The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-13
MADE A SUNDAY SPECTACLE.
EFFORTS OF 100 COPS ~ A BUNCH
TO PRESERVE TIE SABBATH.
Result, Free SHOW on tie Outside Of the
New HippOdromc and Press Agent
Painting for More sabbath Associations
TO Make the Police suners for Him.

TO Make the Police Suners for Him.
The Sabbath Association tried 70 keep
work from being done yesterday on the
Hippodrome Thompson d Dindys new
playhouse in Sixth avenue, between Forty
third and Forty-fourth streets. The at
tempt failed, but II was source Of Joy
for thousands Of persons who watched
the police besege the building and say
eral acrobats, tutored by the press agent.
shin fearlessly up fire escapes, ropes and
things
On Saturday the Sabbath Association
complained 70 Commissioner McAdoo
that the Hippodrome people were pound
ing and hammering and otherwise dis
turblng tho peace on Sundays, to the grave
annoyance Of quietly disposed persons
In the neighborhood The Commissioner
ordered Inspector Walsh TO SEQ that the
Sunday law was not violated Walsh
conferred with Inspector Brooks and the
pair talked with Capt. Lantry Of the East
! fifty-frst street station
! AT 1880 O'Clock yesterday morning that
! part Of Sixth avenue saw more policemen
than IL has harbored for soma moons.
| AZ they ranged about the big building
women Of the Tenderloin left Holsters 10
cool In jacks while they inquired ex-
ctedly what II was al about. inspectors
Brooks and Walsh and Capt. Lantry with
100 policemen were there 10 see that no
work was done in the Hippodrome, Every
door was guarded and there was a cop at
every fire escape and cellar hole Mean
while the propnetOrs OF tho show had
ordered their watchmon to admit no one
without further instructions.
1,-
in the Luna Park and Hippodrome enter-
pnses, came to the main entrance at
o'clock as one in great hurry The watch
man told him be couldn't enter
You're a COP said Mr. Fnnegan, the
Waterman. Kape out or I'll hand vez
one
Mr.. Dundy pushed forward. The loyal
Finnegan raped him smartly over the
head with club, smashing Dundy's derby
and bringing the blood lThe word of
the press agent for it, Thereupon Dundy
went home.
1t became duh for some hours after that.
The cops shifted from one foot 10 the other. !
guyed by the night owls. not quite certain F.
what they we're supposed to do About
G:3O O'Clock the workmen-there are in
the neighborhood OF COO Of them-began .
70 HAllEV III IHeIi yt1us' carrying Unner /
pals.
Nothing doing said the police. when
they wanted 10 enter the building.
Frederic Thompson got there about
then. You people may know what you
arc about. said he. but there is no law
u keep people from entering the building
He gave a pass, good for Luna Park to
every one Of the wotkmen and in they
xrfT
Larpd, canvas covers were drawn over
the windows and work began.
The police had no warrant 70 enter the
building and couldn't get warrant for
misIemeanor TO be- served on Sunday.
No crime was being committed in their
presence and they had no right TO force
their way in. Finally Detective Sergeant
Meehau got his foot in the door as il oreneG
for plumber and put two men under
arrest They were John H. Wyne and
Thomas Flanagan, laborers Meehan took
them 10 the East Fifty-frst street station.
charging them with violating the Sunday
law. Shortly afterward by similar
siratagem O'Connor and Marion. plain
clothes men. arrested John F Corrigan.
Amos Bond and Harvey Elkins
These we're arraiGued before Magistrate
Ommen in the forkyilie police court.
Did you see them disturbing the peace?"
asked tho Magistrate
No, said the detectives
see them at work. said the Magistrate.
Did not your Honor
Tut! tut, Discharged
After that the police decided TO lust stand
around and snoop at holes TO see if ANYBODY
was welding hammer or showing a saw
or otherwise laboring. Il was no use
Every peepholo was plugged up The sit +
latlOn got dun again The arrival OF the I
performers for rehearsal enliyened it.
Mile. Eugenia Omena described as the !
Queen Of the Toe Dancers. was one Of the {
irst. There was really no sense in
letting out little squea !
and making for the fire escapc because
he police didn't Try 20 stop her and the
door WAS unobstructed But up that fire
-scape she went in a furry Of shimmerv.
acy things. Half way up she thoughtfully a
oaused' with one beg at right angles to I
he other, and waited for Il photograph y
nan TO snap her There was loud APP q
)lause from the crowd in the street some
Jody had let long rope dangle from the n
'oof Along came Fmnz Reed a bare +
jack rider, who il a grandson Of the late :
pan Rice a grand clown in his day. Reed I
vent up the rope hand over hand stopping \
or a picture TO he taken Of him More o
applause from the crowd "Sliyers" Oak a
ey, the clown. did the next stunt Before e
,oing up the fire escape he cracked rude
okes at the helpless policemen Caicedo,
king Of the bounding wire, brought one Il
4 his wires with him. went up the fire
soape fixed the wire tightly, came down
nd then Skinned mp the wire All this il
ias business. not necessity.
Along IN the afternoon most Of the police .
men wem called OF, but a dozen STAYED !"
I O'Clock the workmen poured out of -
he bun ding and went home Nobody ~
lteriered with them. The noises stopped u
he lights in the building went out But =.
be press agent kept right on d
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