The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-08-30
SMOKING IN
ARRESTED
John HanIey May Be The
Man Who Was On
Quincy Roof.
FINED $25; TRIED TO STRIKE
MANAGER DITTRICH; PAINTER
BY TRADE.

John Hanley was given a hearing
before Mayor Kuhbach Monday af-
ternoon at o'clock on a charge of
disorderly conduct, being intoxicat-
ed begging, intimidating persons,
vagrancy and also with being a sus-
picious character.
Hanley said he was born in AL
bany and for the past year had been
In Wilkes-Barre, being employed at
his trade, that of painter. Dur
ing the past six weeks he said he
has been working in Honesdale.
Saturday evening Hanley was in
the Lyric theatre and was seated
in the front row of the balcony,
smoking cigar. An usher told
him that he was violating the rules
and asked him to stop. Still Han
ley paid no attention to the re-
quest and continued to annoy the
people sitting near him as we'll as
making himself obnoxious. Mana
ger Dittrich went to Hanley and
told him he was violating the rules
OF the house and that he must put
out his cigar. B. H. Dittrich, who
appeared against Hanley at the
hearing, claimed that Hanley made
an effort to strike him, but John
Carroll, who was near, caught Han
ley's arm and prevented it. The ci-
gar, however, struck Manager Dit
trich in the face. Mr.. Dittrich or
dered the man out of the theatre
and called Mayor Kuhbach, who
was in the house. He turned Han
ley over to Chief of Police Canivan
who arrested him and took the pris-
oner to jail. Mr.. Dittrich told the
court that Hanley made threats,
claiming that he would get even with
him before he left the town and he
has every reason to believe that
the prisoner is a bad actor. The
Mayor told the prisoner that he
could not do anything different but
follow the law in the matter and
! under the existing conditions would
have to fine him S25, which if Han
ley paid he would be released, if the
district attorney did not want him,
otherwise he would undergo hard
labor on the streets of the town
Hanley said he would take the pun
ishment and was at once taken back
to jan, where he will await the pleas
ure of District Attorney Simons.
There is no doubt but that in the
arrest of Hanley the police have the
proper man behind the bars; the
one who attempted to enter the
home of Mrs. Herbert Quincy
few nights ago; also the night
prowler who asked for matches at
/ 2:3O one night recently from Mrs.
Fannie Histed; also that he is the
person who frightened the inmates
in the home of Mrs. Richard H.
Brown few nights ago; also that
! this is the bird that was playing
hide and go seek with Chief Canivan
in front of Mayor Kuhbachs home
one night last week.
Mayor Kuhbach gave Hanley a
| good lecture in that he told him
that any gentleman would not smoke
in theatre and made it especially
strong concerning endangering the
lives of hundreds of people by smok-
ing, in that the cigar stub might set
fire to the building and cost a num-
ber of lives.
Hanley told the mayor that he
was sorry that he had to be brought
before the court, that this was the
second time he had been arrested,
the first being at Hazleton.
District Attorney Simons is conf
dent that he has the man that has
been disturbing the neighborhood
during the past few nights and will
in all probability hold Hanley for
court.