The evening times., 1896-04-07
MARBLE SALOON Is CLOSED
Notorious and Historic Resort Oncs
Patron-z,d by Great Men.
Lew Newmeyer Unable 10 Run 1t Any
Longer-Murders Have Stained
Its White Walls.

The famous and notorious Marble sa-
loon has passed ID its checks and has joined
the multitude of the dead. After season.
Of prosperity and of want, its doors are now
closed TO the sporting fraternity, and, there
5 reason to believe, will no more be opened
for the clinEing OF the glasses and the drink
ing of quenching draughts.
Lew Newmyer, who has run the place
for very nearly ten years, yesterday closed
the doors because of business depression. its
closing recalls memories OF the past, both
bright and DARK. Its history is fraught with
gayety and tragedy.
II was originally opened by Russell n
Leonard in 1866, just after the close of the
war. and soon became resort for states
men. politicians and theatrical people. For
several years Russell * Leonard occupied
only the basement. Later they leased the
whole building and fitted IL up in asnifi-
cent style with kitchen on the top floor,
and thoroughly equipped Il restaurant.
Prior to this it had a paying business,
but the tearing up of the Avenue at the
tim.. prevented good patronage, and it soon
went under. II was during the regime of
Russell * Leonard that the first tragedy
was enacted there Bill Fletcher, we'll
known business man, and another man
named CappeII, became involved in dis
pute, i'll which the latter was killed.
Fletcher was tried but acquitted.
1t was also during these early days that
the place became known as the resort Of
Beau Hickman, designated as the Prince
of Bummers.'' Hickman was an educated
Southcrncr who, fer some reason, adopted
the life of a bum. He regularly appeared
Sal lnpE
pencil went the rounds OF the famous men
IL there, and received what he termed as
sesSments from them. In this way he Sc
cured u living.
For several months after the failure OF
Russell < Leonard the place was closed,
and then Robert Callahan purchased the
business, and secured 4 man named Lewis
to run it for him. In five or six months
Lewis had involved Callahan in debt 10 tho
amount of over four thousand dollars. Mr..
Callahan did not give up. however, but
took a more personal int rest in the place,
and soon turned 1t into raying concern.
Wel'-snOwn public men continued TO be
its patrons.
Mr.. Callahan has today n cane presented
10 him by Sunset Cox at that time. 1t Is
not generally known hut Alexander Shep-
ltTI was also II pdlrOh VI INC rtstuuTdDt.
His office was only few doors above.
and every day with n party of friends he
!unched in the Marble res s'aurant. 1t was
hen a beautiful place, the marble being
Kept perfectly clean and everything in first
class shape.
During Mr.. CallIhan's ownership, the
Emery-Coomes tragedy occurred, but as
| IN the first case Emery was acquitted Soon
after this bookmaking became popular in
he District, and Mr.. Callahan leased the
billiard room TO Mahoncy, the well-known
New York hookmaker, and the sporting
men made 10000 clear the first season.
Congress passed an act prohibiting book
making, and in 1887 Mr.. Callahan sold
out his business TO Lew Newmyer. The
place had commenced 10 decline, owing
10 the moving uptown OF the theaters,
and Newmyer struggled along running
only the basement part as saloon. In
stead of being a restaurant of distinction
| II became sporting resort, and in more
| recent years has teen well known as the
| place where Adler was killed by Frank
| ward, the dairy-lunch man.