New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
STONE THROWERS CAUGHT
INSPECTORS IN AUTO.
Schmittberger Nearly Mobbed as
Kidnapper-WTe in attacked Car.

The police inspectors of Manhattan. by order OF
Commissioner McAdoo. were out in automobiles
yesterday afternoon. trying TO catch some OF the
hovs who have been throwing sticks and stones at
sutomobnists. Inspector Schmittberger' VINO was
The only one TO show results of his tour MADE
five arrests He was detailed TO the East Side OF
Manhattan while Inspector Walsh went up ana
down West Side. and Inspectors Titus ana
Brooks went through Brooklyn as far as bath
Beach and Bensonhurst.
Mrs Schmitt berger took her first automoolle roe
yesterday with the inspector. She said last night
she wasn't sure about wishing to go again. once ii
stick took a feather out of her hat. ana again.
down in the Cherry Hill district heavy stone
struck the back OF the seat in which she was rid
ing bounced over into her lap and rolled down
into the bottom Of the machine at her feet
Three Of the arrests were made by Schmitt-
berger's men downtown and two at FIrst-aVe. ana
ore -hundred-and-seventh- where the party was
amos mobbed.
1t was McAdoo's own suggestion that If possible
a wonay be in each party, for last Sunday the men
wele often recognized by the boys.
Inspector Schmittberger and his wife, and De-
tectives Lemon and Smer'cn and Roundsman
Himrnei started out from the inspectors house. No
ll5 East Sxty-hrst-st. at about o'clock. Mrs.
Schmittberger said that she ought TO be DIS
gscd I'm an automobile veil and coat. and that the
men should goggles. so they all were dressed
FOR the part on the front seat was hired drivei
Al Grand and Suffolk SITS. the trouble began
crowd Of boys from ten to fifteen years old spied
the car coming. and opened fire. stick. not very
heavy but enough 10 hurt If It hit whizzed by and
took feather out Of Mrs. Schmttberger's hat.
IiimmeI and Lemon jumped into the centra OF
the group. out caught only one boy Henry Io.-
lack eleven years old. OF No. 3 Sunolk-st' who
was taken 10 the Dolancey-st. station
Their the party started down toward the CHERRY
Am district They were jeered and insulted all
along the line hut Il not until the machine
had boon run ,vu into Cherry-st.. Roosevelt
MAJ & group
corner aued the air with sticks and stones. one
stone struck the hack Of the rear seat in the ma
chine in which Mrs Schmittherger sat, bounded
over her shoulder into her lap and fell down into
the bottom az the car. Lemon, Smerlein and Him
mel Jumped from the machine and started into the
crowd
They're cops,' was the yell that went up.
We're p.Dched"
The detectives got two this time. They were
locked up in the oak-st, station. and gave their
names as Dennis shea seventeen years old. of No,
"a CLerrv-st. and George Ldttletou. OF No, 81
Cherry-st.
The inspector then went UP Second and First
ayes 10 Harlem with disturbance. Up In LIZ
,le ITALY the party turred from Avenue A into
Onc-hurdred- and -sevcnth-st.. and drove toward
I7irst-avc where Mrs William c. Gotshau was
stoned ana hurt two weeks ago Hero they were
practically surrounded by crowd Of Jeering and
cursi,e boys and missiles toward the ca
from all sides Mrs schmttberger managed to
dodge
-ScVcnth-st. and FirSt-aVe the
three detectives Jumped out. They grabbed Frank
Catalano thirteen years old. or No. 2.123 Second
ave and Rosario ARA. eleven years old. of No. SO
East One-hundred- and -seventh-st.. and threw them
into The machine. Then they jumped in and started
for the East one hundred and fourth-st station.
The machine had gone hardly n block down First
ave when il was surrounded by a bowling mob
of men women aad children. who clamored for
the two prisoners Tie crowd did not believe that
there were policemen IN the car and thought the
two boys were being kidnapped.
The inspector stopped the car. and. with Lemon
and Simerleia got and drew their small bill
lies Iimmel stayed IN the machine and held the
prisoners while the other three then started 10
drive the crowd back. They threw back their coats
To show their badges. and the crowd backed off.
The driver able TO go ahead 20 the East
e-hundred- -fourth-st station. where the prs-
oucrs were locked
Then the inspector drove up to The Bronx and
up Washington-ave. to Tremont-ave.. where A h.
Hilton recently had trouble They into crowd
there and Himmei and Lemon tried to make ar
rests. but not quick enough Then the part
came back downtown and separated.
Inspector Walsh had with him Detective Delaney
of his staff: patrolmen. in plain clothes, and
Mrs Beauvoau. matron OF tho West Forty-seventh-
st station. They started out about : o'clock went
down Riverside Drive making trips down through
the side streets whore trouble usually found.
Yesterday however. there was calm that
bbathlike.
inspectors Brooks and Titus went to the districts
on the lower West Side of Manhattan. and then
over Brooklyn and To Bath Peach and Benson
of the trip. They did not have any women in their