New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
FEDERAL COURT APPEALED TO.
CENSUS ENUMERATOR ASSAULTED BY
WOMAN WHO OBJECTED TO BEING DIS
TURBED WHILE READING.

Census Supervisor Wilbur is man Of courtesy.
and believes that the enumerators who are now
taking the census should be courteous. Neverthe-
less, he believes that there is a point where
courtesy must end and force begin. Accordingly,
when Mr.. Wilbur learned that an enumerator had
called eight times in order TO obtain information
from certain woman the East Side, and that
the last call had resulted in n blow in the emu
merators face he decided that the dignity of the
law had been affronted and must be upheld by
force. Thereupon. he summoned the owner of the
smitten cheek TO headquarters, then the District
Attorneys office in the Federal Building was Wis
tied and a warrant obtained Armed with this
two deputy marshals accompanied the enumerator
to the scene of his former humiliation. but the
woman was gone
This is the first instance of having to call upon
the Federal authorities for help that has occurred in
the work of taking the 1900 in this city The
woman who has thus far bafied the enumerator.
the police and the United States marshas is said
to be Mrs. A Frank, teacher. who lives at No.
1913 East Sixty-first-st. The is D. Earl
of No. 1sS East Sxty-fourth-st. The place is a
boarding house and TO help him in his work the
census taker left blanks for the boarders to fill
out. All cheerfully complied with the request ex-
cept woman. who the others said. was Of re-
firing habits and unwilling to be questioned on any
subject. She also said to be given to late
reading and spent much of her time in her room.
The enumerator called at the house yesterday for
the eighth time. and still one blank remained with
out the desired information. He went TO the room
of the woman and knocked. No response; more
knocking until a querulous voice piped out:
Who is ito
A census enumerator.' the reply.
Now the reader had evidently been absorbed in
that melancholy masterpiece of Edgar Allan Poe.
The Raven" and had at first feared to admit
entrance TO such persistent tapping. On learning.
however, the true identity of the visitor the door
opened with vigorous pull.
And what do you mean by breaking off my
train OF thought this way" she asked, gazing
hopelessly at the book in which the interruption
had made her lose her place.
Don't you understand she continued. that
when people reading they do wish TO be
disturbed: that The brain is like a machine. the
stopping Of which necessitates waste OF
energy in starting ii again? have spoken, young
Co.
The enumerator about to expostula'e when
a blow on the nose SO Interrupted his train Of
thought tnat ne believed il completely telescopea.
Inc door closed on his foot and a slight inter
seAl!e reader mad again found the right page IN
The poIitaan iItiz ID he II me paaaTt G9pl
The enurneTafor 80 ~ a. a. "a 80 tais 80
me door swung back SO suddenly that both almost
the reader exclaimed;
young man l wish to be undisturbed? wait here
turned 10 the empty chair nor the outsprawied
book Inquiry elected the fact that the woman
When Census Supervisor Wilbur learned q the
Park ROW ASSISTANT Distrct Attorney Bali was
then visited and q complaint sworn out in the
name Of The enumera or The house was there,
upon visited by two deputy marshals, who found
the woman gone. Another attempt 10 put the
woman under arrest vii! be made il is said,
Monday morning.
No other incidents Of i'll treatment 20 the emu
merators 10 the notice OF NJ. Wilbur yester-
day. Work in one hundred and fifty districts has
been completed There now seems to be every
reason to believe that the taking Of the census
Will be completed by June Is. Only in one district
is the situation dubious and here enumerators
are now al work. Some difficulty, however was
experienced yesterday in the Jewish quarters be-
cause OF the strict observance OF the day by some
OF its residents One woman refused even to sign
her q blank.