The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-17
SIDEWALKS OPEN TO BIKES.
r,sIsrRATE SIHHS REVERsES PRE-
rot WHEEL RULINGS,

80, vn. Arrested Tor RidinU on the SIDE
-,,u, Ar or n struggle which she Made
n.c,dediy Interesting for SIX Policemen.
- has always been supposed by the police Of
,.,, city that a person who rides a bicycle On
~. sidewalk Is guilty Of violating q city ordi-
s,rce. The League OF American Wheelmen,
20 the largest organized bodies of bicyclists
- ,rs world, has conceded that the bicycle In
.,.hicle, and that, consequently, the place for
=, 4, the road, and not tho sidewalk. Time and
IT peoplo have been arrested In this city for
H. oYence, hailed 10 q police court and fined.
c,v Magistrate Slmms made n now ruling In
M, matter yesterday, when q particularly In
..,..,inr case came before him. incidentally,
s.ai.uustcd six able-hodied policemen, who had
h..p kicked, maulcd. and scratched by the fair
attendant, before they succeeded In getting her
10 the station house. This In how 1t all hap
pencd.
ia, his horse UP Jerome avenue at about IL
o,clock Yesterday morning, saw q woman bicy-
,u,, about two blocks away racing toward him.
Il,houch she wasn't exactly scorching, she was
rolne at q gait which made the policeman think
,tvise to warn her. Besides, abe was riding on
IN. sidewalk, which is, according to the general
understanding Of policemen, q violation Of the
4 law.
Mounted Policeman Werner 10 . very gallant
huecoa', "S~ss.. ~ s.a.-.tsis,. - ~.
vo'ea Inn 80 1T. ~. s,ory or,hr.,r
~tveo'"e ~ a.. ,nnrn 60 ali en-. h,,vo,,.,.
who ride up Jerome avenue.
Inc 10, rron ond :, .nd "a ~. vor.
,fetehing costume. 1t was q dark blue skirt, q
dix waist, brown leather ~leggings. and q little
Tam O. shsnter hat. which sat on the side of her
head and from which a long feather protruded.
she mao man nv ~ s,.m..S s.aasS.
diamonds IN ner eais' = oloo.nss
y Werner hated to interfere with her. New.
theless- he got down from his horse at the cor.
hsf OF inc uas hnr .Od a.hsd h., - ,ho waa
cams up spo vas viola,ine N. Law nv rid,nS
ost the Sidewalk.
.Rut thu road IN very bad protested the
rom oSs 'n' 'N
Il cannot help it," said Werner. II must
warn you on ~ 'o'
there. .,.. ,.,. .s.-n
.ns' s,,m 80 ha,or. W.rrsr,. .ston;sh.S
AND Wh'e'so away 0''0f' "fn ~''A''"'N
"eeson mo siae%aiE. OF ~ nevo st1 s,s
horse and started In pursuit.
The woman rodo along the sidewalk for three
blocks. Then she dismounted and took her
wheel out into the road Werner though. shed
having no desire to arrest her. turned his horse
around and galloped half . block in the other
saw that the woman had again taken to tho
~ nnr.nit- All. had ridden on ave biocts before
he caught up.
NJ won sne rspMed. ..d d,.nornt.d and
Inc Woman Came IN. grabbed her wheel and
VIM So"' s0'on' n' 'N"' s'' ef
Let me alone" screamed med the b, woman 70 ian, in great
eb FIJI Az YOU Tor tbbis. vou rufban." 'n"' WHICH,
w ,r0n must sIm Eet Oh ana Sav come 1en Wan fa1r % Masrn sSia
Don't make things any worse than they are"
:. r. , 1O g 60: ! have We a Fight Inn e ride ID. h here :, and n
s aSsrz well" said Werner. I'm hold it here
uH Tbe Woman stuok IT ont for about a minute.
Then she dismounted. and before Werner knew
sSat had happened she had struck him sauarely
Rar tns and az the eye eve began asl e to "Wen, but the hnI po oiiniss
That was very. foolish" he said. and took
ac @ie e go .oe Of meu" she s6rieked. and. pushing
ii I'M me fsce' 1 ioes MI Ia Ine oo pTroe ofP' and deT ripnsd 'i foas
buttons oil his coat. Werner tried to hold her.
hut he oonldn't Wifhout danger of hurting ths
woman. so he let 20, and hauling out his whistle
blew an alarm. The woman. meanwhile. worried
$3.50 10 = 81 sorsaM"d ~ a. ton
OF b y lu mse and ne few people In The neiET6bor..
hood ran Tn 70 see vbst Hss he mater
Youth arrest me, will you r. she cried to
Werner. and M he started toward her she
pictsd mn a stone, and hurled II at his head With
z ali her strength. It would have laid him out
had II strncE him envwhere hut on the helmet.
Ash WAS II raised " great lump on his head.
Just above his forehead. and for q moment thc
policeman was dazed.
When he recovered himself Werner made up
methods, and. runnine at The woman. he krabbed
her by tho arms and backed her against me
fence. He was struRRiing with her thero when
Roundsman Racb came nm With Ave policenen
from the KinRsbridee police station. Bach tried
TO tell the Woman that it would be better 10
Weld peacefnllv and 90 IN the station house. bui
The declared that nobody should arrest her. She
sprang al Bach Uke n wildoat when he an
preached her and when the other nolicemen
closed In on her she kicked and struck at them
tisn, a mile away. and was still aSntinG When
the marty reached there aItbonuh he noIoemer
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