The evening world., 1912-08-29
POLICEMEN HELD
CLUB MEETINGS. At
BOULEVARD HOTEL.
Proprietor of Place Where
Curran Girl Died Furnished
Beer and Sandwiches Free.
DENY PAYING MONEY.
Mre. BuSSe Declares if Pfotec-
ton Had Been Bought
She'd Expose Police.
DENY PAYING MONEY.

Dor many months II was the custom
q mounted policemen of the Fourth
Inspection District TO use the dinins
room Of the Boulevard Hotel, at Broad
way and Fifty-seventh street. where
Mas Julia Curran was beaten to death.
a. q meeting place for . sort OF social
club they had organized among them
selves. The policemen were furnished
with beer and sandwiches by Reinhoid
Busse, the proprietor. and his wife
This fact was learned to-day through
Mrs Busse. who cited II as evidence Of
the good character of the business she
and her husband have been conducting.
But protection money! We never
paid cent for protection and were
never sAked to-" she said. Then, weep
Ing, she knelt In a dramatic manner
and cried: Il hope may be stricken
blind before the sun sets, II this is
not true! II had paid money for
protection I would not be silent now.
l would let the police suffer while
am suffering
The policemen would come here In
citizens Clothes she said, every
other Tuesday night for their meetings.
They would have a few glasses OF beer
APIECE and I would serve them with
sandwiches myself Generally about
twenty-five or thirty OF them came.
POLICE IGNORED COMPLAINTS
AGAINST PLACE, SHE SAYS.
THE proprietor OF a big hotel near
u. who has been attempting to ruin our
business for years. endeavored to use
this against us. He reported to the
West Sixty-eighth street police station
that twenty men had been seen eating
our hotel In body. about O'Clock in
the morning. and that there must be
q game going on here.
"A captain and two detectives came
around and wanted to know about the
report that we had q game on. Ny
husband simply told him. Why. It was
only the mounted policemen meeting
here.
The next time the policemen came my
son played the plano ;or them and an
other complaint was made. The police
paid no attention to that"
Mrs. Busse declared that. whether the
hotels liquor license were revoked or
IN the hotel long.
what Is the use." she exclaimed
teArfully. Nobody comes here any
more. We don't take In more than
NTH OF what we have to have to run
the business. We hadn't been doing
much since spring. l had TO pawn my
diamond earrings In June to pay Off the
help. Now that they say murder has
been committed in the hotel, people are
either afraid to come or ashamed OF
being seen In such a place. You may
be sure OF one thing, Mr.. Busse would
net apply for a new license when the
one he has expires. His ease on the
property runs until 1915.
RuSSE ARRAlGNED FOR BLOCK.
ING VIEW OF 6ARRooM.
Reinhold Busse was a defendant In
the West Side Police Court, this morn
log. on charge made against him
by Patrolmln Whlpple of the West
Sixty-eghth street station. The police
man made an affidavit that the Hotel
Boulevard barroom was not exposed
10 view as required by law last Sunday.
The policeman testified In court that
q complete view sof the barroom could
not be had unless one stopped down
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plainly seen by any one who passed. |
'fhe Magistrate, however. dismissed the |
charge against Bussc.
WATER ARgEsTEO At uorEi
70 aAuro o,,- ~ ,,,eer
20 W. S' pooSS'
william bohsin' waiter at the Boule-