The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-14
RAID On A JEWISH CHANGE.
a. POLISH HEBREUS ARRESTED FOH
BLOCKING THE STREET


II They DO N Again They'll he Arrcst
Again just Like Christians- There IL n
Proyerb Which Sayeth " Hire ~ Halt"
At the corner OF Delaney and Ridge streets
stands the saloon OF Charles Spriestorhach.
Hebrew peddlers and merchants OF the East
side. and even from jersey and BROOKLYN have
for a long tins made II their gathering place.
II n tailor wants IN apprentice he COOS to
Spriesterbachs. and there lie Is sure 10 find
some ono looking for work. SO with butcher
and baker.
But It ls on Saturday. tho jewish holiday.
that the largest crowd Ia found there. TIE
saloon is full to overlooking, aud out in the
street to the very curb there 10 always a push
Ing. jabbering crowd OF polish Jews.
Last Saturday Capt. Michael DouRherty OF
the Delaney street station was sitting In tho
station house about o'clock In tho afternoon.
whom q man came In and said that tho Jews
on tho Ridge street corner were so thick that
. passer-by had to take tho middle Of Tho
street. The Captain had been complained to
30 often about this that he determined TO stop
It. He mustered q dozen Of his uniformed
rolicemen. and. putting himself at their head,
marched straightway TO the scene.
They found men and women trying vainly to
pass up and down tho street. The men and
brethren on the sidewalk needed them not.
II a man pushod them out NJ the way they
pushed back. and II no persisted they made
readv rs Christians to cuf him over the eur
for disturbing them.
Whom they caught sight OF tho policemen
marching down the street two abrea-t they
fed right and left. knocking each other over
In their haste to get out OF reach. They ron
heller skelter into tonements and stores. and
In almost NO time the street was ms free from
~
Dougherty marched his mon back 10 the
About haii.pssty4 the CAPTAIN thought he
bow lasting the effect Of his previous sally had
All tour corners wore literally alive With ii:
jAhberng throng. There was 10 Dom Tor any
ehs snS these mrn ia
.usSi i liz sssssea
s%me.r shis .l% Ssc "a PAIN Sfn' c"S mes
Then he had the men struggle out OF the eta
very grim look on his face le led his officers
up to the crowd. No one had a suspicion Of
his mon grabbed one OF the Hebrews. one in
enrh hand 81, ard started back With them The
Who he AZ al aosy
Q. the crowd who we're left stuck close to.
GUSHING spsry ,he oss Of their rends
When tho first twenty-six prisoners were
haul Tho S9oSa 'se aeDbsf
zach TSa, OF The oifiSsts managed to catch man.
l.farnaa maze Sn n a Again me police
and the raid was over.
The forty-four prisoners were crowded into
and shrieked In q fashion pos sible only to the
Poiish Jew. II was SION decided that 1, would
and some Of them were put 10 the corridor
S 9Th . 80. guard to watch them. Twelve were
Yesterday th0Y n n m arr hpH
Court, 70 % srralensd ioE otstrue,ins nc
tbs bar and faced Jusce Ryan, .om men sS en
With anger and others pale The Justice
forty;lour Of them and each man must he
e.; nhsssd What he, ne hsd to sax for bimseli When
81 once. and lbe variety OF EXCUSES hey offered
Tor standing on tho corner did credit to their
Two dollars fine for each one OF you" said
No sooner had In!erpreter Fre Gs ysf re.
hands into twsasy sha s
the money. Soon all over tho excited crowd
to hs r. Ths Wsss and cR
dren OF other prisoners also jumped up and
roFhhsd c over to he railing With the money
aud hon arose another hubbub owing viii q TO The
pp s1 Der Of prisoners no e"Immitms". papers
baum refused to receive the fines without the
hn sb Some Of the wanted to
ukuA' tuo court fVuuu uustl0u tHeIn our TO
and Res T t%sm tsnay the
prison yard but there they were met BY the
taller. who drove thsm back into the court
room 10 await the coming OF the commitment
papers Court WAS adjourned. and then tho
janitor came along and insisted on their going
out into tho street 10 wait. Clerk Mnndelbaum
ihtetterod. however. and they sat for two hours
until the pRnrrs wer" ready and the fines paid.
They all went away reloicng-all but eight.
These eight did not pay their fines. and wore
A Sun reporter called yesterday or Cant.
DouRherty at his station bousc and asked him
the reason for this unusual proceeding.
Well.' no said. persons have complained
30 much to me OF ate that | made up my
mind to stop this sort OF nuisance. I mys II
have been obliged 10 go out INFO the street be-
cause those fellows will not get ont OF my wa.
l have stood 1t long enough. and shall arrest
,Ssv arrest these PEOPLE Int hey Learn hat
ssem 'h: aKo.s aa ID IN nood Poland Taking
man jews have done ali they G MD
make them "m't tn" nrnctics. hu' tncy wont
do II. TT ey kro Y otter. but they arc stub.
porn a. mul y. of urse some OF tnem will
say that We are rersecnting the Jews hut it Is
not 30. II Any other nationality should do as
these Jews do they would got exactly the
same Treatment from me. am sorry for
them. for they are cooned m In Q ose quarters,
but they must not iucnnvnn ence the pubic."
Iepolter talked with some OF the prisoners
when they were released. Herman Samuels Of
ll5 Ridge street. remarked:
1t IL As bad as Russia This Is not a FREQ
country II Wa cannot stand on the streets and
TAX With our friends wi hout being put in a
cell. forced to go without food from thu time
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