The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-27
MUSIC CEASED
AT MIDNIGHT.
New Police Sergeant Now in
Command at Coney Island.
BANKERS NOT so B0ISTER0US
Czr 0ooIsy Is Hardly as AmlahIs 10 The
Public as Mis- Namssaks Of
Literary Fame.
BARKeRS NOT so BOISTEROUS

New York, May 27.-"G'way back home.
There's nothing doin' at coney Island at
this hour Back to the cars with ye.'
For the first time since Coney Island
was discovered by a hot frankfurter man.
visitors were termed away as they stood
at the threshold of the summer playground
on Sunday. Men and women stood aghast
as they listened to command to be
gone" delivered by Sergeant Robert
Dooley In full uniform. Dooley was
the sergeant on patrol duty after
midnight of Saturday, and his stern
attitude toward those who had come late
from the hot city for a Whit of ocean
breeze was the unprecedented feature
in a series OF most unusual midnight hap
penings
All the saloon and hotel proprietors
had been notified that they must close
their bars promptly at midnight and that
no excuses would be taken for failure 10
obey. To make sure that the majesty OF
the law was not trifed with. Mr. Dooley
and his men visited every place and per-
sonally assisted the proprietors in turning
everybody out into the night.
BY la m there was considerable dark
y .
but there were restaurants ready to do
business and many other places were
open.
MUSIC CEASED AT MIDNIGHT
All pianos ceased playing at mid
night, and the song of the colored man
with banjo accompaniment was hushed
AS soon as they had the island closed
up tight to Mr.. Dooley's satisfaction the
sergeant took his men TO Surf avenue
where they lined up at the trolley car de-
pots and headed OFF the late visitors
This proceeding was denounced as high
handed yesterday by many OF the busi-
ness men of the island, and complaints
were made to Captain Driscoll.
Ever since members of the Kings
county grand jury went to Coney and
made personal observations the condI-
tions there the police have been in a state
OF nervousness, which was not allayed
by the servingof subpoenas on Captain
Driscoll and other officers a. week ago.
The panicky feeling has extended to some
of the liquor dealers, and every clock on
the island now Is set TO "station-house
time" and comparisons are made every
day with the clock at precinct headquar-
ters.
Notwithstand the clouds. which opened
every half hour or so with lightning ac-
compartment, the crowd at the island
Sunday surprdised everybody.
Nearly 10000 people struggled as best
they could with the Interpretation of the
excise law which they found prevailing
and the standard attractions, like the
"Trip to the Moon" took in lots OF
money. The barkers, however, were
much subdued, and there was less Of the
boisterous gayety which prevailed
Sunday before the May grand Jury
scared the police into stern measures like
those taken by Gear Dooley."
ORDER NOT CAPTAIN DRISCOLL'S.
Captain Driscoll said that II was not
by his orders that people were chased
away from Coney Island as long as they
were orderly and of age to know their
own minds. The captain has never mani
tested any indications of wanting to pose
as an autocrat. and not long ago he had
occasion TO rescnd one of the ukases
which his sergeant proclaimed. This had
10 do with the presence OF civilians whose
business called them to the station-housc
Sergeant Dooley made rule that AT
certain hours the police station was not
to be visited. but the capain told him
to forget IL" and the order was in effect
only 20 minutes.
Dooley was transferres 70 the island
recently from the Amity Street precinct,
Brooklyn. Someyears ago he was on duty
at the island. when Captain Collins was
i'm command. Mr. Dooley is tall and thin
and wears a brown mustache. He does
not resemble in the least his amicable
namesake I'm literature.