The sun., 1900-07-30
STGNSOF REFORM AT CONEY.
FAKE SHOWS CLOSED AND NO GAM
aIrNG VISIBLE YESTERDAY.
Tn, New Police Regulations Have Driven the
wild Men Out Of Business for the Ti"o
and ReIesAted Other Interesting Features
~ Island Life Into the background.

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- c,,,., y, pol,ce Mel aup him OF Brook
Deputy .niei % ~ S.'.ss,." ",o.,o,dav
fn saiu "''' ~ A.. 80. orJ.r,,, and re.
10 wit-was " - Ts,.s No. COO, d,
spectao'e oun'"y ,oo %, r.o-.o,. wsr, down
ten YEA ., 1, a., 80 s,, !, ho Ian, b,s word
there uui inS ~. 10y - " u.,,h ~, on,n onirion.
Each o,'o - AZ. ro,,,. =, yjow-and
lt NJ! depenu' upon ,.' p n',. .,a ,h,n,,
u'eh yen ~. ,h,, 10 thot !, vos ope of the
Is certain anu 'ha. 70 '"a, " "a n no., ond
coIueS' u',g - ,non, ,n a LONG time.
snahe ea'o' -. -. s,,, ,h., ,bs no,ics
" II n"' " t,-, -, ,,,, snaLo aa,ars
have To' "''
on the run H.. s,,o .,,,- u,o FOR .
NelloW, an ''i,' o'uo - IL. ma
long "i'', va a. -. ,ar.or g., /, co.o 20 he
mon o" u'e "a - ,n,.rr,,. and srr,-
proou"' W.. U.s. .o.,.,ors .nrstite FOR human
P'Heu " -, .,Sa.,, ,>-,sorrod -yaI,ow
n's"' -. .,,,hr..,, -, oo,,o, ricbt.ous-
"''"i ', w. a., ,nLa-,,our-nic,u hath
n'''' 's ,,ho,,cronh tsnt and occasionally
hS ',,r, a, barking in front OF the same.
u''',' ,a,, ,h. vIld man arena entirely: quit
0 ,sa,,.dav ,,obt when the tin went around
~, nav. wild nan went at Coney until
.n .a,or,, clouds rolled by. He no longer
- bor,ed wiz
nj. fsa,ures no longer gleam through a
u, os blsck grease paint Presumably
,~uo,r do.sn.t care very much He IL a young
- =, s,llow complexion and a tendency
-, ni,,,lea which he attributes to the
-, mini and II ALWAYS went against his
81, rot,er sentimental nature to gnash
-. 18th and ,,lsre and make strange cultural
.,Js,s R.sides now that he has abandoned
.,I.,, uso hs M longer considers IL a profess
.,ai ,,i .oo,ot that his sides were that sore with
,ra iror cod nroddng that on Saturday night,
a,or hororo the order to close up was passed
e,,n, he vas in open revolt and had broken
'"U'N c,ga and gone roaming on the beach.
y, .aa,,s hat ysllow's exhibitor had the
.,,,,, hoti, IN n vary Offensive degree, and
p.'uS ,,,n a,.on ,,hor done as iudiciously as Is
f,',.-,, ,,u, ir,,,,r,,rc n ,roper Yin and 60
'"n'r'''''' -rnn, "a ono Of tho burdens Of
'" Wv. NJ, n,. uro yoro,,,s en,nlover prod
U'' n''I ,' a,'a ,,di.ori,,i,,t.,v fla nrod-
U' ''''', ',' VII. srr,,,h,,,, hofor. tho puh-
o." 10 ',"N' i, ,,D, -. as an a,rress,on ~
u'' o"u Nv ',''.', rl'u s.,, - ,,,,ra youow
hl7 own u'7Sa''H"ru '."''', ,h,, .,',,,n,,n
''AHR'u ''''' ''"' V"'. ~ ,,a,,
h.' w'id-lnAh g''tu'oS W sr.VO'ou ,'',e
b" broke out III open revolt anu Nv" "e 7uo
with the police In their crusade on vice.
Y.ha "'Tbomnson Street Coon" il another
-, ,, ,,,,,, ,,,, ., lusiposs on Sntur-
WIG '''i, "''' "a, :, u, ,,,raljt,
dly night by the tidal wave OF police morality
,bat /. sveeplng the island He and Yellow
- .,i L,,.ir,s, an ,b. ,o,v Iron Pier walk
o.h 'u ovs"rss w, 'n ar .,,e ro" roooar,,sd % him os
leyititnately in the profession for Yellow be-
I,., In ,rhi,. s,,, rs,,oc,, and draws the color
ne'es IA "h''' sur NAV ''''u - 80. W.. A..
line. Yet there we're those VINO thought the
Thompson Street Coon n greater artist in some
- ,I,,, y,uou Tboro Was n ssnulcbra,
rosp'o's 'ha'' ir"o"' i"'o " ,,,
quality TO his bellowings when properly proceed
which was all his own. and then he managed
-. no,. ootuauv drin from bis
" n'"Ae so'e p t-
teeth when he enashed ueln' which Is some
~ 81. 4, ,,.an, a,a,,.t hs a,.r
lie aiu "eh' asail'. m n1,
score for anything better than professional
,.oio,s,, posidos tho Coon had a horned wig
'o"o''' ,i .-.,'.t
a creation OF his o"h--that was OF ru.y horr"r-
inspiring design IL Is a proud tradition with
the Coon,s e,bIhltor, that tha, horned wig has
viz .oVn ~ w., w., na..st' y, on .t,
more thaii once ieu tho piocess'o" VI al ule
unspeakabls menagerie or visions that have
annaarad tn those who seriously set about
S,u 49,, % 60. -, -,
taxing lai ou' vi ,0he' is'ahu NhAsAey =
brr0.s rtr eaarad And il is even said that
ons oianc. Al the coon In the horned wig ha,
ssnt s'n"ra thnn one thoughtles reyeler Off in
a saorch ~ bromides
OF cT,rae the Coon is not In sympathy with
,be resnr,o ,rnva II l. only RECENTLY that he
sncoeedsd In getting his talents properly rec
ognized in a Secuniary way, lIs was getting
~ 90 a raak ,sv davs syo When no a aske3
for an advance and met refusal he calmly
Tool, on the horned wig right in the presence
n a III ihrong U ~ ~ ana1nd srectators and Went
an a striEe than and there m. Mace could
not ba smnnliad and his ennloyers si,rran dered
Tba Coon went hacL IN woyk at 81 "a a day
seyen dava in the week and with A distinct
understapdiny "a to the amount and force
NJ The nrnddinys be was to nat,
walk and The three-bended lady in the Arcade
"atn' anra ol.a cor,naiiad on Saturday nlnbt
to retire ,rom nnHiic life The wild man in
tba lrna,la M haS raiirad tn p,ni.e ,Dnv fnr
s %ovepps s SrUIToe hoh aJ i,nd o. an o
'sct lesson ilIns,rstive ~ The rrncodile's ey-
Gallant on,n,ita Rnt Tho vnrst sufarers
,rn,n Pofoppp, are Tho snaLa,eat,Ug Iadiss A.
snnddwn vas,erdav there was moi a snake-
aa'u, va - Jn,na bmsiraaS on tho isiand
:" suyrnnGnr a., i Rarco'a n'ona1.ers were waroe9
hy tha noiin. hn,h on Sa,,'rday sysnimS and
ycs,arday ,n;D, ,bat smaEas ,sara cnns'dsrnd
f., Rarnr! nv nv a ms ~ ., rl ,Ia 81 d,e, ad ,ha
bar raa"ed I'D cbos-e snaEe henpnet. TIA
Vi lvicu Gnu S',,''o va, s,'h M ,gtL i
T. a.afers refused 70 taSe .he ,iins seriously,
no os stkas oVsi,iuo i ~ Xxx, sa,,la uI tn
brrlar az ~ 10 "'S L. a. v jruad 30 io,yi,a naani
-, 49, nrl a, uo uoo' " t.e' %n ~ iIh'a'S ~ peMoIi' M
Win ye'uisIve ran,iies and % :" nrooai,, tbai
~. net,hr ~ @ taiGs ~, - III liz. lie,
ran,i o va mne ne ~ rCi 20. .1,"o LII ~ IN
eating No. the deli,ht of discTinninatina nnbiic