The evening world., 1909-02-10
Attack on Woman Brings to
Climax Revolt Against
Police lnefficiency.
ALL CARRY WEAPONS.
Crimes of Almost Daily DC.
currence, but Patrolmen
Are Seldom Seen.

An attack by a thug yesterday even
ing upon Mrs. C.. E. Carpenter In Ninety
fifth street, near Riverside Drive. served
TO bring to a climax the long-growing
revolt Of the people Of that part Of the
city against police ineficiency. Man.
ager Samuel H. Fox. OF the Robert Full.
ton apartments. Ninety-fifth street and
Riverside Drive, made the astounding
statement to-day that he has not seen
policeman at night in that vicinity since
the house was opened In October. 1907.
In spite OF the fact that the vicinity
OF Riverside Drive and Nnety-fifth
street is rapidly filing up with high
Sums in the city are better protected
by the police There are many reasons,
too, why there should always be police
protection along the Drive in that
neighborhood.
At the foot OF Nlnety-slxth street
there is a big coal deck and a man-o'-
war landing Riverside Park at that
point narrows into a ribbon OF verdure
and pathway between the Drive proper
and the New York Central tracks. In
bound freight trains pass slowly along
that part OF the park and tramps Jump
Off and rendezvous in the neghborhood
Riverside Drive passes over Ninety
sixth street on a viaduct.
Policeren Keen Awav
While Ninety-sixth street has been
slow in building up, Ninety-ffth street,
from West End avenue to the Drive
and Riverside Drive. from Ninety-ffth
stree, south have attracted builders At
the same time Nnety-ffth stree, from
Broadway down 10 West End avenue
has remained undeveloped
Tenants OF the apartment. houses In
N!rcty-ffth street, between West End
avenue and Riverside Drive, pass
through a deserted stretch OF billboard
blocks whether they approach their
homes through Nlnety-sixth street and
West End avenue or through Broad
way and NInety-ffth street from the
subway. The vacant lots and bill
boards afford ideal hiding places for
thugs and highwaymen.
Policeman apparently shun tho vicin.
!ty. Women are afraid to go out Of
nights. Men who are out after dark
carry revovers. The owners OF the
apartment houses are contemplating the
formation OF a force Of special armed
guards to patrol the streets in front OF
their property.
There have been a dozen robberies
assaults and attempted robberies right
around the Riverside Drive and Ninety
fifth street corner since the beginning
of the year. Minor annoyances to
women have been frequent
Mrs. Carpenter, whose home 10 In |
the Robert Fulton, was hurrying down |
Ninety-ffth street toward Riverside |
Drive, shortly after o'clock when a |
man stepped out of the shadow Of q |
billboard just in the rear Of The apart !
ment-house and struck her under the |
chin. The attack occurred within
few feet OF the tradesnen's door VI the
Robert Fulton.
Chased to the Drive.
The street was slippery from snow,
and Mrs. Carpenter reeled and went ,
down In a heap. The highwayman /
seized the woman's handbag and ran |
across the Drive to Riverside Park. and |
then mxde off to the railroad tracks
that skirt the river.
Mrs. Carpenters screams brought men
from every apartment-house in the
neighborhood. Among them was Henry
Banker, a grocers clerk. who was de-
liverng goods in the Robert Fulton.
BANKER was joined by half dozen men
in evening clothes. Banker saw the
thug as he dlved through the under
brush and followed, outstripping the
others in the chase. He closed in on
out among the long line OF freight
cars.
Suddenly the thief stopped and with
a terrific swing he hurled Mrs. Car
penter's handbag in bankers face.
banker stopped for an instant and
picked up the bag. The thief then es-
capped. The handbag contained Mrs
money and Jewels, and was
TO her.
Crimes Are Suppressed.
The police, acting under orders from
Bingham, are not making public all the
crimes that are committed these days.
They did not put on public record the
fact that Miss Pearl Alexander a settle
ment worker, and her sister, Miss
Goldia, who live at the Irving Arms,
Ninety-fourth street and the Drive,
street and the Drive Miss
Pearl Alexander was robbed of her
purse.
on Sunday night there was also
woman robbed almost In front OF the
Irving Arms. She, too, was knocked
down. Since Jan. %, last. when a de-
partment store clerk. named Banks. was
beaten insensible in the areaway OF the
Irving Arms. several residents OF the
robberies and assaults and to-day this
list. long one and most convincing,
VII be shown to Bingham.
Following the attack on Mrs Car
pcnter last night Indignation meetings
were held at the Irving Arms, the
Robert Fulton and other houses. and II
was, determined TO demand protection
IF the Police Commissioner.
Capt. Shaw. OF the West One Hun
lredth street station, and two OF his de-
ecuvcs got busy to-day and picked up
/ suspicious looking hobo In the railrcan
Yards near Ninety. sixth street. They
hustled the astcnished mar UP to the
Robert Fulton and sent word to Mrs.
carpenter that they wanted her TO see
{ she could Identify him as her assail-
she repfied that she vas II, and ma