The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-13
SAY THEY THARDCOAL
HOTEL MANAGERS HELD FOR
TRIAL ON SMOKE CHARGES.
ID. Il. Stokes OF the AnsOnla Thinks Labor
Unions Are Forcing Issue In Coal
Strike-Brewery and Factory Wen
Held, TOO-SmOke AbsOrbers Urged.

Strike-Brewery and Factory Wen
Held, T0O-Smoke AbsOrbers Urged.
Thirteen smoke nuisances came up for
hearing in four police courts in tan
Yesterday. In the Yorkville cour there
was a warm wrangle between Magistrate
MAYO and Assistant Corporation Counsel
Walker.
The Magistrate proposed to discharge
for lack of sufficient evidence John Sohott,
manager of a cigar box factory at 637 East
Seventeenth street. Mr.. Walker insisted
that the Magistrate had no jurisdiction.
He demanded that the case be sent to Special
Sessions under Section 1885 of the Charter,
and he said he would seek a writ to transfer
the case there if the Magistrate attempted
to dispose of II.
The Magistrate told him to go ahead.
and then Mr.. Walker asked and obtained
an adjournment until to-day to give hi m
time to consult Corporation Counsel De-
lany.
Edward W. Tierney, proprietor OF the
/ Marlborough Hotel. was held for trial in
500 bail in the Jefferson Market police
court.
There is smoke" he told the Court, but
it's because we simply can't get any anthra-
cite coal al tle NldIlDOi OuBh' L " I
want to use soft coal; but it's q case of
either that or nothing
Magistrate Finn expressed his sympathy,
but said he was bound by the law to hold MIR.
Tierney for trial.
There were eight cases in the West Side
court. A majority Of the accused waived
examination and were held for trial in
Social Sessions. Alexander Moody of
24q West Siyty-eighth street, fireman at the
Ansonia, was arrai gned in the morning
and held in $500 bail for trial. Late in the
afternoon d. T.. Stokes, the proprietor Of
the hotel, was brought to court by Police
man Smith of the health squad, who said
he was acting under orders Of his super1ors.
Nj. stokes vas paroled to give a bond to-
day.
before leaving court Mr.. Stokes said
he could not understand why DR.. Darling
ton had singled him out for a scapegoat,
He thought the Health Department was
unreasonable to press the smoke issue
Mt this time, because numerous hotel men
had explained that il was impossible for
them at present to get any coal except
soft coal which causes the heavy smoke.
MIR. Stokes expressed the belief that the
labor unions were behind the crusade and
that they were trylng TO force the issue
in the coal strike.
Fred White, manager of the Hotel Or
leans. at 100 West Eightieth street, told
Magistrate Barlow hat the smoke at his
piace was caused by the Use of soft coal.
He said he was Unable to secure anthracite,
though he had a standing order for il.
DIR. Walter Bensel. assistant sanitary
suDerintendent, appeared against Mr.. White.
He said the Health Department did not
care what kind of coal a man used, but
the department did object to the smoke.
when it is possible to secure smoke ab
sorbers." he said, "our demand for a ces-
sation of the smoke nuisance Is not at all
unreasonable.
Mr., White was held in 500 for trial He
was bailed out by Joseph Gordon, the
baseball man..
Thomas q. Patterson OF Scarsdale. who
owns a box factory at GAL West Elfty-tfth
street. was held in 5000 for trial. Henry d.
Muller of $50 West Forty-first street, score
tary for the V. Loewer brewery. at Tenth
prisoner. He said he thought the smoke
was caused by putting too many hops on the
fire at once, it being a custom to burn
the hops from which the Juice had been ex-
tracted. He was also heidi in $500 for trial.
Other defendants were John Tooker,
fireman at the Hotel st, Hubert, at 100 West
Fifty-seventh street; Robert Cumberland,
fireman, at the Hotel Wellington, George
W. Gittniss, manager Of the piano works
at Fiftieth street and Eleventh avenue,
and Walker Peterson, fireman in an apart
ment house az 647 West Fiftieth street. All
were held in 500 for trial.
Magistrate Whitman disposed of three
cases in the Tombs police court. Michae
N nly Of Sc Bedford street vas held re-
sponsible for o very black smoke that came