The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-01
TWO ARRESTS AT THE ROCK
MILLEHS PATILI0N FfrDED WITH
PLAYERS ALL DAE

Both He and Lempert of the "Merry Co.
Round" VIII Answer To-morrow-Mil-
Ter Arrested Under State Law and Lem
pert for Violating Borough Ordinance.
Charles H. Miller. the proprietor of
Miller's billiard pavilion at Savin Rock.
was arrested yesterday afternoon for
violating the Sunday amusement law.
1t was done in accordance with a plan
which the West Haven authorities hope
will be successful in breaking up the
opening of places Of amusements on
Sunday.
1t had been given out on Saturday
that the borough officials intended to
make arrests every five minutes If nee
essary to close up the places should
they be opened.
1t was understood that warrants were
issued early in the day for Miller's ar
rest as well as for that of julius Lem
pert, who runs the merry -go-round'
and is lessee of Railroad Grove
Lempert, who opened up his estab-
lishment early in the day, was told by
some one, whom he believed knew, that
an arrest would be made, and in short
time he had all the curtains around his
stand pinned town tight.
The same information was given Mr..
Miller, bur he did not take any notice
of it and kept his place open.
The day was delightfully."- cool, and
hundreds Of players thronged the pa
vilion all day and at no time were there
y,,Nr fr.1r x.xh
O'clock when Officer Russell, armed
with the warrant, entered and placed
Mr.. Miller under arrest James w. H.
Stewart accompanied Mr.. Miller to-
Judge Bryant's Office and furnished
bonds for his appearance tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. The hearing
will take place in the town hall.
The arrest was made under the state
law and not under the borough ordi.
nance.
Mr. Miller, speaking Of his arrest last
evening, said that he wanted the mat
ter decided The voters of the borough
had decided last Thursday, by a vote
by ballot, that the ordinance should be
repealed. He did not wish to be known
as bully or as a law breaker.
Mr.. Miller said that he was willing to
abide by the decision Of the court, pro-
vided it applied to all sorts of business.
He did not want to be known as a defer
of the law, for he did not think that he
had ever been guilty of assuming any
such role.
When seen yesterday afternoon Miller
said that Lempert had promised him to
keep his place open along with him, but
he CLempert) had failed to keep his
agreement.
Lempert, who was present when the
charge was made, having gone to Mil
ler's place of business to inform him
that an arrest was likely to be made,
said he had agreed to open his stand
and had done so, but he did SO little
business that he did not see that busi-
ness would warrant his running and
being arrested.
Miller accused Lempert Of going back
on his agreement but evidently the lat
ter thought that discretion was the bet
ter part of valor and the curtains of
his "merry-go-round" were down all
day.
Lempert was much surprised when
Sheriff Russell called upon him at five
o'clock and summoned him to appear
before Judge Bryant for violating the
borough ordinance. Lempert was re-
leased on his own recognizance and Will
appear tomorrow morning.
All other forms of amusement were
closed very tightly and only the soft
drink and the peanut stands were open,
catering to the few who frequented the
grove
Both Miller and Lempert will fight
the cases against them until the matter
is settled Mr.. Miller says that the
vote of last Thursday shows that he
has the people with him.