New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-30
CAR ROWDIES CHECKED
ARRESTS FALL OFF.
Peaceful Trains Shoso Result Of
WOrbhouse Sentences.

Riding in the trains Of the subway and elevated
roads yesterday was much the same as attending
Sunday school. The threat made by Police Com
missioner Baker Saturday TO put a 'crinp In
the conduct OF the rowdies who had made life
miserable for passengers for months had evidently
struck home. for instead OF nearly two hundred
arrests. as was the case last week, only about
seventy-flve were recorded yesterday. and most OF
these for the IniIder forms Of rowdyfsr. Lass
than half a dozen cases were reported where the
boys and men had seriously intsrfered' with
passengers.
In the Night Court. where all the prisoners more
than sixteen years old taken, Magistrate Kro-
tel dealt severely in most cases, first featuring e
prisoners their conduct and then in many In
stances filming them so apiece with the alternative
Of a ten days sojourn in the workhouse.
The attention of the police and the Interboroush's
special officers was directed especially to the
Broadway branch of the subway, which carries the
crowds from the lower East Side To Van Cortlandt
Park and tho vacant lots extending northward
from Dyckman street TO the Harlem River. Thou
sands Of men and boys go to these places every
Sunday to play baseball In the parks. where the
police are constantly watching for any signs OF a
disturbance there is little trouble but In the lots
the players and spectators do as they please unmo-
Tested and unrestrained. II Is often the that
the petty squab5les arising the playing field are
fought out on tho subway trains returning TO the
city.
There one case OF this sort yesterday after.
noon. Two teams of negroes had been playing near
the Dyckman street station when they fell To
quarrelins over decision OF the umpire. After
a few words and blows the umpire grabbed hand
full of stones and rushed for the subway station
with the mob OF players and spectators at his
heels The marlborough had five special officers
the platform. In addition to three uniformed men
The umpire dashed up the steps and was almost in
the arms of one of the officers when Dennis Ar
misted, one of the players. caught up with him.
The two clinched, but soon separated. BY
this time there were five hundred persons pushing
and struggling on the narrow platform keeping the
policemen busy In seeing that some were not
pushed 10 the tracks. Armisted and the umpire.
Ralph Brown. spent several hours in meditation
In the West IS2d street police station. and then
went 20 the night court where each obtained his
freedom on payment OF a $40 fine
Earlier in the afternoon Tony Meghss, Joe Leoni
and Pasquaie Marziole. all fourteen years old.
living In Cherry street, came up TO the DyekInan
street station after ball game. They pushed and
iostled each other until finally Leoni was picked
up by the two other boys and dropped the south
bound track. The lad able to scramble up
before train came along Detectives followed
them into South Ferry train later and arrested
them at 18th street. They viii be arraisned in the
Children's Court this morning
Magistrate Krotel had little hesitation IN hnins
Tony Campleyo $40 for pushing his companions
into the laps of women passengers a northbound
train about o'clock in the afternoon. With 1--WE
other boys Campeyo jostled and showed all the
arrested. Three OF his companions we're held for
the Children's Court
Although most OF the offenders escaped with
nnes, four youths who were arrested tbs ferry
boat Harlem, of the Astoria ferry. charged with
insulting women. using profane language and row
dyis5n, were sent to the Workhouse. The youths
said they were James Hsbor, OF No. iiis Avenue
A; William Steekers. OF No. 42i East 18TH street:
George Schssnon OF No. ef5 East ed street. and
Emil Panzle. of No 5rT East 18th street
On the whole the police and the Interhorougn
officials looked on the days work as a great step
in the stamping out Of rowdyism although the
number OF arrests was smaller than In any sunday
In many weeks. This was explained by the Inter
borough authorities as the result Of the extensive
publicity the movement had received They were
OF the opinion that II would be possible Tor women
20 travel without fear OF molestation within very
short time II the present work continued.
Owing to the growing evil OF car rowdyisTn on the
car lines through the Hamburg avenue precinct,
Williamsburg. Police Captain Becker detailed po-
lcemeD In plain clothes yesterday TO make arrests
The complaints came from patrons OF the Myrtle
avenue elevated railroad we'll from those OF
tes surface lines afA