The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-05
CAR ROWDIES OUT IN FORCE
WINDOW JUMPERS. TNSJLTERS
AND PARK TOIGHS.
Many Arrests at Coney Island. Long
Island C,ty and In The Bronx work.
house Sent ences for several In
tOncy Island stone Hits q Woman

Several members Of the strong arm
squad who nabbed i27 rowdies at the
Culver depot in Coney Island on Sunday
evening. were stationed there again last
night TO arrest men and boys who jumped
through the car windows. The detec-
tives were at the station few minutes
after 3 O'Clock. and seven prisoners were
taken from the first express that came in
from Manhattan. A number Of others
were grabbed later in the evening, and all
will he arragned in the Coney Island
court this morning.
Magistrate Dooley yesterday sentenced
the prisoners who were brought before
him from the Sunday roundup. About
fifty Of them got sentences to the work
house ranging from three to five days
and others were fined, none Of them more
than S. Severai Of the prisoners were
mere youngsters and these the Ma agistra te
paroled in the custody of their parents.
Ills possible to be lenient with persons
who come from out Of the city" said Mag
istrate Dooley. They cannot he eA-
pected to know the conditions here and
perhaps some of them jump through the
car windows in ignorance Of its being a
violation Of the law But with residents
Of the city who have read in the papers
Of the crusade being made against rowdy-
ism it is impossible to ne lenient."
1t was q o'clock last night before the
prisoners sentenced to the workhouse
were taken away. Most Of them hadn Z
anything to eat since their arrest, in some
cases more than twenty-four hours pre-
viously
Many Of the prisoners arrested within
the last few days for jumping through car
windows are foreigners and some Of them
cannot read English When Magistrate
Voorhees, was sitting in the Coney Island
court several years ago and a crusade
was started against window jumpers he
had the p. r 7 put up plaza rds printed
in other lang,ia ges besides English warn
ing the would-be window Jumpers not to
jump.
Six car rowdies were arrested on the
Westchester avenue line in The Bronx
last night by members of the strong arm
squad. The first group, Of four. got on a
southbound car at Purdy street. They
stood on the back platform, refused to pay
their fares and pulled the trolley off the
wire. The car made slow progress and
Conductor James Rich sighed with relief
when Detectives MCGOWAN and Brehof
boarded the car at Simpson street.
The bows continued their antics until
| other policemen met the car at l5oth
street. Then they were arrested and
taken to the Morrisania police station.
The prisoners said they were Valentine
Benner. 81 years old. of 81 East I8Oth
street Frederick Wahrenberger. ls years
old. Of as last l55th street James Hogan
X wears old, Of AS East l35th st rect and
Raymond Farrell, is years old. Of 2 Gou
verneuer place. The Bronx They were
charged with disorderly conduct and
taken to night court.
Meanwhile two hoodlums had boarded
a Westchester avenue car coming toward
| town. They refused To pay their fares
and annoyed tho passengers with vile
language. Al i50th street Detectives
hangh and Blugher got on and tried to
arrest the boys. One they caught. The
other got away. When tho policemen
with their prisoner reached the street a