The sun., 1903-12-26
MRS. TEDDY RICE LOCKED UP.
WOMAN SALOON KEEPER HAD 4
SESSION WITH 4 COP.
One story Is That She'd Spent Some Six
Hours Drinking Wine With Him and
That lie Arrested Her When He Didn't
Get S5 She offered to Give Him.


A woman, who was down in the court
records as Adelaide Rouse, but who was
said to be Alberta Rice, the owner OF
saloon in West Thirtieth street near the
Haymarket, was arraigned In the York
vile police court yesterday by Policeman
Thomas Reilly of the East Fifty-hrst street
station on a charge of intoxication.
The woman looked prosperous. She
wore a black and white silk dress and
Persian lamb jacket, most of her fingers
were covered with rings, a. gold watch
hung on her breast and diamonds glittered
in her ears. Some of her friends declared
that she had wad Of $3.50 in her stocking.
but if she had it she didn't intrust 1t to
the safe in the court prison during her short
stay there.
When she was arraigned, the policeman
handed to the Magistrate short affidavit,
charging the woman with being intoMcat ed
on East Fifty-fourth street at 9:l0 o'clock
yesterday morning.
The Magistrate turned to the woman
and said:
"You are charged with being intoxicated
"Who, me? Never was more sober In
my life You look like gentleman that
wouldn't insult lady. Don't be mean,
but como long out m III open basket
O wine. Come along the woman said,
as she picked up her skirts and headed for
the gate.
The Magistrate decided that she was
not in a condition to, be ,arraigned just
THAT'S good fellow. Whatever you
say goes. I'm good fellow. too, n |
| hold up my end" said the woman. Wen
la a h h.
day
| One of the court policemen took her by
| the arm and helped her downstairs to the
court prison. Some time afterward John
j. Flanagan, who keeps a saloon near the
! court, appeared and said he wanted 70 give
| bail for the woman.
! He said she had been arrested because
Policeman Reilly had been prevented from
receiving IS from her after drinking, with
her in several sa looms for nearly six hours
at time when he was supposed 10 be on
| post. When Flanagan made this declaTa,
| ton to Ma gistrate Mayo the latter decided
to reopen the case and send for the police
man.
Flanagan and Charles Lynch, the brother
of Barney Lynch, Parks's friend who keeps
a saloon at Third avenue and Fhty-ninth
street. told the story of the woman's ex-
perience, which was corroborated In part
by the woman.
Their story was in substance as follows:
The woman. after closing her saloon on
| Thursday night celebrated Christmas and
her birthday anniversary with some OF
her friends. At 3 o'clock Yesterday
morning she crossed town and took Third
street uptown, intending to get OF at Fifty
ninth street and visit her friend Barney
Lynch.
BY mistake she got off at Fifty third street,
and at the foot Of the station stairs met
Policeman Reilly. The two went into a
no hy ea1on, npI had hiOhhall each
After short time they had another high
ball at the woman's expense, and then the
woman called for champagne They emp
tied several bottles Of wine in the four hours
woman said she must go to see her friend
Lynch.
She was a little unsteady on her feet
and the policeman offered to help her there.
The two walked up Third avenue to Lynch
More wine was ordered. and at 9 o'clock
the woman expressed a desire to go home.
Charles Lynch called a cab for her and the
woman pulled out a roll OF bills and offered
IS to the policeman. Lynch said he would
policeman nor to pay for the wine.
According to Lynch the policeman then
said: Why do you interfere in my busi-
| ness?" He then went out OF the saloon.
into the cab he arrested her, although she
was then outside of his precinct. Charles
Lynch went to the station and asked to
| see the woman, but the sergeant on duty,
he SAYS. would not allow him to see her.
4 telephone message was sent from
| court to the station for Reilly. Word came
back that it was the policeman's day OF
and he could not be found. Capt Tighe
| came to court and had talk with the Magis-
trate about the case. The Magistrate was
then told that the woman was Mrs Rice.
She was let go on Flanagan's bond, with
orders 10 appear in court to-day.
Mrs Rice didn't appear at her place in
! West Thirtieth street until nearly mid
night last night, and when she did show
any trouble early in the day. She declared
that she had been at home sick when she
was in the police court.
Mrs. Rice's place is typical Tenderlon
resort. She has managed it for year or
more without interference by the police.
| When il was first opened her husband ran
it. but his meth hods did not suit her, and as
the license was in her name she elected him.
She had no objection to acting as bar
pacty, she says, that Lord Sholto Douglas
offered to make her his wife. At the time
this proposal was made Lord Douglas was
in this city. Mrs. Rice said last night that
he was the man who proposed to her.
On the ground floor Of the Rice resort
is saloon with couple Of drinking tables
where women sit. The floor above is a
four women decided they had a grievance
against the place and agreed to wreck it..
| They went there armed with clubs. but
the police got wind Of their intentions
and arrested them. They were held as
disorderly persons. Two OF the four were
in the place last night talking to Mrs. Rice.