Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
new YORk'S CRIME WAVE
JUDGES PROTEST AGAINST AT
TACKS BY STREET CROWDS.
Brooklyn Magistrate Would Like te
Get Hold Of Those Who Have
Incited MODS.

NEW YORK, August a.-Magistrate ker-
nochan of the night court dismissed two
men brought before him last night on the
charge of annoying girls. He said that in
neither case had there been sufficient evil
dence to warrant arrest, and he added that
the hysteria over the so-called wave of
crime had resulted in too many charges be-
Ing made without cause.
Louis Prester OF 255 East 4ath street one
OF the men, had been accused by the mother
OF seven-year-old Rose Wallace, who lives
at 1sS Sd avenue OF attempting to drag the
girl into a doorway on Sd avenue near 49th
street. Prester denied that he had ap-
preached the girl. and said that the cause
OF the complaint was probably the fact that
the children In the neighborhood, who had
been In the habit Of teasing him, always
ran at his approach on his way home from
work. Since the woman's statement had
been made on the word of her little girl
and there was no other evidence against
prester Magistrate kernochan discharged
him.
Prisoner Discharged.
Joseph Saccita, an employee Of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. had been arrested
on the charge of Grace Mcdonnell of 32s
West 10th street, who complained that he
had followed her on 9th avenue near 23d
street and laid his hand on her shoulder.
Rose Mcdonnell supported her sisters
story, but Magistrate Kernochan decided
that the evidence did not warrant him In
holding the prisoner.
When Rosario Bernardo, an Italian Of
Williamsburg. was arraigned yesterday in
the Manhattan avenue police court on q
charge Of attempted assault on fourteen
year-old Yetta Marcus of $50 Floyd street
Magistrate o'Reilly, after learning the cir
cumstances. said:
These Eases make me tired One cannot
look at a child any more without being
mobbed by an excited lot Of hysterical
lunatics would like to get hold of some
OF the people who have been melting these
riots and 1 would send them away Instead
Of defendants"
Charges Not Supported.
The girl had told the magistrate that. the
italian had laid hands on her while she
was returning to her home on Wedne sday
night from a school. She screamed and a
crowd followed Demardio. who was saved
by policeman. After making his criticism
Magistrate OReilly adjourned the hearing
Antonio Salo, an Italian, was accused In
the Lee avenue court, Brooklyn, of hav-
Ing attempted to assault Emily Bogart,
fourteen years old, nurse girl. In order
that the case could be disposed Of without
having 1t sent to special sessions Magistrate
Higginbotham had the charge changed to
disorderly conduct and sent Salo to the
penitentiary for six months.
Abraham Haber. young man who runs
candy store at 1877 Avenue c, Yves ar
rested on Tuesday on the complaint Of Es-
telle Powell, eight years old, of us East
18th street. She had told her mother that
she was buying candy in Habers store
when he patted her on the head. He was
held in 81, 500 bail and the girls mother
said she would produce witnesses against
Haber. None appeared at the examination
yesterday, and as there was no evidence
than
girl, who had been customer Of his, he
was discharged.