New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-17
BEG FOR MERCY.
Crusade of Brooklyn Lac and Order
League Bearing Fruit.

Henry F. Dyruff president of the Law and Or
der League the members OF which, having been
duly appointed deputy sherins and equipped with
badges. revolvers bllies and handouts, have been
on the warpath for two weeks IN an attempt to
stop MASKING and the gross insulting OF women
Coney Island cars, reports highly dramatic
incident. The is laid on an elevated train
from Coney Island. and at the foot OF the elA-
waited railroad stairs at the Unon-st station:
time a. m. yesterday; the actors. President
Dyrun and four other members of the order all
wearing special deputy sheriff badges. and armed
to the teeth; six well dressed and respectable look
ing young men and two good looking young
women said 10 be OF good families.
The drama is in two acts, the first opening on
of crowded motor train bringing back a
crowd of pleasure seekers from the shore over the
Fifth-ave line Edward Hughes and Carl B. HoI-
stem, members of the Law and Order League. on
duty. closely watching the undignihed and some
what noisy conduct OF six men who are taking
liberties with the two young women who are In
their company. woman across the aisle mildly
demonstrates with one OF the young for his
conduct and language. and receives an insulting
reply. Special Deputy Sheriff Hughes steps up
and. throwing back his coat. shows his badge. and
warns the young man TO stop. He is received
with derision and told by another member OF the
his = - badge and throw him of the train.
Train stops at the Third-st station, and President
Hale and Frank Marshall enter the Hughes
is agreed on Train puiis into the y. t
ton, and the party Of jewellers alights. So do the
special deputy sheriffs.
Scene two opens at the foot OF the stairs at the
Union-st. station. Me3srs. Hughes and Holster
standing in waiting attitude. Party of jewellers
coming downstairs. followed by President Dyruff
and his two aids. Hughes and Holster each place
a hand on one of the two men who had used the
most insulting language and declare that they are
under arrest. The men inclined to be obstrep-
orous and take the matter joke. They are
supported by their companions. The deputy sherffs
show their weapons and declare that the young
men must go TO the station The other young men
decide that II is getting serious and disappear
around the corner. The young women begin to cry
The two men who are about to be arrested drop on
their knees on the cold sidewalk. badly mussing
two pairs of fine light trousers. and beg mercy
They say they meant no wrong and spoke only in
fun One declares that his father is a we'll known
politician and the other that he is the OF a
highly respectable families will be diseraced
and sharp lecture by President Dyruff on how 10
be gentlemen. the thoroughly scared Young men
are allowed to go. and they disappear with the
young women. who are stilI in tears.
President Dyruff says that the various squads of
special deputy sheriffs who on duty on the
Coney Island cars early yesterday morning report
that they administered twenty-thr rebukes and
warnings. No arrests made. He declares
that the moral effect Of the work being done is
marked and that there is less insulting language
the than formerly. The public underSt afds
that the league means business and now ii is sell
dom necessary to do more than warn Offenders in
order to quiet them Members of the league were
out again last night and early this morning