The New York herald., 1922-11-14
CYCLONE ON CRUTCH
WRECKS BEER PARTY
Thomas Kinney Starts Some
thing When Intended Hosts
Try TO Bar Him.

The farewell party arranged yester~
day afternoon for Mrs. Alice Smith Of
157 Halsey street, Brooklyn. by her
brothers, John and Frank Phillips. in
the formers apartment at 652 Ninth
avenue, in honor of her leaving for
Canada this morning. was a very elab-
crate and largely attended affair.
The guests included, besides the hosts
and Mrs. Smith, three gentlemen who
entered unlimited the police reserves
OF the West Forty-seventh street station
and especially Patrolman Frank Raihl,
more than fifty of the tenants who
fought each other on the stairs TO get in,
and an ambulance surgeon from Recep-
tion Hospital.
It appears from the records at the
police station that John and Frank
Phillips brought out some very potent
home brew when their sister went to
tell them good-by. They had quaffed
only a little, however, when roomer,
Mr.. Thomas Kinney. who recently broke
his leg and goes about on a crutch.
raped on the door and declared him
self in.
him out, and when he did not compre-
bend they threw him out. Sc he went
out, but no further than the street,
where he fell in with his friends Ed
ward Gault Of 649 Ninth avenue and
James Healey of SS3 West Forty-third
street.
Even then the fumes of the very
potent home brew were beginning to
seep through the apartment house, and
when Messrs Gault. Kinney and Hesly
went sternly up the stairs to attend the
party by main force heads began pop
ping out OF doors and noses began
shifting inauiringly. Once more Mr..
Kinney raped on the door with his
Mr. Gault and Mr.. Heaiy said they
guessed they would come in and Join the
party.
Mrs. Smith promptly slammed a soup
plate at Mr. Kinney and he swung his
crutch and knocked down brother. 1t
was then that the party really began.
| Mr. Kinney got into a corner and swung
| his crutch vigorously and effectively
while Mrs Smith and the Phillips boys
threw dishes. which were promptly
thrown hack at them by Mr.. Gault and
Mr.. Heaiy. About this time neighbors
began popping In and out of the door
searching TOT tne nome Drew ana throw
ing dishes when they did not find It
and It was some time before q police
call was sent in.
Patrolman Raihl was the first "a
arrive. lie found the Phillips side on
the floor. shying dishes and other things
at the three unlimited guests. The apart
ment was wrecked The windows were
smashed. with dishes now and then fly
ing through 1T into space, the stove was
overturned. as was the table. and the
china closet lay In a litter of broken
dishes.
And In the midst of II all stood Mr.
Kinney swinging his crutch. The police
man persuaded him to quit, and order
had almost been restored by the time
the reserves arrived, 80 that their duties
consisted largely IN separating the
tenants who were fighting on the stairs
The six persons actively concerned in
the affair were taken to the West Forty
seventh street station. where the am
bulance surgeon dressed their wounds
and then they were locked up charged
with disorderly conduct. None would
make a complaint against another. They
said there was nothing 20 complain
| about the affair went Off so perfectly.