New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-02
ECHOES IN TIE POLICE COURTS.
A HARVARD MAN CHARGED WITH KNOCK
ING A POLICEMANs TOOTH OUT
TROI-RIlE ON A STAND

Detective Sergeant Robert Mcknight. OF the
Central Office who is assigned 70 the District At
tornoys office. was I'm the Centre-st police court
Yesterday morning with one OF the molars that
had for years done duty in his upper Jaw on ex-
hibitlon IN the palm OF his right hand. 1t had
been yanked out. the policeman said by blow
from the strong right arm Of student IN the
sophomore class In Harvard University who mad
come here to the Dewey festivities. The Har-
ward man said he was John ". Norton. twenty
three years old. Of Longwood. Mass. on Saturday
afternoon after seeing the hero Of Manila pass,
he drank something to commemorate the occasion,
II Is said. and returned TO the Holland House.
going direct to Room 80. q, which was not his
room
The manager not knowing that he had regis
tered earlier in the day. thought the presence or
the Young man was slsuiei1us and the police were
sent for Detectives Mcknight and Gun hurried
into the hotel The Harvard man refused to be
dlslodeed and ordered the detectives to get out OF
his presence on the ground that he considered his
room his castle The detectives told him he was
under arrest and babe him arise. This order Nor
ton ignored. and when the detectives attempted to
place hands on him he lodged and with his right
hand landed square on Detective McNaughts up
per Jaw. causing the displacement OF d tooth on
the upper left side.
Norton was then subdued ard taken to Police
Headquarters When he was arraigned In court
Yesterday he pleaded not guilty to the charge If
assault His lawyer intmated that Norton would
replace the broken tooth With gold one. and tlat
he was sorry. After considerable persuasion De-
tectiye McNaught decided not 10 press the com
plaint and Norton was dis harecd.
W Michel manager % Edward Brandus's art
gallery at 40. 3N Flfth-ave.. was Anod s. I'm the
YOrkyille Court yesterday. According TO Police
man SNYDER. Of the East TAriy-tfth-st station
and several other witnesses Michel pulled Il cnar
from underneath a woman because she ana others
INSTRUCTED the view from the window OF the art
gallery while the Dewey parade was passing
Henry Little, Of No. 81 West SiXtecnth-st., had
built stand. with permission from Mrs Bdnan
n milliner who has the ground floor lie had also
{ permit from the Buildings Department. Inc
ton OF the stand was about level VITA the nOoriiS
II the art gallery. which Little had placed some
camp stools. They were occupied BY several per-
sons Just as the head If the parade appeared IN
front OF the house Michel. with some OF his en-
ployes forcibly pulled the chairs from under the
eitfers II is said causing them TO iall
Little the standkceper. who saw MS hurried
10 their assistance and prevented a panic. Ltte
and Michel then started to Wrangle. and II re-
suited I'm the arrest or both
Michel his employees and Louis Krakauer, the
lessee 0f the house. were IN court.
Magistrate Pool held that while they had right
to prevent any one from Ohstructng the view
from tie window OF the art gallery II was not q
eeutlcmanly thing 90 DO 20 pull chair or STOOL
from under woman Michel denied mat he had
done So The Magistrate imposed a ine Of s on
Michel. This he paid Little was discharged.