New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-02
SALOONKEEPERS DEFIANT.
THEY COUNSEL KEEPING OPEN TO-DAY
JEROME NOT SAYING WHAT
HE WILL DO.

The threat of District Attorney Jerome to in
diet police captains who fail to impartially
force the law against the sale of liquor Sun
day in their precincts in New-York County may
make to-day dry Sunday" in the city. Mr.
Jerome yesterday declined to make any fur
ther statement on the excise question, or to
say If he expected to send out his county detec-
tives to ascertain how the law enforced to-
day. He said he working in harmony with
Police Commissioner Partridge and that they
had good understanding.
Commissioner Partridge said he was ready to
cooperate with the District Attorney in every
way possible to enforce the law. Il am afraid"
he said. that Mr. Jerome is right in his state
ment that certain saloonkeepers have been dis
eliminated against in the enforcement of the
law. l intend TO look into that matter fur
ther. II Is much harder than the ordinary per-
son imagines to get evidence OF such discrimina-
ton. i want 1t distinctly understood that l do
not countenance it, II the District Attorney
succeeds in closing the saloons Sunday 1
shall be very glad OF It, II will be u worthy
achievement
Commissioner Partridge said he could only
smile at the reported threats OF officers OF the
Liquor Dealers Association to keep open the
saloons to-day IN defiance of the police.
1t doesn't require an order from me for the
saloons 10 keep o2en does it?' he said. I'VE
are busy trying TO keep them closed"
Fritz Lindinger. president of the Central
Liquor Dealers Association, and Michael
Hines president OF the Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton OF the Fourth Ward. were hurting defiance
tion OF the Fourth Ward, was reported as hurI-
ing defiance at District Attorney Jerome and
the police yesterday, and declaring that the
saloons would be kept open to-day. II their ad-
vice was taken. Lindinger quoted as say
ing:
Il advise all members of the Central LIQUOR
Dealers Association who have Raines law no
tells 10 keep open Tomorrow jerome or no Je-
rome, there VIII be no dry Sunday to- morrow"
Hines declared that the police had been black
mailing the saloonkeepers too long and he had
decided not to submit 10 a "shakedown' again
Why he was reported TO have said, in the
last three years we We're continually being
shaken down. One-third OF the police I'm this
very precinct owe salOonkeepers money they
cincts In Manhattan. either. We have stood for
shakedowns long enough. and we prepared
to fight"
Hugh Dolan president of the State Liquor Deal
ers Association, last night denounced as absolutely
raise the statements attributed to Fritz I-ndinger
ana Michael Hines condemning District Attorney
Jerome and the police and charging blackmaiI
Il was with both Mr.. Lindinger and Mr.. Hines
this afternoon. said Mr. Dolan, land / know for
a fact that the statements alleged to have been
uttered by them are absolutely untrue In the first
place Mr. Jerome made pledges TO the LIQUOR
dealers in his recent campaign and is false thar
he promised In the of his election that he
would not prosecute liquor dealers for keeping open
on Sunday unless forced to- -
The State Liquor Dealers Association and the
central Liquor Dealers Association are not i'm poli-
tcS and have no desire TO have anything to do with
politics, continued Mr.. Dolan Il saw Mr. Lin
dinger this afternoon and he denied absolutely 10
me that he made the statements attributed TO
him"