New-York tribune., 1907-07-30
CRTuE WAVE EBBS.
Fec assaults on Children Reported
TO Police.

The tide OF atrocious crimes against women and
children appeared be the ebb for only TWO
attempts such a crime reported yes
terday. There were several other crimes OF vio-
lence committed The first alleged attempted as
sault was frustrated by woman, who fought to
save d girl eleven years old from a blacksmith
catharine Kennedy lives with her aunt. Mrs Mary
Kennedy, at No l475 Second avenue The aunt sent
her for a paper early yesterday morning, and. as
She leaving the house the child was seized by
a man She screamed and the aunt rushed TO her
aid. The child broke away and the aunt found the
man hiding under the stairway. He knocked her
down but the girls pet dog held him in the hall
until the arrival OF a Datrolman- As the patrol
man reached the house the fellow kicked the dog
aside and TO Third avenue, where be was
caught The prisoner turned out 70 be George 4.
schmidt who lives in the same house with the
child He was held in 1900 bail by Magistrate
House.
Anthony Berger. of No 50 Manhattan avenue.
who was thrashed by the father Of Gertrude
Schultz Of No. 40i West 18th street FOR trying to
enrce the child into MoTningside Park was
brought up before Magistrate Walsh. The best 7
can DO for you. Berger" said the magistrate lis
10 hold you for trial in General Sessions -our hill
viii be $1,000, but I don't think viii accent bail
in your case. I regret that I can't dispose finally
Of your case, for / believe that I have a remedial
measure for men Of your stamp
Providence Napol who was arrested for slasbinf,
Jennie Salerno in front of No 3c5 East l0sth street
last week and caused her death, was held Yesterday
by coroner Shrady on charge OF homicide. Her
husband had shot him in the hip little later but
ga not damage Napoh much The had
stopped smiling al NaDOh
After Coroner Harhurger heard the ante-rnorten
statement Of Mrs Sophie SiInons At Bellevue yester
day, he held her husband. Barnet Simons 5.itboDt
bail 10 await the result Of her injuries. Il did il
myseift' she said many times. Nobody else did,
His arrest followed because Of the contradict or,,
stories Of both. Mrs Smons dragged from her
home at No 3G5 East 2lst the basement
OF the house next door on Sunday night her skull
being fractured from the beating she received
When Simons reported the the police he
said that his fiat had been robbed also
The lieutenant and patroImcn Of the West 6Sth
street station who have been squabbling about an
excise arrest and Were tried before Commissioner
Bingham have all been transferred. Lieutenant
HaUptman, who asked to lie transferred. went to
the East 1)fth street station: PatroIman Devanncy
20 the East 22d street precinct. and Patroman Ca
hill TO the Mercer street station
After two days detective work. Luigi Farzano Of
No al East Itch stree caused the last night
OF Carnello Galluci, Of No. 800 East 108th street
who is charged with assaulting Farzano's sister last
Wednesday.
Charged with assault Ethel Whiting, seven
years old, II No 1 Crotona Parkway Vencenzo
Scoyni. Of No. l4H Boston Road made a
prisoner ~ TIE Bronx Detective Bureau last night
The charge is made by the girls mother. The as
sault occurred Saturday.