New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-30
JUDGE TAN WICK ARRESTED
HE WAS AT THE FRENCH BALL AT THE
TIME
CHARGED AT THE POLICE STATION WITH BEING
DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY-HIs SIDE
OF THE CASE

Fire water and an Indian make a bad combination
INIT when a French ball with champagne Is added the
mixture is even worse. city Judge hooert ~ van
wick is politically, of the Tammany Han pcrsuasioh
he went 10 the French ball on Tuesday nlght drank
champagne and ended by being arrested ana spending
five hours In the Thireth-st police station. On inc
book at the staton-house he is charged with oeihs
drunk and dsorderly In front OF the Metropolitan opera
House. which had been the scene OF high carnVa Tor
several hours. Officer Frank Flynn made the aEres'
at the order Of Sergeant schmtberger who with Police
Captain Reilly endeavored to prevent the guests al the
ball from getting or taking drink Of champagne after
/ O'Clock a. M The sergeant was more anxious 70
his presence felt than his superior Officer and -
various times during the ball complaints ana grum'
blings at his overofnciousness were made.
Sergeant Timms was at the desk when Judge van
wyck brought in and Officer Flynn made his COM
plant against him. This is how 10 reads the blottcr
Robert A. Van wyck. Judge. forty.tvo years old. ar
rested for drunk and dsorerly conduct at to-day
complaint OF Frank Flynn, Of No. 32 East Twenty.
sixth-st.
The City Court Judge, who elected last fail
the Tammany Hall ticket not locked up with
the "drunks and disorderlies,' but put In the
sergeants room, where he slept until O'Clock yester
day morning. The officer took him TO the jefferson
Market Court and here he again avoided the contami-
mating society Of the ordinary prisoners who appear
there daily. He taken TO Police Justice Whites
private room and Immediately discharged. Justice
White recently returned to the Tammany fold. Judge
Van Wyck was extremely indignant, and he swears
that he will make sergeant schmtberger repent his
action The Judge was anxious that the affair should
be fully understood by the public, and explained that
had tried during the day TO purchase an opera box
for the ball from Broadway ticket scalper, oherns
800 for it, he desired to entertain friend and his
wife from the country TO whom he felt under special
obligations. But being unable 10 obtain box INC
Had 70 hIlW
tickets.
at was about 80 q. m.," Judge Van WICK con-
tnued, when my party prepared to leave the opera
House. and while the lady retired to the cloak-room
1 strolled into the lobby. Attempting to reehtef
the gateway, / stopped by the policeman on
duty but some one whispered to Sergeant schmtt
berger who 1 was, and the sergeant assuming an ar
OF intense urbanty said 'Oh, that's all right, Judge
pass right in Not because am judge replied
Il have purchased ticket to this ball. and woun
have perfect right to go in II were hod-carrer'
| decline TO be admitted simply on account OF my
| pOsition The result was, SchmttDefger Oiueitu NY
arrest The fellows conduct was arbitrary ana ui
| lust and / am determined to obtain redress a., .
chief ib regret S Sa dF at v a en
know that IT is not really worse than other pnon.
balls, but it has bad name ana the Pqot" m o.
But the treatment received was so inoleri6le tna
am determined to sRe sh 9qt and T wRe ancea o
way. lie is certainly no gentleman ana shail eaEs
nothing unturned TO teaeh hun his daty ana puiiSn
| This is Judge Van Wyck's side OF the story: Ing
sergeant however, allows the lines In the bloter ':
tell his Further he Will not talk, and he said that
| his snperiors would bear out his actions In spite o.
the Judges threats Captain Reilly upholds ms sue
ordinacS and considers this to be one OF Thousand
cases occurring annually, where champagne gets IN
best of man and causes him to Ignore entirely th'
| words of those in authority $40
| q am sure he said, that Judge Van Wycki
arrest was not caused simply because he told IN
sergeant that a hod-carrier who had paid Tor MI
tickets was as much entitled TO admission IN the hal
| as he although judge. Sergeant schmlttberger ma
been too long on the force to make such an error