The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-06
NEW YORK IS
 STIRRED UP Bloody Riot May Run
 Rampant.
THE PEOPLE ARE AROUSED
Continued Assaults on Children and
 Girls Have Effect.
Police Department Active, But Another Occurrence may Throw City h TurmoiI-Negro Advocates
 Southern Justice.

New York. August 6.-The fact that yesterday mob vengeance held sway | and lynching was narrowly averted has | added to the seriousness of the situa- | ton in this city. caused by the recent remarkable series of crime in which | women. and young girls are the vic- | tims. The mob attacks reveal a state cf | public evaporation approaching fren- zy, which, 1t is feared, may easily | lead to serious disorders. Prompt &C., l tion by the police alone saved the | two men acused on Sunday from sum ] mary justice, especially in the case Of | George Kesner, a Russian book binder. l ;uoud whose neck a mob had tied | rope when the police reached the scene | in force. It Is noteworthy that the other man attacked, Louis Conconela, was innocent of any attempt of crime. and indicates how readily mistake can be made in time of public agita- | ton or excitement.
 The police are bending every effort
 to give adequate protection and to | men have been scattered about the | city, particularly in the congested quarters, the scene of most of the assaults. Governor May Take Hand. The first organized body to take up the question is the Central Federated Union, which has appointed commit
 tee to call on the Mayor withfi demand that he take action that will put a stop upon the attacks on children. It was stated that if the city authorities do not quickly stop the crimes. Govern or Higgins will be appealed to. A ne- gro delegate spoke at the meeting at which the committee was appointed In praise of the quick justice" of the South. This Ia significant of the reel tnR that exists In some quarters. An- other suggestion made at the meeting
 was that unless the attacks were quick ly stopped. the Governor should call out the State militia.
 Late last night the police received news of another attack. It occurred In the suburb of Richmond Hill. Jennie Smith, 22 years old, was attacked by l two men while on her way to her homo. ! ,ifs screams brought assistance and | one of the assailants was captured. One Negro Killed.
 One man died today as the result or race riots which started yesterday over A 10 cent bet on a ball game. The dead man Is oJhn McCue. negro. who was badly beaten in the fight with the whites. More than a score of persons are recovering tOudy AASAA> - ceived in the riot. No further disorders as the result of outbreaks of the mob vengeance on the assailants of women and children were reported early today. Many par ents are keeping their children in- doors while on the East Side. where Katie Tietschler was maltreated ana
 murdered. the thousands of children
 who play in the streets under the
 watchful eyes of mothers sitting at the windows and the door steps. The order given. to all the plain clothes
 men to give their whole attention to
 patrolling the streets indicates the
 seriousness of the situation. The num-
 erous attacks on children and the re- suItinr morbidness developed by in-
 vestiration of the cases. the police
 think may develop a homicidal mania
 and make itself manifest in further at
 tacks and assaults
 Two Italians Arraigned.
 The arraignment of two Italians to-
 dav in Lee Avenue Court. Williams
 burg. disclosed another attempt made
 last night to assault young woman.
 The two assailants were nearly lynch
 cd hv A mob, which was finally driven
 oer hv the police. The young woman
 was Miss Sadie Hesenfug. niece or
 State Senator Hasenfug. She was
 walking with her fiance last night
 when two Italians, who gave their
 names as John Montelone and Peter
 Condsso. attacked her. The italians
 were oyerpowering Miss Hasenfug and
 hsr dance when the girls screams
 brought & crowd. which gave chase.
 The italians were finally captured and
 the crowd began to make threats.
 1opc was brought and fifty men rushed
 for the Italians, who were being nur-
 riel to the station house by the police
 The crowd scattered when the police
 drew their revolvers. Miss iasennug
 and her fance were unin1ured.
 Commissioner O'Keefe. who during the absence of Police Commission Bipg- ham is In charge of the Police depart ment called all the inspectors today fcy A conference to determine a 1urthSr policy to protect women and children. Commissioner O'Keefe directed that the members attention be directed to all the crimes now being committed and all patrolmen tell mothers along their posts to have a watchful eye over their daughters. The commissioner further ordered that the patrolmen ask rami- lies to communicate with the police de- na rtment just as soon as children are found missing Cases to assault and missing children are to have prece- dence over other cases in the depart ment.
 Another Brutal Crime.
 One of the most brutal of recent crimes against women and children was today charged against Lucca Fon- tabza, who was locked up at New Brighton, Staten Island, accused of assaulting Antoinette Taluci. the 2 year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Paauale HaIuci of New Brighton.
 Fontza and Taluci are both laborers employed by the King Plaster Mills at New Brighton and Fontza boarded with Taluci. Fontza was left with the little child this afternoon while Mrs. Taluci went shopping.
 The mother had not gone far from the house when the child's screams brought her back. When he saw Mrs. TaIuci Fontza rushed from the house. Her cries brought out the neighbors and soon a mob was following the flee Ing Italian down the street. The pur- suers soon overlook the man and he was knocked to the ground where he was severely beaten and kicked by men and women until a policeman ap- peared and fought off the crowd.
 Fontza was held in $5.000 bond on a charge of criminal assault.
 Aggeline Condart. a 6-year-ol child,
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