The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-26
COPBROKE UP THE AUTOPARTY
A WOMAN SMOKED AND A MAN
SASSED HIM, HE SAYS.

Then He Dragged the sasser to the Station
Hurry Calls by Phone and . Con.
fession by Miss Van selover That
She Had been Out in an Automobile.
A big automobile with five persons aboard
ohug -chugged up Fifth avenue last night.
When it went by Bicycle Policeman Rens-
selaer he was surprised to see that one OF
the two women In the rear seat was putting
at cigarette, Rensselaer, overlook the
auto to make sure that he had seen right.
He had. 1t was q good looking brunette
who was smoking, and she acted az II she
was used to it, When Rensselaer, got within
speaking distance OF the auto he said to
the people riding in it:
sits rather unusual and unseemly con-
duct to see woman smoking on public
street
what business Is 1t Of yours7" asked one
OF the men In the car, according to the
COP. ~, X -
STOP" replied Rensselaer,. There was no
further argument then. and the automobile
continued up the avenue.
Rensselaer, followed the machine Ave
blocks to Thirty fifth street. There one
OF the young men In the machine had some
words with Rensselaer,, and the young man
soon found himself under arrest. Rens-
selaer walked him to the Tenderloin sta.
ton, and the young mans friends followed
along in the auto.
The other men in the party were the
lives at the Hotel Manhattan. Rensseiaer's
prisoner. gave the name Of Smith, but he
was said to be Frederick Norton, an Eng
lishman, who Is a chum Of Farnum.
Rensse laer charged him with being drunk
ana with usnS Pda an. With 9Ss oop IN
regard to the charge, but no heed was paid
to him.. Norton was looked up and bailed
out an hour later.
The women after waiting while in the
auto set out to find telephone. They
called up the Republican Club. She asked
for an ex-Judge. He wasn't in.
when he comes In" said she, tell him
Miss Van Selover will be at home
Let me try" said the brunette, getting
impatient.
She called up the Cafe Martin and asked
for well known real estate man.
He Is sitting. Ave tables from tho en-
trance" she told the person on the other
end Of the wire.
Then she tried another tack. She asked
for man who is well known In Wall Street.
He also had left the restaurant. Then they
got tired telephoning and went back to the
automobile. In little while they were
TlQlnR away, leaving norton DeIhnu.
Indeed, seldom ride in an automobile
said Miss Elaine Van Selover, who lives at
the Belmont, over the phone, to Sun
reporter later. mo I wasn't arrested
tonight for smoking a cigarette. for I
never smoke. And ! wasn't out In an
auto tonight Well, II you are so positive
come up and see me and talk 1t over.
Miss Van Selover owned up when the
reporter called, that she had been In an
automobile. Her first name. is Elaine;
that she was Lillian Carlton on the stage
and Mrs. William P. Orr of the stage.
She said that she lived at the Waldorf,
and that she was suing her husband for
divorce.
"'Do you smoke oigarettesf' she was
asked.
That's not the point" said Mrs. Orr.
Ladies can smoke in the Cafe Martin, which
is public restaurant, and why can't they
smoke on the street,"
Lillian, when you left home.' said the
other, some one must have told you that
IL you couldn't attain fame to obtain noto-
riety."