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 Invad-
ers, Who Sought to Serve
Injunction - Cornbatants
Finally Elected by Police;
Three More Under Arrest

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Three More Under Arrest
OAKLAND July .l.-Three more pri-
vate detectives arrested for disturbing
the peace, the smashing in OF the doors
Or tbs theater, pitched battle waged
in the darkened interior Of the play
house and the final election of the com
hatants from the place by the chief Of
police marked three hours struggle
This afternoon for the possession Of
the Lyric motion picture theater be-
tween the forces OF J. T. Turner. Fred
Dahnken and Emil Kehrlein.
~ta afsray Of today was an aftermath
of The capture OF the Oakland Photo
I'D Ty~ic t1eaters Yesterday by Kehr-
len's forces. and the recapture of the
fo~rnar PLAYHOUSE by Turner and Dahn-
len attended by riots which blocked
t~afiic in Broadway.
THEATER FOR EACH
The outcome Of today's battle left
= ehrlein still in possession of the
Lyric. with Turner and Kahnken in
undisputed control of the Oakland
Photo theater.
The trouble today was started by the
attempt OF Phil NJ Walsh, attorney for
Turner and Dahnken. to serve injunc-
tion papers. granted this morning in
the superior court Of San Francisco,
upon Oliver Kehrlein. left in charge OF
tte 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 3
o'clock.
Several employees of Turner and
Dahnken then attempted TO enter tn.
theater and take possession. They
we're repulsed by the detectives hired
by K Kehrlein
FIND PLACE CLOSED
When Turner. Walsh and a large fol-
lowing of employees and strong arm"
men returned at o'clock they found
the place closed.
Every door was locked and barred
tn 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 score entered the place
and quickly overcome the few guards
or 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 Kehrlein, and two of his men,
C. ". 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-
mezzanine floor, barricadng 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 ;nto
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 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
10 recapture it.
The cases of the six men arrested
last night during the near riots were
nnntinned in the police courts for an