The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-01
KATIE'S ADMIRERS
LAY IN WAIT FOR HER AND
ONE GETS PINCHED.
Acting Chief Of Police Drabell, Of Or
ange, Helps Palmieri Girl Get
Rid of Annoyers.

Apparently emboldened by the refusal or
Judge Bray in the Orange Police Court to
accept a complaint against them for an
noying pretty Katie Palmieri, d 17-year-old
Italian-American miss, of 70 Central place,
Orange, Marisno Pstore. OF 1872 Hickory
street, that city, and Joseph Pate, of $50
Sixth avenue. this city, started out this
morning 10 aprpehend the young woman as
she started for her work, and but for the
wisdom of the girl and her mother, who
sought Acting Chief John Drabel1, OF the
police department. the girl might have had
a repetition of her unpleasant experiences
that eliminated in the alleged threat of
the young men to cause trouble TO the
girl If she refused to elope with Pastore
As IT was, the strong right arm of the
law, encased in the coat sleeve of Police
Chief Drabell, landed on the heads of the
youths, Pastore getting a right hook be-
his eur. which sent him on a swift
run to cover. and Pate missed a swing
for the jaw hat landed on the tip of his
nose, and he beat IT, back to this city
at a lively pace. The young girl continued
to work, a little relieved to find there was
some protection to be afforded her in her
predicament.
After spending ali yesterday afternoon
In her house to avoid the young men who
had threatened her unless she eloped with
Pastore, giving her until 1 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, Katie started out early to-
day for Chief Drabell's home, and. EXPLAIN
ing the situation to him, Drabell agreed
to go along with the girl They met SOU,
after Z O'Clock, and had Travelled quite a
distance along the roundabout way to the
girls place of employment, and were in
Centre street when the girl whispered to
the chief, There he is" pointing out
Pastore, who stood behind a tree waiting
He crossed the street when the girl and
police head came along, and falling back,
Drabell told the girl to go right ahead on
her usual route, which was across the way
where Pastore stood She passed him and
Pastore turned toward her and stood i'm
movable.
What are you doing here2" demanded
the chief Of the youth.
I'm going to work. was the rply.
We'll, go ahead said his inquisitor, re-
peating the order twice and adding an
other suggestion by pushing the fellow.
he s~tubbornly held his ground, and in a
second more the order was given again,
and Drabell's strong right landed a fairly
stiff punch on the aggressive lovers ear.
He started off then and was soon out Of
sight.
A young man, son of a former official,
told the chief he had been watching
two youths hanging about for fifteen min
utes. and as he had seen the newspaper
accounts of the girls experience he de-
cided to watch developments.
The girl continued. along toward her
place of work and when walking in Cone
street the young man with Chief Drabell
spotted Pate. The latter made a sudden
live in his hip pocket. and, welcoming the
change to get a charge of carrying a con-
cealed weapon against the Newarker, the
chief waited till the fellow came up aud
then grabbed him. A hurried search
failed to show a weapon, and, getting no
satisfactory reply as TO his reasons for
such an early morning visit to Orange, the
chief ordered Pate back to Newark and
aided him along with a right to the
nose The follow lodged far enough back
to get but a light impact. and soon started
off at q brisk trot.