New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-13
KIM "MeF" and Queen 1essIe
Crowned at Coney Island.
SIX PICKPOCKETS ARRESTED
Otherwise the Fall Festival
Opens Auspiciously-1O 90, 600
Persons There.

Though eight hundred policemen invaded
Coney Island last night. there was room
for the hundred thousand persons VINO
damned every car on the Brooklyn hapld
Transit lines going 10 the eighth Coney
Island fall festival and Mardi Gras- the
annual jollifcation got under way without
untoward incident and the only persons
who had a kick coming were a group OF
some half dozen pickpockets who were
quietly but firmly invited TO spend the hrst
night of the carnival OF cap and bells III
the Coney Island police station.
While the organizers Of the show threw
everything open last night. the pickpockets
were not included among those invited and
detectives watched the light fingered ones
at the Brooklyn Bridge, and those VINO
managed TO evade the bulls at that point
were gathered in by the fifty sleuths VINO
were on duty at the island
Mel" W Sheppard has done some fast
stunts in his racing career, but he never
headed a faster bunch than the one he LED
last night as king. In the beautiful coach
and four provided like the rest OF the
royal toggery by his large and loving SUD
iects with Sweet Tessie Malloy as mis-
queen. he was duly crowned in the ball
room at SteepIechase by Stephen E Jack
man, who stopped devising scenic railways
long enough 10 act as president OF the car
nival organization.
Automobiles BICYCLES carriages and even
trolley cars were ''tabooed'' in COney Isl
and after 100 D m. and were held up half
a mile outside the resort while the parade
wended its way from the COnCourse and
Ocean Parkway along Surf avenue 10 West
ed street. where il broke up, and every
body started in 10 enjoy the affair MS own
way.
Alderman Louis VI. Potter was grand
marshal OF the parade, which was duly
bombarded with confetti from start 10
finish and the members Of the executive
committee followed the grand marshal IN
yellow taxis. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit
band OF seventy pieces made more noise
than do the wheels OF that cOmpanys cars
when they have been TOO long in service,
and a dozen mounted policemen followed,
under Sergeant Klink, as guards TO King
Mel and Queen Tessie, who looked quite
royal in the great coach drawn by four
milk white steeds.
Some TWO hundred grotesque figures in
costumes Of fantastic design were TO be
found cavorting in and about the ranks Of
the paraders. seeking TO earn the prizes
offered for the most striking costumes
Everything went off well, and no trouble
was reported up TO d late hour. except the
arrest of the six pickpockets- The police
are determined to have these gentry locked
up where they will be out OF harm : way
during the carnival.
Commissioner Baker was on hand
throughout the evening. George r. Hola-
han borough inspector, John H Russell.
district inspector. and Acting Captain
Matthew Robinson We're in command. and
besides the 80 men OF the COney Island
precinct obey had 500 men from Manhat
tan and Brooklyn under s. lieutenants and
lS5 sergeants There was a policeman
every five feet along the route of the pa
rade. so that there was no chance for any
one who wanted TO start something"
Deputy Chief Lally had TWO hundred
extra firemen on hand. and al each hydrant
were TWO men with hundred feet OF hose
hitched ready to turn on the water should
trouble start
It was remarked that in the parade, White
Borough Inspector George z. Holahan rode
Robinson. Of the Coney Island station Dis
trict Inspector John H Russell rode alone.
The organizers OF the parade explained that
while the parade was being Started Inspec-
TOR Russell, who had a quarrel with InSpeC-
tor Holahan some days 80 AT COney ISL
and when Russell was called from Head
quarters TO clean up COney Island, had re-
fused To ride in the machine with Holahan-
As a result the management provided q
special taxicab for the district inspector.