New-York tribune., 1910-06-09
United STATES QUICK
TIl AID BRITISH SEANEN
,.tocfiyes Investigating Story
of Bruta! Assault on Men by
West Street Gang.
nth RECENTLY IN COURT
r.,tised Against Firm Fined for
Fxscting Fees for Obtaining
Employment for Four
English Sailors.


English Sailors.
T-,ited states District Attorney s
began an investigation yesterday
o.ss - two British sailors. Louis
pssth and Alphin Mylenars. who
- that they were attacked and
..nr assaulted on saturday night by
al unknown assailants near the
-.,en seamen's Friend Society. at
"a West street. where they have
.se their home while in port
=, Peath and Nylenars were two OF
-, u-itnesses who appeared recently be-
=, nudge HouEh. in the United States
,.-,,,,, Court. and testified against the
A., n weinhoId & Horn. shipping mas
- No. 3S Whitehall street, the
-,,obers of which were convicted and
s,ss $3.50 each on the charge Of having
.-.c,e5 fees for obtaining employment
=. ,bese witnesses and two other sea-
on the British steamship Kirby
~ Teonard McGee. counsel for the
rsrs1 Aid Society. through which organ
..-.io, the action was instituted against
v.,rbal5 & Horn. brought the alleged
,,zsrlt on the two sailors TO the atten-
-, ~ United States District Attorney
r.. yesterday. and detectives We're at
,,,s assigned 10 the case 70 run down
.As ssssilants- if possible.
Responsibility Denied.
" MCGEE said yesterday that il ap-
,s.-ed 10 be & case Of beating up" the
.vo sailors in order 10 impress upon sea-
-, IN general the inexpediency and
s,,rsr a.. appearing and pressing their
,ornrlsirts against shipping masters
v4.b whom they have to deal in finding
,rnlorr1ent. He declared. however.
.ss- the society had no evidence to con-
-s-t the convicted shipping masters,
vsinhold & Horn. with the undoing of
v,r Resth and Nylenars- William T
Ea-r n the firm Of Weinhold & Horn.
When seen last night positively denied
that bis firm was in any way respon-
-
silors-
We had no knowledge Of the story
II that these TWO men had been assaulted"
= sid. until some one told US Of IL
Yesterday We don't use that kind Of
,stjcs IN our business. and il is more
esp Ijkelv that the sailors brought the
An,ble mon themselves with too much
rg aboard"
Whatever the Two men encountered
ts7e is no doubt that they got the worst
q It for their faces showed the deep
Hus effects Of a recent pounding and
\ Tan Reath lost a chance TO ship with
Il skipper. which had been secured through
me British ConsuTs Office. because Of
II a. lug,y cash in the top Of his head which
has not healed properly. Mylenars re-
fused 70 ship without his pal and both
zsa viii remain ashore long enough to
4 appear against their sssailants. should
ths be found
Found Unconscious in Street.
According To the story Of the sailors
theg were within two blocks Of the
American Seamen's Friend Society. in
hest street Saturday night. when three
men teI upon them. and as they at
tempted t0 keep their sea legs and de-
Il lsnd themselves as best they could one
n he attacking party gave a signal and
sferal other men rushed out Of the dark
shl heat them To the ground. II was
@ dark to see their ASSISTANTS, they
S!- and when they regained conscious
1ss nc one was near but a patrolman.
'ao had found them lying on the side
"a anG had summoned an ambulance
e sailors were taken to the hospital.
-fe Their injuries were treated and
uety.
4 was said at the British ConsuTs
--e yesterday that the effect Of the
sea assault upon Seamen Van Reath
Ayienars would go far 10 counter
'ne salutary results obtained by the
'ieiof Of Wetnhold & Horn. which
lAe first conviction, obtained in
years, although cases Of a SINH
Aiaa We're frequently brought to the
Au'n u the British Consul.
elaer the treatment meted out
l7se Two sailors had anything TO do
Ee'r appearance against the con-
:. shipping masters OF not" said
\, 1ohsul Bro6erick yesterday. who
Sller the seamen. 1t is most un-
'e that the incident happened
uhls time. as il Rill have the
71ect and make 81 harder than
eet seannen 70 come forward and
~ NE men who take their money
and the dishonest shipping
80 - who imposes upon the seamen
- the latter's irresponsibilitv
.i,'e viii be more strongly entrenched
- @Fongdoing tran before"
g. 6Foderick said that frequently
NJ - who had complained Of the
oo,,., o.S u shipping masters and had
sgs,- eo to appear as witnesses
ths 'Aem had disappeared before
a be brought into court.
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