The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-11

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odeon on Front street for two nights,
when the dance was stopped to await
the decision of the police, which came
in the form of a statement from Sergt
Hill and Inspector Fisher, who pro-
nounced the dance all right in every
respect, and the managers, on TINS
recommendation, put it on the bill
again this week. 1t is now question
with the managers what the two mem-
bers of the police department meant.
| 1t is claimed that officer Cody, VINO
| is on duty every evening at the show
| room to preserve order and incident
ally to look after the moral standard
of the show business in Worcester was
lured out of the show room last Tues-
day night by one of the attaches Of
| the concern, who was more than anX'
ious to get the officer into the shooting
gallery in the cellar, while Miss Devel
danced.
Yesterday afternoon Officers Keyes
and Barker were sent to the show room
to see the dance for themselves. They
decided that it was not right and Miss
Dever was taken to the station ard
locked up together with Maurice r.
Kirby, one of the proprietors. Both
were booked for running an immoral
show, and were bailed later in the eve
ming in 5000 each.
When officer Reyes notified the man
| ager that he was to be arrested, Miss
Dever was told of her fate and Officer
Keyes, bearing her wardrobe, which
could be carried in a pocketbook, head
ed the procession to the station, frl-
lowed by Miss Dever, who was crying,
and Managers O'Flynn and Kirby with
Officer Barker, in the rear.
When they arrived, officer Keyes
carefully unfolded the wardrobe, which
consisted of a gauze dress and some
spangles, and proceeded to show Capt
Matthews how it was worn.
Bondsmen were secured by Manager
O'F'lynn.
According to the story told by the
managers of the place, officer Cody re-
fused to be led down to the shooting
gallery, but secured a position on top
of a ladder above the heads of the
throng and watched the dance from its
very start until the heavy finish, when
the dancer retired amid great applause.
Sergt Hill also looked at the dance
and pronounced it all right, as also
did several other of the finest" who
dropped in occasionally to see if they
were needed.
Yesterday afternoon both officers
Reyes and Barker were recognized
when they came to the place. and
Manager O'Flynn sold them tickets,
which, he claims, is enough in itself to
show that he would not allow anything
that was improper in the eyes of the
police to go on while the finest" were
around.
They did not look at the dancer when
she first came on and turn away hor-
ror-stricken, but had to look several
times to satisfy themselves that the
dance was immoral. They even stayed
until the announcer mentioned the fact
that the performance had concluded for
the afternoon, before they made known
their business.
AT the time Of the arrest Inspector
Fisher was in the place and also a
prominent member Of the city govern
ment who drops in several times a
week.
Miss Dover talked with a Spy man
last night after she was bailed. Her
eyes showed signs of recent weeping.
MY partner, Lila Dever. and my
self" she said "have performed in
most all the cities in the east, includ-
ing Boston, New York, Bangor, Port
land and several cities in Pennsylva-
MIA. and we never were molested until
we came to Worcester. 1t is my first
visit to a station house. But my part
nor. Lila. was arrested in Boston She
took her costume right along to the
notice court and after a table had been
| fixed before Judge Ely's seat, she
Jumped upon it in full costume and
nerformed the dance, which met with
the approval of the judge, and he dis
charged her.
II do not think 1 have done any,
thing wrong, and am willing to do my
dance before the judge and let him
see for himself that I am not what the
notice of worcester would make me out
to be.
"The officers took some of my cos
tune I'D to the station with them this
afternoon. but did not take it ALL as