New-York tribune., 1909-05-13
PANIC In STREETCARS
NEGROES USE KNIVES.
Fighting Breaks Up Tocelfth Regi-
ment Circus Parade.

Cicero Finch. a negro of No. 287 West 61st street
badly beaten by a crowd numbering nearly a
thousand persons. a northbound in which he
took refuge at 57th street wrecked and a
patrolman who tried TO protect him from the mob
thrown through window of the car last
night. Finch stabbed sixteen-year-old Edward Cau-
field, Of No al West 5Oth street. when the latter
called out "Oh. you honey
miniature circus parade of members of Com
pany l. of the 18th Regiment. passing up
Eighth avenue in preparation for indoor circus,
and the Caufeld boy following the parade
His remark brought on wordy encounter. and the
negro. drawing a razor slashed him in the arm
He then ran up Eighth avenue. followed by the
boy and the paraders The guardsmen were dressed
in all sorts of fantastic costumes. as clowns and
beasts Of the jungle and the scene attracted hun
dreds of persons from Columbus Circle and nearby
streets
The negro turned into 5sth street and ran to
Broadway. thence south to 9th street and back TO
Eighth avenue. where he boarded a nOrthbound
car and made his way 10 the forward platform
The gates were shut and his escape was cut or
Nearly hundred of his pursuers tried to follow
him
Patrolman Hughes OF the West 47th street sta
ton who was riding the tried TO prevent
violence but he was thrown through window
Every pane OF glass in the was broken Finch
vas badly beaten before reserves from the West
9Th street station could drive away the mob
Caufeld was taken 10 the Roosevelt Hospital
where it was said that his wounds were serious
Finch locked up in the West 47th street station
on a charge Of felonious assault
While a negro terrified the passengers Of
crowded southbound Amsterdam avenue az
S0th street last night by hourishing a knife and
shouting that he would not pay his fare. the pas
sengers OF a southbound Broadway at 1s0th
street were a panic two men fought the mo-
tornaan who used his controller handle with telling
effect
Michael RYAN. of No 30s Amsterdam avenue.
had been struck ard hurled ten feet by the car.
receiving couNusions the right hip and numerous
bruises about the body. It alleged by two OF
Ryan's friends. Frank O'Connor and Peter Rosa
that the motorman. James HALEY, put on all power
after the accident instead of stopping the
When they sprang aboard the rear platform HALEY
stopped the they said. and started toward
them with the controller handle in his hand
The three men met in the middle of the and
began TO fight Ryan's friends using their fists and
feet and HALEY retaiating with the controller
handle The passengers fed the Gar and somebody
told the police of the West I52d street station
what was going Patrolman Borst arrested
the combatants. Dr. Jacobs. Of the Washington
Heights Hospital. attended Ryan and sent him
home The others were taken TO the station and
attended there O'Connor and Rosa were dis
charged and Haley was held on three charges Of
felonous assault.
Ernest Jackson told the passengers OF the car in
u bch he was riding that he had spent the evening
with several "sociable gemmen' and the Conduc-
tor that he might whistle for his fare When the
Ia,+ar ,breatened to eject him from the car Jack
son drew a knife and held him at bay Men and
women fought 10 get to the open and safe air At
s,t street Jackson made one parting thrust at the
conductor and followed suit He was seen by Pa
troIr1au Wright Of the West 6Sth street station.
and captured after short chase and locked up on
a general charge Of disorderly conduct