New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
PIANIST DEFIES MOB.
.yTGGLES 4 POLICEMAN.
East Indian FciEs Sccerai Before 4r-
rested for 4ccOstqng Girl.

Mhaf Commissioner Bingham calls the crime
wave splashed over last night and resulted in
the arrest of Hylo Salada. Parsee from jan
sur. India. who is palmist and has offices at
No a0a West 34th street. Salada was set upon
i,E, a mob because 1t thought he had been MAX
ing improper remarks 10 Jeanette HoroWltz.
twelve years old of No 466 Seventh avenue
But the East Indian OF the stuff that
makes the British native troops. and before he
surrendered Ia rhe reserves he had knocked out
tbs, girls uncle and clouJed policeman with
The officers own club. As Mr.. DooleY would
say il WAS A case Of the rise OF the subject
races
In the neighborhood Of Seventh avenue and
3Ith street about a thousand persons
fovs men and women-yelnC just like New
York moh. that never does anything except yea
Few OF them knew what they were protesting
7caifst for all they could see was tall. Neiio"
man lighting like wildcat although President
Roosevelt has his doubts as 20 1e "ltuce'
fighting qualities
Abraham C1oldstone Of No. 2SS Seventh ave
nue.. uncle of Jeanette Horowitz SAN her talk
ing with The Indian palrnist. Goldstone heard
The Indian say he had no pennies. but Wouio
give her money when ne had the change ""it-
stone who had been reading the latest crime
wave extras dragged his niece away ana
Y,.Eled off his coat According 10 Goldstohe anu
others the palmist drew a small pocke' kri'e'
The valiant uncle tried TO dodge. as he eN-
nt2f1e1
away Al any rate. the uncle feh ooWh J"
..5o6si,s., and the Indian kicked him in the
forehead Meanwhile the crowd was gathering
and everybody did lot OF talking
While the Ivnching debate was on the pSiIfhiS'
Cod n his office in ?4th street. The cro"d loI-
1o,-a5 and he was giving them concrete exam
-,1es Of the East Indian punch when lon Nc
Nauus a policeman, rushed up Nc Nc ~ ~,
avs that he showed his shield ana tlat l,i'
,,alroist told him to go TO a place far fron .i'e
Then.
,anus when he tried TO use his hllly' 'ne soa
7,-ol,a and somehow II got into the hano OF lilo
1usky foe ,, .t.+ ,,-ba, Nc
81 ,<'i1. .+ad 70 ;,s4 his club the Indian gave
- ,,,, Ii-su gri; the wrist ana uluS
1,rested the weapon from him Ahyil"N' NV,
,,psbot was that the palmist beat Mcha"us -,
~ cl,,, until he was down and out Al 1h's
9a.-o,,,., Oaniel 7 Neville. Of the west
--,b s+ree+ poce station. ran out OF MS preEllc'
and took hand in the game Lieu1erlai' , pen
nor n< rhe same station. was coming I" w, :.
Ind he vhistled for assistance IL TOOK eisml @
80 -. - - bola hack the crowd while Neville
,,bh.d the nslrnist a couple Of times and put
handouts on him. At the Tenderioin s'a,I,i' ,,
she r,a1rn reader tried TO explain his case "ii7
q. crowd hooted and yelled outside
IFS a perfect outrage. Quoth HElo SH'aud'
saving his deiicateiy formed hands. Here am
! Mahornetan gentleman. outraged ny F'N
caste notice persons. I am high caste am = =
r-rsee Of Jaipur and. though my ancestors iei
1,ore;a tacarse IF r1ersecution we Of my family
90 stfu followers of the true Prophet am nu'
-yyentv-sezen years old. yet have travelled me
world over l WAS educated al the puhlc s'ii""
sn Essex. England. and since 1heh hace pr
1ised my profession-the "olHe'iI' f'i"
of palmstry- ,, ,
As for the little girl: l love children. ana
when they ask me for pennies always respond
For many days this little girl with the E"lhef
1,air has asked me for small coins. and l have
f.een generous for the Koran tells us 70 DO 50
To-day told her had no change. II was Whii'
was ia king that this Jewish man. her uncle
came ND and attacked me Yes DEFENDED my
saif for the Persians have always been fighting
mon did rot know this Irish McManus was a
policeman He did not show me his badge of
office I thought he thug and | took his
club from him and used il even as he would
have used If me-
The ep-arthy Indian. with his small black
raaree and broad shoulders. lowered over the
policemen and talked in a ringing voice that'Was
ruarred only by slight accent. Nhen he was
searched he raised his hands above his head.
Let not YOUR low caste flesh touch mine. he
said. looking down at the busy pocket feehfE
policeman.
Afterward Hylo became more democratic
rnd read the palm of Patrolman Neville. telling
him that he would ave luck at the races IN t"'
weeks hut that trouble was coming to him. He
also read the palm Of the Tribune reporter and
discovered that tho reporter viii have two wives
AT the same tine?" asked Lieutenant Bill
Bailey
Perhaps" said the palmist. encouragtngly
''RjIr that is nothing
When Miss HoroWitz and her uncle arrived .
she station she made very poor witness. fo
she admitted that while Hylo had given he
renries from time to time he had merely aske(
her 10 call on him so the palmist Of high caste
was locked up on the charge Of trying to entic'
fhe girl 10 his apartments for immoral purposes
and an additional charge Of felonous assaul
Was entered against him. He taken tht
night court.