The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
Is President Of State Law and
Order tsagu, Of New York.
CHARGE MADE is ExTORTlON.
Saloon Keeper Claims Hs Paid Hin So 10
Overlook a Violation 0: tho
Excise Law

New York July G-Frederlck Bruce
Russell. OF No. 3lS West Twenty eighth
street who sometimes writes Reverend"
before his name, and who is president OF
the State Law and Order league as well
as editor OF the State Sentinel. the organ
of the league was yesterday arrested on
charge OF obtaining 50 by means OF ex-
tortion from Barnet Nader. a saloon
keeper at No. Sc Delaney street Henry
a. Smith. OF No. III West Twenty-eighth
street a detective I'm the employ OF the
league, was also arrested on the same
charge.
The prisoners were arraigned I'm Essex
Market police court and held for exami-
nation. 4+t
The prisoner. Russell has figured in the
newspapers on many occasions the last
time on May ?. when he complained at
the West Thirtieth street police station
that he had followed Justice Jerome and
Col. Robert Grier Monroe after they had
raided several gambling houses In the
Tenderloin and had seen them drink
whiskey in a Broadway restaurant at
o'clock i'm the morning.
According TO the statements made 10
Magistrate Flammer in the Essex Market
police court by Detectives Phillips ana
Raines law hotel of Barnet Nader at
No. So Delaney street. shortly before
o'clock yesterday and accused him Of
violating the Raines law by not having
the shades OF the front window OF the
saloon drawn up so that the interior OF
the place could be plainly seen from the
sidewalk. Nader questioned the men as
70 their authority TO call him to account
Whereupou, he said, they displayed shields
OF the State Law and Order league.
They then told him that he was under
arrest. but after moments cOnversa-
tion, he says. intimated that the affair
could be settled, When Nader asked
In what manner this could be done, he
charges, Smith remarked, Give us So"
Nader complained that business was
not good and that he could not AFFORD TO
pay that much Il was at last agreed,
accordingly gave Smith two one dollar
bills. Nader says that Russell then
SPOKE OF cigars. and when he set out
nearly empted it Then they went away.
Nader says he became suspicious after
the men left. and came TO the conclusion
that he had been imposed upon. He re-
ported the circumstances 20 Capt. Walsh.
or the Eldridge' street police station. who
ordered Detectives Phillips and O'Neill TO
search for the men.
They aseertained that after leaving
Nadler's saloon they went TO the saloon
OF A. Wolf. at the corner OF Rivington
and and Chrystie, ! streets: isc From there they
don. the bartender says they demanded
money, He advised them to call later
and interview the proprietor. They went
away and stopped al a restaurant at
No. Bowery. There they became in
volved in a fight with waiter. While
" was going on Policeman George Hoef-
fling was called In and placed the two
men under arrest.
HAD PLENTY OF MONEY.
When they arrived at the Eldrldge
Ifu
their arrest was an outrage, but when
Detectives Phillips and O'Neill arrived
few minutes later and reported that they
had traced the men TO other saloons af-
ter leaving Nadler's establishment, they
declared that they had only visited those
places for the purpose OF obtaining evil
dence OF the violation OF the excise law.
Charges OF extortion were made against |
them on the complaint OF Nader When |
they We're searched 1923 was found in |
Russells pockets and s2s in those OF
Smith, most OF the money being I'm the |
form of two dollar bills
Frederick Russell became rather promi- |
nent In Brooklyn seven years ago. when |
the Brooklyn Law Enforcement society |
was formed. He was then "A young divi- |
nifty student. who. Notwithstanding the |
fact that he had not been ordained. |
preached occasionally In a little Metho- |
dist church.
He was known as the Rev Frederick |
Bruce Russell. The Law Enforcement |
society was formed by Brooklyn ministers |
and reformers. and was modelled on the
society of which the Rev. DIR. Parkhurst /
was the head. In it's early and prosper
Gus days Mr.. Russell was humble work
er In the ranks.
Several persons were indicted for Grim
inal libel IN connection with the publica-.
ton OF a list by the society of alleged |
Cisorderly houses. sorre OF whom were /
respectable homes. and although they |
were never prosecuted. the blunder gave 4
the organization its death blow. Most OF !
the mSn OF prominence dropped ou. Of "a.
AID II was not unu, some tine lF;Sr that
II was revived by 4. De Quincy Tufty and
Frederick b. Russell
After a quarrel he had with Mr.. Tully |
over some testimony he had given before
a legislative commission. some three
years ago. Mr.. Russell severed his con-
necuon with the society and organized
the State Law and Order league He
became the editor Of newspaper IL pub
lished called the state Sentinel The
newspaper was confined 20 notes regard
Ing the enforcement OF the excise laws in
different cities.
Matthew stefrins. Chicago photo
grapher, has invented an automatic |
nick al -in- lR-elotH machine which ,.,ul |