The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20
Theater and Other Public Places
to Be Protected.
Comments On Danger of Stanrpcdcs
in Such Places Because Of
Misconduct.
JIM DOOLIN GETS A $40 FINE

hOWullsm IN Inc kentucky thea
tire as well as in other public places
must cease, and Police Judge Sanders
this morning declared that he in
tended to do all in his power TO rid
the city of it. In support of his in
tentions he fined Jim Doolin, white.
well-known character, $40, and
costs, and Layton Luttrell l cent
and costs, the costs to be divided,
for disturbing a lawful public assem-
bly,.
The case grew out of Doolin's al
legged rowdyism, at The Kentucky
last week during a performance of
the Frank Dudley Stock company.
Luttrell's two younger brothers were
sitting in front of Doolin and Rod
ney Fields, in the gallery at the the
atre. Fields and Doolin amused
themselves by throwing shot, corn
and pulling the two Luttrell boys
hair, it is alleged. They kept it up
after the boys pleaded with them and
finally. driven to desperation, the
older brother, Layton Luttrell, who
was in another part of the gallery,
was informed and asked to interfere.
He did and Doolin rose to strike
him. Luttrell was too quick and
felled the Doolin boy twice. whip
ping him soundly. In the melee Doc
lin was slightly stabbed with knife
but it was not shown who did the
cutting.
''Now | want to say a word about
rowdyism in the theatre" Judge
Sanders remarked. at is a disgrace
to the town, to the theatre and every
sound-minded and genteel resident
of the city to have to tolerate such
actions in the theatre. | have been
to the theatre and know what | am
talking about. The police stay in
the gallery but even then they cannot
always detect the guilty persons. Pa
per is chewed up and thrown down
on the assembly below The most
hideous and unearthly sounds come
from the gallery. and Il is sometimes
made a regular hell as far as COM
fort is concerned to others who go
to see a show.
"The Doolin boy had no right to
go into the gallery, crowd this small
boy out of his seat; had no right to
throw paper, orange peel, corn. OF
shot on his head, or to pull his hair
This bothered the boy and made it
impossible for him to enjoy the show
The evidence shows that the little
fellow asked Doolin to stop. yet he
refused and some one had to inter
fere. This is only one of the many
instances where such conditions eN-
ist and as ! say the police are in a
measure powerless to stop IL. The
rowdies clan together and swear for
each other and It is hard matter to
get at the facts of the case. This
case, however is clear and shows be-
yond a doubt that Doolln, who even
through his own testimony shows II,
is guilty of rowdyism. | tell you, 1t
is serious thing, this rowdyism in
theaters. was not at the play but
the evidence shows the audience was
disturbed; that men and women
down stairs mistook the cry of fight
for fire. and a stampede was mar
rowly averted. All over the country
you hear of theatre stampedes and
sometimes they result from such as
this. People go to the theatre to en-
JOY themselves and those who can
not enjoy the show should not do
anything to keep others from en-
joying themselves. II they can't
conduct themselves properly, they
should get out of the house and not
interfere with others who are getting
pleasure out of 1t and who paid their
money to do so.
81 am going to fine Doolin $40 and
costs and viii do everything in my
power to prevent a repetition of his
conduct. | will do all in my power
to stop this rowdyism and whenever
any more complaint is heard. just
come to me and secure a warrant. II
is the proper way to handle such mat
tiers, and after a few fines have been
paid or worked out. the rowdy ele-
ment will be considerably thinned
out"
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