The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-10
KEPT AWAKE
BY VERNON CASTLE.
Dancer Dances Indignation
Dance, but Rockville Centre
UphOlds Cop.
BIG AUTO NJ ROW

LONG BEACH, L. l.. July e.-Nobody.
even Vernon Castle. ever thought
that scrap of paper stun would Keep
most of the best known citizens OF lOng
Beach In the school hail until after mid
night trying to md a way to uphold the
dignity of the extra policemen rough
in from Rockville Centre every summer.
and at the same time not to annoy Mr..
Castle excessively.
In fact. It might be said in Justice 10
all concerned that there probably
wouldn't nave been any scraps to scrap
about II Mr.. Castle did not have that
particular aversion to being called YER
non. familiar like. by any one who
hasn't been properly introduced and
everything.
That really WAS responsible for the
bright lights in the school hall Tonight
and for the harsh words which ~eiflanatcd
therefron. Really. the alleged fact That
Mr.. Castle was operating his speed car
apidly In the direction OF tastles-by-
the-Sea last Monday when Policeman
Flight put up hts hand at the side of the
road in a menacing fashion. - to speak.
and indicated that Mr.. Castle should
apply the brakes somewhat so that his
car would stop. had little to do with
the situation. Also. most of what fol-
lowed between the temporarily imported
officer OF the law and the dancer is not
quite easy to understand.
Main Point Of the Trouble.
The main point Of the row, II the word
suits the case. was not that Mr.. Castle
really tore up a m to appear be-
fore a Long Beach justice Of the peace.
One might be quite truthful in adding,
too. that even IL Mr.. Castle did take the
scraps OF the torn up m In his
right hand inc fling them angrily at the
policeman, to-night's extremely late ses-
sion Of the village board, trustees, JUS
tees n other citizens In the school
hall might nave been avoided.
But when that policeman. dutiful
though he be. patronizingly or otherwise
addressed Mr.. Castle as Fellow n
then poured vinegar on the wound. don't
you know. so TO speak, by later address
Ing him as Vernon. well. one must retail
ate. one must. OF course the cop might
be excused II he contended that he lever
heard OF that particular first name for a
first name and thought he was calling
Mr.. Castle by his last name-a rude
thing 10 do without prefxing MIR" That
is. such a contention might have tended
to lessen the crime. but how was Mr..
Castle TO know that?
Be hat as 1t may. not having the
resolutions at hand which the well
known citizens OF L~t,g Beach and
Nassau county may adopt tomorrow
morning before the school hall lights 60
out. let the alleged facts be stated
tersely and accurately.
Dances Indignation Dance.
Vernon Castle was operating his car
rapidly on last Monday morning when
Policeman Fligh ordered him TO stop.
Whether Frank Tinney was with him
is not known.
Anyhow. MIR. Castle was indignant. so
70 speak. His indignation was so great
that he danced an indignation dance and
attracted the attention OF former Sena-
tor w. II. Reynolds. who lives nearby.
Mr.. Reynolds b~esought the policeman TO
withdraw the summons. which he had
given TO Mr.. Castle. tligh refused and
thereafter eneued some ensuings.
The policeman carried his grievance
TO the Civic Association OF Long Beach,
which met tonight to consider that and
other matters. Arthur 7. smith, presi-
dent OF the Civic Association, was in
the chair when t began. Mr.. Castle
had his defenders on the board, bu,
there were others who wanted to up.
hold the dignity of the aforesaid police
officers.
Add Castle Row-Daylight-. TIL,
Civic Association voted to uphold the
cop. so Mr.. Castle must appear befor,
Justice OF the Peace Tarsons AZ Lon.
Beach on July II 10 explain that rapidity
In the direction Of &c.