New-York tribune., 1878-07-10
DANCE-HOUSE PROPRIETORS ARRESTED.

COMPLAINT AGAINST THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE AS
DIsoRDERLY HOUSE.
A warrant was issued on Monday by Police
ustce Smith OF Jefferson Market Police Court for the
arrest OF Elijah D. W. Hays and Donald MCQUEEN pro-
prietors and Charles Creagh manager OF the BucEing
ham Palace Nos 124 126 and 12S West Twenty seventh
ST. upon the complaint OF s. COnan Foster OF 22 West
seyenthst The complaint sets forth that the
Palace"is o disordery house, frequented by women
OF character some OF them girls OF fourteen
years age and by young men under twcntyoDe Hays
and Ceagh appeared at the Jefferson Market Court yes
terday, accompanied by Messrs Howe Hummel. their
counsel They admitted ownership AMI management Of
the Buckingham Palace claiming 1t TO be orderly In its
character and demanded immediate examination
Mr. Foster SAID he had witnesses present wbereupon
Justice Smith admitted Messrs Hays and Creagh TO
bail IN III 900 each. to appear on Friday morning Mr.
MCQUEEN absent in Canada and not expected In this
CITY the last OF the month"; when he also Will be
arrested. .,,
complainant in the case and although other residents o
the district had pronounced the place nuisance
i was pssase tS c s se EXPENSE II lie sS
cay declared that the place was nuisance, ana
Vicinity had deprecated in value. Although the pro-
pretOrs held license 10 sell beer only he had sood eV
the bar There was scarcely night that crowds did not
out of the place both drunk ana rlOtous. mr
could prove that not only bad women visited
the establishment. but that girls not over four
there He could also prove that spruous liquors we're
sold the bar. Mr. Foster also stated that ne had
strong evidence that the police had accepted brbes from
the propretors OF the Palace and IKE establishments
In It's vicinity and continued the practice and that
they careful cOnceaing this evidence chare
would 5e preferred against tnem. lie said that Dr.
Crosby and d. T. Whitney counsel OF the Society for the
Prevention Of Crne told him that last evening that his
present case weak one, as he could not swear 10
facts about people who visited the Palace lie was
determined 10 frame charges more explicit aud convict
ing. -, , ,.,,, A., .
charges against the Palace were part OF conspiracy
by DIR. Crosby and the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime he deed them 10 prove that the house was
dsorderly place that disordery persons visited It,
since its opening I've months disturbance OF any
kind, except that a few nights ago. when brother at
tempted 10 take sister away, had over occurred
The house was open 20 ali men above twenty
one years of age upon the payment OF the
price OF admission, and TO al women free.
The place he says visited by some OF the best class
OF people city, including many OF the city officials
Without word of complaint.
The usual assemblage began to gather about o'clock
last evening, and when bttle later, the band
struck up a waltz. the floor was instantly
filed with dancers Around the balcony IN the parors,
garden and diningro0m, there were many psrsous
perhaps 200 all, looking on. Opposite on the street
and at the entrance crowds or young men, Lager,
lemonade and stronger drinks sold at the bar but
10 cation disordery conduct was visible up 70
IL O'Clock. Several men who we're Intoxicated sought
admttance and were turned away.