The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
MADE A WRONG CHARGE
Justice Potts Discharges All
Persons Caught in the
Grove Street Concert
Hall Raid.

Family troubles precipitated a row in
the Star Theatre, formerly the J. I. c.
Concert Hall, at No. 361 Grove street, at
midnight on Saturday, resulting in the
place being raided. The proprietor and
manager, Gus Reiber, became intoxicated
Saturday afternoon with some friends.
Owing to the restrictions which the Board
OF Aldermen have placed around the con-
cert gardens very little business is lone in
any of the gardens. Reiber is consequent
~ bartender, manager and everything else
combined. His wife assists him by acting
in the capacity of cashier.
Saturday night when it was time for the
show to begin Reiber was not to be found.
His wife searched high and low for him
and shortly before midnight located him in
a saloon nearby. She sent for him and he
returned to his own place of business. He
was under the Influence of liquor. Mrs.
Reiber is a strong woman and she proceed
ed to chastise her hayward husband Rel
ber-is a small man and he was unable to
make any kline of defence. He was being
used in the capacity of an Indian club
and was getting the worst of it by far
when he began to shout "MurderI"
mail boys heard his shouts and sum
moned Sergeant O'Brien and Policeman
ORourke. The trouble was all over when
they arrived, so Mrs. Reiber Informed
them. Her husband, who was in a pugna-
cious mood, however, declared hat he
trouble was not over by a - sight.
There was a brief revival of hostilities
and Mr.. and Mrs. Reiber, William Wy
man, a blind musician, of No. 239 Warren
street; Annie Gibson, an actress, of No.
1876 Hudson street; Bernard Kaufman, a
WqifarE of No g1 -Grnxrn ctro6f. Tnca,Nh
Gilleland, a musician, of No. 240 Sixth
street; Nellie Kelsea, IN actress, of No.
lO5 East Tenth street, New York; Mary
Brooks, an actress, of No. 120 East Ninety
sixth street, New York; James McKeever,
OF No. IS Bay street; William Mclaughlin,
of No. 191 Railroad avenue; James Lewis,
of No. 1923 Fifth street; B. Hart, of No.
20S Fifteenth street, and Clara Morris,
residence not given, were arrested, placed
IN a patrol wagon and driven to the
Seventh street police station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reiber were charged with
keeping a ~disorderly house and the other
with being disorderly persons.
When the prisoners were ~arraigned this
morning there was absolutely no evi
dence in the possession of the police to
show that anything disorderly had oc-
anything to warrant the charge of keep
ing a disorderly house being preferred
against either Reiber or his wife.
Justice Potts was indignant because the
raid had been made and intimated that it
was a police outrage in mild form. The
theatre was locked and the shades drawn.
Only the performers and walters were
inside receiving their pay What trouble
occurred was between Reiber and his
wife.
After honorably discharging the prison
ers Justice Potts was informed that the
Aldermen might revoke the license of the
place.
THAT would be a very great injustice
to the proprietor" he said. This raid
should never ave been made and if it is
true the Aldermen think of revoking
Reiber's license I will certainly appear
before them and ask them to reconsider
their determination. No one has COM
planned that the place is disorderly and in
Justice to the proprietor he should be per-
mitted to continue peaceably because of
the Inconvenience he has been made to
suffer"
the city. which is onducted in an orderly
and legitimate manner.