New-York tribune., 1907-06-22
DISPELS EXCISE CLOUD.
Battery Dams" Bree2e BlozUS Har-
lem Bmtenders ont of Court.

The excise arrests-nineteen of them-made by
Deputy Police Commissioners Hanson and BUgher
in the 32d Precinct. which resulted in Captain
Buchanans transfer. came up before Magistrate
Battery Dam Finn yesterday He discharged
twelve of the prisoners, and censured the police
for the arrests. to the admiration of the big crowd
of Harlem politicians and brewery representatives
who thronged the court room. The notebooks in
which the contributions of some Of the prisoners
to the skipper" appeared. not introduced
in evidence.
Herbert II. Kellogg, a representative of the
State Excise Board. In court for the police.
The Magistrate accused him of "butting in" which
prompted Assembyman Wagner remark IF
the District Attorney has representative here,
l don't why the State Board should take il
upon its shoulders TO be present"
Il don't way the other said BAT
terry Dan" Il don't care for the Deputy Police
Commissioners or even the Commissioner. If the
officers who made the arrests did evidence
they don't need any to help them out
1t developed that the detectives who got the
evidence had gone into the saloons before the clos
Ing hour and had ordered drinks after one o'clock.
SO Magistrate Finn and Assemblyman Wagner,
who represented all the saloonkeepers chOrused
that the police had spent their time mot trying
10 find violations, but making them" Later Bat
terry Dan" took occasion 10 call the arrests IAN
outrage"
When Mr.. Kellogg appeared Magistrate Finn put
him through a severe examination. asking where
he lived, who sent him there. who paying him.
If he had seen the District Attorney and how
much salary he drawing.
We'll" said Battery Dan" 1T seems to me
thdI you had nothing else to do, and you just
butted in here"
Every time that Mr.. Kellogg started to ask
question the magistrate would turn 10 the stenog-
rapher and say:
This is question by Mr.. Kellogg. a representa-
tive of the State Excise Board represents
OF Deputy Commissioner Hanson Now Mr. Kel-
iogg. what was the question which you askedg'
In the case against Frederick II. Marjenhoof at
Park avenue and l25th street. Patrolmen Armstrong
and Copeland said they went into the place before
the closing hour and waited for everybody to 20
out before they ordered some beer.
80 you didn't try TO find a violation but tried
to make one" sneered Assemblyman Wagner The
proprietor Of the place Just that he had closed
up, when Battery Dan" stopped him by saving:
case dismissed. Very weak Can the next one
The patrolman who got the evidence against the
Bartender In Martin J. Kane's place In l96th street
said that he always carried n dollar watch hut
SCI II each morning as he passed Tiffanv's
ITS cheap watch but you get expensive time =,
said Magistrate Finn. The giggle which greeted
this sally softened the magistrates heart and he
simply had to let this bartender on Kane AZ ono
time was president OF the Liquor Dealers Asso
citation. -'9So
The other were disposed OF with similar
ceierity, Magistrate Finn holding only seven for
trlaL When tha last had been finished As
sembyman Wagner had tho last word
What a marvellous pre-inct this East 1oe,b
street one is" he said. Apparently the Commits
sloner thought that II was the only one where the
excise law was violated. The men arrested are
either owners or employees OF the better class OF
saloons in Harlem. No attempt was made by tn.
commissioner men TO after the so-called dives
Inc arrests. think, were outrage"