The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-20


ing public officers. They were then
turned over To private persons, and put
under thtir pay and orders. II they
did not obey the orders of their en-
ployers they were dismissed. SO far
as | know it was the first time in the
history OF government that public off,
GERS were put under the pay and direc-
tlon Of private persons. A public officer
acts under his oath and under the law
according to his judgment and discre-
tion. But these public officers were
put under the pay and direction Of
private individuals. and had to do the
bidding Of their employers In order to
receive their pay The result was gross
oppression and interference. You might
as we'll put the Mayor OF the city un-
der the direction and pay of private in
divlduals.
"Sixth-There are about $4,000 hotels
and saloons in the city. These places
had long been subject to extortlon by
/ those who ruled over the police, in
connection with certain outside persons
or influence. The moderate average ex-
tortion of s25 month from each would
gross sum of the extortion was prob
| ably much more.
First Enforcement Of LIQUOR Law.
This was done away with. Instead
Of permitting every officer or member
TO so Into these places at will, espe-
cially on Sundays, and deal with them.
and take money of them tho enforce
ment Of the liquor law in the way pre-
| scribed by that law itself was put into
effect for the first time in the city of
New York. Tho old way was a way
designed to levy graft by entering and
| threatening or making arrests on the
| spot without a warrant. instead of re-
porting each case 10 the District At
| torney for him to get a warrant and ar
rest and prosecute. all as prescribed
| by the statute. The law forbids any
| traffic in liquor IN the barrooms OF the
city on Sunday. and requires them to
! he vacated. In order that that require
| mcnt might be easily enforced, the law
requires that all blinds or curtains
| OF barrooms shall be UP on Sunday. so
| that all passersby may see whether
| there Is any one in the barroom. The
| police are required to report on Mon
| day morning by affidavit every bar
| room in which this law Is violated or In
| which any one was seen in the bar
| room. These reports are turned over
To the District Attorney. as required by
| the statute, for prosecution.
The result has been general clos
ing OF all harrooms in the city on Sun
day. 1t IS true that liquor is sold in
the dining room. or the inner rooms.
OF hotels on Sunday. The answer to
that Is that the statute permits such
sales ! found most people under the
| impression that the statute forbids the
s"'e VI Hduor on Suhuay' We ncNe:
! ,bo cnn.ror, ,,,,,tta - -
tho sale ~ uoror In horraa,,,.. a,,,
ouires them to h, cIo,sa :, ,,a,,,
sale of l,o,,or u.,,b ,,a.,s - i,,, WV
lin all ,,,co, h,,.inr ho,ai Inns
| AVA Tho c,,,r,s doc,5o ,,,,,a. 49,, =,
Tho nol,co c,nro, dooi,, 49,, -,
wicb ,s decided ,o ho ,roat ~ ~.
500 sapdwichos fu,rtshoa ,,,,.,, -.
,hrougbout ,bo cI,,. an c,.,a ,,..
whom yo,, got o,,,s,1o -, ,tt, 49,. -.
10 sold ali o,.r to Co. 60
wi,hout anv sordutc,, hairu r,,.,.,l,
The furnishing ~ III. .o,d,.,ot, go.
IN M, IN tho ,r,rds -, 80" 49,
may be in ono w,v and ann,hor a,..ass ',
With only 10 oOo no,,co ona - ono =. W.
tells or llo,or nI,ces {. 10 h,rs ~ Az.
cover and nreyor, ,bo s,Io -. -
the inner rooms w,,bor, ,,oaIS p,'.
we have to a., tho hoe, n.o 49, 80,
the poIice wore devo,od 70 ,Lo, o..
| there are no, opouch 70 ''' y
| And again I, ia i,,,noss1Io s V'.'i'
jthis law when tho neonIo ~, ~ I.,,
borhood do nnt sunnort II II.
be enforced against tho win ~ .t,a n''