New York Supreme Court January 31, 1889 (In re Whitney)

Daniels, J.

The object of the application is to obtain a writ of mandamus requiring the police commissioners and superintendent to enforce the excise law prohibiting the sale or other disposition of intoxicating liquors, wines, or ales at the Metropolitan Opera-House between the hours of 1 and-5 o’clock in the morning, and to close the place of the respondent during those hours.