Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-22
MUSEUM MEN HELD.
Keepers of Dime Shows Put Of, by
AID. McKenna, for One Week.
QUEER SCENES AT THE HEARING.
The Man With the Long Beard Refused to
Bail Mr.. Levitzky.
SERIOUS CHARGE INVOLVING GIRLS

Two gentlemen, Anton Levitzky and M.
Mcneil, and the attorneys representing two
others, Ad. Carlisle and John Walthauer,
were in Alderman McKenna's Office yester-
day afternoon to undergo hearing on the
charge Of maintaining public nuisances in
the shape of dime museums on Sixth and
Smithfeld streets. Some Of the defendants
were also charged with conducting public
exhibitions without license
The Office was crowded with theatrical
people and fakirs of all kinds. The two
candidates for District Attorney, Richard
q. Johnston and Archie Rowand, were both
present as attorneys for the several defend
ants. The failure of Messrs. Walthauer and
Carlisle to appear in person was owing to
the fact that they were confined in the Cen
trail station.
There were numerous conferences in the
back room, which delayed the hearing past
the hour of 4 o'clock, but kept the crowd on
the tip-toe of expectation. Inspector Nc
Aleese and Detective Sol Coulson slipped
in about 4:30 o'clock. Coulson had a mys-
terious package under his arm, which he
carefully marked with his name and depos-
tied behind the rail on Judge McKenna's
desk. Inspector McAleese and Attorney
Johnston slipped into the 'Squire's back
office, and Major Montooth went in after
them.
STRUGGLED THROUGH THE MOB.
The secret conference lasted half an hour.
Finally, only few minutes before o'clock,
Alderman McKenna appeared in the outer
room, and, with an exceedingly grave look
on his handsome countenance, worked his
way through the circumambient tobacco
smoke to his seat Of justice. He called the
cases. Inspector McAleese asked to have
the cases of all the defendants continued
for one week. The Alderman said that the
cases would be continued, He asked if
the defendants were ready to renew
their bail, and with that query he cast
his steel gray eye upon Mr.. Levitzky, whose
tall form loomed over the Magistrates
desk. Mr.. Levitzky, who is handsome,
well-dressed fellow, of at least six feet in
height, said that he wasready to give bail
again, and he edged toward the door to look
after his bondsman.
$50" Inspector McAleese called out, to
his big and trusty assistant, who stoodo b.
servant in a corner, "look after Levitzky."
Sol shot through the crowd OF little theat-
rical men like an areolite disrupting the
clouds on its eager search for a snug bed in
some Illinois farm, and placed himself be-
side Mr.. Levltzky, while everybody, in
cluding the tall victim, laughed. Mr..
Leyitzky found his man, and dragged him
before the Magistrate.
He WOULDN'T BAIL HIM.
The bondsman expectant was little gen.
tleman, with assertive nose, immense
tangled gray beard and faded, weary raj
ment. The Alderman asked: .sWill you |
go bail for 81, 900 for a week?"
''No, no" said the gentleman of the pa
triarchal beard, standing on,his toes spread
ing his accumulative palms and vigorously
shaking his head. Mr.. Levitzky then |
begged reduction of bail. Alderman Nc
Kenna said that he could make no reduc-
tion. Inspector McAleese put in, 'I can
increase the bail, if you wish, by making,
another information 5-.s' !, > s r. -
Mr.. Levitzky "smiled sickly sort of
smile" He disclaimed with much gesticu-
lation, any longing for an increase, and ad-
dressed himself to pleading and ex xpostulat-
ing with his short, gray bondsman. The
gentleman with the beard continued his
head-shaking and palm exhibition, and
backed out of the crowd. Mr.. Levitzky cast
a longing look after him, but his eye fell
upon Sol Coulson smiling his calm, neutral
tint smile near the doorway.
Inspector McAleese asked Alderman
McKenna to make out commitments to the
Jail for Levitzky and the other defendants.
He was tired, he said, of keeping Walthauer
and Carlisle at the Central station. The |
commitments were made out promptly. At
the last moment Harry Davis appeared as
bondsman for M. Mcneil. The other
gentlemen were taken to the county Jail.
1t was said last evening, by the police
authorities, that the reason Inspector Nc
Aleese would not allow a reduction of bail |
in the Levitzky case was because the
authorities had secured information that
young girls had been led astray in the
Sixth street place. Information in regard |
to this charge has been accumulated during
the last two days and will be sprung on Mr..
Levitzky next Monday.