The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
ATTACK
ASSAILANTS
OF GIRLS
Innocent Man Is Nearly
KiIIed==POIice Save Man
With Rope Around Neck.

~ AOARAh hao -
twice yesterday mob vengeance held
sway and lynching was narrowly avert
ed has added to the seriousness of the
situation in this city caused by the re-
cen remarkable series of crimes In
which women and young girls are the
victims. The mob attacks reveal q
state of public evaporation approach
ing frenzy, which, 1t is feared, may
easily lead to serious disorders.
Prompt action by the police alone
saved the two men accused on Sunday
from summary justice. especially in the
case of George Kestner, a Russian
bookbinder, around whose neck a mol
had tied a rope when the'police.reached
the scene in force.
It is noteworthy that the other man
attacked, Louis Conconela, was inno-
cent of any attempt at crime, and indi-
Gates how readily a mistake can pe
made in time of public agitation or
excitement.
The arrangements of two Italians to-
day In Lee venue Court, Williams
burg, disclosed another attempt last
night to assault a young woman The
two assailants were nearly lynched by
q mob, which vas finally driven off by
the police. The young woman was Miss
Sadie Hasenflug, niece of State Senator
Hasenfug. She was walking with her
fiance last night when two Italians,
who gave their names as John Monfe-
lone and Peter Cordaso, attacked her.
The Italians were overpowering Miss
Hasenhug and her fiance when the
girls cries brought a crowd, which
gave chase. The Italians were finally
captured, and the angry crowd began
to make threats. A rope was brought
and fifty men rushed for the Italians,
who were being hurried to the station
house by the police. The crowd scat
tered when the police drew their revolt
vers. Miss Hasenflug and her f1ance
were uninjured.
The police are bending every effort
to give adequate protection. and to fur
Their this end 1000 plainclothesmen have
been scattered abou the city, particu-
: larly in the congested quarters, the
scene of most of the assaults.
The first organized body to take up
the question is the Central Federated
Union. which has appointed a commit
tee to call on the Mayor with a demand
that he take action that will put a stop
upon the attacks of children. 1t was
stated that If the city authorities do not
quickly Stop the crimes Governor
Hughes will be appealed to.
Late last night the police received
news of another attack. 1t occurred in
the suburb Of Richmond Hill. Jennie
Smith, 20 years old, was attacked by
two men while on her way to her home.
TO-. [-pt,nIf , cGictaY moo and
one of the assGilants was captured.
mother murderous assault was made
on Miss Ellen Bulgers a woman of
middle age. who was attacked in her
apartments In The Bronx, cruelty beat
en- and left in a helpless state. The
woman was removed to a hospital,
where it was found tina her skull had
apparently been fractured. her face and
hands lacerated, and her body otherwise
bruised. There was evidence that the
woman had made a courageous fight.
From what the police were able to i'm
mediately learn from her, she was sur
prised by a smooth-faced stranger per-
haps 40 years of age. He was coatless,
and wore an outing shirt and dark
trousers. He escaped.
Just before Miss Bulger was as
saulted, George Kestner, a Russian,
charged with attempted assault upon
an S-year-old girl, was set upon by a
crowd of. men and all but killed. The
clothes were torn from his body, and
he was taken to a station house
wrapped in a blanket.
Sadie Hamburger, aged 8 years, play
ing in the hallway of her tenement
home in East Ninety-fifth street, last
evening, cried out that a man had
seized her. Down the stairs came the
child's father, and in a moment he
had George Kestner, a Russian book
binder, 33 years old, by the throat. An
other moment and 500 men and women
fought with each other to get a chance
to strike the Russian. Thirty policemen
rescued Kestner, half dead, bleeding
from a score of wounds. and when
every bit of clothing but his shoes had
been torn from him. The police wrapped
the prisoner In a blanket hurried
him away. Sadie's sister ~corroborated
the story of the attack. and the father
saws that he say his daughter in the
grasp of the Russian.
About the same time Hylo Salodai
an Indian palmist, nearly lost his scalp
in Thirty-fourth street. He was ac-
cused of having offered pennies to q
girl of 10 years. The father wanted
to know why and the palmist showed
fight. He slashed about him with g
penknife, and then knocked down 6
policeman. Policemen are not par
ticularly popular in that section Of
Thirty-fourth street which touches
Seventh venue, but the crowd of per
haps a thousand persons wanted
Saloda, and they made an excuse Of
the assault on the officer. Police re-
serves beat them back and threw thu
paImist. frightened into submission
in a patrol wagon.
Louis Conconela was the victim o
circumstances A man and wife quar-
relied in 117th street. and their youthful
daughter went out to the sidewalk anC
wept. A passing boy slapped her an'
ran away The girls cries and tn
running boy aroused the %neighbors
who chased the lad. The boy escaped
and C~onconela. who had outfooted tn
other pursuers, was mistaken by tn
mob for the girls assailant. Over
taken at last, C%onconela was set upon
knocked down and kicked until nearl,
dead. The police rescued him after h
was dangerously injured.
The body of the girl who was muir
dered last week in a Ninetieth stree