New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
BEATS CAR WITH FISTS.
TRIES TO KILL MOTORMAN.
Father Crazed at Death of Daughter
-CrO7cd Lifts Car.

Mary Miner. FIVE years old. was cut in two by
a northbound Thrd-ave. car at Third-st and
the Bowery at 7:30 o'clock last evening. Ac-
cording to Charles Keim. a contractor, of No
247 East Seventy-seventh-s the car was NOV
ing up the Bowery at a rapid rate. and did not
stop at Third-st.. where all cars are expected
TO halt a fire company being stationed near by
The child apparently became frightened, and the
motorman did not see her until it too late
Spectators shrieked and women on the open
car screamed. In a short time an immense
crowd gathered Hymsn Miner. who runs a
restaurant at No. 354 Bowery. directly opposite
the scene of the accident. saw the excitement
and went to the sidewalk TO learn it's cause. A
bov told him his daughter had been killed by
the car Miner became crazed in an instant
He rushed back into his restaurant, seized a
revolver and flourshing it, ran out and across
the street yelling: Let me at the motorman!
Let kill him.
Men seized him and took the revolver away
before he did any harm. Then he fought and
screamed at his captors. kicking and throwing
himself on the pavement as he was dragged
hack to the restaurant. He frothed at the
mouth in his frenzy Mrs. Miner. who had
run into the street ahead of her husband, be
came wildly hysterical. She ran back TO the
restaurant. and began throwing chairs and
crockery in every direction, ordering the few
patrons of the place to get out These showed
no hesitancy in departing.
Miner was thrust into the restaurant. where
neiehbors took charge Of the couple, and the
door was closed on them
In the mean time Policeman Shea, OF the Chill
dren's Court, who saw the accident from a
rortbbound elevated train. left the train at
Nin+h-st. and ran back to the scene Of the ex-
citeroent He was the only policeman there. and
had great difhculty in coping with the surging
crowd.
Snurred on by the rawlings OF Miner. half a
hundred men shouted: Lynch the motormanE'
He was Arthur Audit Of No. 2.43I Eighth-ave-
He had left the car Immediately 70 see what ne
could do in the street. and when the excited
father appeared with his revolver Audit. Win
the conductor ran away When the crowd be-
gan Yelling Lynch him." Audit was not 70 De
found.
Keim, the contractor. ordered as many men
10 get mold Of TIE right side of the car as could
and roono Then he ordered them TO lift. Beer
kegs were obtained. and when the car was @ tl!leo
suficiently the beer kegs were placed uhoel s
meath it, An ambulance had neen caleu' The S,.v
two doctors from Bellevue responded Ihey
took the mangled body of the child from u@nCe5 @
the wheels and placed il on the Moor OF the tlte4
car in plain view of the immense throns whlch
by this time blocked the Bowery from CuIO 10
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Miner into the street despite the efforts OF their
neighbors TO keep them indoors. Together they
forced their way 10 the car and demanded the
body of their daughter When me sne 10 =; ',a
would not let them have the torn form II was
all several men could do to restrain the parents
Finally Mrs. Miner went back to the restaurant, Il
hut Miner became more craZeQ tnah ever. IAS
fo,Ight So savageiy that he broke away and ran
hack through the crowd, knocking men anu Ao1
right and left He beat the car with his naked
dsts Then he ran back 10 the restaurant ana
rushed about among the tables tearing ms n- naI'
He beat the showcase until he broke the slaSs-