The evening world., 1909-01-19
"BOUNCERS" ARE
POLITE BUT FIRM
AT CAFE MARTIN
Restaurateur Admits Detec-
tives Guard Place Against
"Undesirables."
SCORNS $4,000 SUIT.
Patron Who Was Elected Did
Not Take Offered Excuse,
Says Proprietor.
SCORNS $4,000 SUIT.

"Yes, we have had Pinkerton detec-
6ves In our re staurant and we will con-
deared Of all such Objectionable per-
sons Is those who were put out Sum
day night q week ago." said Louis Mar
Tin to-day when he was asked about
the $1,000 damage suit brought against
the establishment by Charles Barring,
Of No. ~ New street, who was elected
with a companion on the night Of
Jan. TO-
1T was necessary to have the de-
tectives, because they know, better
even than ourselves the persons whom
we do not want he continued For
some time, In the cafe especially, there
have been a class Of men who are most
undesirable as patrons of any res
taurRnt. 1t Is not so much what they
do while they are hore-lt is the repu-
tatlons they have that are distastnful
to us-and my brother, J. y. Martin
and myself have determined to rid the
place OF them"
Claims II, Was Elected.
Mr.. Martin would not discuss Mr.. Bar
Ing or his suit beyond predicting that he
had no chance TO win the suit sIr.
Barring claims that he has been q pa
iron OF the restaurant for five years. and
that SUNDAY night, Jan, 10, was the first
time there had been any intimatlon that
friend were asked to leave and that
when they tried to re-enter they were
6oroibly elected.
This is not a Maxims," said Mr..
Martin, with all respect 20 that inter-
sstinR restaurant In Paris. certain
things go-rIch Americans go there
when they wish TO be little naughty
and have their fling and when young
lady dances a can-can on table top or
kicks the hat from the head OF her es-
cort every one smiles and no one Is
shocked. But here It is very different.
One NAV not do these things in a pub
lie restaurant, and a place that would
allow such do.ngs would soon he ia
booed. The American, In his home.
wants TO oe espectable-even In a
French restaurant in his home city.
How about some of the balls and
suppers that have taken place here
lately" he was asked Some OF them
have been little lively, not to say
naughty, haven; they?"
Those were private affairs in pr!-
vete ROOM" he answered They We're
the same as II given in the hosts home,
and what took place was not supposed
TO be for the public. And at that" he
added. there has never been anything
that would shock a liheral.minded per
SON"
Pnkerton Men on Guard.
Mr.. Martin said about half a dozen
men from the Pinkerton agency had
been assigned to rid the restaurant Of
the Objectionable patrons. The dctec.
tives, wearing evening suits, dine and
sup In the cafe and in the with avenue
room, all the while keeping their eyes
open for men and women whose conduct
is not all that 1t should he or whose
regulations, as the proprietor says. are
distasteful
There is scarcely ever any trouble"
Mr. Martin continued. 1T is always
quietly done, unless the man approached
Is inclined TO be stubborn and cause a
scene, no one else In the restaurant
knows anything about IT, White do NOT
know II an" o: the other hotels and res.
taurants In New York ever employed
Pinkertons, do know that a similar
method IS In use freq. .;!y.
zone method OF Letting man know
that he Is unwelCOmc is to have a
walter hand him a note in a napkin
The note is from the head waiter,
politely asking him to leave. and II he
has woman with him, or other guests.
there is never any necessity Tor them
to know OF II.
b Another way Is to call the undesIr-
able patron to the telephone. When he
Is outside the dining room the detective
courteously informs HIM that the pro-
prietor does not care for his custom, and
he Is given the opportunity Of telling
his friends that he Is called suddenly
away. thus saving him from embarrass-
ment
I'm our case the Pnkerton men were
a necessity, and the plan has worked
well. In few Instances men have re-
sisted. and then, OF course, It was
necessary to use some ilrnlness. but
this Ia rare occurrence