New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
MAIN PRISONERS SHY.
I'LL THOUGHT WEALTHY.
1atFuenoe Brought to Bears. p. c.
n. VIII Press Prosecutions.

Allan Pinberton, ~ his home. No. 81 Mont
Eonery Place, Brooklyn. last night told Trib-
une reporter that all he knew OF the cooking
main that was raidcd on Sunday morning In the
stable of Robert A. Pinl1erton. his father and
the head Of the well known detective agency.
was what he had read in the newspapers He
denied that he was one OF the spectators at
the fght and was taken 70 the Bergen-st. sta
ton by the police with the prisoners taken
from The stable at 70. 7S2 Union-st. He de-
clared that he was never in the Bergen-st. sta
ton IN his life. and that at the time Of the raid
he was out Of town. lie said he understood that
the main had been arranged by a stableman
without the knowledge OF any member OF the
T'inkerton family.
George F. Elliott, the counsel for the Society
Tor the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals, which
has made al investigation OF the cooking main,
Is particularly interested in the identity OF the
prisoner who gave the name Of Allan Budd."
Mr. Elliott win be in the NIyTtle-ave. court when
the thirty-three men arrested in the stable are
arraigned before Magistrate Manner this morn
fng. He says that he intends to see that no
dummies are put forward in place of the promi-
nent young men who have found themselves in
unpleasant position il is understood they
VIII try 20 get an adjournment until the excite
rnent has blown over. There was a report yes
terday that certain persons had been doing
everything they could 70 get the officers Of the
society TO drop the prosecution. 1t was even
said that there was an intImation that some per
eors connected with the investigation had re-
ceived offers Of a contribution TO the good work
of the society If they would Jet this case drop.
When seen last night Mr. Elliott said he had
not heard OF any such proposition. He was
much pleased at the success Of the raid. He
declared:
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misdemeanor, and the principals will be held
on a more serious charge
The penalty for a misderneanor Is q fine Of
from $40 10 81 600 or imprisonment from ten 20
thirty days.
II has been learned that the forty more
young men who We're spectators were al OF
prominent families and had had an elaborate
banquet at a well known restaurant on Sunday
and had gone from there 20 the Pinkerton stable
an automobiles and carriages. one Of the ca
terers wagons, loaded down with more refresh
snents had accompanied the party.
The twenty-five live game cocks that were tax
en- in the raid and kept IN a cell in the Ber-
Ren-st station house were turned over geslel-
day afternoon 10 the Society for the Protection
Of Cruelty TO Animals. One of them is said 10
ne worth 81 600 II stated last night that
cooking mains had been held in Brooklyn every
two weeks for several months, and that Ger
tain coterie Of wealthy young men OF sporting
prOclivities had been regular attendants. In
some way the affairs had escaped the attention
OF the police.
The main on Sunday morning, however, was
larger scale than any OF the previous affairs.
PatrOman Donovan, who was responsible Tor
the raid. has become exceedingly unpopular in
certain quarters and his friends have told him
that he may expect 10 be transferred.
Thomas Eddy, who said he was a merchant
a. No. > Broad-st-. Manhattan. and lived al NO.
"a South Oxford-st.. Brooklyn was the man
who furnished bail for Allan Budd" and the
other prisoners Re could not be found last
might.