New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
FOUf HUYDRED PRISONERS.
A NOTED LOW LEsoRT BROKEN UP.

4 NOTED LOW LESORT BROKEN UP.
DESCENT BY THE Police on THEODORE ALIENS
DANCE.HOUsE IN BL.lECKER-sTREEr-A SUCCESS.
FUL PIECE OF POLICE WORK.
Captain Byrnes, of the Fifteenth Precinct
Police has been engaged recently In collecting evidence
against the large dlnee-house and concert saloon
kept by Theodore Allen, at No. 80 Bleeckersi..
ana well known sporting men In the city
as the Hotel Mobile" At the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court Yesterday he presented an.
davits complaining that the saloon was resort for
Gisordcry persons, ana that 10 was conducted
in violation Of the law by Theodore Allen, al.
though license for the sale Of liquors
there had been obtained from the Excise
Board in the name Of another person On these aida
Wits Captain Byrnes obtained warrants for the arrest
Of Allen and all other disordery persons found IN the
place
descent on the saloon last night secretly
planned and ecctuay carried out. At 10 o'clock about
300 men, including Allen, aud nearly 100 women we're
dancing drinking and smoking in the saloon. Captain
Byrnes with Sergeant Smnrk and Detective slevn
entered the front door in plain dress. and the ser
geant and detective passed down stairs TO the ball
room and took their positions by a side door.
when the captain gave signal which caused seventy
OF hts officers In plain clothes but with their shields dts
played to enter the place IN n body. on see
ing the officers. many OF the women began 10
weep aud shrek and the made rush for the
rear windows. At each window however stood several
policemen in uniform. order was soon restored ana tho
work OF carrying the inmates OF the saloon 10
the police station begun. Inspector
Dlks, who was in command at Police Head
quarters the of p,sOOns fTlm the Fourteenth aud
Eighth Precincts assist Ia tie work. For over two
hours proce of officers with their prisoners con-
nued pass between the saloon and the Mercer street
Police Station each officer taking two prisoners ut once
| and returning for others.
The women were locked up first. aud the Captains
| room and lodging rooms nc the station barely
| suiccd TO hold them. The men we're ctOwded
| into the prison until 1t overlooked, and then
the officers waltingrOoms and the outer Office were
| filed until there only standing room. Several
aughabe attempts TO escape the officers or 10 pass Ont
| of the saloon unnOtced made. One tall man
| well dressed and wearing n deputy marsbals badge,
took two OF his by the and tried Ia max"
sergeant the door believe that he an officer
! In cnarge Of prisoners. but the ruse
| was not successful. One man remarked
he had just stepped in 10 buy cigar aud that the ei-
gar would him go Several men who carried knives
end pistols concealed On their persons threw them
the floor 10 beng fined and the weapons were
picked up by the officers Most of the sport
| Ing men, but there many clerks and country
cousins, who were. OUT see the sights"
they looked very scriO1s and crestfacn Long after
midnight the sergeants at the police station were still
taking the of the prisoners and sending them to
other precincts where they could be imprisoned without
danger OF sunncation.
Allen allowed 10 stay In the saloon Ia charge OF
all the other prisoners Lad been taken
/ AWAY md the saloon locked