The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-07
COURSEY BUTTS INTO BOHEMIA
RALLY OF THE ACTORS IN TNE
POLICE COURT LIMELIGHT.

True Bohemians Whose Revels Greene'l
Secretary Interrupted Flock to thu
An OF an Imprisoned C0mrade, Pre-
pared Even to Reveal Their Names
William F. Coursey, the private secretary
Of Police Commissioner Greene, isn t the only
person who got free advertising as the
result of the secretary's appearance in
Kid McCoy's and in Brownies chop house
in Broadway on Tuesday night.
By causing the arrest Of H. Bayard Swope
a leading member of the Flying Squadron.
| Coursey gave Swope = chance to have his
name in the papers, too. and all Swope had
to do was to submit to being locked up in
the Tenderloin police station over night
Swope had as fellow prisoer T. H. Quimby,
who Is merely humble employee Of the
chop house. But that was an oversight.
The working garb Of waiter 30 closely
resembles the evening clothes Of true
bohemian that the error was natural.
There were plenty OF Jolly good fellows !"
In the flying squadron, any one Of whom
might have had the privilege Of being ar
rested with Swope. There was present,
for instance, the noblest bohemian OF them
all, Hugh Burns pronounce with 8 SILENT.
But they all had to 60 home without get
ting their names on the police blotter.
Yesterday morning, however. the flying
squadron was in court in force, and some
OF hem had the privilege Of being called
as witnesses.
When Course y started out on Tuesday
night b Is purpose. as announced yester-
day. was 70 find witness in the Lou Belts
case His hunt led him into Kid McCoy's
at two minutes to o'clock yesterday morn
ing. He was with Detective ODonnell,
the Western sleuth. Mr.. Coursey fixed
one eye on his watch and when the two
minutes were up he yelled:
law"
Before the bartender could get at him
Coursey managed to show his gold badge
and pronounced his whole name. Then
the bartender. threw everybody out and
had the bar closed on time.
Coursey then proceeded to Brownies chop
house, which is an eminently dignifed
sort Of place even IL the Flying Squad
ron Of Bohemians does meet upstairs.
ODonnell stayed outside.
The private secretary announced his
name, and as no witnesses against Belts
responded he started upstairs and butted
into the meeting of the Flying Squadron.
As to what happened there Coursey tells
one story apd points to his black eye and
swollen jaw to prove it. while the Bohemians
tell another There is also wide dis
crepancy in the explanations ofhow Coursey
lost his revolver and gold badge.
There seems to be no doubt that Coursey
landed on the sidewalk in front of the chop
house about 80 o'clock. He again an
nounced who he was and ordered cop
to send for the reserves and patrol wagon.
Then he had the chop house doors closed.
When the patrol wagon arrived Coursey
raised the embargo and picked out Swope
and Quimby az the men who had kicked
him down stairs
When the private secretary, the priso-
ners and the Bohemian Witnesses came
before Magistrate Pool later in the morning
Courseyhad the first chance to tell his story
He gave Swope and Quimby the credit of
punching him and explained that he was
not intoxicated He had only a few
glasses of beer. he said. Swope said that
all hed done was to show Coursey the way
out of the flying squadron's san ctum.
have speaking parts besides Quimby, who |
doesn't count, were Jerome Sykes, Of 1.-THE |
Billionaire;" Richard F. Carroll. also
comedian and Bohemian; William C. |
Kreusch, a male song bird; Walter Deiien-
81 sfS " The
others had to be satisfied with distributing |
their cards among the audience.
Those who did testify swore that neither |!
Swope nor Quimby struck Coursey Kreusch I
the opinion that Coursey was in |
he was san
about something. Carroll said that the /
private secretary was under the influence !
Of something.
Magistrate Pool discharged both prison |
ers and said that Coursey must have been
assaulted by somebody else
Commissioner Greene said that Coursey |
was assaulted by his enemies and that |
he would not be asked to resign.