Arizona republican., 1920-01-08
CITY OFFICIALS TELL
WHY ROSE TREE WAS
RA|DED BY POLICE

The charge made by d. ]. McCauley.
late proprietor of the Rose Tree, of ILL
treatment by the police has brought
out statement by City Manager
Thompson and other city officials re-
garding the episode of last Saturday
night. involving the arrest of McCauley
and his detention in Jail over night, bail
having been refused.
The city manager said that ii had
been brought to the attention of the
police that the place was being con-
Quoted in a disorderly manner and it
was largely for that reason that il was
decided 10 enact an ordinance closing
all dance halls at midnight. The pro-
prietorS of the other places closed at
once at the request of the city man
cement without waiting for the ordi-
nance.
A1cCauley, said the city mana ger, had
refused to follow the action of the
other places. His place was watched
after that by the police on various
nights and on one occasion when he
was asked to close. he directed the
musicians to proceed with the music
for the next dance. The police stopped
the music.
The police had on one or two oc-
casions. the city manag stated seen
girls go to a celarette and pour some
thing from bottle which they carried
TO booths. The character of the liquor
was not determined. one thing. he
place on Saturday night had been the
presence of four women who had police
court records.
Describing the events following the
arrest Of McCauley, the city manager
said that when he was taken TO the
station he was first put into what is
known as the bull-pen with access to
the toilet. All this the city manager
learned from the police. But he said
that about 2 o'clock he was called by
the police who said that McCauIey had
asked to be allowed to occupy the
office of the chief until morning The
city manager directed that he be al
z lowed to do SO. and he was removed
from the brig"
What happened after that the CITY
manager learned from the police They
told him that after talking with some
influential friends who called upon him
he became "hard-boiled" and then was
taken back TO the brig" A brother
called in the morning and was at first
indignant and threatened the CITY. He
was told that strong case had been
made against McCauley and that il
was going to be prosecuted to the ut
most The brother then presented the
matter from another angle. He said
that publicity regarding the case wouId
do injury to innocent relatives of Nc
Cauley and that if the charges against
him were dismissed, the police would
have no further cause for comnlaint
OF the manner IN which the place would
be conducted The city manager said
that IL was the purpose of the police
in the regulation of dance halls only
to see that they were conducted in an
orderly manner, and there was no de-
sire to prosecute anyone who was will
ing to cooperate with the police in
that respect Accordingly the case
was dismissed and McCauIey was re-
leased.
Since then McCauley has disposed of
his interest in the Rose Tree bur the
police stated last night that they had
learned that he had become associated
with the mana cement OF another dance
hall.
McCauiey Makes Statement
Indignant at the treatment he al
legged he had been subjected to by the
police, ID. j. McCauley. proprietor OF
the Rose Tree, gave to The Republican
last night his version of the affair to
which he previously had given pub
licity.
Il was treated worse than they treat
them In Mexico" he said II was
thrown into Jail, denied bond. and
.reated like dog. The afternoon be
fore the raid, i was told by n friend of
mine who lives at the Den rooning
house that an officer had told the
landlady at the Den that they were
going TO raid me that night. said
let them come. / have nothing to !