New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
PAY NO HEED TO JEROME.
SALOONS OPEN AS USUAL DESPITE
HIS THREAT
POLICE MAKE SIX MORE ARRESTS THAN
THEY DID WEEK AGO.

The declaration made by District Attorney
Jerome in the Court Of Special Sessions on last
Friday that he would ndct all police captains
who neglected TO enforce the Sunday liquor laws
did not result yesterday in general closing up
Of the saloons. In some OF the lower West Side
districts a Tribune reporter could not get into
places usually open for business on Sundays
IT said that the owners Of number Of
these places closed through fear of being
prised by detectives from the District Attorneys
Office, and that others received a tip" from
the police late Saturday night that they would
be arrested If the side door was found open
yesterday. However. ordinary Sunday condi
tions prevailed in almost all other sections Of
the city and no one. wherever he might be, had
far TO go or great obstacles to overcome to
satisfy his thirst for swing doors leading to
back rooms Of saloons could be found on almost
every block
If yesterday was in other respects any differ
ent from other Sundays since the last dry
Sunday-and that time a long while ago
it was in this. that it afforded the police
excuse for making more arrests and being more
active in the performance of their duty. At
late hour last night the police reports showed
/ that twenty-eight excise arrests had been made
in the day, as against twenty-five the pre-
7 viOus Sunday.
These arrests were scattered as follows:
Charles-st.. > Macdougall-st., l. Mulberry-st..
/; Elizabeth-st, .; DeIancey-str /; Mercer-st.
/ /; West Twentieth-st., =; East Twenty second
st, /; East Fifty-frst-st, l. East SiXty-sev
enth-st /: East One-hundred- and fourth st, .;
} West -hundredth-st., /; East One-hundred-
| and-twenty-sixth-st, l. fremont. g. Bronx
/ Park l. and Brooklyn. !.
In the Tenderloin and in precincts where reign
! Captain Delaney and Acting Captain Churchill
Nyer aS raelU ,lad iona SI1n-
days.
AS to the defiance alleged to have been hurled
! by some Of the officers Of the Liquor Dealers
/ Association on Saturday, that their places and
/ those Of the members Of their organization
would keep open. matter what stand the
! police took the subject, 1t early learned
that the threat unfounded Buntly and
! emphatically. Michael Hines. president of the
Liquor Dealers Association Of the Fourth Ward,
said yesterday, when asked if he had declared
that he would keep open. and that there would
be no further submissions to "shakedowns,'
that he had never made such assertions.
/ "I know of discrimination on the part Of
the police" said Mr.. Hines. "As near as can
1 learn they treat all liquor dealers alike. Why,
if they favored any particular class Of men in
the business, think would know it. They act
toward all in the business alike OF course,
am only talking about the condition in the
! Fourth ward.
/ most Of the other districts l do not know from
! actual experience, but l do know this much.
there is no 'shakedown discrimination any
/ where as far as l can fearn. l never uttered a
defiance against any official, District Attorney
/ Jerome or any one else. The reports about
! 'shakedowns and favors granted absurd
Now I'm the Republican leader Of this district
and was one of the first persons to be arrested
in this district for alleged infraction Of the
liquor law under the new regime.
( 'Tndoubtedy many saloons that were open
week ago to-day are closed now. The saloon
I keepers that have their places open trying
: 70 serve their customers in such a way not
10 break the law TO come close TO the
/ sDirit of the law possible"
! Hugh Dolan, president Of the State Liquor
! Dealers Association, denied that the liquor
dealers had held any secret meetings, alleged,
wherein Sunday closing discussed
I'VE have no reason 10 anticipate that changes
are 10 be made" said he yesterday. and, there
fore have not held, nor do we expect TO hold.
/ anv meetings in the future other than our
regular business meetings. We know of no
reason why changes should be made in the
General order Of things. II the saloon men are
10 change their present methods Of conducting
+ business and the authorities so decide, do not
think YOU will IL accomplished by whole
ssIe arrests l think the leading liquor dealers
will be informed of the change in the situation,
and in that way the change will be effected. II
yyould not be necessary to make arrests, and the
authorities know that"
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