The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-23
CHRIS STAR TARNSHED
PALM GARDEN DOORKEEPER
WOULD NOT HONOR LITTLE
DETECTIVES BADGE
ECHO OF LAST WEEKS EPISODE
When IA Sparring Match Was Inter-
rupted by the Plain Clothes
officer without Especial
PrOvOcatiOn.

So far as little John Christensen, the
diminutive detective attached to the CEN
trail station, by grace of Mayor Kiefer is
concerned, the free list at the Palm Car
den theater is suspended Hereafter IL
Detective Christensen wants TO see the
young women in short skirts pirouette
about the stage, or listen to the Joke of
the black face artist, he will, ACCORDING
to Manager Weinholzer, have to put I'D
the price of admission Detective Chris
Jensen declares he will not settle, and
last evening made his bluff good, but
Manager Weinholzer has issued positive
orders to the door tenders that Detective
christensen must in the future buy
ticket or he will not be allowed In the
theater. If the wee detective insists on
forcing his way in without paying, Man
ager Weinholzer says he will call real
policeman and have the intruder thrown
out.
The order to bar Christensen was is
sued several days ago. He stopped a
sparring match at the Palm Garden last
Wednesday night to show his authority,
when the match had only thirty seconds
more to go and neither contestant had
been in any way injured There were
half a dozen other officers in the place at
the time, enjoying the bout as Christen-
sen had done, until he thought he saw a
chance to gain a little cheap notoriety
and to let people know he wore a star,
but none of these saw anything about the
match to call for police interference. In
fact, Chief of Detectives McIntire was
present watching the go from start to
finish and did not interfere, nor did he
direct his LilHputian assistant to do So
On the contrary, after the crowd had
Missed Detective Christensen out of the
building, Chief McIntire told the little
fellow, before crowd of people, that he
had meddled and had made a mistake in
stopping the bout, declaring that there
mad been nothing to warrant police IN
reference.
Naturally this of1ciousness on the part
Of about the only member Of the police
force who, gives 1t out that he has to
take orders from no one aroused Man
ager Weinholzer's ire Therefore he de-
ctded that if Detective Christensen want
ed to enjoy any more Of the Palm Garden
shows he would have to pay the same as
any one else. Last evening Detective
Christensen, accompanied by friend, ap-
asked him for ticket. He flashed star
almost as big as himself and announced
that he did. not have to have a ticket,
brushing by the ticket taker with hIg
friend. Manager Weinholzer's attention
was called to the action of Detective
Christensen and he took the tiny sleuth
to task. He informed Christensen that
the Palm Garden theater was not fur
n1shing free entertainment to the police
and their friends, and ordered him to get
a ticket OF leave the theater Detective
Christensen refused to settle and an
nounced that If Manager Weinholzer
wanted to put him out he could do So
AS the argument waXed warm Detective
Christensen's friend returned to the ticket
Office ard gave UP the price of admis-
sion. Detective Christensen kept his seat
and listened to a nice rich brown roast
administered by Manager Weinholzer.
L don't have to furnish free entertain
ment for you simply because you wear
star" declared Manager Wefnholzer.
"and when you want to see my show
youth have to pay just the same as other
people. 1 can do the right thing as grace
fully as anybody, but don't propose to
be imposed upon by you"
Detective Christensen allowed himself
to be called down" In silence and after
watching part of one turn, left the
theater with his friend
Manager Weinholzer says almost every
member of the police department is well
come at his theater, but he declines 10
extend any courtesies TO an ofIlcious
amateur whom he claims endeavored TO
injure the reputation of the Palm Garden