New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-21
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
WAR AMONG NEWSPAPER VENDORS.
sIAPPING OF FACES AND OTHER FoRC1BLE
ARGUMENTS GET SEVERAL PEOPLE

ARGUMENTS GET SEVERAL PEOPLE
INTO TROUBLE.
novel war of news girls. and women and
boys is engrossing public attention in the neghoor
hood the station Of the BROOKLYN Elevated Ralroau
Company at Chauncey-st. and BrOsa"aS' INC"
were three welldrcssed young women ana o'io XII
in her teens selling papers in rivalry with an eiueiN
woman a boy and three men. ana inc s'ruSS'o io'
possible customers fierce Finally one OF tho
Young women was slapped in the face DIV one Oh 'io
men, and she secured a warrant Tor MS arrest ii0
case will come before Police Justice Kenna TO-DAY Tor
judicial determination The difficulty arose between
rival dealers in newspapers some time ago III 'a'
permisson was given by Alderman j. D. Blach W
Mrs Catherine Perry. Of No. 1854 BroadwaV 10 es-
tahlsb newsstand under the elevated staircase near
Farfax-st Mrs. Perry had thriving business IN
owspancr,s stationery and cigars at the former num-
her Robert Hawthorne had been looking at the site
as n good one, and when Mrs Perry secured IL no
mt up a stand a lot at the opposite CORNER Va
rairfax.st The rivalry between them became
interesting and Mrs. Perry got her oaneher
May who is not yet of age, to ASST, her
and then Hawthorncs cousin May ives"
young woman started in to help him. Inc
active competition induced many business men 10 20
out of their way to patronzc or the other OF inc
young women and Mrs. Perry's daughter Ailhio
ioned her sister. Then two neighborng newsoeaers'
.Butlern Nidds and Isaac Emersey sought inc sanio
Mace compete Tor CUSTOMERS, marry i"'i''' '"
newsboy found the spot good one Tor trade
and induced his pretty cousin, Clara Mott to ASSIST m
The rivalry grew to generous proportions yesteruay'
and after Mrs Perrys table had been knocked INTO inc
trect there were fears of a riot until policeman ap
pearcd.
The four young women were stylshy dressed ana
they secured the greater part of the trade Each sara
that she was fighting for principle in engaging IN tne
business and that she not animated by any thouet
of personal gain. The was an animated one ~
the hour when men go TO business ana with 'he'r
bundles of papers the fair dealers and their rivals Dc
set all who appeared and urged them to buy MOI
few choice personalities interchanged. and the
Young told that they did not nave 70 sen
pspers for living and were taking the Dreao ana put
Ter of the mouths of Others Ponceinah ANDERSON
had difficult task in keeping Cie peace ana ne re
pors that Miss Mott threatened 10 slap the face Oh he
sassy thing who didn't keep on her side OF the street
Miss Annie Perry said she dared any one 70 lhieT
fere with her table," Miss West said she cond whip
half a dozen May Perrys,' and Miss May Perry re
marked she would like TO see any old hussy LAY q
finger on her. The neighbOrs take great interest III
the merry war, and the Perry girls promise to have
renforcements to-day. After the lul OF business yes
terday and when the policeman had gone away the
-ivals came to blows and there was a fierce melee
Mss Nav Perry worsted and she got warrant f0r
The arrest of Emersley charge OF Shaping her III
he face. A number of newspapers were trampled IN
the mud.