New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
BESIEGE THE HIPPODROME
STRATEGY FOILS POLICE.
Wanted to Stop Sunday Work
Woman Tfrapezist Uses Ladder.

There was not a three ring show, but a three
sided one. at 6th-ave. and 43d and 44th SITS early
yesterday. The performance. which lasted for
three hours, has been named The Siege of the
Hippodrome." Field Marshal William McAdon
was the besieger. and Inspectors Walsh ard
Brooks were the generals in command of a
brigade of bluecoats with nightsticks Gen
erals Thompson and Dundy, with army Of
eight hundred artisans. the defenders.
Calamity they fought. and they
Complaint had been made by the Sabbath AS
sociation that work was being carried on in the
Hippodrome every Sunday. and the attention of
Police Commissioner McAdoo had been called TO
that section of the Penal Code relating to the
Sunday law. showing that it was being violated.
He ordered the inspectors and Il force of police
men under Captain Lantry 10 stop the men from
working yesterday.
Habitues of the Tenderloin hearing that
battle royal was being waged in their bailiwick,
hocked to the scene. and there found the front
and two sides of the Rippodrome guarded by the
brigade of policemen in and out of uniform,
while excited throng of workmen were striv-
ing TO get into the building and go 10 work. The
police were vigorously carrying out their orders.
Peace overtures were made by the management,
but they were of no avail Three prisoners were
made by the police in one of the preliminary
skirmishes. They were ]. ]. Corrigan. H. O'Neil
and John Miller. They were marched to the
Jefferson Market court. and there paroled in
custody OF their employers b. Magistrate
Ommen.
A bold stroke of diplomacy by Generals
Thompson ard Dundy finally carried the day.
They turned the right flank of the police brigade
by making them believe that the workmen
were going home. All the men were called to
the Office in West 43d-st., and each received
ticket of permission to inspect the Hippodrome
ht7il a
guest of Thompson and Dundy. The police had
no orders to arrest guests. and before they could
receive any new orders the men were all inside
the building work
The law says that if the police are able to see
work going in a building on Sunday they may
arrest the workmen, so all the doors, windows
and other apertures were closed and screened so
that none on the outside could see into the
building. although the noise made by the work
men could plainly be heard.
Once in the building the police kept the men
there Every man was afraid to go out for fear
of being arrested. They were finally allowed TO
go out at 3 o'clock. those having been in since
morning having had no food.
Watchnen were placed at the various en-
frances of the building by Thompson and Dundy
to keep policemen in plain clothes out. One
vatchman who did not know Mr.. Dundy stopped
him when he tried to pass. When he insisted on
on Mr Dundy's hat with force enough to smash
il. with the words Yell not go in there If /
know t!' II
Howard Fielding, who was with Dundy, sailed
into the watchrnan, and there was a rough and
tumble fight for moment, until some one who
knew the watchman explained matters
Dundy, instead of being angry, shook the
watchman's hand. saying. You're the right sort
to have here
Determined to get into the building to re-
hearse her act Miss Eugenia Omena. trapeze
artist, watched her chance, and got a small lad
der from Office across the street from the
Hippodrome. Placing it against fire escape, |
she ran nimby up it to the first fire escape plat
form, threw the ladder back to the street, and
then climbing up three stories got in through a
window.
Mr. Thompson said yesterday after the men
had all got TO work:
This was the last Sunday, anyhow, and I shall
be glad when we able TO throw the house
open to the public, which will be about March
20 OF course, we have no desire to break the
law but in this case the men have been work.
ing every Sunday. and why should they be
stopped now?