The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
STICkLER FOR LAW.
Policeman Meyers Arrests q Bill
Poster in Madison Square.
The Accused Was Putting Up
Word" Advertising Sheets.
Other Advertisements in Similar
Places, but the Officer Obdurate.

c. *. Lumbus, an agent for the Har-
lem Advertising Company. was arrested
at clock this afternoon for exposing
sign advertising to-morrow's edition Of
THE New York World"
There are two posts driven into the
curb at the point of the "fat-iron" cor
ner formed by the intersection of Broad
way. Fifth avenue and Twenty-third
street.
one OF these supports an electric light,
and about its base an old woman has es-
tablished a newsstand. wrapping her IL
Illustrated papers by way OF n sign a
considerable distance UP the post.
Anotherpo post. about ten feet to the right,
Is a hollow iron ventiator for the sub
way about az tall and very much re-
scmbling a lamppost.
1t was upon the latter that Lumbus
fixed his sign.
The sign is one of the prevailing round
boards, with Il colored cut and adver-
Using matter which the Sunday
World" commonly issues 1t Is about
the size OF the one-sheet boards with
which the theatres cover the streets
from time to time.
vice of what tomorrow mornings paper
will contain, and has pasted upon 1t the
| first sheet of the Colored supplement.
| This bears one of McDougalfs cartoons.
| illustrating the impending political har-
mony by picturing Thomas G. Plat and
Richard Croker as babes in the same
perambulator, trundled by nurse who
IL called New York.
I.umbus, who was out placing the
signs about town, saw that the ventilat-
! Ing post was convenient to his purpose,
and descending from his wagon, he took
one of his sirns with board bncls!nS
and began 10 afiix 1t to the post.
Policeman Meyers. a large. smooth
| faced membe. of the broadway squad
| who stood upon the corner saw Lumbus
at his work. and Immediately bounced
upon him.
| The advertising man protested, ant
| offered the argument that he was max
| ing no greater obstruction than other,
about the spot. A large crowd gathered
citizens on the subject.
! Meyers remained obiurate in his posi-
ton. and declared that II Lumbus per
arrest arrest him. Ru Eumbu ise persisted ant
bound the sign with rope to the post
eXpostulatng all the. while that he hac
n right T. do So Meyers said that HI
Lumbus II he put up the sign. Lumbui
went ahead and made 1t fast and a!
soon AS he was through. Meyers tool
| MN INTO CUSTODY anu Itu MN " VIZ
broadway squad headquarters In Eas
| Twenty-nnth street.
There Sergt. Coughlin took Lumbus
name and address and booked him upoi
the charge OF violating n corporation
ordinance for obstructing the street.
friend of the prisoner who had hear
of the arrest, earnestly demonstrate
against 1t. and argued that the allege
offense was no worse than that dali
practiced by all advertisers alon
broadway and In that particular spo,
The arresting officer and the Sergean
refused to listen to argument, an
Lumhus was transferred TO the Mine
teenth Precinct station to be locked vi
. Bail was fixed at $55O, and friends calle
later and furnished II.
II was too late to take the prisoner
court to-day and he will be brought u
for trial tomorrow morning.
The sign remained there In full viey
after the arrest. and many stopped t
read II.
Those who had Witnessed the arrcs
were free In declaring the sentlmen
that the law was stretched on the poin
as the sign actually obstructed nothing