The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-09
CURSES OFFICERS
AND IS LOCKED Up
lsadorc Kahn Abuses Police Who
Reported Him for Posting Show
Bills on Store Windows.
GETS OUT LATER ON BAIL
Merchants to Appear Against
Billposting Squad Employed
by Lyric Theatre.

When hc was summoned 20 appca i
/ this morning in Police Court for post =
! ing show bills on windows of business
/ houses Saturday night, Isadorc Kahn.
! employed as II helper by II. w Watt.
/ an advertising agent. of 10 North
| Eighth street. yesterday afternoon
! "cuSscd OUT the entire Police Depart =
mcnt in general. aud Patrolmcn Will
liams and ManolcN in particular The
result was that he landed in q cell at
! the First Police Station.
Kahn who is twCnty-onC years old
spent less than an hour in :, cell. when
Watt furnished bail in the sum OF
500 for his appearance this morning
before Justice Crutchrcld to answer
the charge Of being disordcrly and
CurSiuc Williams. He had calmcd down
considerably and sought Williams at
Eighth and Broad streets ana offered
to apologize for his conduct
''lf YOU want to Offer any apology tell
it 10 the court in the morning" said
Williams.
Told by CHIEF to summon Them.
Williams WAS directed by Chief Of
Police Werner 10 summon Watt and
Kahn to appear in court this morning
to show cause why they should not be
fined for sticking the bills advertising
an act at tho Lyric Theatre on the
windows and showcases OF merchants
throughout the downtown section.
The officer went to Watts Office and
there found Kahn lie first asked for
Watt, but he was absent at the mo-
mcnt. and Kahn gave his name and
inquired Williams's business.
Il want YOU too replied Williams.
Il summon YOU to appear tomorrow
morning at Police Court
In reply To :, question Williams told
Kahn that T.. G. Manoley was the wit
ness against him.
WHO in is Manolcy:" Kahn is
alleged to have asked.
Williams replied that he was an Of
rccr OF the Second Police District. who
had reported him for violation OF the
city ordinance. At this point. Williams
;fterward said. iiahn's language to-
ward Manoley and himself became out
raEcOus. ana not content with curSinC
him, he said he cursed the police. He
was promptly placed under arrest. He
was taken to police Headquarters,
where u patrol was called ana he was
sent TO the station house
Merchants Not Summoned.
Tie eighteen Broad street merchants
who were reported by Manoley for al
lowing the paper signs tn be placed
upon their store fronts, in violation
Of the city ordinance and fire rcEu-
lations. viii not bo summoned to court
as defendants, but as witnesses
/ "Mauolcy was acting Within his
duty in reporting these mcrChauts.'
said Major Werner. but they We're
merely innocent victims Of this ad-
( vcrtisnG iriCk. and ii would, OF course.
/ hc ABSURD 10 think Of prosecuting
/ them However. they will hc called as
witnesses" Their names We're report
ed al the Second Police Station by
Manolcy, and were Scnt To hcadQuar-
tiers Yesterday morning. through tho
customary channels. when IL was de-
cided by Major Werner not 10 sum
mon them as defendants
Tho police decided yesterday that of
( the list Of twenty names reported by
Mauolcy only TWO should bc summon
ed. and they were Watt and Kahn.
/ They were also reported by the police
of the First District for the same
ordinance violation.