New-York tribune., 1901-03-18
"LI7TLECONEYLSLAND" QUIET
CAPTAIN SCHAIITTBERGER PREVENTS A
PERCEPTION BY THREATENING
TO MAKE ARRESTS.

For the first time in several months dancing in
the halls Of Little Coney Island" In West one
hundred-and-tenth-st.. was stopped n midnight
Saturday. Captain Schmittberger. of the West One
hundredth-st. station. with n squad OF policemen
effected the change without the arrest of any one
but the captain told the habtues Of Waldron's
dance hall. One-hundred-and-tenth-st and Amster-
dam-ave.. and The Park View dance hall. at One
hundred and-tenth-st. and Broadway. that arrests
would follow any attempt TO dance Sunday IN
either place
Waldron. whose application for injunction on
Wednesday TO restrain the police from interfering
with him was denied by Justice Scott. Of the Su-
preme Court. had expressed his intention. Captain
Schmittberger said, OF making a test by con
tinung dancing in his place after midnight The
captain under orders OF Commissioner Murphy
was prepared to meet the issue. At lA5 o'clock
Saturday night Captain schmittberger. with De
tectives Walsh and McManus and eight policemen.
went in patrol wagon TO wadron's place. The
policemen remained outside while the captain and
detectives went into the hall. There were between
three hundred and four hundred men and women in
patrol wagon hlled with policemen was in the street
and Within the fteen minutes till midnight Sid thc
large crowd dwinded 10 less than nifty persons.
man Mason to announce TO the patrons Of the pIace
that Sunday dancing would not be tolerated but
OF the orchestra announce as the last piece was
more dancing that night. At L O'Clock the or
ehestra stopped and the police had nothing to do
4, squad q policemen under Detective Devlney
had about the same experience Austins Park
View Hall. where the music also stopped at mid
niRht.
In an endeavo- not to be outdone by the police
Louis Waldron yesterday issued circulars announc-
the Robert Emmett Social CUB if Beiefinss gxSims tbs %
10 be merely ruse 20 continue Sunday dancing.
and calling the reception fake, Captain Schmtt-
berger yesterday afternoon went TO Waldron's
place with twenty policemen. determined that the
mere at . O'Clock ne found the place closed and
me me doors locked. He hunted up Waldron. told
existed a hotel, had hotel license, and con-
prietor that unless the doors unlocked ne
would be arrested The place then thrown
met Social Club appeared. Policemen were sta
TONED inside and outside Occasionally couple
would enter. out on seeing the officers. would
Consultations between WaIdron, Inspector Kane
clared he would make test case and fight it in
ee courts nHt lnspeetoT & hane S SssTted @ n me would
to dance. and have waidron arrested WELL and
I'm arrest the first person that waltzes step.
Finally Waidron decided to give up He told the
captain that he would have no dancing, and the
dance moor was Nye %h nr & oi9S Us Were h
cOny to a stage erected in the middle OF the dance
waidron said to reporter:
Sommssioner Murpny haS Snd ar iuga ,,tf tat Its It's
him. | was going TO make test case OF this. but
ao ~ Would IKE to do ths and Sas at
Il finally decided in the Supreme Court. but the
would not allow amy dancing today II rs .wrons
where else, YET it's going on in a hundred other
report that there would be a wedding az the dance
hall This would. Of course be, be followed by DANG
ss Of the bride and bridesToo9 Captain schmitt
under s those Conditions I'll YOU the sride heFs
bridegroom. best man ana ushers, and Ill lock you
all np.' There vas no wedding,