The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-29
RIOTING IN BAXTER STREET.
TWO HEBREWS BEA TEN AND THEIR
STORE LOOTED AND WRECKED


sens PIaee-Two Policemen Owed Iato
the FIsht md Got n Prisoner Apiece.
In the pursuit OF the hardware business.
combined with the secondhand clothing busl-
ness. Mt so Baxter street. William Bromsen
has had difficulties with some OF his neigh
bors and has made enemies. Yesterday they
mobbed him and wrecked his shop as auda-
ciously as II II had been in the suburbs Of a
Hun mining town instead Of being 400 yards
around two corners from the Elizabeth street.
New York. police station.
Bronson Ia n stRlwart Hebrew. On SUNDAYS
he sells clothing only and no stoves. Early
yesterday morning Thomas steinert OF ~
Elizabeth street called on him at his store
and said he wanted a stove put up Broms en-
refused and ordered him out OF the place.
Stelnert refused to go. whereupon bronson
said:
Well, you can stay here ns long as you like.
then. But Just the same won't do that Job
to-day"
oh you won't. eh ?" said steinort well.
take that. YOU Sheenyl" and he hit the Hebrew
In tho face. knocking him down. Then he
jumped on him aud was beating him unmerci-
fully when BrOmsen's son Harry ran in and
pulled him away Stelnert attacked Harry.
but the young man yelled for help and dozen
Hebrews ran In and drove Steinert off.
In the afternoon about two hundred young
toughs massed themselves at the cor
ner OF Baxter and Bnyard streets. which
is about a block above Bromsen's store.
Then Stelnert. with Dennis Harrington and
two other young men. started down the block
to Bromsen's leaving the rest OF the gang up
on the corner.
The Hebrews in the nelghborhood who are
lighters themselves, and whose pulers-in are
famous. are constantly in trouble with tho
gangs OF young touChs. and are used to it, but
ThG mov they saw s,o the ,,S crowd on tho corner
themselves with cubr. Bromsen banged
ert got his foot ip, and then he and his
friends pushed the door open and walked in.
- want stove put up around ct my house.
VIII you come around and do the Job p
told YOU this morning that / didn't do
that sort OF work on Sundays" replied Brom-
Then you. won't do It ?" said stoinert
No. won't. said Bronson.
steinert hit him in the eye. Bromsen fell
a0Wn Gqt MS ION jTmpSd at Steiner and
Then Harrington, and the two others TOOK q
hand In. One OF them kicked young Bronson
Ia the face and another set on his father. The
Bromsens into the street. Here half "A dozen
Hebrews with clubs came ~ tho rescue aud
beat on the four thristians.
stenert and Harrington and their two friends
ran up to the corner OF BayarI street and sum
rushing down Baxter street S armed with stieRs
and stones. and yelling at the tops OF their
voices; The Hebrews retrcatoI In every dlrec-
ton. The Bromsens retired to their store and
got into bacK room. the door OF which they
Locked; about iny men began TO demolish
nifty stoves Of all sizes Ono by one they were
picked up. tossed around. smashed up when
where the rest OF the gang amused themselves
Ihoe bSS Up s a4ss had left
a BACK door and walked around to tho front
OF the store. The old man was crying and
wIinglng his hands. and each time some new
strQyed by those outside. he yelled in anguish
and mplored the toughs to stop. Stove after
finally one big fellow yelled out: Trow the
stun through the Windows; smash the place
up The next minute small stove went
through the window. smashing i: and carry
Ing most OF the frame away. The few re-
ished by shower Of lids. lifters, and rakers.
Having exhausted the supply OF stoves the
bundle OF trousers, coats. ana vests was
thrown out into the street
im ~ wSs ss,ii Bronson n What shall
Finally IN desperation the old man rushed
into the store again and began 20 strike out
made in behind him, and in two minutes
frst-rlass light was IN progress. The. yelling
away. several Hebrews outRide were Knocked
down and kicked. Their iTiendR came to tho
rescue. and in minute tho street was ono
This is lust above the turn In Baxter street.
Around the turn, Policeman Barry was on
post. He heard the racket aud ran around
the corner whistling for ass istance as he
Ieary RESPONDED 10 tho whistle They
were utterly unable to cope with the
fighters some one threw u stick at Barry
which hit him on the helmet. Then some ons
threw stone which Rrazed Fearv's nose. Tho
policemen fought their way into the store with
the root OF the trouble. 4 Hebrew excitedIy
pointed out Ste!nert and Harrington and said:
There are the rlng.eaders Get them. They
Barry grabbed Steiuert aud Feary grabbed
Harrington. They had a desperate fight. but
and there they dubbed them soundly. Some
one shouted that the reserves were on their
way from the Elizabeth street station house |
The crowd melted away in q hurry. The re-
serves did not come, hut the clearing OF the |
street enabled the policemen to get their pris- |
la ~ bunged mp THY we're locked un on !
charges 81 MALICIOUS mischief. Additional |
charges OF assault and possibly burglary may |
be- preferred against the men to-day.
BTomssn' s store was q wreck. Counters and |
shelves had teen torn down. chairs aud tables |
bad been smashed into Ending wood and |
strewn all over the floor were remnants OF |
clothing and stoves H. the midst OF the wreck |
and ruin sat Bromsen. the picture of despOn- |
lencY.
/ am ruined" lie said. They attacked me |
Tor no reason Whatever excepting that they |
wanted to ruin ms That mRl steinsTt didn't |
want me to do any work Tor him. He simply |
isked me 10 put NJ stove because he knew / |
would refuse and thst would give HIN an 0p- !
portunlty 10 open NJ a hight. Well they've |
ruined me, and hcIs they're satisfied"