New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-22
SJlBEEU ron ms /E.F.
, vo,-r,,r-r.r. MEMBER o. THE ANTIcrGARETTE
LEAGUE SAW ANOTHER roy SMOKING
AND ADOPTED PROMPT MEASURES To

sTup II TIE RESULT.
Edward I.ocsch. a nr"en-year-oll cho.r-ho} VINO
s,ng, IN tic Church Of tn Hcnveniy Ret al Forty
nfih-st. aud Tinh-rye. wa stabbed by another
and smaller boy on IN" Third Avenue Elevated
Railroad station at Forty -sccond-st. Will" on MS
way 10 service IN the church last evening Tho
wound was not a serious one but "Ealde." a. b."
If called az his home. has nov a lurking doubt a
10 the usefulness Of the An'l-Cgarettc League. his
membership Of whica was indirectly responsible
.or his mishap
Eddie lives with his widowed mother and elder
sister at 80 10 West EigAiy -uinth-at lie l. -
good-looking lad with the fair hair ana clear blue
eyes OF the traditional choir-boy. ON sundays h."
sings IN the surIllccI choir AT the church Of the
Heavenly Rest. but on weekdays h" attends Gram
mar School so Is. IN East Eghty-hfth-st. All
the time sundays and weekdays. too. he Is q
Jealous member OF the Antl-CIgArcfte League.
which aims at The restriction Of the cigarette
craze among small boys. II WAS his real III the
cause Of the abolition Of cigarette smoking which
carly last evening got him into trouble.
Shortly after o'clock Eddie lett home to take
part in the church service lie took the Third
ave. elevated road and went along IA" spur In
rty-s,cond-st. to tho Grand Central Station.
where. by taking a short cut across tn" station.
he IS able to himself long walk TO the
church. Among his fellow passengers on the train
were three we'll dressed boys OF about Eddlcs own
age, and In passing through the long galiery rom
the elevated station at the Grand Central the four
Suddenly. 10 his horror. Eddie u the boys
at II vigorously though he enjoyed II The snok
Il somewhat smaller boy than EDDIE. Flied
with Indignation. the latter sprdng forward upon
him. pulled the cigarette from his mouth, threw II
on the floor and stamped upon H.
For a moment the smoker stood sierchess. Then
Of his two companions said We'll! III be
bic ssed." and. recovering himself "A lttr. he sized
up Eddie. I'm "A moment drew jack knife from his
pocket. opened IL and stabbed Eddie through the
right arm. The knife cut through coat. shirt and
flesh to the bone Immediately after nfiicting the
wound. the boy replaced the knife In his pocket and
fed back along the gallery 10 the elevated station
again. closely followed by Eddie.
Guard Indcrhil on the elevated station. thought
the boys playing. and let them pass The
stabbcr and his two companions ran around the
station past the tlcket-c hopper out again int"
the station.
AS he passed the iicket-chopper the stabber said
paintiyely: please stop that boy annoying me.
and az he attempted to pass again the man caught
Eddie by the shoulder and detained him until the
boy explained something OF the affair to him
While he was explaining. however. the stabber
escaped.
Eddie taken to the Grand Central police sta
ton by Policeman Thomas Mcehan. There an am
bulance surgeon from Flower Hospital bound mp
his arm. and he went on to church and took part In
the service.
Later Eddie had an Interview with his mother
II only took the cigarette away from him
mamma" he said. II wanted to do good Eddie
has "A good reputation both In the church and at
school. where he is on the roll OF honor for 'punct
uaiity diligence deportment and progress"