The sun., 1901-01-10
INSPECTORS FRENCH BALL.
THOMPSON WAS RJGBT ~ ALL TIE
FIGHTING THERE WAS.
Waiter Had Him Down. Thea He Had the waiter
Down Three waters More or Iess
Thumped Before II Was over -Ambvlanos
for the Man Tan gied Up With Thompson.

TOr the nan IAN gled VI win Inompsoh'
The French ball In Madison Square Garden
wound up at dawn " ith series Of Aghts Police
Inspector Thompson was in the centre OF
the miI-up. now on the moor with walter
kneellng on his chest and aiming blows at
his face and anon kneeling on the walter
and doing as he had been done by.
The row began. tho Inspector says, ,ust
because the waters Judged that he. In a
sack suit and a little cap. was not a.
important and as entitled to receive correct
change as men who attended the ball In even
ing clothes and opera hate. At least three
walters were badly used up. An ambulance
was called for the benefit Of one OF them. q
Mouquin waiter Joseph Schwatz. who had
been choked and cut on the head. Anton
Conrnd. Press Club walter. Was severely
bruised and limped home. Glad Roouett",
MouQuin waiter, was ohoked and shaken
up.
Early In tho night Inspector Thompson
had been around Madison Square Garden
In full uniform Of blue and brass and with
tho oak leaves and velvet cuffs Of bis rank,
Capt Thomas Of the Tenderloin station was
with him. just before midnight champagne
vas being served In tho ofioe Of the super
intendent OF the Garden. near the Fourth
avenue entrance. A waiter offered Thomp-
profane talking to.
"Oh. he's a greenhorn. Inspector. don't
mind him. some one remarked
"Greenhorn! I'll show him that II he's
green ! amt. returned Thompson. so loudly
that ha could be heard fifty feet away, He
doesn't know who am. guess
Inspector Thompson is Southern born
and his words were spoken with an emphatic
twang
soon arcr this the Inspector and Capt
Thomas disTpea,ed for time. ana Wncn
Thomi son came b;eS he "a In, What may
be described a. plain clothes He ore
Blown sack coat. black trousers and little
hrown t1st"d "lo,h cop thompson say:
walters VII" wcr" oyer"harS.nC customers
or la''inE altogether TO le' Grn change Com
pIlirl had been mad" that som" walt"rs had
failed to return chang" from large bills from
wh!Cn 81 was 10 he DEDUCTED. IN" price Of
bottl" of charrYgsnc
when "Nuh"r7uC", rprcha-ei at tie 81 rate,
wns tho rIl" THOMPSON climbed ~" aisle
steps LEADING t. box 81, on tho Iw"rtv-seventh
strret side II the Garden, I" Inquire II Is said
into the failure OF q waiter 10 return, proper
change ~ IL" tor o! the steps he wNs
bumped into ny wniter Schwau 4 Gus
toner mad refused e. pay SChwat5 for bot
n" of yr1i pg.su". Srhwit2, with police
man ia t"7, was o0 h!~ way Y" see about u.
whom f,a, co1 .ied and 10Th went down, win
Schwlt2 ou top. Scuwat2 didn't suspect
that tie little nan who was N p wasGuerad"
80 Police Thompson hQd t. he S reet 4
when he Iuircd the police force, but he has
HpI arentiy grown shorter. ono bobby Of m-
H. 10 r"Yen h,- "N! IlI Identity tu the "ouster-
nation of those who hEye conducted then solves
before Inn ur-n-g", ,!rsly
SchWat7 punched Thompson n few tines
before hc va- h0uI"G of. Doteotiyes from
the I'nocrioln station. HeudIu rt"'s. ana
m"mhcr- g' i"o'.i.>on's own stan had Eept
near him all fu" "yrnIuc. and they got hold of
S,hwat2 and without attempting to arrest
him or to use unnecessary. force tried to hustle
him away. y loon - Thompson was On his
feet uo rushed fur S'hwatH again.
.Knock ne down, VII vogs" he yelled.
til, time scnwat1 went down arst, The
Mon were rstine IN . narrow a!sl" back #
Garden Nour. Thompson had be"n tusSlug
a h, hip rocket anI tho crowd took Ny tho
s,' tuc men ,cirrated :,chwatz lad cut
tie ai,,e and ,old hm t" "chaso himaeIr"
nc~uaS tho Garden. " the bottom NJ tho
steps IN" crowd .'oprcd him and when he
tald his story. other walters. manager for
Moun uin IT." ,at'rrr. and the crowd generally
EXCHANGED IWhy didn't y9l have mn ar
re.tri' schwat2 started hack eSclgirnins
Arrest h'"u' He has Kilt u". .ook nj
pee cut .. 'nM head. Mai money Is gone from
maj povke't
IaT Thonps had got close 70 Thompson
and vas trlAIn. to MIN p"rs1aSiv.!y. Thomp-
son wa. answering ont loud nnd declaring
up B"ior" Schwatl got back near him 10
a1a cd lad Rpgu"ti", Who was waiting on
ho'", 81 art a7, t. tell hr t,A name Of the
NaIt"r vita whom hc lad ought
You hcet me- ike 1et and her YOU arrest
TIE next tmug ItNguott" knew Thompson
nua was shaking hiu and delivering homiv
~ the unwi-duuu Of not heiue "a courteous
hat. Whoa ~'hvat/ go' back t. dcraud
tnnt Thompson %" arrested ~" vas iumpci |
upo0 ga d"1on mon, eleven q them dctsr-
THOMPSON H. pp,., ,ble ard NohwatY ana tho |