The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
MOB WANTED TO
DROWN THE PRISONER
Took Girls Assailant From Police
man.
and SURROUND The COURTHOUSE.
Crowd of Thousand Staten Islanders
Seize Italian in Custody of Policeman
and Rush Him Toward Water Front.
Shouting ''Drown the Dog!'-Re-
captured by Four Policeman.

New York Especially - After at
lacking four-year-old Anita Palucni,
Luke Fortuizio, who boarded at the
home of Anita's parents at New
Brighton, S. l., was mobbed by 1000
Infatuated men and women, who took
him away from a policeman and pre-
pared to drown him in the bay.
Even after four other policemen came
to the rescue with drawn revolvers
the crowd followed from the scene
of the attack upon the little girl to
the court in Stapleton, surrounding
the courthouse and vowing to kill the
wretch if he was not sent to jail.
Fortuizio, the child's assailant,
had been boarding with the Palucnis
for six years and was implicitly trust
ed by the family. In the afternoon
he left his work and went home.
Mrs. Palucni said she was glad he
had come home early, as she had
to go out shopping, and she request
ed him to keep an eye an the little
one. She had scarcely reached the
street when she heard piercing
screams, and running back saw her
child in the grasp of the man. He
turned like an unfuriated animal
against the mother and, knocking
her down, kicked her and then ran
to the street.
Neighbors heard the screams, and
as there had been five attacks in
that section within the past two
weeks, people were on the lookout
for just such an occurrence They
barred Fortuizio's exit, and when
they learned the truth threw him to
the ground and beat and kicked him
numerically. Policeman DAILY arriv-
ed at this point, and with drawn
revolver, drove the avengers back.
A moment later, however, they re-
turned to the attack, and, taking the
prisoner from Days hands, hustled
him off toward the bay, shouting:
Drown the dog"
DAILY raped for assistance and
four other policemen came on the
run just in time to prevent the
crowd from tossing the man into
the water. This time he was taken
to trolley car under the escort of
the policemen, each of whom held
revolver.
The crowd also beaded the troll
legs, and by the time the prisoner
reached Stapleton, where Magistrate
Marsh holds court, more than 500 of
the vigilants were there from New
Brighton, clamoring to lynch the
man.
The arraignment of two Italians
in Lee Avenue Court, Williamsburg.
disclosed another attempt made to
assault young woman. The two
assailants were nearly lynched by a
mob, which was finally driven off by
the police. The young woman was
Miss Sadie Hasenflug. niece of State
Senator Hasenflug. She was walking
with her fiance, when two Italians,
who gave their names as John Men
talone and Peter Condaso, attacked
her. The Italians were overpower-
ing Miss Hasenf1ug and her fiance
when the girls cries brought a
crowd, which gave chase. The Ital-
ians were finally captured, and the
angry crowd began to make threats.
A rope was brought and SO men
rushed for the Italians, who were
being hurried to the station-house
by the police. The crowd scattered
when the police drew their revolvers.
Miss Hasenfug and her fiance were
uninjured.