The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-21
GERMAN OPERA Is
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arrested 80 far as official report went.
Police Inspector Thomas ]. Underhili
said he had personally told the manage
ment that the performance could not
be given. Policemen outside the thea
tire had broken the news to the ticket
buyers as they filed in They continued
to file in, however. and presently
police official said he had been informed
by Commissioner Enright that eleventh
hour advice that the programme could
not be blocked had been received from
Corporation Counsel Burr.
First sortie Is Made.
Outside Inspectors Underhill and Daily
and Capt. Duggan Of the East Fifty first
street police marshalled their forces
twenty-five mounted men, more on foot
and the reserves coming later. The first
sortie was made by a small group of
soldiers and legioners who piled down
Lexington avenue from the north wav-
ing an American flag, shouting ITO he'll
with German opera !" They were easily
shooed away after they had turned, with
Its back toward the wall, large sign In
front of the theatre announcing the sea
sons opening. This was at Z 80 P. NJ.
Half an hour later another crowd, about
ed cops met them at Flftieth street. and
waving nightsticks without trying to hit
any one drove them southwark and
through the side streets.
Some Of them were driven as far as
Third avenue. Their leader. a plump
dougkboy with one foot bandaged and
walking with crutches, took refuge In
the doorway of fire house. Before
this the police had made it a rule that
none without a ticket or credible rea-
sons for purchasing one could get into
the street in front of the theatre be-
tween Fiftieth and Fifty-first streets
No one was permitted to leave any OF
the automobiles which drove up to the
front entrance unless he had ticket OF
admission.
A sailor who Skinned UP a drain pile
to roof adjoining the theatre was col
Jared by the police and hustled away.
For an hour the neighborhood OF the
amusement place was peaceful. but a
little after o'clock another mob APP
preached from the south, coming up
Lexington avenue cheering. While the
police were edging them back another
and larger group came from the north
There were girls in this group. and a
big American flag was being waved
Again the mounted men charged, sepa-
back to Park and Third avenues.
A woman kept shouting at the cops
You know they're right You know
they're right"
Sailor Is Arrested.
The marine who was struck by q
horses roof in this mixup was Elmer H
Sipes, hailing from the Brooklyn bar.
racks. He was taken to Flower Hospi-
tai When piece Of stone fell into
Lexington avenue from building across
the way detectives entered the building
and arrested sailor who said he was
Joe Smith. 10 years DID, from Pelham
bay; his cap was lettered "U. S. S. I'm
| perator." The detectives said the sail
ors hands were dirty but that he denied
he had thrown the rock.
The policeman hit with half billiard
ball was Eugene R Dunn OF the Eas
| Fifty-flrst Street Station. 1t cut hi,
scalp. He kept the piece of billiard ball
Harry Schwab of the American Legion
who got Inspector Underhill to assign a
sergeant and two patrolmen to accom-,
pany him, addressed the crowd at Fiji
| tieth street and Park avenue as follows
| THE American Legion always ha,
wanted to stop German opera and al
ways wanted to do so ir an orderl,
/
at 6 o'clock he said he would take ar
hour to think It over. He also raid. how
ever. that he deemed It inady'sable FOL
| { er.nan opera to be produced befor,
peace was ratified. Tomorrow If NJ
steps are taken to stop it we will q
over Hylan's head and see Smith,"
A voice from the crowd interrupted
| who. Hardboiled?" Schwab continued
Everybody who dlsa pproyes of thi
thing should send a postal card to tn
Mayor" Another voice from the crowd
| Hes a dead one u
The crowd began to throw bottles
mill bottles-in an effort to put out tn
arc light on the corner OF Fifty-f1rs
street and Park avenue. Finally the,
became SO obstreperous that a mounte
policeman fired two shots in the cir
Other police In the neighborhood cam
up on the run and the mounted and foo
police forced the crowd back throug
Fifty-frst street to Madison avenue
swinging their nightsticks freely. Som
of the mob were backed into the area
way of the residence of the late White
law Reid on the southeast corner o
Madison avenue and Ffty-first stree
At 40 Inspector Underhill and Chic
Inspector Daily regarded the situation a
so threatening that they sent for fitt
additional patrolmen.
Harry Wegman. 21 years old, a sea
man from the George Washington, wa
found lying unconscious on the side
walk. He was taken to the New Yor
Hospital. where 1t was found that h
: was suffering from cuts OF the scalp an
a possible fracture of the skull.
Deserter Is Arrested.
Daniel West. IT, of Is East Thirtiet
street, who said he was dishonorabl
discharged from the navy for desertio
on September IS, 1919. was arrested 1
Park avenuet near Fiftieth street.
charged with throwing a stone.
Charles Van Curran. 1s, a sailor. VIII
said he was on leave from his post a
Hampton Roads. Va. was found q
Ffftieth street and Park avenue with
. badly cut scalp.
By II o'clock the police had estat
lished a barrier around the block froI
Third to Lexington avenue and fror
Fiftieth to Fifty-frst street and ha
driven the crowd south on Park avenu
to Forty-seventh street and north [
Fifty third street. Patrolmen in uniforr
were stationed in all parts of the theatr
and fifty detectives under command G
Capt Thomas Walsh of the Detectiv
Bureau, were scattered through tn
house.
Ths Dsrfornlanca was endad sbortI