New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
MOTHER USES UMBRELLA
ON MAN IN STREET
Victim Then Arrested for Insult
ing Her Daughter in
Surface Car.
CARD OF E. T. R0SSITER
Prisoner Says He Is a Ticket
Agent, but Company De-
nies His Story.

Aroused by a story tOld her by ner
daughter Ethel. ten years old. Mrs.
Catherine Maurer. If No. 1ll2 Clay ave-
me the Bronx. used her umbrella as a
club and administered a thrashing 10 a
we'll dressed man at 59th street and Sec
ond avenue last night. The man was
later held by Magistrate Corrigan in
the mems night court in 500 bail for
further examination to-day on a charge
Of disorderly conduct and simple as
sault. preferred by the child's mother.
According Ia the child's story. while
she was coming over 10 New York on
Flushing avenue car from Long Island.
where she had been visiting her grand
mother. a man who later described him.
self as John Powers. a ticket agent, of
Tottenv,lle. Staten Island. insulted her
Mrs. Naurer who was waiting for the
child said that when she alighted from
the car she appeared to he badly scared
WHAT'S the NATTER" asked MIS-
Maurer
"On the vav over in the car" said the
GIRL" who started 10 cry. "a big mar
kent putting his arms around me anu
Kissing me He kept this up almost al
the whole way 70 New YORK.
The child then stopped suddenly ana
ro,r+inp az a tall we'll dressed man on
tha opposite side Of the street, crled'
That's the man. mamma.
Mrs Naurer asked for an explanation
The man denied having annoyed t"e
LITTLE girl. but admitted he was pas
senger on q car from Long Island city
Mrs. Maurer said she believed her ntue
GIRLS story. and thereupon brought he'
umbrella down on the mans head.
Patrolman Thomas Powers happened
- mass and saved the man. who was
begging for mercy. from further peat
ing. He took Mrs. Maurer ana mel
daughter and the man 10 the East o',n
street station
II was learned from the police thai
the man carried an identification card or
which was a picture OF himself, and un'
derneath the picture was written. Er'
nest T. Rossiter. No. % Sanford avenue
Flushing. Long Island
After bail had been fixed the prisoner
was sent TO a cell in the court prison
An umbrella carried by the man, whici
was left in the prison Office. was ex
er,ined and OF the silver handle tn
iritials II. T R. were found
After being sent TO a cell the prisoner
ha
arrest. The keeper called up an address
presumably Mr.. Manning's by telephone
but said afterward he could not recal
the number OF the telephone.
The keeper said the prisoner seemed
greatly put out that the Information II
regard 70 the Identification card hac
leaked out. He exclaimed MY God
and Il didn't want that to get out" sale
the keeper.
A. the offices of the staten lslanC
Rapid Transit Company II was said las
night that the company had no tlcke
oeent named John Powers.
In April of this year Ernest T Rossiter
SON ~ the late z. V. w. Rossiter. vice
r-osident of the New York Central. liv
ing AZ No. % Sanford avenue. Flushing
was severely beaten by George w
Reilly. Of Flushing. who charged thai
Mr. Rossiter had insulted his daugh
ter
Mr.. Reilly said that Mr.. Rossiter an
moved his daughter on the train 10 thi:
citv. The victim OF Mr. Reilly's attacl
contended that a mistake had beer
made bv the father Mr.. Rossiter !!
twenty-eight years old.
At No. % Sanford avenue. Flushing
II was said last night that Mr.. Rossitel
was at home, but did not care 10 tall
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