The Washington times., 1909-01-26
New York Police Break
Into Club, With Serious
Results.
ORDER OF COURT
WITHOUT EFFECT
Injunction Protesting Dry Dock A.
G. Is Entirely Ignored by
Bingham's Men.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-DespiIe am i'm
junction to restrain the police from in
terfering with fights ut the Dry Dock
Athletic Club. in East Tenth street. near
Avenue d, five central office men last
night forced their way past the ticket
taker and placed both the ticket taker
and the referee of the fight, Jack Smith,
under arrest
A big crowd filled the place. and when
the police rushed in a riot ensued. and
the central office men. 20 protect them
selves, drew their pistols and fired two
shots into the crowd. This scattered the
spectators. and they made efforts to
escape from the place by the exits and
the roof. but all means Of getting out
were guarded. and with the reserves.
which had been called. the spectators
were lined up and searched for con-
cealed weapons before they were al
lowed to leave the PLACE. The raid of
the club caused great excitement in the
neighborhood, and it was necessary for
the police to establish a line a block
long on either side IF the club to keep
the people back.
Arrest Two.
The police wanted TO place under ar
rest two OF the fighters. Battling Sui
Ivan and Joe Smith. but the men had
retired from the ring before the trouble
started, and made good their escape
before the police lines were drawn tight
Two bouts Of four rounds each had
been finished before the raid was made.
and Sullivan and Smith had retired to
the dressing room after starting in a
fOuuT-TOund exhibition. the referee, see
matched, having declared the fight on.
II was at this point that the central
office men arrived on the scene. Five
OF them brushed past the ticket taker,
who tried to stop them and started for
the ring.
As soon as the police appeared the
crowd became ugly and the spectators
started TO put the police out of the
place Seeing serious trouble ahead, one
of the officers LclephOned Tor the re-
serves. but in the meantime the crowd
was getting the best or the argument
and the police drew their pistols. one
Of them a moment later fired two shots
into the crowd, and this brought about
a wild scramble Tor the exits
Then It Happened.
The spectators made a rush for the
exits. and some in their desire to escape
climbed to the ROOF Of the building. An
the possible ways OF getting out. how
tft4s were bE N-+E cent? al NAAAh+f7
men and the reserves. A perfect bed
lam eusued, but at length the police got
the men lined up and each man was
searched for concealed weapons. After
this they were allowed 20 leave the
building.
Several persons We're slightly injured
by being hit with chains which were
thrown among the crowd, and q call
was sent for an ambulance. but the
injured persons did not remain long
after being allowed their freedom.
This is the first time that the police
have ignored the iujunctiOus that have
been Issued 90 restrain them from inter
feFiug with the fights which are being
held by clubs in differ mt parts OF the
city.
VIII Disregard Injunctions.
captain Grant. OF the seventeenth
precinct. under whose direction the raid
was made, declared that the clubs vlo-
lated the law by selling tickets at the
door, which were bought by several de
tectIves.
An order was sent out from police
headquarters last night to the captains
of the precincts throughout the city 10
stop all fights that any of the athletic
clubs attempted 20 pun or
The order dlsTeEaTded any iniuuctiOns
that had been issued in favor Of the
clubs and placed all under the ban.
This IS taken TO indicate that Commits
siOuer Bingham ls out for another war
on the boxing game.