New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-16
RUFFIANISM IN MORhISANIA.
MANY COMPLAINTS MADE TO THE POLICE-rHEiR
IGNORANCE IN THE MATTER.

As the warm spring nights make Harlem
Bridge the ounging place for lovers and hoodns rom
the Annexed District. the same Influence makes Morrl
SANTA the locality chosen by the roughs OF the city r0r
the preparation OF the most wanon ouragcs a4ains
persons and property. Along Third ave-: within Few
blocks either side of the approaches to the bridge are
tons none OF the best and which, although closed
ostcnsby at miduignt are the resorts or all manner OF
ut hundred and-thrtieh-st is n GROCERY with
sporting attachment. where the lowest element gain
ers to watch pair of negroes slug each other 1t IL
mainly from this place. the Twelfth Precinct that the
rOughs start ont their raids About the beginning OF
the year Captain Bennett of the Thirty third Precinct
tormented by steady OF complaints into taking
action against the IOughs and for while ms pro
cnct was patrollcd by "A double force Of men, His de
teclyes said that they had obtained clews which would
lead to the capture of the ring lea iers and continued 10
hod out promises of the speedy capture the criminals
until their past crimes had great extent been for
gotten. Then the comparatively small force OF inc pre-
cnct was again relied upon and within the last two
there has been much terrorism Of the unusually
quiet PEOPLE OF MOrTisana as ever before Ihe plea
which the police advance is that they have large
territory to cover and able to give the proper
attention to aTicnlar places me people e on
MorriSana unpleasant tarry lng-placc for rOughs
For month after Captain Bennett had hts men DO
double duty there complaint to be made that Ine
suburb was not quiet aS any ward IN the cly. Dut
on April o. about p M Fhen fremont ear Sc was
attacked the driver and not only robbed his moneyho1
but also relieved MIN OF his watch Complaint was
made to the police by the company ana tue tunans ,
ished from the hauns they held before II wa az hrst
supposed that The gang which made TINS assault i anu
robbery lived in row OF tenement On tlio oou
crn Boulevard, near AIeNandcr-aye Ihe teheIients
watched. but person arrested. Two ul-Hus
after the robbery. named Dean living III Last
One hundred thirty -sevcut-st. near Ws-aVc.,
vacant lot in thc Southern Boulevard DetW en-
Lincoln and Alexander ayes, and met n stranger VINO
asked him the time Mr.. Dean saw that ne was siS-
pciOuS looking character and qulckened MS steps ne
chased min and fired two shots at him, but police
man appearing Mr.. Dean made MS escape, Inc
rutan was arrested. ON April %. about a. m,
and old Tr7h started from her shany at Alex
arder and Third 10 to drug store for medicine
husband. she was met by party OF boys none
of whom over twenty years and was dragged INTO
vacant lot and beaten For time her lle WA ue
SPARED or party OF boys made tour through
the upper part OF Ws-ave the night OF May l. and
tore down number Of iron ratings IN irOnl OF reT-
dences and sent a shower of stones into the bedroom
window OF Miss Hertz, who lives with her parents at
One-hundrcd and slXticth ST.
Notwithstanding these crimes and OF wanton
Destruction the police have nothing. They claim
ignorance OF the existence OF these OF rufans, al
though their dcprcdatiOns are common talk in the
suburb and persons who conn elled to remain our
until late hours arming themselves. Captain Bennett
and his sergemts denied positively few days ago TO
TRIBUNE reporter that there had been anything but the
insignificant occurrences I'm theiI precinct since
the first OF the year.