The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-30
TRIUMPH or SMOKE ROBINSON.
HOW HE PUT 1T OVEN SPAGHETTI
AND co. or THE JUNGLE GANG.

ID. AnHfKG OI FNlVttuuh boe N"sA w y
the Chiidfens Cour Against Lame
Negro Doy-Fui Report Of the Case
BIZ an Expert In West Side Dialect.
Smoke Robinson sat on the curb and
yoefully SUR, eyed the ugly brace that ex-
tended from his hip to the sole OF his shoe,
The ebony kids on San Juan Hill were
having a rafting game OF ball while the
COD was at the other end OF his POSTAL
but Smoke. Since he had come out OF the
bospital with his right leg out Of commits
sion there was little sport for him He
couldn't even umpire q game, beoauee no
couldn't move fast enough. and when one
can't move fast up on Slxty-second street
he had better fade away.
40 it was no wonder that Smoke was de-
iected and out OF sc-ts. The test no could
do was to lay gig for the cop, and this be-
came mighty wearisome after the lads
had started their second game and were
into the third inning. The little darky
loneed for some excitement: he didn't care
what came up II he only could join in the
sport and spare his game leg at the same
time. :,
While Smoke was brooding over his hard
lot there t-ooped UP the hill a gang OF white
lads. Now il isn't customary for palefaces
TO loiter in Sixty-seoond street inthe vicinity
of Amsterdam avenue. The police OF the
West Sixty-eighth street station will tell you
that it is very bad policy, whether you are
big or small. s it was little wonder that
Smoke, who Ia II years old andvery, very
Llack. sat up ar d took notice.
Although he is only six weeks out OF Belle
v,,e, where they took him for repairs after
he fell from Jof.son's woodshed, he was
wise enough to know hat the gang was
from the Jungle and that the lad who was
mutterng to those around him was no
other than Spa ghetti Mont, the leader.
Smoke knew him well. Before he vent
gimpy Smoke had had many a battle with
Spaehetti and the mob FROM the Jungle
downtown, and he knew full we'll now that
their mission wasn't one OF peace. The
kid gangs from San Juan Hill and the jungle
have always been deadly enemies; they have
never buried the Ratchet.
Smoke was in no good mood. and while
the pale faces stood on the sidewalk and
watched the darkies banging the ball
down to West End avenue the kid laying
gig edged over to where they we're stand
ing and did the spy act.
.Dere's no use startin' a ~roughhouse
now" Spaghetti was saying " cause dere!s
too many O. dem niggers.. Dey has a bunch
O. bats and we's only got desc stones-in
our pockets. ! amt afraid o. no coon me
ei,e, but | amt agoin' ter take a chanst
now"
Smoke had heard enough. The gang
from the jungle had come up to the Hill
tosdo the coons, but they were afraid be-
nse Of the overwhelming numbers. VAL
- D..x -Nx-r uraa n q tha hat whon Snnnkn
suddenly got up from the curb and eimped
over to. the players.
.Spagh etti and the Jungle mob's agwine
to do U.S." Smoke yelled as he reached
Yaller Pete's side. Il suttinly hearn 'em
say it,
The San Juan Killers broke ranks and
made for Spaghetti and his followers.
just then Policeman David King Of the
West Sixty-eighth street station. who
had been sneaking down Sixty-aeoond
street on the ball tess ,rs. was spotted,
and the cry, Cheese it, the COP" rang
out. The ball players fed down the Hill
and disappeared around West En- avenie,
with the cop in hot pursuit. Spaghetti.
q few Of his followers and Smoke remained
behind.
so youse had tnr tip yer gang of, hey?"
said Spaghetti 20 Smoke. "Youss is a
clever coon. Now yer mpb's gone, and
I'm ma ss1 in, ter : b give } Yer q trlm qsnIied Smoke.
trying hard to look brave, a All amt
agwine to fight yah"
lis dat SOP" said Spaghetti, put up be-
fore I wallops yer one. Iousa amt agoin'
TO scrap wild yer kickers, are youse?"
Smoke saw no way out Of a scrap His
gang had beaten it, with a cop in their
wake, and nobody was at hand to help.
ihe jungle gang had formed a ring
around Smoke and Spa ghetti and waited
his heavy soled shoe on the sidewalks snd
cl rnL ed the shiny brace, think ing Spaghetti's
heart would be touched. But Spaghetti
was thinking Of the llcing he got from, a
coon that lowered over him, not ,,ng ago.
and o revenge was ct hand.
Amt youse agoin' ter put up yer dukee'"
demanded Spaghetti. glaring at 'Smol e.
IF youse amt. I'm agoin' ter hand youse
a few"
Smokes, castdown eyes lighted OF some
through the Junglers as il max ing ready to
20 into the middle OF the street ard begin
hostilities. Suddenly he bent low and
pics ed up a heavy oil can end before Spa.
gthetti knew what was cemine smoae landsd
sidewalk and ook the count, while his
followers tried to surround SrnoAe and
trim him.
But Smoke welded the oil can with good
effect. and when King, the cop, returned
after chasing the ball players, he found
three OF the ralefaces with blood streaming
from gaskes in their heads. The cop cor
raled Shs bunch and took them to the West
S~ixty-eighth street station, where an am
bulan q surgeon from Roosevelt Hospital
patched up Spaghetti, who is OF the same
age as Smoke. The other prisoners were
Geeaer Murphy, IL years, Of SIT West Forty
first street, and Red Mike Brophy. IL years.
OF 347 West Forty first street, Smoke was
sent to the Cbildren's Society and was ar
nigned yesterday before Justice McAvoy in
tie Children's Court on a charge OF feloni-
GUS assault.
rAh busted nah kicker, ledge said
smoke. when asked to explain why he had
cut three white boys. "and All amt as good
q scrapper as An onct was. Nah right
kicker IL bum, ledge, 80 All jest busted
them thar white boys on tn block"
Il guess you did right, Daniel'-that's
Smokes first name-said the Court. ANY
boys Who would hit a lame boy deserve all
they get, Daniel you are acquitted; you
are shonorably discharged
All guess All can hand EN- out a few
Jest til same, though All got q bum kicker
said Smoke, as lie gimped out OF the court
room.