New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
NEARLY LYNCH ITALIAN
YOUNG GIRL.
Lone Patrolman, at Pistols Point,
Sares Brute from Mob's Rope.

A Brooklyn crowd, frenzied by the recent stories
OF outrages perpetrated on girls and women, was
with difficulty restrained from hanging an
who was accused Of attacking young girl IN 81
street near Fourth avenue, late Friday night ac-
cCrding to the stories told in the Butter sure' p0
lice court yesterday morning =,
The victim was Annie Rogers, fourteen years oid'
++a dauehter Of an ernploye of Street Cleaning
Denartment who lives at No. 70 Sd street. She ana
Teresa Schneppr OF No. 102 Sd street, were return"
ing from a shopping in Fifth avenue, "Heh
they noticed Italian following them 1hey pau
little attention him at hrst, but as he oIe"
nearer and began to make indecent gestures they
became frightened. He ran up befhnd tieii o. o.
grabbed Annie by the She broke away WIN
cry and rushed with her companion alons a tia
street toward her home. The ltaiian pulsueu o.
again grabbed her by the and started to oraS
her behind some empty trucks that stood IN va
cant lot near Bond street. Both girls cried Tor
helm and fought Italian, but their enorts were
of little avail Their cries however, were heard by
a number of men who were in NEARBY snov nt ~,
James Enrich, awning maker, OF NO 81 ~
avenue led the crowd to the rescue ana sTapPi5o
with the girls assaant. Both men went Gown "a III
their struggle. The shouting attracted people rom
all quarters. and the news quickly spread tIht ~ a
other girl had been assaulted men s cIies % ~
Lynch him, XIII MIN! Get rope! al'se VI
every side. Somebody found a rope, ana tle ans
men leading the Italian TO telegraph poie ,
across the put their threats into execution
when he managed to escape from tileff hiiu i"
into a candy at No. III Sd street
The crowd feared that he had revolver anu
did not attempt to follow him PatrolInail lyons ms
of the Butler police station had reachcd tle
scene by this time and placed the cuipfit uiiies
arrest When the officer and his prisoner eIiei 60
from the store the crowd pounced upon theip anu
succeeded in getting the Italian away; my , p,e
him numerically and would undouoteoy haae s
strung him up to the nearest telegraph pole Tor
which they were heading but Lyons puiieu OUT i''s
revolver and cried out: go,
IF you interfere with the prisoner VIII De com !.
pelled to fire I held responsible II ne escapes,
The crowd then permitted the officer 10 nlarch ms
prisoner 10 station house. but followed iioo4s
and jee-ing all the way. NJ,
In o,Irt rbp italian
s,as Sallo and that he twenty-five years oiu
He refused TO give his address Magistrate DoooS
hold him in $500 bail a hearing on august 4
owl the nrompt interference of neighbors saved
Annie Rousch. ten years old. from the atLHSh ,t VI
an Italian yesterday morning she hVes win -ot n.l
o+bar In a tenement house at No. AT East 18th
street The fellow attacked her in the haiI"as anu
tried to throw her down ffe1 $50, sI, % The roof
ybere he escaped The child said that Giovanni VI,
tuccro went 10 the fat to denver sohe C0" anu
on being admitted attacked her. 40.
Dominic Reda Italian bootback AT 40 80
Fast 1l4th street held by Magistrate "he'
m the Harlem police court to await an inVeS1lS1
,io, ~ hts reputstIou by the Gerry Society lie ii
charged with trying 10 corrupt the morals OF 'e'l
ME FTtzGerald OF 116th street ana LehoA , hHeIu,
Her mother noticed that the italian was becoi!is
too friendly with her daughter and went to the
police who arrested him - -.
A negro elevator boy In the apartment mouse a. a.
No .S1 Central Park West arrested curry IA
.ha ,no-nin0 charged with attacking Eine Sioia.
eight years old Herman OIms. tailor at No. so
Central Park West. that he sent the hI''e s'4
on an errand and the negro attacked heI. x
Frank Powers. the manager OF quick 'uiIo'
restaurant at seth street and Madison avenue, 80
held in 81 90 for examination to-morro" nF M"stS
rrate Rrecn in the Yorkville court Mrs Anna
Johnson mother OF Ella Johnson. ten years oH'
said that Powers tried TO entice the niue tII 'eo
Central Park Two other little girls Frances
scbwatzmeier and Lillian Schmidt. told similar
story Of their experiences with MN. f 10
said. under the inhuehce OF 'q4'I WIN "
spoke TO the children. - ,,, l.,
Mike" Christiano. Italian boothldok HIink Il.
Water street was held in s."@ In Essex Mar H''
f,4- Of Ss4.fta % So
years Old of No III henry s'It't ~ "L'- - -, 1-1a
stein nine years old. OF No. l73 Henry street IHe
appearance Of the Italian is such that surprise was
expressed in court that he was abio 10 pass Inv
/ immigration authorities. ,,
/ Louis Magler "A Erocer's clerk at 40. 40 .rc''t"
street was fned 80 by Magistrate Moss Tor nm
/ properly conducting himself with TWO young t"''
In the street Friday night.
Deputy Commissioner O'Keere at Police Head
quarters yesterday announced that he "Gud a9is
for an additional appropriation for the salaries "f
! five hundred more patrolmen and thht u" "o'u
! call q special meeting tomorrow OF inc hve Dor Dor
ough presidents and some or the police H!Slet'p'7
| to devise some way Of checking the present wave
of crime. Later he sent an order 20 al p'tc'nC ne,
/ that all plainclothes men drop an "ti,e! W - ~
devote their time 10 running these criminals To ear'
/ So much time elapsed between the murder ana
assault OF little Katie Tischler that the ponce are
! ali AT sea and are arresting everybody by
whom any Information may be gained. our NOR
! arrests were made yesterday. four Italians. all
( bro+hers being taken in. These were Tomasso.
| Louis Giovanni and Diego TsposIto. who haze a
f-,ft stand directly In front of the No. 90
| First avenue, where the Chid's body vas round
/ They used the basement OF the house for stora9.
! Of their boxes and carts. After examining TIE
! Italians Lieutenant McCaTerty said that all bu,
Louis were free from the slightest suspicion Louis.
he says in the cellar the day that the Elr aus
appeared. He admits having had speaking &C
! ouaintance with the girl.
The Russian. Kuzmcho. and the Greek Cuvos,
arrested suspicion in connection with the
strangling and assault OF the woman found in n
sDth street areaway. were detained as witnesses
yesterday. The other Greek. Gouvar: has been dis
charged. The woman is still unidentified.
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