The San Francisco call., 1913-07-22
Employees of ]. T. Turner
and Fred Dahnken Twice
Attempt to Recapture
Moving Picture House
Taken From Them by
Emil Kehrlein, a Partner
CLUBS ARE WELDED
IN DARKENED HALL
Doors Smashed In by Illvad-
ers, Who Sought to Serve
Injunction - Con1batants
Finally Elected by Police;
Three More Under Arrest

OAKLAND. July el.-Three more pri-
vate detectives arrested for disturbing
The peace the smashing in of the doors
Of the theater. pitched battle wased
in the darkened interior of the play
house and the fnal election OF the com
hatants from the place by the chief OF
rol.ce marked three hours struggle
;bts afternoon for the possession of
fac fre'c motion picture theater be-
tween the forces OF J. T Turner. Fred
DaAn'en and Emil Kehrlein.
The arrsv of today was an aftermath
Of the capture of the Oakland Photo
and I-,-r.e theaters yesterday by Kehr-
Items forces, ard the recapture OF the
r,rmer playhouse by Turner and Dalan-
'-ar. attended l,v riots which blocked
'taGe in Rroadwav.
rHE sTER ron E.Cu
TNe outcome or today's battle left
ehrlein still in possession of TIE
Lyric with Turner and Fahnken in
uadisputed control of the Oakland
Photo theater
The trouble today was started by the
attempt of Phil n. Walsh. attorney for
Turner and Dahnken. TO serve injunc-
tie9- papers. granted this morning IN
tie superior court of San Francisco
upon Oliver Kehrlefn. left in charge of
the Lyric BY his father
The injunction gave the theater into
the possession Of Turner and Dahnken
and restrained Kehrlein from interfer-
ing with them.
Kehrlein refused to receive the
papers and ordered Walsh out of the
place. This was shortly before
o'clock.
Several employees OF Turner and
Dahnken then attempted to enter the
theater and take possession They
we're repulsed by the detectives hired
by Kehrlein
FIND PLACE CLOSED
When Turner, Walsh and a large fol-
men returned at o'clock they found
the place closed.
Every door was locked and barred
with timbers from the inside.
Employees of Kehrlein were busy
boarding UP the windows.
Every rear door and trap entrance
had been nailed up.
Taking advantage OF the admission
Of a Kehrlein employe through the
door on the right the Turner and
Dahnken men made a rush and forced
the door wide open
More than a score entered the place
and quickly overcome the few guards
Of the Kehrlein forces. throwing them
headfrst into the foyer Clubs were
freely used
DETECTIVES ARRESTED
Patrolman Fleming then arrested A
p Ady, head of the detective force en-
ployed by Kehr1ein. and two Of his men,
G. w. Johnson and Linden A Brown.
on disturbing the peace charges.
Brown was so roughly used by the
invaders that he had to be taken to the
receiving hospital to be treated for
abrasions of the head
No member of the attacking force
was arrested
Young Kehrlein and two of the oper-
ators took refuge in an office on the
mezzanine floor. barricading the door
Lieutenant William Woods. with a
squad of patrolmen. after dispensing
the crowds, broke into the inner office
Kehrlein refused to leave the play
house, claiming the Turner and Dahn-
ken forces had no right to break into
the theater.
CHIEF UPHOLDS KEHRLEIN
Chief Petersen, who had hurried to
the scene when he learned of the clash,
upheld Kehrlein He said that no one
but the sheriff had a right to serve the
order of court
Walsh insisted that any person who
could legally serve a process order was
entitled to handle this particular order.
but Chief Petersen stood upon his own
decision.
Early in the afternoon W. l.. Hanell,
manager of the Oakland Photo theater.
had seized possession of the box Of
fee by breaking the glass top and
climbing through.
Turner and Dahnken had a large
number of employees guarding the Oak
land Photo theater tonight to prevent
any attempt being made by kehrlein
TO recapture It,
The cases of the six men arrested
last night during the near riots were
continued in the police courts for an
other day for the Ming of complaints.