The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
RUSSIAN FANATICS
FIGHT POLICE.
Refugee Woman Throws
Babe to Ground and
Gives Battle Officers
HUSBAND is JAILED

Barring her breast and pressing her
child to it. Mrs. Abraham Wolfman a
Russian refugee living in camp on the
speedway in Golden Gate Park. yester-
day defied the police to enter her tent.
When seized. the infuriated woman
hurled her infant to the ground and
fought like a tigress. While she tore
and bit at DR.. Painter, physician of the
camp, her husband engaged Policeman
W. NJ. Phillips in a hand-to-han en-
counter. The battle royal was the out
come of constant friction between the
fanatics
Mrs. Wolfman's sister, Mrs Goldstein,
claims to have the power of marking
mcrtals for death. She has already
slated for trip to the great beyond
Dr. E. c. Painter and Policeman Phil
Ups Yesterday, when the pitched bat
tie took place. the fanatic placed the
curse Of everything upon the heads of
her antagonists and threatened to sus-
tain her blood-curdling prophecy by do
Ing murder herself.
The Wolfmans and Goldsteins occupy
tent at the expense of the relief com
mittee. Since their installation in their
comfortable quarters they have melted
trouble in the camp. More than 1000
persons live there. These represent the
lowest types of Russian immigrants
DIR. PAINTER ATTACKED.
Wolfman on Thursday received trans
pcrtation for himself and brother-in-
law and their families to Portland and
S15C in cash. Yesterday morning Dr.
Painter went to Wolfman's tent to as
certain whether the inmates had va
Gated. When he drew back the flap OF
the canvas house Wolfman dealt him a
blow with a club. rendering him un-
conscious. When Painter came to he
found mob of Russians around him
hooting. He dispatched an assistant for
the police, and Policeman Phillips re-
sponded.
DR.. Painter asked Phillips to arrest
Wolfman. He stated that he had been
assaulted. and also believed that his
assailant had concealed in his tent a
quantity of goods gotten under false
pretenses from the camp commissary
Phillips started for the tent, and Mrs.
Wolfman planted herself in the en-
trance. She yelled and screamed like
wild woman and, barring her breast.
placed her baby to 1t and dared
any one to touch her. At this juncture
her husband emerged from the tent and
was grabbed by Phillips. He struck
the policeman with a club, and the
two rolled over in desperate struggle.
FAINTER ana a man named ScOLIrndn
undertook to shove the woman to one
side and enter the tent.
WOMAN FIGHTS FIERCELY.
Mrs. Wolfman dashed her child to the
ground and gave battle to the two
men. While the double fight was in
progress Mrs. Goldstein stood near by
and hurled curse after curse at the
white devils More than once she
marked them for death. and when that
grim af1iction did not come to her res
cue she threatened to murder them
ALL The baby was badly bruised but
not seriously hurt.
Wolfman was finally overpowered by
Phillips, and his wife subdued by
Painter and ScottmaM When a search
was made of the tent two trunks loaded
to the brim with relief goods of every
description were discovered. The camp
authorities believe that the Russians
have collected goods 70 sell and asked
for transportation merely to secure the
accompanying $3.50.
Wolfman was booked at the Park po-
lice station on two charges of battery.
The goods were confiscated and efforts
will be made to rid the camp of the
Objectionable characters.
Dr. Mays, the Jewish rabbi of the
camp is disgusted with his job and
declares that his people are lot of in
CRATES. Policeman Phillips says that
the entire camp is composed or crazy
Russians of the lowest class. who have
constantly threatened his life