New-York tribune., 1907-08-07
CRIME WAVE DELIRIUM.
sANGRT NOBS SEEK BLOOD.
PoGce Drag alleged 1ssailants from
Gro1rltng Thousands.

Induced by the prevalence Of crimes If Ge-
Eeneracv. the city row appears % he in the
grip OF bad attack Of mob hysteria Thus far
those attacked have generally been saved by
sfe presenc. Of a single determined patrolnan,
but one yrnrg fellow. entirely innocent Of any
misconduct. was nearly killed yesterday. Sew
~ral others who failed 10 keep their feet were
badly kicked and beaten until the arrival Of a
patrolnan.
One mob in williamsburg last night followed
ambulance 10 the Vernon avenue station,
but the presence Of a patrolman and
armed ambulance surgeon kept them off. The
police are row afraid, however. that I'm a few
eays the mob will become 50 worked up that
some fellow viii be killed before they have
chance 10 intervene.
Perhaps the narrovest escape from death at
the hands of mob yesterday that last
right in Hiris n1shurz IF Antonio Salo Young
italian accused Of attempting to assault girl
fourteen years old. who in charge Of a four
year-old child. The girl. Emily Bcgard. is en-
ployed as nurse bv Mrs Annie Klein. Of No
121 Stockton street. williamsburg
Mrs Klein has 1wo children. Harry. four
y'ears Old. and Jennie. eighteen months old
About = O'Clock Mrs. Klein took the baby out
TO meet her father an his return from work.
Emily followed some distance behind with the
older child she walked with him M Park
avenue 10 Broadway. and along that crowded
street - Myrtle avenue.
Mrs Klein hy this tiuc was some distance
ahead. Suddenly Italian jumped out behind
Emily and. picking her VT kissed her. Then
he started Z" into 4 hallway with the girl
The holiness Of his aCJ saved hi1a for 4 mo-
mont. and then tho chds screams brought
crowd which sprang up as though by magic.
The Italian 5hrev tho child down and ran
pursued Icy Tho usual cries of Lynch him"
from those who vol in the of the
Chaso- As he through Myrtle avenue
threading his way through the crowded street
and lodging back and forth {" evade his pur
suer=- ha ran into the arms Of Patrolmar
Rogers. Of the Vernon avenue station. He
anocled the latroInan into the gutter with
blow and fed on.
PcEcrs. half stunned bv his fall. picked him
ser up and took rp the chase The Italian
howevc- kept increasing his lead until ho ran
by street sWeencr at work The sweeper
swung his iron-shod broom and the Italian went
down in heap.
Being defencclcss. he Was an easy victim for
tho mob. which kicked and beat him unmerCi-
fully. As they beat him into Inconsistencies
4atrolrnan Rogers came up. He threw himself
snto the fight with his nightstick and revolver
although still smartinE from the injuries re-
.oeivei IN his first encounter with the Italian
The mob swung no to the point of his revolver
and then swung back Like Huck Finn, they
could have stayed hut they didn't seem I"
want TO
The Italian. bleeding at the mouth and nose
and unconscious. lay in the gutter and Rogers
told a citizen To send for the reserves from
the Vernon avenue station. four blocks away
IBy the time they got there thc patrolman was
iengaged in hand TO hand tusse to save ms
iprisoner but their nightsticks made quick work
ioF the mob which now numbered several hun
fd-ed. Men not only trying {" beat the
lI-olian but women were thrustins hat pins al
his eyes and children were hurting stones ana
bricks at him.
An ambulance had been summoned with the
reserves and Dr. Henderson. Of the Williams
burg Hospital. responded. With some difficulty
the police kept the mob back some OF It's couI-
age having returned. while DR.. Henderson Se"ed
nm some of the worst cuts on the Italian ana
r,ro,f-lf him back to consciousness. The crowd
s,lrged up TO the ambulance when the ltalla'l
vas placed in il and one or two OF the bolder
spirits tried TO oVerturn It .
The surgeon came in for share oi inc fhop >
desire 10 do some damage. but as they swirled
a~or,ld him he drew out pair OF forcelS WHICH
in the half light sufficiently resenpled reIo.-
,,er 10 clear his way for him. The mon 1ol-
lowed the ambulance 10 the station mouse anu
made another hostile demonstration iieIe' 'u'
without doing any damage
Apother man, a young Hebrew. was the VIC
ti,, Of mistaken identity when crowd o. truck
mon responded TO the cries u Sdoie -No1id''
.bfrtea,, years old wl3o had barely escaped beinS
used =, a aoorway at No go Greene street
The real tlackguard got away
-rta child had accompanied her mother n the
,e5ce building and waited below while her
,oo,tar went upstairs. \ young Hebrew at
fr- ~
-. -,,ehsd across the street into another build
tne and escaped
when the fr,Icknicr. who swarm in the neigh
ha~bood heard Of it. they started for the nrst
,-,une, fellow they found. The men from the
-r,--,r street. station saved him just in time
-r5 took him 70 tho station house where the
-bfJ said that he was not her assailant-
The ,,olice # the East 22d street station saved
.nn-her would be victim TOO. but as the Fellow
-. b,u fent he was in no great danger Jeneta
rcstr an Italian helper on an ice wagon. got
into fight with the driver. Conrad oltof- Fosta
r.74 ol.off'S head open with his ice tongs and
then fed.
ran mast the stables Of the Street Clean
snv Oeoartrlent. in East 18th street. all the
sriver. started after him, believing that he had
assaulted some child. at least UFing hat as a
,reteyt Just they caught up with him.
Se-rolrT77n Foley cf the East 22d street station.
,nd four or FIVE other policemen got 10 him at
the same time They took him 10 the station
house without much trouble. where Oltoff made