The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-20

pEooKLYS's 2ECEpTIoN ROOM.
At an early hour yesterday morning the VI
kings ard an escort OF their friends left Pros
pect Hall and started for homo. Whilo they
wore walking down Hamilton avenue dis
pute arose between somebody and somebody
else. Then Policeman TAFT came ND, and q
misunderstanding arose. The policoman's
SAGA. as reported by one OF his friends, runs
thus:
Monday being my day OF mako as few
arrests on Sunday as can. I do not like to
Get up in the morning and go to court unless
!. is an important case These people wsro
very noisy. The sailors wore fighting drunk.
and were making Q big noise. When / came
up and told them to stop every ono OF Thorn
wanted mo to arrest the others. and thrent-
ened to tako my number if didn't I tried to
get thom OF my post to tho next policeman,
but thcy wouldn't bulge. Then had to rap
for help and arrest them. II had known who
they were might have stretched one point
moro. though 1t might have got me into
tlouble."
Capt Andersen and i've Of his men were
taken to the Hamilton avenue police station
and locked up on the charge OF intoxication.
They wore searched and questioned as TO
their name. ago. and color. like every other
prisoner. Capt Andersen gave his address
"Astor House. Now York" The others Sim
ply said. On board SHIP
20 Whether It 10 compatible with Rrooklyn
police Sereeants duty to release six men In
whom the nation 10 moro or less interested.
end whose offence is one Of tho lightest Of
punishable misdemeanors. Is o question with
out precedent, which every Sergeant must set
tie for himself Sergeant Sprsckels was like
the Goddess Hel. who. what she gets. keeps"
The policemen who were concerned In the
arrest were Kate. Dugan. and Sergeant John
Mcmahon. and the charge at the station
house was made by Michael J. Dunn. driver
OF tho patrol wagon. The Sergeant who
locked them up was tolerably grur to them.
Several people came to offer bail but the Ser
geant for reasons Of his own. would not accept
it. But this only made the vikings feel hurt:
they had not begun to be angry.
Early in the morning.they were taken to tho
Butler Street Police Court, where Justice
TiShe presided. Justice Tighe is known
throughout greater New York as a firm be-
lever in tho equal importance Of body and
q his theory he EXHIBITS his arms and chest.
they are splendidly developed His Honors
aSs not 5d as e6 s and o
many years he has been The leading spirit Of
the Varuna Boat Club. an excellent aquatic
Before this magistrate the vikings were ere
sEeat box " 81 Incredibly W small dimensions.
There were nearly 100 other prisoners there,
81 Eeu MatsI T maer %
two men tainted from the heat and were carried
out The hardy Norsemen. h9wever stood
theJustlge and discharged. They had promised
Be received BY tho Mayor. and O'clock had al
ready come. =.
toTo his Honor. His Honor stretched his mus
GUAR limbs and smiled muscular smile.
What's the charge, he asked.
.lntoxiratlon." said the policeman.
What have you got to say about that" the
justice asked tho prisoners.
tapan Of tho HnS snd tssse
dr en belong ing e. my crew have meyer been
disturbance when We were arrested. We had
x xas% Re the allowed to go free He
That being the case" said his Honor. I'll
yUp all IL 500 bail to appear here next
ihshmsn; Their p GOD rose 10 their faces His
dignity came TO being thumpol CAPT An
asTsen maintained his caimness. however.
wGnn't yog set it down for an earlier day
fnae me, Ss 10 z" to a. chicago on Monday
said Sarshiy iSI bSns the Justice
H1 td1 are not here on Monday orntnr woek
Helmen johnson iaT ns HS 'SI.ietsd ,,s
Hamilton avenue. who had come to give honao
explained to them IN tRe Pui nat pc needed
something about Justice Tlghe' Withsaaee
angry glance at his Honor Cant. A Anal an
said. should say he was, A"o''eeh
The bonds were then signed and the yItj,,.
LETT the court They went straight TO WarSss
.iilroy's of1ice. where a reception was awaiting
' II 1t had not been for my Enlargement 81.
this reception would have gone Iiret tn ny "C
shin in the North River this morning and saii"d
Der back to Norway Capt Andersen said when
he got to Mayor GiIroy's office. ""'N
We were returning from tho banquet and
reception, and were walking down Hamilton
avenue ] was walking ahead with friend
and his wife, and my crew with some Of nv
row" and l looked back and saw one OF
my men running out into the street after a man
wh1 had hit one Of my men named Nygonrd
from behind. Nygoord didn't mind IL and
called out TO his friend. who gave up the
Mas, MAS" ana we kept on our way. In few
MINUTES another OF my men was attacked
IN ne same way; He wasn't as good -natured
Ta l,n straw hat ran after him to prevent a
nght aud met tho fate OF tho peacemaker-I
WAS arrested. II is unnecessary to say that
"as SURPRISED asked why / Was arrested
tuu why the man with the straw hat, who had
c c,Seh caught, was not For answer got a
ts,auStetng over tho shoulder Whom my men
tasy' s ss policeman ift his club to strike me
w Tnld not attack the officer.
69oihT Policeman who arrested me was No.
Wa gave hitn my card and explained who
Gnut ne said that that made no difference
tgaihyI hlm what charge he had 10 make
ssSm hst W. He grutay said I'd find out soon
on I'm Tx, Inc other policeman who had come
ebcepe was lust as polite
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