Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-07
Near Crimes" Followed by
Near LynchingS Add 10 Ter
rorS Of Life in Nations Great
est City,
INNOCENT MEN BEATEN
BY INFURIATED M0BS
Childfen's Society Records All
Show Crimes Against Chill
dren are No More Frequent
Than Usual in Gotham.

IBy Morning journal special LEASED WIreI
New York Aug 6.--AlOre Of what
have come 10 be known at police
headquarters as near crimes" against
girls were followed by near lynch
ings' today. out OF the score of COM
plants that reached the police. half
dozen demanded serious attention.
Whether the number n extraordinary
is disputed but certain II Is that never
has mob vengeance 50 frequently at
tended attacks upon children,
Led by a woman, who alternately in
Italian and broken English. cried.
"avenge nay daughter" reckless
crowd Of 1000 persons tonight
stOrmed the Fourteenth street ear
barns of the Metropolitan STREET Rail-
road company where policeman
had sought refuge with a seriously
pummeled prisoner, Paul Sorgerate.
Greek peddler. thirty years OF age,
had made the mistake. so Il Is said. OF
kissing Grace Josco, an Italian girl of
eleven years. A shrili cry from the
girl and an impassioned appeal by
the mother put the foreigners of the
neighborhood In a rage aud as the
Greek took to his heels a crowd pur-
sued. when n block had been COW
cred sorgerate stumbled and fell, and
the mob was upon him. Kicked nearly
senseless the Greek, a powerful man,
nevertheless gained his feet, only TO
be knocked down again. by this
time someone had snatched clothes
line from the window 4of ths. gEneery.
store, and the rioters attempted 10
put a moose over the offenders head.
Oniy the over cagerness OF each rioter
to have hand IN the lassoing saved
the prisoners neck. During the con-
fusion policeman arrived and
cluhbed his way TO the endangered
man. For a moment the crowd fell
aHlt lea ~
had dragged his man 60 the nearby
car barns. Conceallng his prisoner In
ear, the officer awaited assistance,
while the rioters threw themselves
against the doors In an effort 10 force
an entrance. Police reserves stood
off the mob while the Greek was hus-
tied into patrol wagon
Through crowd that cried. XIII
him. lynch him." the police fought
their way to the nearest station house.
lie was IN bad shape, but Il was
thought inadvisablc TO attempt his re-
moval to hospital during the ex-
element. His eyes were blackened.
nose broken, scalp torn. face laceratei.
and his body black with bruises.
Cheated Of their man, the crowd
vented its fury ON Castor keriskell.
an unOffending workman, homeward
bound. As he was passing the riot
ers. a boy pointed him out. al the
same tlluc NcllinE. lnuiS tue man
friend. He was there, too" The man
was pounded until ne was uncOn-
sclous. The police finally got the in
iured man and removed him to
hospital.
Edward Pratt. n miilwright 10
years Of age, had "A somewhat pecul-
lar experience late this afternoon In
West Fifty-seventh street Nellie and
Helen Farrell, each about ten years
old, accused Pratt of improper re-
marks. He was frightfullS mauled
before rescued from mob by the
police.
This Is not a crime wave" said
Jenkins of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children today. Il mean by that that
our statistics showed no increased
number of actual assaults committed
upon girls and women. | have Just
Xamiued the records Co make sure
whether this IS true
"it ls very easy for mother or
ather to take alarm at a perfectly
carcss bestowed by "a grown
nan upon q child and 10 inicr
rininal motive.
Al this season Of the year there Is
llWays "a relative Increase In the num-
,er of assaults on girls Of sixteen.
'hey nave not however. increased
to the Increase In popuia-
ion. There are about the same NUM-
ler 10 date this month and last that
here were in July ana August Of
gu0 "