The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-27
COP JUMPED INTO THE RING.
HOfU THE BONERS PROMPTLY
HPED THE EGGJRS Wan.
PISTOLS Held Down Crowd In Fast side
CeIar-Secrct service Squad Handy
-Preci nct Sleuths Chasing Scrap,
ToO-WcSt side Wald Peters out.


Too-Wcst side Hald Peters out
Capt Hogan Of the East Sxty-sevcntl
street station got tip Saturday night thai
a prizehght was to be pulled of in his pre-
cinot, and he sent Detectives Vonderau anc
lsenberg to look up the affair. The de
teotivee heard that the contest was o come
on IN Mannings cafe, al second avenue anC
Seventy-fourth street, and thoy went there
There's no fight here. I heard some
thing about one to bo held u the neighbour
hood next Saturday nigh y aid the bar
tender. who recognized the precinct men
The two sleuths went about the precinct
looking into stables and public halls. but
couldnot find any boxing bout
In the meantime, the wise ones went ia
Manning's and were told on the quiet that
something would le doing in the cellar of
the tenement At 1915 First avenue, and they
went TO the cellar in twos and threes
Among the thrty-odd spectators that
gathered there was Detective Hamil, on
one Of the men under Sergt. Eggers Of Com
missioner McAdoos staf Hamilton was
formerly a lightweight pugilist and he had
paid 81 for a ticket for tho fourth annual
entertainment and blowout Of the Nelson
A. G in Manning CATS" Hamilton was
accompanied 10y Detectives Power and
Murray, who brought tickets at the cellar
door. Sergt Fggers and several other
sleuths remained in the neighborhood.
A ring was roped or in the cellar, gloves
were produced and the entertainment began
about midnight. Harry McCabe of 30s
West Forty second street and Harry Kra-
mer OF 507 East Seycnty-ffth street. bantam
weights put on the gloves.
During the fourth round McCnbe gave
Kramer a jolt on the jaw that foored him
Then Hamilton Jumped into the ring and
announced that all hands we're under
arrest
"Pitch him out" shouted the specta tors.
referring TO the COP
McCnbe landed a right handler on the
detectives left car, and Kramer got TO his
feet and swatted Hamilton on the other
side Of his head. The detective pulled his
revolver and threatened To shoot If there
was any more trouble The spectators
made for the door but found Murray and
Power there with drawn reyolyers. Sergt.
Eggers also appeared with the rest Of the
squad and al hands in the cellar were
taken TO Capt. HOgans station.
Many Of the spectators were constituents
Of the Hon Tom Dunn, cN-Sherif and
Iammany leader Of the Twenty dis
u
Delaware Club the district organization
and messengers went scurrying for the
eX Sheriff to 20 TO The station house and
bail out his followers But Dunn could not
be found and the men were locked up for
what was left of the night
When they were arragned in the York
vile police court yesterday Lawyer Mark
Goldberg of the Delaware Club appeared
to defend them. Magistrate Moss dis
charged the spectators. He held McCahe
and Kramer and Charles Maloney OF 453
West Fifty-second street and Edward
Doughty OF 1857 First avenue tor -Namna-
ton on charge of being principals Ma
lOney and Doughty were said to be the
referee and timekeeper
Hamilton said the contest was for $50
and half the door receipts.
WEST SIDE CAPTWEs co FREE.
Sixty men captured by the police Of the
West Sixty-eighth street station at an al
legged prize fight on Saturday night were
arraigned before Magistrate Whitman in
the West Side court John Fuller. colored
man, who informed the police about the
affair, told the Judge that James Kelly of
245 West SiIty~third street who was charged
with managing the event offered HIM $40
for the use of his stable at 2ia " cst Sixty
fourth street and that when he refused
Kelly attempted 10 compel him to take the
money by trying 10 assault him with a
hammer. Ii was then that he complained
10 lile police ne SdlNls
Detective Michaels who made the com
plant told the Judge that he and SIX other
plain clothes men went TO the place about
: so o'clock and got in by removing a board
from the side of the barn They found the
place lighted by severa lamps, and "a 2i-foot
ring with canvas floor roDed Of They
T ind Kelly the defendant Martin Reddy
who they say was 10 have fought eevcra
rounds with owen Flynn with bare l<nuck-
les and man named Smith, who was TO
act as referee. They also found "A suit case
fun Of bandages gloves, trunks shoes and
other fighting paraphemalia They kept
every one inside quiet aud took tickets at
the door. calling out
This way TO the prize fight
Almost all who came had tickets marked
Smoker and stag. 20 be held on Saturday
evening Feb. - 1905 High class talent
viii appear The tickets cost "a dollar.
but one man who had no ticket paid -
quarter ~ get in The police didn't say
who got the quarter
When the barn wds full one Of the de
'ectiVcs teleuhoned the station house and
he reserves were sent around Forty Of
he prisoners were bailcd out; tho rest made
things lively in the station house for the
of the night
The police gaid that three bouts were TO
have been pulled nif hut Magistrate Whit
man said that although there wasn't any
doubt about the attempt TO hold fight.
he would have to discharge the prisoners
because the police saw no fighting
When the sixty prisoners trooped out
rulll twice m many men arose from the
spectators benches and Joined them