New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
THOHPSON'S WORK AT THE FIGHT.
INSPECTOR REPORTS TO CHIEF pEvERY
ON THE ALLEGED BRUTALITY AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

1nsDector Walter I. THOMPSON Of the Police De-
partment. appeared at Police Headquarters ABOUT
10 o'clock yesterday. He was asked as to the pun
lished reports about his actions at the madlsoh
Square Garden Monday night. and In reply said
that he had come down to make a report TO the
Chief of Police and that he could not talk until
after such report had been submitted to Chiet
Devery.
Members os the Inspectors staff who with
him at the time the alleged brutality TO citizens
was committed said that the Inspector was per
fectly justified in acting he did. The crowd that
the Inspector is said to have charged they say.
was composed of gang of hoodlums from Iwen-
ty-seventh-st.
Chief Devery went to Headquarters from Far
Rockaway late in the afternoon. and as soon as
he arrived got Inspector Thompson's report Of
the alleged clubbing at Madison Square Garden
The report is in part as follows:
I would state that at about $50 last night dsth
inst), while in charge of detail at Madison square
Reynolds of the Madison Square Garden Company
that an attempt was being made to break tn the
the Garden. l Immediately went to said place, IN
Patrick Lane and a squad of fifteen patrolmen, and
drove the crowd which had congregated there and
over to Fourth-ave and dispersed them at Twen-
Upon my return 10 the Garden I was informed
that the crowd had attempted to break in the
rival found the street blockaded and with the
squad OF twenty patEoiinen started TO drive the
the Gro crowd had reacbed FouTtB-ave another fus
lade of stones hurled us and. suspecting
five the throwers, charged on them, and
they into the barroom Of the Putnam House
Twenty-sixth-st. and Fourth-ave. I Immediately
followed them through the door, but they all es-
capped through side door PatrOlman Otto
Raphael. of my command. caught a who
attempting TO leave the harrOom. and thinking he
was one of the party, detained him until he
able to prove to the officers satisfaction that he
guest Of the hotel
At this time the street became impossible, ap1
the electric cars blocked by the crowd. and
II was necessary to force to dispense them.
and the Patrolmen and myself found IL necessary
10 use our night batOns but there delib-
crate clubbing either by the patrOmen myself
and the part OF the annexed clipping which refers
to my going into the dining room and other parts
Of the hotel is false.
Chief Devery said that a thorough investigation
of the affair would be made and report made to
the Police Board. No complaints by citizens Of
brutality had been made, he said
Il was at the Garden last night" said the Chief
and about $50 told that the crowd was get
ting ugly around the doors. l at once sent an
order for one hundred come and
help those already on duty. This order sent
through the Nineteenth Precinct, and I have no
doubt that this trouble that Inspector Thompson
was in followed the coming OF the men. He was
acting under my orders when he drove the crowd
away from the doors"
President York OF the Police Board was not at
Headquarters yesterday The other Commissioners
dd not care 10 discuss the matter till they got
official reports upon it,