Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-27
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Friday evening will be held tonight
 An anniversary mass will be cele- brated ut St Patrick's church to-mor- row morning for the late John Lyons.
 Mrs Joseph Danaher of Green street is suffering from blood poison ing in the left hand. She Is unable to explain how she contracted 1t.
 The weather man yesterday would have suffered if some of the Brooklyn ites were anticipating the B. A. C. Hill game could have laid their hands on him.
 Edward J. Donahue will leave this afternoon for Torrington to at tend the funeral of Michael O'Brien in that place tomorrow. The deceas- ed was the father of Daniel O'Brien, who for n number of years kept a bakery in Brooklyn.
 John Sweeney line inspector for the Consolidated road has returned from the Hartford hospital where he has been taking treatment the past couple of weeks. Though he was Ill for some time at his home on Third street before he went to Hartford, he has now fully recovered.
 vSaturday evening some one in- formed Officer John Bergln that a wo- man, Pernaitis by name, was living in tenement on Charles street and was in very serious condition be- cause of the want of food and care. In fact 1t was said that the woman was starving to death and if she were not attended to promptly death was likely to take place in a few days. The case was brought to the attention of the charity department and Dr Moriarty was sent over to attend the woman and Superintendent James Morris was pre- pairing to take supply of provisions there, but the doctor was unable to find any such woman. Yesterday Mir Morris took trip to Brooklyn but could not discover the Pcrnaitis wo- man. There is no 59 Charles street, and at 159 Charles street there is no person living there by that name.
 Mrs William Placize of Green street who was badly burned Saturday afternoon while cleaning her stove with benzine was much improved to- day. The woman let her fire go cut and then thinking there was no danger saturated cloth with benzine and started to polish the heater. But the stove was still warm and as the rag touched the heated surface 1t ignlted and in moment was in flames. The womans waist took fire and in the ef- fort to free herself from the flames she threw the rags carelessly about the kitchen. A curtain was set afire as was the dress of her flve-year-old daughter who was standing by watch ing her mother work. But the wo- man was plucky and after pulling the waist off her body extinguished the blazing dress of her child. She then snatched the curtain from its fasten- ings and put 1t out by throwing it into the sink. The child was only slightly scorched, but the mother was bYrned considerably about the face. hands and body.
 The people of Brooklyn are much incensed at the action or some men in this section of late and unless the latter cease their malicious practice of holding up women on streets there is likely to be some fatalities in the near future. During the past week about half dozen women were ac- costed in Brooklyn by foreigners some of whom were under the influence of drink while the others were perfectly sober and knew full well what they were doing. This nuisance was ubat- ed some months ago, but apparently the rowdies have started again to make young women dread walking certain parts of Brooklyn after dark. Saturday evening Mrs Mary Ray of Charles street was grabbed by for -eigner as she was walking along Bank street about S:30 It was only short distance from the Duggan school, and although there were several persons, all women and children. near at hand at the time, this did not deter the miscreant, who was with two other jags, from seizing Mrs Ray and en- deavoring to embrace her. The woman screamed and using her hands jump ed away as her assaulter relaxed his hold. Luckily for the trio there were no men witnesses to the incident or something would have happened. The fellows continued up Bank street. pedestrians giving them wide berth. Two other young ladies were accosted in the same manner on Porter street near St Patrick's church the same ev- ening but one of the girls who Is of stalwart build and who is something of an athlete sent her list against the mans jaw. The two girls then made a run for Bank street and told Of their experience, to a clergyman whom they met short time later. Friday even- ing while passing Plume & Atwood's factory with another young lady. the wife of a prominent Brooklyn mer- chant was dealt a severe blow on the right arm in an effort to have her drop her purse. but the woman held onto it. There were several in the party, one of which struck her, but they all ran. The above are few of the many occurrences of such a na- ture that have taken place in Brooklyn recently. The head of the police de- pertinent should make an effort to bring the perpretators of these acts to