Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
GANGSTERS BEAT
MAN WALKING IN |
MILITARY PARK
Wife Sees Attack;
Baby Girl Is !
Injured.
ASSALANTS ESCAPE {
BEFORE POLICE ARRIVE
Victim Fails to identify Two
Suspects Arrested-Better
Protection Demanded. ri

siugeed in broad daylight as he
was pushing go-cart eontaininr ~.
oapy daughter through Military Farsr
James Moore. of 81 Belleville avanre
an electrician. is today under a doc
TOTS care with a fractured nose ana
minor injuries.
ihe assault. made upon him hv
sangsters during the shopping bours
was witnessed by Moore's wife. ana
ourlng the scuffle their other dauyb-
.er' Lillian. 24 years old. was
knocked down and one of bar ,ar.
badly bruised.
The youths who Started ne +-o...
ESCAPED Immediately afterward be-
cause there is no policeman on d,tv
at the park. Two Italians who vera
III the First Criminal Court th,s
iioriing' charged with creating a dis
turnance in the park yesterday aft.r.
noon, were believed by the na,,,a ),
s u. same men who were with the
one who attacked Moore, This !, or,,
- ,rs mr. ana Mrs. Moore were at the
nsl precinct and after LOOKING a.
men sought. o' ths
Inc two arrested in the afternoon
oiceman Newhall are Pietro
marun' ~ years old. of Is Garsids
s,reee, ana Luke De1lveshio, IS yeara
old, of 81 Garside street, - : :;
Iron Pipe Under Coat.
MARTIN was sitting ON bench with
a. dog on his lap. As man sxva llreN
py the dog jumped for him and the
Stranger tried to protect himsalf
Martin wanted to fight and in i,,,,r.
ing from his seat piece of iron ni1,e
twenty inches long. fell from aInf,er
MS coat. Patrolman Newman was
nearby at the time and to ureyat,f
| trouble caused the arrest of xt,fh
Italians
Ac.ihg Judge Rooney in court tfafs
morning sentenced Martin to sfxty
Gays IN Jail, holding Dellveshio for
eAaInlnatlon in connection with The
attack made upon Moore Yesterday
morning.
Woman Smokes and Drinks
For two hours this mornine narr
ioungers watched q young woman
siltihs on bench on the Park place
siae OF the grounds smoking .ciga-
rettes and drinking whiskey. When
she mad drained the bottle the woman
zen asleep, remaining in that con-
olt1on until noon, when PatroInan
/ vance was notified. He Summoned
the patrol automobile from the Sec
ond precinct and arrested the woman.
a noon-day crowd of large propor-
tlons gathered about to watch tha
woman's arrest
Since Patrolman Patrick Hennessev
of the Second precinct, who was sta.
toned In the park. died about five
weeks ago. there has been no officer
ON duty there. in spite of the fact
that thousands of shoppers, both men
and women, pass by and through the
grounds daily. The park has become
the resort, not only of men out of
work, but of youths whp loaf on the
benches and seize every Opportunity
to insult women and young girls who
pass by
Moore, who is about 2S years old
and is employed by the Hudson and
Manhattan railroad, had been shop
ping with his wife and two children
in Centre Market yesterday. AS he
walked through the park he no.
ticed three men sitting on a bench.
In passing them one of the youths
started to laugh at Moore pushing
the go-cart, and leering at Mrs.
Moore. asked who's kid Ia it:
yours or his?'
Punches Wife's Insulter.
Moore walked over to the guess
toner and inquired if the remark
was meant for him, and on being
told that it was punched the youth
just as the latter started to threaten
him. Moore walked away, and while
his back was turned and both his
hands on the go-cart the youth crept
up behind him, and then. facing him.
planted blow on Moore's nose that
stunned him for a moment. Mrs.
Moore screamed and tried to in
terfere.
AS crowd of loafers and shoppers
gathered about the two men were
locked in each others arms for q
few moments. until an elderly man
separated them. Then the youth
who had hit Moore made off with 1
his two companions, running through
the Arcade and disappearing. Pa
trolman John j. Vance, at the COR
ner of Broad and New streets, on a
fixed post, was the nearest officer to
the scene of the scuffie, and he knew &
nothing of 1t until 1t was over. He
summoned Patrolman Marooney. and
together they made q search of the
vicinity, but were unable to locate
the gangsters.