The sun., 1909-06-07
ROVDIES TOTHE WORKHOUSE
CORNEZf'S WAY WITH THE
SUBWAY CUTUPS.

And Politicians Needn't Come Beefins
About II, Says the SIagistrate-kiolt
ing Over Slot Machines . New Fea'
ture oS the Sunday Recseatton'
A little team work by city authorities
and InteTborough officials brought sub
way rowdies to workhouse sentences
last night Not all the accused were
sent to Blsckwell's Island. but those who
weren't got severe fines. Many too
young to be arraigned In the night court
will have to take their medicine in the
Children's Court to-day.
Magistrate Cornell was sitting in the
night court. Rowdyism on trains and
street cars Of late. especially on Sundays.
has tried his patience and he has often
said that II he got any cases in which he
thought tho police had the offenders
right he would make them remember
him.
Yesterday afternoon Capt. Shaw Of
the West Tooth street police station was
in tho subway himself. backed up by the
detectives Of the city and the company.
Watchers rode down from ilsth to 10sd
street. II trouble broke out they didn't
make much fuss. but when the train
stopped at 1o3d street thcy gave signal
to policemen who were camping in the
station while a couple Of patrol wagons
waited upstairs. Usually there vas
good scramble. but not many offenders
got away Twenty-si1 men and boys
were taken on trains at losd street before
|s o'clock and lodged in the station
house. These not arraigned slept In the
Children's . society's rooms.
Tho first six arraiened in the night
court. their ages averaging about u
years. had been banging q baseball NIT
about a car and smashing newspapers
over each others heads.
Special Policeman Magwood's recital
caused Magistrate Cornell to stir in his
the young mon that they were q public
nuisance-the fault Of the times. for
young folks like them seemed to have
no respect for their elders-he fined them
IS each. That was 30 much money that
most OF them had to sit in the prison en-
closure at Jefferson Market until nearly
midnight before the sum could be raised.
Lewis Salvingcr. 10 years old. OF %
Orchard street, and Peter Cuminsly. 10.
faced his Honor next, Special Police
man Brown said that theae young men
had pulled ball cord which caused
emergency brakes to stop a subway
express, causing great discomfort to
passengers- This hadn't been any worse,
Brown thought, than some Of their other
actions. Salvineer had bumped into a
the csr-so hard that her hat went to the
floor aAd it was only through the efforts
Of q man passenger that she didn't fol-
low.
Magistrate Cornell said this was an
outrage.
you'll 70 TO the workhouse for five
days on a cumulative sentence. which
means that II you are ever sent there
again it will be for longer time an
nounced the Magistrate.
Then he turned to the newspaper mon
on the bridge and said that he supposed
all kinds Of politicians would be around
to see him to get the men out but they
might save their time. He would stand
by decisions and show young 'rowdies
what the law is.
Then came William Downey. IL years
old, OF s22 East Fifty-si 1th street; Charles
Neenan. 10. Of 75l East Forty third street;
Joe Devine, 10. OF 203 East Forty third
street; Charles Callahan, 1e. OF 100 East
Forty third street. and John Murphy. I6.
Policeman Magwood said that these
young men had gone into the rear car
OF Broadway express with a warwhoop
and in formation which knocked every
body out Of their road. including train
guard, who was jsmmed betweer-the ends
Of the cars trying to dodge the avalanche.
A little later as q woman got up from her
seat she got a push that made her ait
down in the lap OF man she didn't know.
These boys were promptly sentenced
to the Island. as were a quartet few
minutes later consisting OF Michele
Puggie, IL years old, OF l7e Park street:
Ernest Gardello. II. Of I0i Park street;
Edward di Parma, IL. Of i01 Park street,
and Charles Cardello Of % King street,
This contingent. according to Special
Policeman Brown, after kicking over q
few slot machines' had jumped on the
train seats OF a southbound Broadway
express and indulged in wrestling
matches.
Angelo Gaeto. a coal dealer. OF $50 East
l7ist street and Nioolo Savino. ls years
old. Of 40 West Thirty-sixth street were
arrested for raising disturbance on the
Third avenue elevated about midnight
They got the workhouse.
COLOMBIA-VENENELA PEACE.
New Minister Cordially Received In Cara.
cas-Castro Dispute Ended.
Special Gable Dsspateh to TEE Sun.