New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-13
.PATR0LMEN STONED
BY MOB OF 1000.
Take Refuge in Drug Store with
Prisoners and the Place Is
Wrecked by Rioters.
MISSILES FLY FROM ROOFS
Reserves Beat Back Crowd and
Find Their Comrades Nearly
Exhausted Huddled in
Telephone Booths.

While trying to take two prisoners
into custody last night in Harlem two
policemen in plain clothes and one in
uniform were nearly stoned 10 death by
mob Of two thousand persons, who at
tempted to rescue the prisoners. In or
der to defend themselves the policemen
drew their revolvers but were taunted
by the mob, who dared them to fire on
them. The policemen took refuge in
drug store, which was wrecked, and they
were covered with bruises from the
bricks and stones hurled at them before
reserves came to their rescue.
The trouble started when Sidney Win
isky, of No. 1864 Madison avenue, was
knocked down 10y a man while walking
in 18TH street, between Third and Lex
ington avenues Whisky ran after the
man. and was soon joined by a large
crowd, headed by Patrolman MCGOWAN.
of the East 104th street station.
In the crowd was Mrs. Helen Marllo-
wtz and her husband Of No. III East
11Jth street She was close to Nc
Gowan and his prisoner. who later de
scribed himself as Charles Murray sew
enteen years old high school boy.
Some one grabbed Mrs. MarkCwitzs
purse. and she screamed Attracted by
the huge crowd, Patrolmen McGee and
Higgins. Of the West Tooth street sta
ton. who were off duty and in plain
clothes, elbowed their way into the
crowd.
Mrs Markowitz was pointing to man
who, the police said later was trying to
get away from the centre of the disturb
ance. He described himself as Daniel
Silverlist, of No 1854 Fifth avenue. Mrs.
her purse. She told the police she saw
him pass IT to another man. McGee and
Higgins grabbed Silverlist and then
moved with him toward MCGOWAN and
his prisoner.
Meanwhile the crowd had increased TO
two thousand Fearing To wait for the
patrol wagon. tho patrolmen decided to
walk down TO meet il. In 1l6th street,
near Park avenue, some one hit Me-
Gowan in the back of the neck, and 9TH
ers tried to wrest Silverlist from the
grasp Of the officers.
Then the crowd became more than ever
menacing In Park avenue, between
115th and 1l6th streets, many picked up
bottles. bricks stones and garbage and
others ran to the roofs and pelted the
officers with missiles. The patrolmen
were determined to hold their prisoners,
however. and finally decided to wait for
the patrol wagon in a drug store at No.
1914 Park avenue. owned by Jacob
Greenspan.
Hardly were they inside the store
when a shower Of bricks smashed the
plate glass windows. and with heavy
stones the mob sought to break down
the locked door. Greenspan vanished
upstairs Some Of the rioters began 10
climb through the windows. Then the
bombardment began in earnest. In des-
neration the patrolmen took refuge n
the telephone booths holding their prIs-
oners in front TO bear the brunt of the
attack.
Soon the patrol wagon. with twenty
man in charge of Sergeant Berries. ar
rived The rescuing party drew their
cIubs and beat back the mob. Nearly
oxhausted, the patrolmen in the drug
.tore and their prisoners were escorted
90 the wagon and the party started for
the station. Later the purse that Mrs.
uarkowitz said was stolen from her
ras found in the street near the scene Of
the disturbance
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