New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-11
RAID ON COOKING MAIN. |
At 4 PINKERTON STABLE.
ScUcral We'll Dressed Men Taken
Prisoners.

Well known persons living In the fashionable
Park s.crc section of Brooklyn were spectators
at carefully arranged cooking main which
was held early yesterday morning in the private
stable Of Robert A Pinkerton. the head Of the
well known detective agency. and the details Of
which the police Of the Bergen-st. station. who
broke it up, did all in their power to suppress.
The raid on the main occurred at ; m, the
reserves having been summoned by the patrol
man on the beat Joseph Donovan. of the
Bergen-st. station. who had noticed number Of
well dressed men going into the Pinkerton
stable. which is at No. 1S2 Union-st. When the
police arrived a fight in full progress. and
the pit was surrounded by fifty men.
An undigni.ied dash for the doors made,
hut thirty-twO of the spectators were taken TO
the station prisoners.
Andrew Hannigan who is in charge OF the
stable. and who lives on the second floor with
his family. was also arrested and charged with
permitting cooking main to take place on his
premises. The other prisoners were charged
with violating Section 6G4 Of the Penal Code
which makes it 4 misdemeanor to be present at
q cooking main.
To one Of the prisoners. most Of whom gave fc-
titious names. unusual consideration was shown
He gave the name Of Allan Budd." and was
bailed out Immediately by q Well known poll
tician on the Park Slope. The others remained
in cells all night. and after being arraigned be
fore Magistrate Manner. in the Myrtle-ave.
court, were held for examination Tuesday Bail
was furnished by The same politician.
one of the men arrested said he was Frank
Duryea, of No. 30 Montgomery Place. Al that
address lives F. W. Duryea. who is well known.
Last night. over the telephone, he declined TO
discuss tho affair. Three OF the others VINO
were arrested said they were James Robinson
Of Baltimore. William G. Kane. Of London Eng
land and John Small, Of Amtyville Long
Island
Although il was established beyond doubt
that the stable at 10. 50 Union-st- ia that of
Robert 4. Pinkerton. whose home is at No. al
BeTgen-st. station expressed the utmost sur
prise when that fact called to lis intention
Indeed he declared that Hannigan. who IS in
charge OF the stable for Mr. Pinkerton, was the
proprietor. At the home Of Mr. PinkertOn, IL
said that he out OF town. Members Of
the family declared that they had not heard Of
any cooking main having taken place I'm their
stable. Asked for the address Of the stable. a
member OF the family said that she did not
know the number although she knew that st
was in Union-st.
It was thought that Allan Pinkerton might
have been informed Of the raid. but when a
reporter went TO his home. at No. 81 Montgom-
cry Place. he told that Allan Pinkerton
who is of Robert A. Pinkerton, was out Of
town also. a previous inquiry over the tele-
phone from somebody at the other end OF the
wire that Mr.. Pinkerton would be back in an
hour.
In the raid Captain White and his men capt
ured twenty-five game cocks, two OF them fitted
with steel gaffs. Four dead cocks which had
been killed in the fights before the police
rived. We're found in the pit, and carried to the
station with the live birds. There the live
cocks were put in a cell They made much
fuss I'm the day that Captain White will be glad
TO get rid OF them.