The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
POLICE RAID A PRIZEFIGHT.
CATCH THE PRINCIPALS AND
SIXTY.FIVE SPORTS.

They Find q Paul Kelly Dance in Claren-
don Hall. Fan" the Fleeing Fast
Siders and Then Locate the Ring
Mr.. Jack MunrOe Among the Prisoners
Owing to the activity Of the police OF
the Fifth street station, prizefght which
was to have taken place in Clarendon Hall
in East Thirtsentl street yesterday after
noon, did not come Off The two principals,
Kid Betz OF New York and Kid Curley
of Brooklyn, featherweights, were arrested
and locked up with sixty-five onlookers.
Among the latter was Mr.. Jack Munroe.
the Butte miner, who withstood the blows
of Jim Jeffries for six rounds. Munroe
was to have off.c!ated as referee.
Capt. Steve McDermott. with his detec-
tives and reserves. covered all exits to the
hall. and rushing up to the second floor
came upon a dance in full sway. This
proved to be nothing more than Sunday
afternoon reception held in honor Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Paul Kelly Asso-
citation.
At the sight OF the cops Kelly and the
Kellyites thought the police we're after
them and did what the Paul Kellys always
do-they ran. To reach the street they had
to run the gauntlet between two rows OF
cops, and the latter, assuming that coat
tails were targets, did little flaming
which is the police vernacular for laying
on nightsticks where they do considerable
good.
The members Of the Auxiliary, however.
baked at the nightstick gauntlet and ran
to the rear of the hall, where they crowded
into two little cloakrooms Capt.
McDermott invaded these rooms and after
delivering general lecture on high morals
and propriety allowed the captives to leave
the hall.
The captain then led force Of cops to
the floor above. and had to smash down
two locked doors to do 80. On that floor,
which is called the gymnasium and Is used
by acrobatic vaudeville artists for rehearsal.
were the sixty-fve sports, gathered about
a regulation ring. The ropes and posts
broke in. All hands were informed that
they were under arrest, and, seeing cops
in all doorways, they took matters philo-
sophicaly.
Capt. McDermott then telephoned to
the Elizabeth, Charles, Eldridge, Mercer
and East Twenty second street stations
for patrol wagons. The Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Paul Kelly Association stood in
groups in Fourteenth street and cheered
each wagon load as it drove away. They
had nothing for the cops but jeers and
Kisses
At the station the blotter began to fill
rapidly with forty John Smiths and about
twenty Joneses and Browns. Among the
Smiths were Mr.. Jack Munroe, Kid Betz
and Kid Curley. Among the Browns and
Joneses were such well known leading
lights as Joe Bernstein, the East Side cham
pion; Young Critic, the most prominent
knuckle pusher Of the Paul Kelly Associa-
ton; Kid Chuck, the pride OF Chinatown;
Tommy Betz, the Grand street whirlwind,
and Young Sullivan, the Bowery bantam.
There were also three alleged sporting
writer's and one athletic cartoonist.
Mr. John Smith Munroe became very
uneasy in cell and sent hurry call for
the Hon. Tom Sharkey. The latter was
either indisposed or could not be found.
He failed to respond to the Butte miners
urgent appeal for help, Jerry Lathren,
the Bowery clothier, however, went to the
station and put up enough money TO pur-
chase Mr.. Munroe's freedom.
After the raid Capt. McDermott arrested
Max Hamburger, the alleged proprietor
of Clarendon Hall. The knowledge on
which the raid was made was secured
by Roundsman jackson of Capt. McDer-
motifs station. He happened to find a card.
several days ago. which caused him to put
on his rubber shoes and false whiskers
and then mediate. The card read: