New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
WORK ARRESTED.
CHARGED WITH FAST DRIVING IN THE
PARK
THE WELL KNOWN RETIRED BROKER IN
DIGNANT-sAYs he WILL SPEND 100000
ITO SEE THIS THING THROUGH"
IF NECESSARY

Frank Work. the well known retired broker
was arrested last evening I'm the East Drive of
Central Park. near Eighty -ninth-st.. by Mount
ed Policeman Baldwin. He charged with
fast driving and using abusive language TO the
policeman. According to the police Mr..
Work was seated behind a spirited team OF
horses attached 10 a runabout early in the af-
ternoon. He had been warned. they asserted.
several times, and finally left the Park An
hour later he had returned having a single
horse drawing a light carriage. Mr.. Work drove
rapidly through the Park the police declare.
and was again warned 10 so more slowly,
but had not obeyed the order. Baldwin says he
finally managed TO overtake Mr.. Work and
place him under arrest on the charge named
When arraigned before the sergeant in the
Park station house. the police allege that Mr..
Work used abusive language and threatened to
have the policeman broke" He finally re-
leased on $500 bail furnished by James Stilman,
the banker. who lives at No. East Fortieth-st.
When seen at his home last night Mr. Work
was indignant at his arrest Il am an old man.
almost eighty-two years of age he said, "and
naturally I am not as strong as I once was.
This afternoon 1 took a pair of mares through
the Park. and they. being in need of work, made
frequent rushes. Rather than attempt to pull
them in and thus excite them to a state in which
I could not hold them. 1 allowed them TO go.
After driving about seven eight miles went
TO the Casino. and ordered the superintendent
OF my stables 10 bring me a bay mare which I
wanted to exercise. He soon returned with the
mare. and set out. Before had gone far
mounted policeman came up and seized the mare
by the bride. I asked him what he wanted,
but he dumb an oyster. then asked
him where he wanted me TO go, and told him
that I would drive there; still no answer. Just
then another policeman came UP and took my
whip out Of IT'S socket I was arrested
Tomorrow morning shall go 10 the hearing,
and III see this thing through If il costs me
on horse. put spurs on him and Central Park
is his private property Why, I've driven in
Central Park since ii created and
never had the least trouble l give my oath
that I was not driving over six miles hour
when I was arrested. I intend TO contest the
sergeants Jurisdiction and intend to have the
policeman who took my whip hauled up for
since he took il. and if that isn't robbery then
don't know what is. Ex-Mayor Hewitt will go
with me TO the hearing Tomorrow
Mr. SullUlan, IN commenting on the action of
the police. SAID he was his bicycle riding in
Ftfth-ave-. after dining at the Metropolitan
Club, when he saw Mr.. Work in his runabout
al SiXty-siXth-st. The horse was in charge of
& policeman. He had asked Mr.. Work what had
happened, but the latter was so indignant he
could hardly speak. Mr. Stillman then said he
asked the policeman 10 the trouble. The pO-
hceman had answered that the only thing TO do
was TO bail Mr.. Work out. Mr StiIman added
that MI. Work taken 10 the Arsenal
whittier he accompanied him and bailed him
out II was TOO bad he continued. If Mr.. Work
6n old man who had been ffty-one years in
the city could not drive with fast horses and
get some fresh air, 10 keep him alive.