New-York tribune., 1903-01-05
oREILLY STOPS a SUNDAY BALL

Captain o'ReiIiy prevented another ball last
night The Union Heivetia. Swiss benefit or
zanizstion hired Lyric Hall for the bali and ex-
pected to realize at least thousand dollars for
its sick, while Judson Sause, proprietor Of the
hail. had ieid out $500 for preparations when
Captain o'ReiIly said to Sause:
Take my advice and don't attempt to have
any balls the Sabbath day and youth have
better luck
Ssuse so indignant he could not speak
until some minutes after. when he said:
I spend $500 on a ball, $1,000 are lost to the
sick and indgent and all the satisfaction we
get is advice from the police"
Policeman Frank Lusbader had Lyric Hall
on his post, and he saw the preparations for
the ball he made his first round. He
decided TO ask Sause what was going on, and
Sause told him about the proposed ball.
Il don't know just what you ought TO do, but
Captain O'Reilly has ordered that all dancing
and music in the precinct be stopped, and may
he you'd better see him before going on said
the patronsn.
Sause explained about the money he had paid
out already. and that many tickets had been
Sold but he decided to go down TO see the cap
tain Alexander Schiaehi, the manager of the
ball and member Of the organization, went
with him and Lusbader
Sir" said Captain o'Reily, II don't know
this precinct in any public hail on Sunday.
Sunday is the time for all people to stay at
home with their families. go to church Take
my advice and don't attempt TO hold any ball
on the Sabbath day. and you'll have better luck
in the long run. I shall not permit il in my
precinct"
The was open nIouthed With astonish-
nlent, but was completely overcome when Cap
tain o'Reilly went on: Il wish you a Happy
New Year. Good night
After delivering himself the subject of the
hardship o'Reilly was inflicting on the Door
sick who would be the benefciaries of the pro-
posed ball. Mr.. Sause, with Mr.. Schlaefi went
back to the hall find about two hundred
young women in fancy costumes and a hun
ured young men waiting. They all formed an
impromptu mass meeting in the hall. and Mr..
schlaefii became chairman. He made an ad-
dress
The speaker told what had happened. and
there was a simultaneous howl of indignation
from women and men They cried out in French
and German. young woman with a face
flushed with Indignation, being asked what was
said. answered:
We'll. Captain o'Reilly's ears are tingling"
Half q dozen speakers addressed the crowd
and denounced the action of Captain OReilly.
They put a ball for a wholly charitable and
sacred purpose on level with the dance halls
hey can't get evidence against. thought they are
within a few rods of their station house, said
nne of the speakers. They DO not stop a ball
st Madison Square Garden on Sunday and do not
and theatrical performances in many theatres
with both dancing and music, and they take
rare not TO interfere where they may hurt any
one of prominence
captain OReilly did not decide against dane
ing at Lyric Hall and let others go on unmo-
Tested There is Miss McCabe's dancing acad-
envy" At No 21 East Seventeenth-st. and the
Harvard academy in TWENTY -third-st.. between
Sixth and Seventh-aves. The managers of these
places went TO the captain in the afternon and
asked about the dances for the night. They
said they were private dances given for pupils
and that Invitations had been sent cut. Cap
tain oReilly said he was sorry, but that nc
couldn't stand for" the dancing
The managers went ahead and had their
dances. This was reported TO the captain and
he sent two detectives out 10 investigate. They
went 10 the places and later reported that there
we're dancing and music. The captain questioned
them closely and then said
Well, you two men go down to the Jefferson
Market Court in the morning. Tell the Magis-
trate just what you have told me; and / have
no doubt that he will issue warrants for the
arrest of these people"
enth aves., is Central Hall. where there was 2
big dance going on last night. The captain was
walking through that street his way back
20 the station just before midnight He heard
the music. and went UP in the building. Then he
looked at his watch. but evidently found he had
not time enough TO investigate the place and
reach the station in time 10 turn out the mid
night platoon