New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
KEATTNG BLAMES POLICE.
Says He Vas assaulted at BeheSt
of Haymarket "Bouncer.

Frederick L. c. Heating. Commissioner of Licenses,
made formal charges yesterday against Patrolman
McInerny. of the West Thirtieth-st. precinct. and
sent them by special messenger to Police Commits
sioner McAdoo. Mr. Heating accuses McInerny OF
assaulting him at the behest of the 'bounCer' of
the Haymarket dance hall. and Of using foul
language before and after he made aware OF
Mr.. keatings Office. Says Mr. Heating:
This office. the Department of Licenses. has re-
ceiyed many complaints from out of town officials
and others that young girls. induced by ADVERTISE
are put to degrading work in various dance halls.
vertises meets them The stage is of course the
bait held out After some talk the girls advised
IN big company and the agent nj gets them en- en-
city. We heard that of the girs were work.
ing at the HaymaIket. sitting around for company
they attracted spent for drink It was to examine
or attempted to visit the place last night.
OF course don't expect to be able to break UP
has failed but do expect to break the agent who
Is tFaafiGRag IN girls went to the box office of
admission ticket Mr.. Mcshane stood at the further
money was refused and was told You can't y! g9
IN I asked why, and big bounce appeared
Somebody called by name but I did not see
Mcnerny from within the ha and asked
what wanted; he was rude and threatening.
bePartmentt5 OF Licenses and that | was on Official
in the face and called me "a - --7'
Lock him up said the 'bouncer," and McInerny
that he take to the station house. We went
over there and Captain COttrel believed my story
Mr.. Heating said he was treated with scant
courtesy all around. He admitted that he had said
that he did not blame Captain Cottrel for the con-
ditions he found but declared yesterday that he
desired to revoke that statement and to go on
record expressing the belief that such conditions
could not exist without the good will of the captain
Of the precinct. He added
can't prove K, but there is no doubt in my mind
about it.
Chief Inspector Mcshane Of the Department of
Licenses corroborated the statement made by Mr.
Heating.
McIHerny said to a Tribune reporter last night:
I don't whether Heating IS a commissioner
or not, he was disOrderly. and 1 have orders to
arrest all those who disturb the order of the place
BESIDES, he did not tell that he was q commits
| sioner till we the way the station. l
did not strike him, as he says. On the contrary he
struck me and showed roughly against wall
II was because Of this that l arrested him finally
Captain Cottrell said:
I satisfied that McInerny did nothing but his
duty. He is a careful officer with a good reputa-
ton.
AS to the charges that I am personally responsi-
bic for the conditions existing in the Haymarket
can truthfuly say that ignorant of the condi-
tons existing there till I read of them in the
papers. If Commissioner Heating had come to me
scene and / would have gladly co-operated with
him in suppressing any abuses l have sent two
plain clothes men around there tonight see that
| the law is not violated