New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-24
NEW SEELEy DINNER CASE.
Sensational Testimony Expected
ON Thursday in Brooklyn.
a "LlTTLE EGYPT" ALLEGED
Three Women Were Captured at
Dinner of Former Members
of Naval Militia.

The dissertation Of scenes similar to those
xhich made the Seeley dinner notorious
sorne years ago in Manhattan will figure
largely IN testimony which will he given
against thirteen men and three women on
rrbursdav IN tire Adams street court. Brook
Ign
These persons we're arrested for parucl-
nation IN a dinner in the Kings County
Palace Hofbrau. within block or Brook
lvn Police Headquarters. early on SUNDAY
morning. at which at least one woman is
alleged 10 have given disgraceful exhi-
hition. One OF the prisoners Is son OF
Magistrate James q. Tighe. Of Brooklyn
The prisoners ere Louis Svirsky. thirty
five wears old. charged With being the pro-
rrietor OF the place: Richard Livingston
of West sth street. Coney Island, VINO Is
alleged To have engaged the women per-
formers 7 r Willis. twenty six years OLD
7 NJ Reilly. twenty-eight, of No. 40 Bal
tic street: Peter Opbiz. forty-three, or King
street: William Nolan. Of No. 96 THIRD
avenue; George Student. twenty-five. OF
No 327 McDoussl street: ]. NJ. Willis,
twentv-six of No go Hancock street
Samuel Siegel. twenty-five. of No. 5S4
Flushing avenue. all Of Brooklyn Edward
Iangen. forty-six. of No. 1858 Seventh ave-
rue: Julius Berger. thirty-fve Of the same
address. and Joseph Tighe twenty nine. of
No 1858 Seventh avenue. all Of Manhat-
ton
The women in the case are May Wallace.
tventv-nine. Of No 1872 West A4th street.
Manhattan. and Bessie Brown. thirty. and
Emma Adams twenty-five. both Of Graves
end avenue Coney Island.
Magistrate Dooley held Swirsky and Liv-
ineston in hail Of $1,000 each. ard the
others in $500 each
DEPUTY Commissioner REYNOLDS was In
formed on SATURDAY. that there We're 70 he
some lively stunts ar a dinner az the
former members Of the 4th Division Of the
Cd Battalion Of the Naval Militia OF New
York. 70 be. held in the Hofbrau building
Detectives Rafter and Heslin succeeded IN
getting two tickets az g ~ each. and about
midnight Of Saturday took their seats at
one Of four tables which formed 2 rect
angle IN the banquet hall on the third
floor. AZ the tables were 40 men. Young
and old large rug was IN the centre Of
the rectangle At J o'clock on Sunday
morning a woman. who could have posed
for a nude statue. appeared on the rug. the
detectives declare, and began an exhibit
ton which revived memories Of Little
Fgvpts" performance at the Seeley dinner.
Detective Rafter. following instructions.
quietly left the table during this perform
snce. with a plate concealed under his
coat He raised a window and threw the
plate into Schermerhorn street. This pre-
concerted signal brought Sergeant Kelly
and his fifteen men upstairs with rush.
Several special policemen employed I'm the
place were bowed over. and Kelly and his
men got into the banquet hall before the
woman or any Of the diners could flee.
The appearance Of the police caused con-
s,ernation. but no resistance was offered.
as the principals in the affair and the com
rnittee which had arranged for the dinner
were placed under arrest
In the Hofhrau. on the first floor. which
ie freauented by men and women till a late
hour. there were nearly a hundred persons
These were locked in by the police for IN
hour. or until the prisoners he'd been lined
up for removal to the Adams street police
station
The building Is an imposing structure of
white brick and terra Gotta and formerly
was the beadquarters OF the Kings County
Democratic club After the death Of Sen
ator McCarren and the retirement - pri-
vate life 81 Controller Metz, who is said r.
be interested I'm the ownership Of the prop
e~tv. the club went out Of existence and
the place was converted TO- it's present
Uses Social organizations and church so
c.eties have held bazaars and entertain
ments there