The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-05
ANEW JOURNALISM JOB4
AN INDECENT DANCE PLANNED
FOR A "HPREAD.p

BIZ q Disclosure 10 the Brookiyu Police
"A Bogus " Little EEypt" and Two Dis
eipie. of"Nsw Journalism" Licked Up.
A person who is supposed to be in sympathy
with the newest departure of " now journalism"
arranged an indecent exhibition, which was held
In the rear Of August Hofman's saloon at Bush
wick avenue and McKibben street. Brooklyn.
on Wednesday night. That this person was
employed By ono OF the opponents OF
the new journalism has not developed. but
there Is no disputing the fact that two repre-
sentatives Of the newest exponent OF new
journalism" q reporter and an artist, were on
hand when the exhibition came OF. Fortunate
ly the police were informed In advance. and
were on hand when IL started. They man.
aged ~ CORA! thirty Of the forty spec
tstors. including the two representatives Of
new journalism" who were locked up
with the others. The person who got up the
exhibition found patrons among the laborers In
q brewery at Ninsty.second street and Third
avenue. All who cared to pay the price re-
ceivcd tick cts. and were told to meet In q saloon
near tho brewery. Possibly one Of the decent
mon who was approached By the manager
of tho exhibition became disgustod and In
formed Superintendent McKelvey Of the
Brooklyn police. The Superintendent submit
tod the communication he received TO Chief
Detective Reynolds, with instructions to have It
investigated.
Detectives Delehanty aud Donovan were sent
to the rendezvous In this city on Wednesday
night. At $3.50 o'clock twenty or moro men
gathered in the saloon. The detectives followed
them on their trip on tho Second avenue elevated
road to the Twenty-thlrd Street Ferry. and
across to williamsburrh The party sep
arAted when IL reached the other side
Of the ferry. and one Of tho detco-
tivcs accompanied the hrst half uptown
while tho other detective remained At the ferry.
As soon as tho detective with the nrst party as
certaincd where the exhibition was to DO held
he teiephonrd to Chief Reynolds. and the Chief.
with fifteen Of his detectives and Acting Cap
tain Simons. In whose precinct Hoffman's saloon
10 situated. hurried over to the place. The do
~tectives were concealed In doorways and hall
ways, while the Chief and acting Captain
viewed the exhibition through the street win
dows o. the hall In the rear Of the saloon on the
They saw two young women. May Merritt and
heard them sing. Then came Hsdji shsrin. an
consy Island ia;t season. He rests under .ss
a. sara In the Coney Island show, but
Egypt. aud who i also known a, May Tynaai
and May Garmia. The Arab tnggled some
appeared In a costume familiar to patrons Of
recent stag party dinners. She 10 thin and wan.
and in the police court admitted that
though she had taken on ten years for
some unknown reason. Her efforts were loudly
msnd she resppearsd on the stage. This time
she va: 10 the altogether. so the police say.
foneded shn Il. house. .' He SSnr.;i anu In the " m front su Of
the saloon with half . dozen men. Mrs. Hon:
man was ln the saloon. while her husband
detectives broke through the doors while the eI-
citemsnt was At It's height, and the occupants of
Jumped under tables, over chairs. and some q
the 6rewerymen tried TO climb through the
oIssinx o There was s SSiy Cns nArr sDs doc,
ssS ir's wa. sign au, 81 'r1 s ! the ,si 1ric ssol
got out through the door. but Il tvs wa. mo- not VIDE %ds
men. One OF the fat men got wedsed in the
door and Obliged the police by keeping his COM
panions prisoners until they were corralled by
The representative of the new journalism"
we're among those caught In the .rap. The
the men, and the two variety actresses were
caught drinking with tho spectators. Three
seven male prisoners were taken 10 the Staeg
street station while the three women were
there /. . matron. Eleven Of the mon managed
to obtain bohdsmrn after being locked mp In tho
station house lSr ssve Il u, h 9h,., The men FAYE
liciitious: Edward Snhneider. Daniel Love.
Maurice Morris Gus brown; James Tucker.
Henry Stowe, Louis Warren, Peter McI.augh.
David Sehnrsr.. George .Dreyfu.. Phi BnrE..
hardt James Lamb, William Dayton; John
nor, John Weiss. Henry Hills.
All were arraigned before Justice Lemon In
the Even street Police Court Yesterday morn
ing. Assistant District Attorney Pladwell was
Woman "aH said She wa. ?s%pioS.d By Hs%il sssfPH.
S.sI, wa; e ,s pay ,h her , 81 for her he. s, msss.r It s s6s
East Eighteenth street, and she denied that
The had 6scn a Participant In any
address she gave. The police selected the Gar
mia woman. Hadii Sheriff. Milton Hessner. and
cipals. and Justice Lemon held them in $500
bail for examination on Tuesday next on section
$40 OF the Penal Code. which relates to Indecent
in the custody OF their counsel until the exam
nation. when they will have to answer the
charge Of aiding and sbetting an indecent ex-
81 would request the District Attorney to
draw up . complaint hat will hold IN these
antee there will not be another affair like this
in Brooklyn for some time.
got out on bail. but the Oriental dancer did not
escape. She was taken to tho District Attor-
j.,i. Il Is al. .na ,h las'f bi 70 ss' At: ss%sS Bs .s5ss:
shs disposition Of the case By 'Justice Lemon.
When asked about This yesterday the District
~ cannot tell what will be done In the matter
had not been SpprIssd Of ,hI. eGhibi,ion the
Sensational papers would have had = great
growing over the triumph Of immortality over
law and order In Brooklyn. but II seems to me
that tho laugh is on the other side this time"
The Howard and Merritt. women were hired
musical. dramatic. variety. and real estate
agents" in East Fifteenth street. Ono OF the
nrm said that a man named Davis agreed to pay
thu y4nman "a An each for ainainU