New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
GREENE IN BROOKLYN.
Enters One Place and Is Greeted
Tith Sandwiches.
THE BOROUGH WAS "TIPPED OFF,"

Seventeen precincts in Brooklyn were visited
by Police Commissioner Greene yesterday after
noon in a flying tour which he made IN MS auto
mobile. He stopped, however, at only hVe oi s'A
station houses After it was all over ne eX-
nrassed himself as well satisfied but he prob
ably knew for everybody else did, that he was
expected The excise law has not been so rigid
" enforced in years as it was yesterday III IS
not unlikely that the Commissioner will take
occasion to COME again some time when his
coming will not he heralded in trumpet blasts
It was not dry Sunday in Brooklyn, but
.'close" SUNDAY Everywhere great care was
taken to observe the law regarding the exposure
of the bar to view from the street ana Whatever
business done IN places not holding Rai1es
law hotel licenses was dore in most stealthy
manner The many hotels however did a
thriving business all day, but the requisite SAND
wch was always in sight
Although the saloonkeepers all over the bor-
ough had been warned on Saturday by the police
captains that they must toe the mark yes
terday, some of them disregarded the friendly
tin and were much surprised at being arrested.
More than a dozen arrests for violation of the
excise law were made in various parts of the
borough more than on any previous Sunday in
about year
Commissioner Greene reached Brooklyn by
way of the Broadway ferry at 3 p. IN. There
he was met by Inspector P. H. Mclaughlin,
who is in charge of the police in Brooklyn and
Queens The inspector was in full uniform
The Commissioner and inspector went first to
the Greenpoint ave. station, which was In
charge of Captain Riordan when he was dis
missed on charges and is now commanded by
Captain Hayes.
On his way to Greenpoint the Commissioner
passed through the Bedford-ave. precinct, which
is comma nded by Captain Martin Short, and in
which two poolrooms had a raid made upon
them without his knowledge by the Law En-
forcement Society last week From Greenpo1nt
the automobile containing the police party was
driven through the Herbert-st. and Stagg-st.
precincts to the Hamburg-ave. station. Here
stop was made. and after tour of inspection
Captain Edward Gaus was warmly comph-
mented upon the condition Of the station. From
there the tour was continued through the Ralph
ave. Ga tes-ave.. Atlantic-ave- Grand-aVe,
Flushfng-ave Adams-st. and F,ulton-st. pre-
cncts An inspection was made of the Ralph
ave. and Gates-aVe. stations.
On his way down Fulton-st. Commissioner
Greene noticed brilliantly lighted saloon with
in a block of the Borough Hall.
Isn't it about time got out to have
rest?" said the Commissioner to Inspector Nc
Iaughlin So the automobile stopped and
the Commissioner and the inspector marched
into the place by the side door. The back room
was flied with men drinking at tables, upon
which were sandwiches and plates Of crackers
and cheese. The proprietor showed no alarm
when he saw who his visitors were. and, coming
forward, received them politely. When Com
missioner Greene discovered that the place had a
hotel license he left at once
Il came here to see how the Excise law
was being enforced said the Commissioner.
when seen after his tour over. In many
precincts I found conditions very satisfactory.
and 80 far as l could see. the law being
generally observed and the police doing
their work we'll
More than this he would not say. He did not
care go into details he said. until he had
digested what he had seen.
Several German singing societieS were much
inconvenienced yesterday account of the
strict enforcement of the Excise law, because
10 beer could be sold in halls where special
licenses had not been taken out.