The Washington herald., 1907-07-30

New York. July "a crowd Of early
risers gathered about Paul J. Schmidt
on East Seventy-seventh street. this
morning and threatened him with harm
on the report that he had tried 10 drag a
child into a cellar.
The girl said to have had the expert
ence with the man was Catherine Ken
nedy, eleven years old. who lives with
her aunt at 1913 Second avenue She is
small for her age. frail. and attends the
East Seventy-ninth street public school
Her mother is dead. Patrick Kennedy
her father, is machinist, and had gone
TO work this morning before the trouble
occurred.
The machinist and his daughter live
with Mrs. Mary Kennedy. the sister-in-
law Of the former.
Shortly after o'cl)cl, this morning the
aunt sent the girl out 10 the bakery
The girl was scarcely out of the room
when Mrs Kennedy heard her shouting
"Auntie! Auntie, Come, a mans got
me!''
As the girl explained It afterward, she
got down to the main hallway. when a
man seized her and tried to carry her
toward the door at the rear Of the hall.
leading into the cellar. The girl then
screamed. Catherine has a pet fox ter
rier, that always accompanies her when
she goes out on the streets.
The dog was with her to-day. and when
she screamed the terrier caught the man
by the trousers. The dogs attack discon-
certed the man and he let go Of the girl
TO kick the dog.
The girl ran to the stairs just as her
aunt came running down. Mrs. Kennedy
found a man hiding in a dark recess in
the hallway. She seized him. and said
afterward that he put his hand in his hip
pocket and threatened to kill her unless
she let him go. When he was later ar
rested it was found that he had a large
knife in his hip pocket
The woman held on, however for a
time and Margaret Birnbaum. the jan
itress, went to her assistance The two
OF them tried to hold the man until a
policeman arrived, but he broke away
and ran up Seventy-seventh street, with
the women in pursuit.
Two men passing stopped the fugitive
and held him until Policemen Oliver and
Lawlor took him into custody.
Prisoner Is Paul Schmidt.
The prisoner gave the name Of Paul
Schmidt and said ne was a blacksmith.
He has room in the same house where
the Kennedys live. He was taken to the
YOrlNvile Police Court, where Magistrate
House held him in 1000 bail for trial.
Mary MaTbiglianO, fourteen years old
who lives al g James street, appeared in
the TOmbs Police Court this morning as
complainant against Caesar VentouraH.
siXty-twO years old, whom she charged
with having attempted to coax her into a
cellar al the corner OF New Chambers and
Oak streets last evening
The girl said that another girl of her
own age, named Mary Marini, had been
with her at the time
When Ventourali spoke to her. Mary
AIarbigliano said she became frightened
and ran to the Oak street station and
told the lieutenant at the desk what had
happened. He sent Policeman Hueck
back with her. She pointed out Ven
tourali to the policeman. and Heuck
placed him under arrest
VentOuTan pleaded his innocence In
court this morning, but he was held by
Magistrate Cornell In $500 bail for a
further hearing. when Mary Marini will
be present as a witness to corrobOrate
Mary MaTbiglianos testimony.
Nentourali is a brushmaker, and lives
at Mulberry street.