
against only sixty-four on the preceding Sun
day.
BROOKLYN POLICE ACTIVE.