The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-10
BRITISHER STOPS
CAR WITH PISTOL
Englishman Stands on the
Wrong Corner and Flour
ishes a Gun.

AT Twenty-ninth street and Third ave-
nue. last night Patrick Birmingham. a
Jewelry salesman, of No. 54S West Forty
third street, and an Englishman who has
not been long in this country held I'D a
Ihlrd avenue car, after four others had
passed him without stopping, by flourish
ing revolver in the motormans face.
Birmingham is big man, with broad
shoulders and determined face He is
not USED TO the ways of New York motor
men and their manner of operating cars.
Except when there is a dead stop, the
cars only stop for passengers on the north
corner If the car is bound in that direc-
ton, and on the south corner if in the
opposite. birmingham stood at the south
corner with small Satchel in his hand
waiting for a northbound car One car
passed MN, the motorman not attempting
70 stop. When the next car approached
birmingham held UP his hand and shout
ed:
Hi there; stop the carr"
The motorman laughed at him and
shouted back as he whizzed by:
Let over on the other corner"
Inc Brttsher did not understand. He
was treated in a like manner by the
motormen Of two more cars, and then his
blood began to boil. small boy who
next corner. and the car would stop
THE next car will stop here" Shouted
the man, and the boy ran away, fright
ened.
Birmingham rested the satchel an the
ground and waited In two minutes an
other car approached. just as the car
his right hand into side pocket of his
coat. and drawing pistol, shouted out:
HI there, you idiot, stop that carr
o,, Inc erect W, was magical. With. the
the .motorman shut off the power and
applied the brake. The car came to a
stop. and Birmingham said:
Now, don't you start up till I say 500
He carefully picked up his satchel, and,
with the revolver still in his hand walked
TO the rear, platform. He mounted the
ductor, named Carson, as If to warn him
not to bar his passage. Carson thought
the man was going to shoot him, and
grappled for the pistol There were TWEEN
ty passengers on the car. mostly women
and the affair caused intense excitement
All rushed for the front door,
me scuffie on the platform was seen
by Patrolman McGreeVy, of the East
Ihirty-ffth street station, and he went to
the conductors aid. He succeeded in get
ting the pistol away from Birmingham
ana then locked him up on the conductors
complaint.
Birmingham at the station became in
dignant.
Il demand that the British consul be in
formed at once! he shouted. This is an
outrage. l am a British subject. and you
nave taken away my rights. Notify the
British consul at once that he may aid
me. If you do not do the diplomatic re-
lations between this country and England
Gill be severely strained, don't you know
Birmingham, with an air of much i'm
portance, drew forth a small sheet of
paper. He handed it to n policeman
Will you please explain to me what
good that piece of paper is?' he shouted
The policeman read that Patrick Birm-
1ngham was Herewith permitted to carry
a revolver. The permit was dated Dec
81, 1902, and was signed by Deputy Police
Commissioner Piper
L never saw such a country in me
bloomin' life said Birmingham. They
give you a permit to carry a pistol and
use 1t when you have to- and when you
do use it you get arrested by bloomin
bobby. Just wait till the British consul
hears of this!'
Nevertheless he went to ceIl.-New
York Tribune.