The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
PULLING WHISPERS.
Eho Annoyance towhioh New York
Hebrews are Subject.
TRYING TO HANG A YOUNG RUFFlAN
Who Had Annoyed Them and Who
was the Leader of Gang of Irrc-
prcssible TormentorS-.A Close Call
for the Boy.

NEw YoRx, Aug. George Rieb-
stein, Is yeaa old, Of No. 81 Walton
street, williamsburg, is the leader of q
gang Of boys who have for long time
persesuted Hebrews OF the Polish quar-
tor in siESl street by pulling their whis-
kers. Jacob Funk, a glasier with long
and bushy beard, who lives at No. 6S
sigel street, came out Of his apartments
ut s o'clock on Monday night and sat
down on his stoop. Riebstein and his
followers came along, and as they
passed the stoop where Funk had just
seated himself Riebstein caught hold Of
his whiskers and pulled ont handful
Of huir. Funk cried out with pain and
the boys ran away. ,
Solomon Sherti, OF No. 81 sigel street,
and u number OF neighbors started in
pursuit. Riebstein was disabled by a
TALL, but managed to get cobblestone
and hurl It at his pursuers. The stone
struck Sheriff on the head and knocked
him senseleSs. This second assault fur
tlier incensed the outraged Hebrews,
nearly every one OF whom had at one
time or another lost q portion OF his
his whiskers at the hands Of the law
less gang.
TRYING TO LYNCH HIN.
The mob soon caught up with Rieb-
stein. While others held him one OF
the Hebrews tied o long handkerchief
about his neck and shouted to his com.
panions to get o rope. While several
went in search Of a rope q crowd OF
nearly thousand Hebrews gathered
about the boy and struck him from all
sides. He began to bleed and the more
timid Of the men fled.
Funk, however, was determined to
have revenge. He shouted to his
countrymen to come on and teach their
prosecutors lesson. ~.
While the excitement was at its
height Policeman Dillon, of the Stagg
street police station, made his way
through the crowd and took charge OF
Riebstein. He ordered the crowd to
fall back, but the excited men refused
to obey, and catching young Riebsteln
by the legs they tried to drag him away
from the policeman. Dillon had to use
his club vigorously before the men
would release their hold, and after they
had done SO Funk stole up behind the
policeman and dealt Riebstein power
ful blow in the face.
KEPT AT BAY WITH A PISTOL.
Dillon then arrested Funk, who
harangued the mob in Hebrew and
urged his friends to rescue him. They
closed in upon the policeman. He used
his locust again with little effect Then
Dillow drew his pistol and threatened
to fire into the ranks OF the mob.
This drove back the crowd, and the
policemen marched Riebstein and Funk
to the nearest police signal box.
Sheriff, who had revived, had been
carried by his friends to the same place,
but while Dillon was communicating
with the sergeant at the Stagg street sta.
ton, Funk slipped away unobserved
and hid in same one OF the thickly pop
ulated tenements.
A patrol wagon carried Sheriff and
Riebstein to the police station. Shertz's
wounds were dressed and he was sent
home in an ambulance. Reibstein
was locked up on charge Of assault.
Funk was arrested yesterday morning
among the spectators in the Lee avenue
police court. Riebstein made charge
against him OF assault.
When he was arraigned before JUS
tice Goetting later Funk said that he
struck the boy under great provoca-
ton.
Not 1ono non a Hebrew tailor. on his