Show POLICEMENS CLUBS ARE TEU3IPS A Dandy how at a Couple of Lon lion Club Houses LONDON May nThere was a serious disturbance in the vicinity of Tottenham Court road about midnight Saturday Four or five men who had been ejected from the European Club raised the cry that they had been swindled and assaulted assault-ed in the Club house A mob of roughs quickly collected and smashed in the windows of the buildiug A force of I police soon arrived and while some surrounded sur-rounded the building others proceeded to search the premises The police failed to find the alleged gamblers and jump ing to the conclusion that they had escaped I es-caped to a neighboring social Democratic Club the police hastened thither and forced open the doors While the police were searching the upper floors of this building the mob smashed in the windows below and looted I the refreshment bar in the basement taking liquor cigars and overcoats and umbrellas belonging to the members of the Club The members among whom were Socialists of all nationalities resented re-sented the intrusion of the police assert ing there had been no gambling in the Club A free fight with the police ensued en-sued many of the members being badly injured Fifty of them were arrested and were arraigned this morning when all but six were liberated after their wounds had been dressed No gamblers were found The six men detained will be charged with hindering the police in the discharge of their duty It turned out later that the men ejected from the European Eu-ropean Club were desperadoes who had forced their way into the Club and when ejected they raised a row The European Euro-pean is simply a social club I |