New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30

came along without trouble when he
saw the warrant, although he de-
nounced his arrest az an outrage. lie
seemed TO think il still more outrage
Gus when he found that Magistrate
Herman had adjourned his court Just
] before the arrival Of the raid squad,
and he. with Duckorth and the others,
had 10 spend couple OF hours In the
pen"
Removal Of Records Opposed.
Acting Captain Charles Mckinney.
who was in charge Of the police end
Of the raid. had instructed his men 10
bring TO the District Attorneys Office
all the papers and books which looked
like evidence. Detective Joseph De
| Cantillion and the men whom he took
TO Duckworths waldorf Mortgage
| Company" in the Pulitzer building
found il difficult 10 obey those orders.
Mr.. Duckworth was found easily
enough. the warrant was served and
there was a fine array # books and pa
pers. but Mr.. Duckworth and his en-
ployes objected when tho detectives
started 70 carry the documents and
| ledgers down TO the waiting patrol
wagon. They protested that no loans
were made on salaries there. that only
a mortgage business was done and that
| the papers which tho detectives were
examining into wastepaper baskets
were too valuable to be thrown about
promiscuously.
| Some Of them, Mr.. DuckwOrth pro
tested. had been in the office sixteen
years He called up Mr. Oshrin, IN the
| District Attorneys office, and was toll
that no matter If the papers had been
there a century or more they would
have to go when the police said so
| II fell to the lot Of Detective Boots
Trojan to arrest Miss Nan Bauman
AT the Office OF Bert Brothers. at No.
! 100 Fifth avenue. Miss Bauman had
been through one raid and is no ad-
mirer Of the police. As soon az the
| door OF the office opened and Boots
|
premises Miss Bauman retreated be-
hind a seven-foot partition, through
which there was only one gate-of
woven steel wire. The gate slammed
shut as the detectives second foot en-
| tered the room.
Boots" ran to the gate and shook
it. 1t held firm. Trojan ratified IT fierce
| ~. demanding entrance. Miss Bauman
looked up sweetly from the paper on
which she was scribbling.
"Oh. It's some one at the gate" said
she and went on scrbbing.
"Wil you open this gate, please"
said Boots"
Oh, Fie. Flo! Mr.. Boots"
Mercy me-" exclaimed Miss Bau-
man, Il do believe it's that handsome
Mr. Boots Trojan, of the strong arm
squad. James James! open the gate
for the gentleman"
She turned her head as she spoke TO
the hypothetical James, and when she
looked around again that same treach-
erOus foremost foot Of Detective Tro-
Jan was sliding over the top of the
even-foot partition. There was
heave and a grunt, and the detectives
crimson face followed
You're under arrest" cried Boots"
as he swung his other leg over the par
tition. He leaped from his perch, and
as he leaped there was a rending, tear
ing sound. A glance over his shoulder
at a shred Of cloth dangling from the
top Of the partition and hasty and
furtive manual examination convinced
him that his determination had cost
him the integral part of a pair OF
trousers.
Tee. hee!" cried Miss Bauman
melodiously.
Detective Trojan sat down and did
not move until his companions had es-
corted Miss Bauman to the patrol
wagon.
Miss May Quinn, the other young
woman arrested, is said to have acted
as agent for two concerns. the Chester
kirk company and Walter Graham,
both at No. 22 Broadway. There were
two complaints against her. The others
arrested were Lee Kohn, OF No. 145l
Broadway. and Benjamin Godberger,
Of No. 425 East 122d street.
Bail was fixed at 81 600 for eac,: of
the men and at 500 for the women.
All gave bail.