The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
STICKLER FOR Law.
Policeman Meyers Arrests a Bill
Poster in Madison Square.
The Accused Was Putting Up
"WorId" Advertising Sheets.
Other Advertisement in Similar
Places, but the Onlcer Obdurste.

c. X. Lumbus, an agent for the Har-
lem Advertising Company. was arrested
at O'Clock this afternoon for exposing
a 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 interscct ton 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 H.
Illustrated papers by way Of a sign a
considerable distance up the post.
Another post. about ten feet to the right,
is hollow iron ventilator for the sub
way, about as tall and very much re-
sembling a lamppost.
1t was upon the latter that Lumbus
fixed his sign.
The sign Is one OF the prevailing round
boards. with 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.
This particular sign offers some ad-
vice Of what tomorrow mornings paper
Will contain. and has pasted upon II the
nrst sheet OF the colored supplement
This bears one OF McDougall's cartoons.
mony BY pictaTinH Thomsss P G. Piatt and
Richard Croker as babes In the same
perambula tor. trundled by a nurse who
Is called New York.
signs about town, saw that the ventilat>
Ing post was convenient to his purpose.
and descending from his wagon. he took
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who stood upon the corner. saw Lumbus
at his work, and Immediately pounced
The advertising man protested. and
offered the argument that he was max
Ing no greater obstruction than others
and many opinions were advanced by
citizens on the subject.
Meyers remained obdurate in his posi-
tion. and declared that II Lumbus per:
arrest h% Ruk u NJ i"' pelsi.tsd "G snd
bound the sign with rope g the post,
expostuiating all the while that he had
would not interfere. but would arrest
Lumbus II he put up the sign. Lumbus
went ahead and made II fast, and as
soon as he was through, Meyers took
Broadway squad headquarters In East
Twenty-ntnth street.
There Sergt. Coughlin took Lumbus's
name and address and booked him upon
the charge Of violating 4 corporation
ordinance for obstructing the street 4
friend OF the prisoner. who had heard
OF the arrest, earnestly remonsrated
against II. and argued that the alleged
offense was no worse than that daily
practiced by all advertisers along
broadway and In that particular spot.
The aIresting officer and the Sergeant
refused to listen to argument. and
Lumbus was transferred TO the Nine
teenth Precinct station to be locked up.
Rail was fxed at $500. and friends called
later and furnished II.
II was too late to take the prisoner 10
court to-day and he will be brought up
for trial tomorrow morning.
The sign remained there In full view
after the arrest, and many stopped TO
read IL.
Those who had witnessed the arrest
were free in declaring the sentiment
that the law was stretched on the point
as the sign actually INSTRUCTED nothing.