The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-12-24

New York, Dec. 23--The ways of
the New York Police Department, like
those OF Providence, are beyond un-
derstanding. The Stage Society of
New York, an organization of about
two hundred members, formed in the
interest Of dramatic art, intended to
give performance of thpee new one.
act plays at the Lyceum Theater the
other Sunday evening. The theatre
had been placed at the disposal of
the organization free of charge and
the actors and actresses who were to
take part i'm the performance had
volunteered their services. The per.
formance was not intended to be for
the public, but only for the members
of the society and no admission was
to be charged. Yet, the police authori-
ties prohibited the performance and
threatened to arrest everybody con-
nected with the performance. Appeals
to the Police Commissioner were In
vain and the performance had to be
abandoned. The strange part OF 1t
is that on that same Sunday night
singing, dancing and burlesque shows
were going on at full blast at the
vaudeville houses which were crowded
with paying patrons. Tho members
Of The Stage Society and great
many other persons are somewhat
puzzled by the peculiar attitude of the
police authorities and would like to
know the reason for this discrimina-
ton.
Mayor Gaynor Is coming in for a
considerable portion of censure lately
on account of his evident desire to
keep all disclosures concerning the
prevalence of vice and immortality In
New York hushed up. HIS little tilt
with DR.. Parkhurst is still in statu
quo with little prospect of finish
fight to settle the matter. Mayor Gay.
nor is not slow, however, in grasp
ing any occasional opportunity to give
to his opponent little dig. The other
day some citizen wrote to the Mayor
complaining of the noise made by the
striking clock of the metropolitan
tower, In his answer which, as the
Mayor well knew II would, was
promptly published in the daily pa
pers, Mayor Gaynor reviewed the
points of the complaint and said that
he could do nothing In the matter. BY
way OF consolation he called the at
tention of his correspondent to the
fact that the clock did not make half
the noise that DIR. Parkhurst made,
yet he, the Mayor, had to bear 1t.
a breach of-promise case for $4,000,
which was tried before Justice Plat
eek and jury In the Supreme Court
came to an abrupt and rather sensa-
tional ending the other day. The
plaintiff, a Mrs. Cauley. who claimed
to be a widow, made the usual allie
cations against the defendant, a
wealthy truckster. named David A.,
Sherard and the jury seemed deeply
impressed with her story. Then.
however the defense sprang big
surprise on the court and everybody
else. particularly the lawyers Of Mrs.
Cauley. They introduced but a single
witness, but he happened to be the
husband OF Mrs. Cauley. He testified
after he had Identified the plaintiff as
his wife, that he had never been killed
In an accident, as she had stated, and
that he had been living ever since
his marriage In 1909. She had only
left him the morning OF the trial to
keep an engagement down town" In
the end Mrs. Cauley confessed that
she had lied and she was sent to the
Tombs to await the action OF the
grand Jury. She viii probably be In
dicted for perjury.
Living Is as expensive In New York
as anywhere. perhaps even q tritie
more SO. but life 10 cheap enough. a.
may be inferred from the confession
OF a man In murder trial that he had
killed a man for 81 and drink OF
whisky. The man who, az he said. had