New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24
SYRIAN STREET FIGHT.
CHURCH TROUBLE AGAIN.
Several SLashed uith KniUes as Re
suit of fractional Dispute.

The long drawn out factional quarrels of the
Syrian population between Bishop Hawaweeny' S
friends and his opponents. led by the wealthy
merchant Naeb Maloof, wound up in bitter
fight last night, Liberty and Church sts., In
which five of the bishops friends were slashed
with knives and came near being riddled with
bullets The clash of the opposing factions
brought hundreds of Syrians and others TO the
scene and the. reserves of the 1st I'd and Sth
precincts were ordered out. and later the Hudson
Street Hospital ambulance was summoned.
The fight started when Hafez Abdunulmack
twenty-five years old, of No 127 Congress-st.,
Brooklyn, started for home. escorted by De
tective Oscar ]. Finn. of the Arity-st police
station. On reaching Church and Liberty SITS,
Nuassa Abalon, a grocer CT No. 13o Washington
ST. rushed up to Detective Finn and told him
that Abdunulmack was carrying a whip. The
detective marched his man to the Church-st
station. There the story was told and the cap
tain decided that there no ordinance vio-
lated by carrying a whip, and let Abdunulmack
go BY this time many Syrians had arrived and
when the accused man was being led out Of the
station house by the detective some Of the
Bishops friends shouted, I'VE will kill MaloofE'
In an instant a dozen knives were fourished
and revolvers levelled.
Tenus Sabo thirty years old, of No. 81 Wash
ington-st was arrested on the complaint Of
Muassa Abalon, of No. 135 Westinghouse by
Detectives Black and Cohen. The complainant
received two wounds, one on the scalp and the
other on the right side of the face. After being
attended by DR.. Hale, of the Hudson Street
Hospital, he was sent home.
Michael shieb. twenty years old. of No 451s
Westinghouse, was arrested Cor disorderly con-
duct He fourished two revolvers, and fired
shot out of each ar the crowd gathered about,
but fortunately no one was hurt.
Nicola Dtbs, thirty years old of No. 10 Wash
ington-st., was also arrested. charged by two
brothers, John Boutress twenty years old, and
George, seventeen years old, with stabbing
them. They showed deep wounds in the head
After being attended by DR.. Hale they were
sent home. 1t is said that after the two men
left the Church-st. station they rushed madIy
down to Washington and Rector SITS, and began
TO shout madly that they were out to kill Maloof.
George Sheheri, of No 81 Washington st. was
arrested on the complaint of zahirire Hellolse,
of No 53 Westinghouse. who charged sheheri
with slashing him with knife
The controversy is alleged to have come out
yesterday afternoon, when Charles LIE Barber
told Magistrate WahIe that the trouble had
gone too far for a peaceabIe settlement and
legal decision was necessary to which was
right those who uphold the Bishop or those
who oppose him. Then Maloof told the magis-
trate that he was IN rear OF MS me anu duueu
that he had heard that the Bishop was offering
a reward of 5000 to any who will Kill him.
He asked the magistrate if he could have
room in his house Mr.. Maloof," replied
MAGISTRATE Wahle, Il have known you for if
teen wears You can have the best room in my
house"
LIE Barber asked that warrant be issued for
the arrest of Detective Finn of the Anity-st.
station Brooklyn, for assault Finn Is the Of
hcer who arrested Maloof on October q. and
MaIoof charged that the arrest constituted
assault An affidavit made ont aud signed
and Finn was technically placed under arrest
MaIoof had come into court TO sustain charge
Of crimine libel against n. NJ Diab. Editor of
''Meraat-ul-G -Gharb." or Mirror of the West" OF
No g3 Washfngton-st.. December %. The
Bishop referred to by Maloof is Bishop Hawa-
weeney, head of the Assyrian Church In
America