New-York tribune., 1907-08-06
TO INCREASE FORCE 500
NEEDS MORE POLIC EUEN
Okeefe Uants Them for F'Ue
Nouths and 4sb's for appropriation.

~ oHtHS ana <8Sh" ~ - Pr 'CP' ''
t7rIressed with the need of making extraordinary
efforts 10 check the increasing number OF crimes
:LaiuSt women and children. Arthur j q keeffe
Acting Police Commissioner in the absence OF Cen
e~9I Bingham. Vrute 10 Acting Mayor McGoVan
Yesterday asking him to request the Board OF Alder
n1cr, to authorize the appointment of i've hundred
additional patrolmen for five months. ana 10 ap-
rate sl65.6-5 for their salaries
Tim" Sullivan, the Democratic leader IN 1he
Toard Of Aldermen and Alderman Meyers, the Re
publican leader called the Acting Mayor and
discussed with him the request tor extra patrol
men. RIr Meyers was unwilling to grant 1t until
commissioner Bingham had appeared either before
tho Board Of Aldermen the Finance committee
A.. said he had some questions he wanted % ask
the commissioner and that he wanted them an
+vercd before the city appropriated any more
money the Police Department.
Alderman Sullivan criticised Commissioner Bins-
ham severely. Neglect OF duty was his chafac-
teri23tion Cf General Binghams action III taxing
his vacation while crime wave was rampant
IiA saiJ surprising TO him that the commits
sicaer should run away at this time
He didn't continental" exclaimed the
alderman, whether the police efficient l" stop
Grim. or not Il give bin five thousand patrol
men. If necessary. The police are demorahzed ny
the lack Of efficiency Of their t"mnhssloheF, am am
j. the duty OF all public spirited citizens I" cal
on the Sheriff and have him get his men IN the
field and do what the police can't do
II is thought that the Finance Committee VIII
hold meeting about August Is. when Chairman
Davies who is on his vacation. will have returned.
ruittee at thai time what questions are
asked him The committee will make recommends
toris the Board Of Aldermen. which viii decide
on August . whether of not TO gram me d,ii'-
iionai patrolmen. Acting Mayor McGowan said he
believed additional men were needed on the force
There another day of mob vengeance ana
ambulance calls Yesterday although one abe
bodied patrolman in about every case found no
great trouble holding off the noisy crowd Luke
Forr,zo an undersized Italian. had one Of the mar
rov.est escapes, He is accused Of abusing AInta
PaIcurri. tnre" years old. New Brighton. staten
Ia lerT M
Iloycd in the plaster mills there Forrtzo who has
been boarding with the ChG'S family. dld not Z"
t. work after iuncaeCn. and was left alon" In the
house with the child. Not long afterwara Mrs
P.lcurri returning home. heard the child scream
She called for help, \ mob pursued tho Italian rs
hA from the house. and st upon MIN "Reh ne
stumbled beating aad kicking linn. II" broke away
ami stood item of fo" while. PatrolIuan Dale|
ca Echt him The mob came up again and made
half hearted attempt to take the Italian away but
although il numbered three hundred or four hun
dred the patrolman held Them back with his n,Eh,-
He put his prisoner on the car an" Iu>il'd NUN
the station house Magistrate Marsh committed
hirl to tho county Jail withou; bail
Another victim of assault yesterday in her own
home Annie Wood. sixteen years old. of Bell
avenue and Broadway. BaNside. When she ai'-
Jcarcd In court yesterday against her alleged as
saf1ant Thomas Shaw a married man. fftv-sev en-
years old there black and blue finger marks
on her throat. He held for trial ny NIagis-
Smith IN the Flushing court Had II not
been for the timely arrival Thomas Jenkins. VIII"
passed her home about o'clock Sunday night. N"
all. He found her struggling on the floor with
a man
When the Wood GirI recovered sufficiently sh"
said that Shaw came TO the house and knocked at
at home p" tried To force his WAY into the house
She slammed the door and locked il. Shaw then
vent around 10 the rear of the house. she saws.
and breaking out a window sash got into the
house before tho girl could escape Shaw declared
that he was relative Of the family and that he
did not intend hurt the Erl-
When Daniel Ai0r. ~ No. 8l RiVingt0n street.
arraisned FOR assault Lena WeInstock
twelve years old Of No - Edtidse street. yester
Day he admitted being with the girl He held
for further examination. Frank y. Boody. bar
Der in GoerCk street. who SAYS that he Is nephew
of eX-Mayor Body of Brooklyn arraiGned IN
The Essex Market court on complaint OF Philip
Diamond. or No. - CArystie street. He says Boody
took improper liberties with his daughter Emma
nine years old B"ody admits having given
nickel 10 the child, but says that il simply =
gift. Magistrate Moss held him IN {2orj for further
examination
cation into the death Of Kat" Fischer, whose nE-
uiated body was found in the basement OF No. 2r5
First avenue. Several witnesses were examined
bat little WAS learned Ms Dora Messncr the
woman arrested in the case. was held iu Sl0po as
witness while the Italian redler. Luisi Esposto.
was paroled- Clothing belonging 10 both the man
and woman IS to be examined for possible blood
stains
Magistrate Corrigau said he was glad that a mis-
take had been made when Michael Murphy. Of No
3oi Third avenue. was arraiEncd before him by mis-
take. Murphy was accused or using insulting Ian
Gt
Park. and the magistrate gave him six months IN
the workhnuso. lie said there "a similar son
tence for any other man brought before him on tho
charge
youth. eighteen years old arrested yes
t"rday on The ohare" OF being Implicated in the
murder OF Sophie fieCsleT. the giIl found
dead in tho burned ana looted homo Of Harry Mack
1t 10. 2o6 East s2d street. on Sunday. lie was
employed foI time the baI;Cshnp with
the girl William Hoffman arrested early in
tho morning at his home iii Staten Island. lie re
fused to tell the police anything and was rcmandcd
- the coroner
Two policemen of the Brownsville station found
It necessary draw their revolycrs aud use their
clubs freely Yesterday afternoon upon the leaders
Of a mob which sought TO lynch Italian charged
With having attempted 10 assault littla girls
Many women war" in the mob. and they were fore
most IN the demand for the life of The man who
crinced behind the policemen. On the complaints
Il Grace Winters eight old. Of 10. 1870
Herkimer street, and Amanda Barber. nine years
old. Of no. i2l6 Herlmcr street John Anafra a
laborer, living in East New York avenue was held
in the New jersey avenue police court in s. 0o0
bail for examination tomorrow