The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-18
CITY DRY ON GAYNOR'S SAY so
EVEN fHE HARDENED SEEMED
TO OBEY TEE Law.


nroadway Hsseas CiSse ThelP Cases
Old Stlte Arrest Deupite Orders.
The politicians who own saloons and tho
saloon keepers Who know politicians said
v~s.erday That there hadn't been a drier
sunday in New York aimee Roosevelt vas
a Police Commissions. They aaid this
near the close 81 the tWenty-four hour
drought which affected every borough.
The eject Of Mayor GsynOr's orders
that the police got evidence without
making arrests or revealing their identity
and his promise that the law would be en-
forced was startling even TO saloon men
Who haA wsathered past storms of tempo
rary activity in sunday enforcement.
They were even surprised at themselves
hAcause they fell into line and maintained
more semblance OF obeying the Law than
they had done for many years. From the
Battery to West Farms il was difficult
even for old patrons Of neighbOrhood
saloons 60 get q drink. and the stranger
VAS rebuifed absolutely.
changes ln the practic" of some Broad
vav hotels surprised their regular patrons.
The caf6s a. well as the barn were closed
Tor the first time in many years. and only
those who sat in the dining rooms wers
-~rvad With liquors and that with bona
tide meals The liquors were dispensed
from what ~ known A. the service liar,
not open to The public.
In just one instance the police made a
move which may put them in disRraNs
with the Mayor. Instead ~ making an
aridavit concerning the laws violation
four men 70 the West FoFty-seventh
rIreet station. who saw a man drinking
something in a saloon. tasted the bev-r
age decided u was besr and arrested the
bartender. Patrick McGurl He was
charged at the station with violating the
excise law by selling beer and NV having
the door between the bar and the hack
room locked. The Detectives had been
I'D to enter the saloon through the report
Il a man who said that a fight was in
Progress there.
Policeman Gi-=elbrech' Of the Fast
Ipt'h stree, station was paSsing the sa-
ron run by Thomas Bonfi-co ~ 33I Fast
iustn street ~ " o'clock last night when
80 saw several men sitting in the man
loom Of the saloon drinking heer. He
raused TO look through the window at
TIE license that he might read the name
II the owner of he place.
hereupon Bonhzco. who - his own
bartender. ran out and struck the police
man Ciaseltr.ch, r~nenLer,nS recen,
rrecedeat. 90, IN IN. matter OF ~ ny the
club. took a second lpIow without retail
E',ng Then he arrested BonfSco and
tOcx him 90 The station. The pngnacio'S
saloon xseper was locsed ny on a charge
of ASSAULT and .sse.hr,-,ht tod What
he had ee~u IN AFFIDAVIT form
In many OF the places wher,. the pouc..-
men most expected To ind nnisl,4havio
there was not the leaSi sign of life about
Tar or bach door Even the Raines Law
hotels took heed 20 the common danger
Everywhere in this class Of bar- the
RAines Law sandwich was taken down from
the shelf. busted OF and served Every
hody who was not known to - right
and there were no guesses made In this
line was forced TO buy a sandwich or
60 without q DRINK Even those known
o. 10 right had th. sandwich ~ their
elbows
In Harlem the dance halls which Ren-
orally serve drinks on Sunday morning
until tn. orchestra begiua Home Sweet
Home" Just before breakfast tim. r. /
fused to sell anything more stimulating
than soda water after the clock struck - !
Many convivial parties prepared for tho /,
drought by buylng a large stock u wet l
goods to stack on the tables I,efor. Ihetn ,
o. IL 10
Along upper Third avcuue. where back |
doors have swung every Sunday. yester- |
DAYS changed condition was mos, APP !
Parent. No, even a pint business was
done The Palace Hotel. az Fifty-eighth !
street and Third avenue. never known 70 |
fAve neen closed on Sunday before. " as |
shut tighter than a drunlhead. and the |
iartenders took a whole holiday The /
tafA Arion. At Fifty second street and /
Third avenue. WHICH "a owned by Mark /
Aaron. called the Mayor 81 Third ave-
me was seemingly impenetrable
Johnny Curran, a lieutenant Of Leader |
Enno ~ ~ the Twepty~second Assembly