The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
TENDERLOIN POLICE BUSY.
MRS. culRLESs HOTEL AVID NOR
FlTT,s REsTlURANT VISITED.

| Frepristors ssd Bartendsrs Arrestsd-Ths
| ws-su Says Her Place Hss Hotel
| Licesse-Ths Arrests Made on Warrants.
Thers was surprise among Tenderloiners
last night when II was learned that the woman
who has been known in the Tenderloin for
years As Mrs. Charles" had been arrested
again. this time By Capt schmittberger's
orders.
II had boon surmised that the new hotel"
in which she had Invested her fortune was to
be conducted in manner that would give the
police no chance to Interfere with her. Capt
SchmlttberRer seems to HAYS taken a
different view OF the matter. and although
he declined to tell what the nature
Of the evidence IL he seemed to be equally
sure that he could succeed In making q good
case against her He said last night that he
had been collecting evidence against her for
two weeks past and that she was arrested on
two specific charges. TO wit; Keeping dis
orderly house aud violating the Excise law.
Policemen Jeroloman and Waters, who have
been detailed for some time past in plain
clothes. coll ected the evidence and made the
arrest. Jeroloman secured the evidence 10
procure warrant on the charge OF keeping q
disorderly house and Waters got the evidence
to make the charge OF violating the Excise law.
Capt. Schmittbereer and his officers visited
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday after
noon anu ROL Jn0 WARRANTS from JuetlCe NC
Mahon for the arrest OF the woman, and Of the
waiter who sold the liquor. At $3.50 o'clock
tbs SiTtyls Stpeat enI or , Gaed AZ
station, while Waters took care OF Allen Gar.
At the station house the female prisoner
gave the name OF Anna r. Clarke. and said shs
was ~ years old and housekeeper. She did
not say a word regarding her arrest She was
locked up. as was the waiter. Capt Schmitt.
berger was not at the station whom she ar
An hour afterwerd George. Krau.. proprietor
Of the IMPERIAL Music Hall, went to the sta
bondsmsn for both prisoners.
peculiar feature OF the arrest lie that abe
has a hotel license Ever since The place has has
been ,open. it is said. II has been run inside
with, drinks, and every person who Sc:
cured a room in tho hotel was. required
Excise law is probably based on the character
Of the frequenters OF the house While Mrs.
Clarke was living alone in her hotel with |
Mclaughlin caused her arrest. She de- |
fed the pOliCs, a, At this time; and pushed
threw seven houses into one, with fronts on
The evidence OF violating the Excise la W was
Obtained on the night of Jan. 2. one day after
Capt. SchmittberRer arrived at the station
house , shortly after = no osiock last night He
Few siinutes before him inspecto TO and i' Car
ain went into the latters office. and soon Po-
licemen Jeroloman, Waters. and Savage were
called in.
The consultation lasted about FIVE minutes.
and then the three pollcementin plain clothes
hurriedly. Tho result OF the con-
sultation was apparent some twenty min
utes afterward when the policemen appeared
with Thomas II Moffatt, proprietor Of a restau-
rant on Sixth avenue. and two OF his barten-
ders. Henry Haynes and BENJAMIN +. Butler.
The men were also arrested on warrants issued
by Justice Mcmahon charging Mofratt with
keeping disorderly house.
MUfIatt was not at his restaurant but was
found at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. He was
bailed later.
Mofatt's ll-night restaurant has been a
resort for women Of tho town. They gather in
there nightly. and there Is a stream OF men
side 10 ostensibly used rs a restaurant for men
but the women 20 there. too. when the other
side Is crowded.