The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-14
GARDINER AFTER THOMAS.
TENDERLON CONMiNDEEs TNDICT-
MENT TO ne ASKED o TO-Dii.

He'll Com. 50 Near doing an trial fo'
Neglect Of Duty ns Ia Make HIS h'h'
swim, Mr.. Mcintyre s~ays-Captnin Dsiie'
Gardiner, but Tnrdily R~openis-Iender
Ioin Like u sunday school Inst nigh
-Crusad-'s u Blun, Psrkhurst says
The Grand Jury Is to take up District Attor'
pey GARDENERS vice crusade to-dny. aud th'
nrst thing IL will be ask ed 10 do viii he 10
indict Police Captain Thomas Of the Tender
loin for neglect OF duty under the section Of the
Penal Code which makes any public officer
who wiliully neglects to perform the duty
incumbent upon him by law guilty Of n mis-.
demeanor. Capt Thomas alleged neglect IL
in permitting the Tiyoli. the bore, the lfkin
and all the other resorts In his precinct TO re-.
main open on Monday night after the District
Attorney had ordered that they be closed. IN
even greater offence IN Col, GRrdincr's eyes Is
that the captain declined 10 go 10 him yrster-
day and announced that no wasn't taking
orders from tho District Attorney,
The captain had changed his mind last night.
however. He had an interview with Chief
Devery in the afternoon and on returning to
his station found awaiting him a missive from
Col. Gardiner containing a list o. resorts Ia his
precinct regarded Us dlsordcrly houses hy the
District Attorneys office, At $3.50 O'Clock the
captain and his detectives started out through
bIstrr tetI Atto rnS lad ImicStIonoa IN his letter
and arrested The different TruprielorS.
In each case the raid was attended by no OK
Owing To the early hour there were few Gus
toners in the resorts and few Of those present
were women. The detectives .Imnly went
In. told the proprietor. that h, was
under arrest and that all OF the
customers would have TO get. ont
The order was obeycd in every case. .rsuo,lv
NhA n,StApN.r. LgAra i'm tla GtFppt Iptnrn ma
police started for the station house with the
proprietors. Tho faymarkr' was not visited
because It was closed as tight as n drum.
The persons arrested were Demetrius Rako-
sln,16s s, WsI,; %fS S.5 II st S%iih s q, the irTIr 2ill
at 5ls Sixth aycnuc: Charles, j. Aux:
59H d the thee, IbiNLS ,a Hor ais o, ' ,Gs Na West
bore and the Pek IA at 49, West Thirty-nlth
street: | a2ar uottlieb Of the Moorish Palace.
q 81 West TwGn'y,cig9,h street; Joseph
RSyal Gardens. q so sIYth avenue,
All OF ~, p m ,nsin m Tnnt Tb6 T2i, ana bad 1S Gts al
with him. The captain explained that they
had an undoubted right % keep their places
sseTI I Tn15 | , me men III as ~ HIGH as an" they ~
chose. but ho declared that a watch wor.d be
kept, and If any women, known as d!sorderly
proprietor Of the resort Offending would be re-
arrested Immediately, and his place would be
closed for good.
ments and opened for business. but there was
little doing. In front Of every resort a big
crowd Of women and men gathered and re-.
manned there until midnlSht in TIE hvra Of
seeing ZONE excitem ent or getting inside and
securing drinks. But their hopes 10 both cases
were vain nothing happened and women were
barred from entrance all night.
just after IL o'clock Assistant District Attor-
neys Mcintyre, 0,l!eilly and hennessey maisa
territory. They told 'hc reporters at the Gil
sey House afterward that there was not q sin
gle violation oil the law at dDy Of the Resorts in
Capt. Donohue's precinct, Then they started
first place they visited was the Cairo Cafe.
They found a NUN Der Of men and two women
by men. were modestly dressed and were le-
having themselves IN a seemly fashion. and the
Assistant District At,orney's Office departed.
They went to the Bohemia. The proprietor
at 1rst tried 70 keep them out, but they ex-
planned that they were from the District At;
invited them To- enter, There were six men In
the place and no music was being played;
Wi wis b iSs 70 see y the pIS y IIH, w A,,ol6 be respected s1S ed
nisSt; Tie SISyrtetoI d% 70, Pt,e%pt &c 10
W Slxus: and M 't the lights TSse' we ere turned u1na 10 Of
before the Investigating party could get out Of
the resort. They went TO the Arcadia, sut
news nuu Ttdtitu tItI' tUul IIfl were coming
and as they reached the doors the lights went
out and the PROPRIETOR, meeting them
p the sidevalE' explained that he
nHa fh.Sdsea been nor drinking "'Tin IN the 'e pfnce
but no women At the Berlin there was not a
single, person, in the place. At Silver Dollar
playing pinochle. At the Doree, the Pekin and
the Tivoli there were only six men and no
women IN the three places.
they declared they were satisfied with what
they had seen. they had found dtsorderly
women In any OF the places they said they
patrol wagon, and demanded that the police
arrest not only the proprietor. but everybody
in the place; They GSpresset pleasure that
This will be the last trip that We Of the Dis.
trict Attornsy's.. office will make" sH!d
Nave MT; Hbs BEEN GOING "" sro SrN the the preSinst u w.
being enforced and obeyed. We. will now
they will find that there is q higher power. the
Grand Jury. that will force them either to 10
their duty or will punish them for their negli-
Ths B9wsry vas auIetsr than usual l,ast
do not possess concert licenses did not
bars. Women were conspicuous by their !
absence both in the street and in the saloons,
they weIe from other parts VI the city and had
gone TO the Bowery 10 see what the reform
wave was accom- plishlng.
The police OF the West l2Jth street station
went TO the Hollander CAFE and the West End
Cafe In West l2jth street last night and uoti.
fed the prorrietors that the orchestras would
have to discontinue playing or. the proprietor5
would be arrested. Tho Orchestras did not
play for the rest OF the evening.
Unless Capt. Thomas conduct last night
has cha nged their view. Col. Gardner and As
slstant District Attorney Mcintyre will ask to.
day, that he be indicted under, section III
Of the Penal Code. Col. Garllners assistants
came downtown Yesterday morning with
the news that despite his orders to
close every resort IN the Tenderloin, |
Capt. Thomas had only, arrested he proprio-
didn't close at ALL As for the rest of the pre-
cinct, the assistants declared that Il was going
full blast all the evening. and that the only |
thing that brought about q prompt closing ut
] o'clock, was the positive demand made on
the Captain by Mr.. Mcintyre.
Col. Gardiner had sent word to Capt: Thomas
by Mr.. Mcintyre to come down to his office.
Capt. Thomas did not come At I o'clock COL.
Gardiner got word that Capt. Thomas had said
that he saw nc reason why ne should pay any
attention to the orders Of the District AttoT-
ney's office. and that he didn't mean to take or
butsd to Capt. Thomas was put ia a very much
stronger way, and WIS first brought to the n-
tention Of Mr.. Mcintyre, who rushed in to Col.
Gardiner with the news: then Col, Gardiner
gave orders TO see that the captains case was
brought to the attention Of the Grand Jury NJ
subpPnas for Capt. Thomas and Detectives
Barry. Glennon. Binning aud Cahler OF thu
West Thirtleth street station, TO appear before
the Grand Jury this morning,
He then made out q subpoena for Chief
peverY. ordering that official to bring with
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