The sun., 1897-02-06
A REFORMER PUSHED OUT.
EIPERTENCE OF THE REV. MR.
RUSSELL or BROOKkrN.

EUSSELL or BROoKkrN.
A. n Member OF the Law Enforcement So-
c,sty ue Tries In Vain TO Enter HAN
Whrr- the tlink Of Glasses Led Hin 20
Infer That the Excise Law Was Brokep.
The Rev. Benjamin franklin Russell of tho
Brooklyn Law enforcement Society il the man
who discovered some time ago that certain
monographs In Willlamsburgh. In response 10
his nckels, sang songs which, to his UNDER
standing, were much too broad, and therefore
he began a campaign against that sort of pho
nograph. In tho early hours OF Thursday
morning the Young Mems Democratic Club OF
the Third ward in Brooklyn was holding It's
annual ball at the Saengerbund Hall. at
Smith and Schcrmerhorn streets, when
young and slender man, whose checks
were pink and white, and beneath whose lat
might be seen a wealth OF golden hair walked
MP the stairs to the doorkeeper There was no
hesitation in his etep. there was. no fear in
his face. He Just walked up those stairs and
started to walk In when a large young clad
in evening clothes and diamond stepped In
front Of him.
Where's your ticket1" asked the man in The
spike tails.
"Ihave none" rnurmured the pink and whits
young man
well. what do you wantf" asked the big
man.
"Well." said the doorkecper. "you buy .
tlctc,, and you gr, in: IN cost yo,, = pinnf.
yoaSr n SGa hss Sr SS
but even as lie did so there came from within
the ball a clnk Of beer giasses. He straghtened
=. nm the Rev. BENJAMIN F. Russell Of the
Lay Enf9rcsment s9giety %is TO to so III in
keeper Hi ss jus. pay your moaey Ss snd
,y You can 60 ,p, and well qua rnssr.ptec yer good
Mems De9osr.ts Cub of the Third ward don'i
VI shall IN not pay a dollar" said Mr.. Russell
| nrmly. and shall go In. Iundsrstsnd that
the Excise law !; beinK violated. and am going
IN. face OF tbs big doork eeper darkened and
| nj. pnder jaw belan t. protrsia a bit.
| inI close to the representative OF the Law En-
| forcement Society. =" this club hasn't nythng
troll the bar privileges. and tell yer asaiH il
| you pay your dollar you can go In and for
M If dHa pay sns ieoaS.
around here WITH minister or nobody else"
H sss a the sSor oa Of h:
| stepped forward as u to push the doorkeeper
how Tss had mo- hand
| In It, neither did tue dozen or more youths who
stood around the door. az least they say NOT but
| lat had been shaken out Of plumb; II MIR.
! inRs were. To get out of warm bed
At 9 O'clock i9 the morning for the
| tumely simple because he refused to contribute
a dollar to the Young Mems Democratic Club of
| the Third ward. Brooklyn. was dlscouraginR. to
| say the least. He WAS sure the Excise law vas
| being violated, for he had heard the tinklng OF
| glasses. He walked around hit and thought
| the matter over. Finally he decided 10 20 back
and appeal to the better nature Of the door
| keeper
| the representative Of the Law Enforcement
Society walk upstairs again he grinned. and
tho crowd around him grinned and the Re
! ception Committee who had been hastily sum
moned grinned.
| Have you got your dollar ?" asked the door
keeper.
Mr. Russell advanced toward him with the
same firm step and the same look OF deterlnina-
"see here. my friend" said he. II tgiancinr
| at his very black coat don't dance. aa you may
| understand. don't want to dance. I merely
| want to find out II the Excise law is being vio-
| lated. Just let me in for two minutes. promise
you that will not dance"
| "Young man." said the doork eeper. solemnly,
every soul in that hail. except tho ladies and
| the committees. has paid a dollar 20 get In.
| Now you over to that window and put up .
| dollar and you can spend the rest OF the night
| seeing IL the law Is violated. Now. be good. and
don't don't lets % have any more trouble. Buy your
II appeal to you." said Mr.. Russell to the Rs-
! cepiion Committee.
we haven't ANYTHING to say about Il" ssid
buy a ticket II. .yon want to get in."
| Then shall go In" said Mr.. Russell and he
| started again. Again there was the low rumble
| of manv feet on the stairs and again was Mr..
| RusselIs heated brow being cooled by the gen.
| tie breezes that blow of the Gowanus Canal.
| Mr.. Russell stood stili. heard tho teering
| laughter within. and then decided that further
effort would be frui,less. for he would pay no
| Democratic club OF the Third ward in Brook
| lyn. He went home.