New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
Raid NE4R SHERRH'S.
Prize Fight Police Sa5-EUening g
Dress Prisoners IN Hurry Up

Captain Lantry. of the East Fifty -first-st. sta
ton, and force of detectives and uniformed
policemen. made raid on a prize fight that was
being held on the top floor of the six story
building at No $50 Fifth-ave. last night, ar
resting the principals and twenty-five spectators
The building where the fight held is two
doors from Sherry's cafe. Most of the prisoners
in evening dress. and wore silk hats. The
raid created great excitement. and large
crowd formed in the street Three trips of the
patrol wagon were necessary to take the pris-
oners TO the station. and they were jeered by
the crowd as, with their opera hats and dress
suits they were forced to take seats in the
hurry up
Early in the evening Captain Lantry received
word that prize fight was to take place in his
precinct. The captain instructed Sergeant Pow
ers to take Roundsmen Kane and Falconer and
Detectives Ray, Kay. Heaney. Burns, Meyer,
Becker and Cornell. and try to find the place
The police nosed around until they reached
Forty -third-st. and Fifth-ave At No. $50 Fifth
ave. they noticed going into the building
by two and threes. After party of five had
entered Roundsman FaIconer and Detective
Becker tried to get in. They were stopped by
Il coIored man. who asked them, they say, if
they knew the password. AS they did not. he
refused. they declared to allow them to enter.
They then went to the Century Club Building,
at Forty third-st. and Fifth-ave, and went on
the roof. The Century Club adjoins the other
building and the policemen walked across the
roofs until they to skylight in No. $50.
which was open. Falconer and Becker peered
through the opening, and saw. they assert. a
regulation prize ring and two men I'm lighting
costume pummeng another hard as
they could. while crowd applauded.
They broke in the scuttle and gave a signal to
the other policemen in the street. which had
been agreed on. Then they rushed in on the
crowd. A panic ensued. some of the men trying
their best to turn the lights out. The police
men were stationed at every exit. however. and
no one escaped One of the pugilists. the police
say, tried to escape down dumbwaiter shaft.
but was caught after he had descended two
stories.
The first to be arraigned before the desk
the alleged principals In the fight. John Hayes.
nineteen years old, a horseskoer. of No. 10 Am
sterdam-ave., and Tommy" Sloane, sales
man, of No. 1928 Amster1am-ave. Frederick
Heilsman, who said he was trainer and gave
his address as No. 100 Sixth-ave.. was charged
with arranging the fight, as he owns the gym
nasium the top floor where the raid was
made. The other prisoners gave their names.
occupations and addresses. follows:
Patrick Murray. plumber. No. 100 East
One hundred and thirty -ninth-st.; George Nc
Arthur, bartender. No. o12 West Sixty second
ST.; Frank Foley. waiter. No. 12t East Fourth
St: James Smith. horseshoer. No. 15T West
Sixty-second-st.; Thomas Clark. waiter. Bowery
and Houston-st.; Edward c. MarteIl, broker,
No. 123 West fty-seventh-st.; Samuel Wesson
broker. Pittsburg George o. Howard, broker
Rochester; Frank Elliott. drummer. Harris
burg, Penn; Edgar Sutton, clerk. Seventh-aye
near Fifty-sixth-st.; John Carson. broker. No.
213 West Sixty-frst-st-: William Brainerd.
broker. No. 26S West Eighteth-st.; William
Rosenback. laborer. No. 10 Amsterdam-sve.;
Thomas Cohen. retired. No. 104 East Seventy
third-st.: Arthur Syballs. clerk, No. ia
West One-hundred- and twenty -sixth-st.: George
Elliott. clerk. No. 157 West Seventy -third-st;
Frederick Jackson. clerk. No. 131 East Seyznty-
second-st.; James Anderson. clerk. No. 80 East
Eighty -second-st.; John Andersen. clerk No.
146 East Eighty-second-st.; Walter Wilson,
salesman. Wilmington. Del, aDd James Temp
Ter. clerk, Victoria Hotel.
Captain Lantry said he had heard two fights
and wrestling match We're TO be held in the
gymnasium. When the raid took place the sec
ond round Of the first fight going