New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-23

the enforcement OF the law. Unwar-
ranted invasion Of the rights Of re-
spectacle citizens must not he tolerat-
cd. II members of the police force
persist in invading such rights and
violating the law as officially laid down
to them those whose rights are in
fringed should be invited to present
complaints to you in order that the
officers offending may be tried and, il
found guilty, promptly disciplined"
Urges Additional Courts
Additional courts to try liquor law
violation cases, and the licensing Of
soft-drink dispensaries, were among
The recommendations Of Justice Henry
V. Borst, who closed yesterday the ex-
traordnary term of the Supreme Court,
in charge of liquor law prosecution.
Justice Borst received number of
pleas of guilty. He suspended sem
tencc in some cases and in others he
charged the grand jury and the petit
jury panels and said:
II am going back to my own court
in Amsterdam. New York City has a
great problem, greater than the coun-
try districts There offenders plead
guilty and save the courts trouble.
Here a different condition exists. The
police have placed uniformed men in
saloons where arrests have been made
and after conviction it is contended
the place itself becomes nuisance
Therefore lawyers for defendants
hesitate to enter pleas Of guilty.
People Will Make Liquor
1--WE have done pretty we'll under the
circum stances. | think the fines have
sufficiently deterrent effect. If
there was prison sentence possible
do not think we would get as many
convictions. New York is great
cosmopolitan center, and apparently
if some of the people cannot get strong
drink they will manufacture it. The
law is on the statute books and must
and will be enforced
"The people of New York do not want
saloons. Although many people like TO
take drink the saloon is out of bust
ness forever. believe that the State
of New York should license all soft
drinking places. They overchargc now
and the people of the state are en-
titled to some of that overcharge. In
addition, should these places violate
the Mullan-Gage law their licenses
should be taken away from them. At
present it is not the proprietor of the
place who takes chance. 1t is the
former bartender, now waiter, or soft
drink dispenser, who in many instances
has flask in his pocket and will serve
intoxicating liquors to a person he
knows or who looks alright to him.
20 Per Cent Convictions
IT intend to recommend more courts
for the trial Of prohibition violations
in New York City. There are enough
cases now pending to keep several
courts busy. We have had 70 per cent
convictions in the cases we have han
died in this court, whereas I am in
formed that in Queens County. out of
twenty cases tried, there were but two
convictions"
Ernesto W. Lovejoy, foreman of the
extraordinary grand jury, presented
resolutions to Justice Borst recon-
mending that policemen be requested
to get evidence as to the ownership
or proprietorship of places where Ii
quor law arrests are made; that po-
lice be directed to make thorough
search Of the whole premises where
such arrests are made; that chemical
analysis be submitted with evidence
Of wine seized in places other than