Betrayed by the Pianist: A Night at the Dove Dance Hall

D. Hamilton, who had been employed at the Dove dance house on King Street as a pianist, and A. Boyd, aged 20, the figure caller at the same house, were arrested by Officer Glasscock upon a charge of grand larceny. The larceny is alleged to have been committed on the morning of March 9. After the polls closed on March 8, C. Marion, a laborer, started to 'paint the town red,' and around 3:00 a.m. found himself in the Dove saloon. He went to the dance room in the rear and met a negress named Willie Jackson, who induced him to go into an ante-room and 'set up' the wine. While there, he went to sleep and someone stole his $75 watch and $20 gold chain. Marion, ashamed of his conduct, never reported the loss, but the story leaked out later. Last Thursday, a woman went to Officer Glasscock stating that Hamilton had done her an injury and she wanted to get even. She related that Hamilton and Boyd had stolen a watch and chain from a drunken man after election. Yesterday, the woman spotted Marion passing the saloon and alerted the officer, who arrested Hamilton and Boyd after locating the stolen goods in a Whitechapel pawnshop.