The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
Father Magrath, Fighting Par.
son Of Greenwich Village,
Seeks Six Thugs.
GIRLS DEFENDER BEATEN
Assault Within Block Of Police
Station Kept Secret
for q Week.

ratner fniiIp y. maBTatns tno Two
handed lighting priest Of the Catholic
Seamcn's Mission at l22 West street. near
Perry street. and the sailors and long
shoremen among whom he does his work
are securing through the back alleys and
grogshops Of Greenwich Village looking
for six men.
II the lighting priest finds them II 10
probable that the law will be allowed to
take its course and that the men will be
delivered to the custody Of the police to
stand trial for assault. But II any OF the
priests hot headed roustabouts lay hands
on them the men will hope for the speedy
arrival Of the police.
Two OF the six men who are being
hunted laid violent hands on the priests
young sister. and the other four Joined in
tho attack when n Greenwich Village
driver tried to rescue the girl. After
beating UP the driver the six men es-
capped.
The assault occurred last Sunday eve
ming. but the police OF the Charles street
station have kept the matter quiet, not
desiring that Commissioner McI.ay should
know how easy Il Is to commit an assault
within a block Of that station house and
escape arrest
Known for Her Charity.
The priests sister Is Miss Charlotte
Magrath. She is 20 years old. OF pretty
face and figure and with a mass Of Titan
hair browning her head. She lives at IS
Van Ness place and Is well known in
Greenwich Village through her activity in
social and charitable affairs
She went out walking last Sunday eve-
ming with her cousin. Miss Mary Carter.
Is years old. who lives with her. They
were on their way home from their walk
at 6 40 o'clock. and had arrived at Hudson
and Charles streets when lark young
man stepped up to Miss Magrath.
Hello. Red" he said.
Miss Magrath and Miss Carter Quickened
their steps. Then another young man.
with a dark mustache and a derby hat.
who was with the irst man. stepped beside
her and grabbed her by the arm.
Miss Magrath tried to pull away. but
the two men held her. making insulting
remarks all the time. The harder fhe
struggled the more abusive they be-
came.
lou uOV hUOW VINO am. Bne shlu
| finally II am Father Magrath's sister"
I'VE don't care who you are" said
the men. Then they tried to pull her
into q hallway.
Miss Carter stood by all the time.
screaming for help. On the other side
of the street Harold Fairclough. a driver,
of 200 Perry street. was walking with his
two children. He recognized Miss Magrath
and ran to her aid
| Fairclough struck one OF the men on
the chin and as he did so the other man
jumped on him. Then four more men,
Of the same type as the first two. ap-
peared from the hallway and piled on
top OF Fairclough.
Girl's Defender BADLY Beaten.
Miss MaSrath and Miss Carter ran to
the Charles street station. one block
away. and gasped out to the lieutenant
that man was being murdered around
! the corner When the reserves got Their.
the six men had fed and Fairclough.
with two teeth knocked out and his eyes
! blackened. had been nearly knocked out.
He was patched up in st. Vincents Hos
pital and sent home.
Father Magrath has obtained two John
| Doe variants ana mas been investigating
the assault all week.
II don't belk We that any Of the neigh
borhood gangs have done this" ne said
There were a number OF witnesses to tn.
assault. and flor what ! have learned
I believe the men came from the lower
East Side, l don't believe that the mer
were actuated by a desire to get reveng
on me for anything ! have done and TO-
that reason tried to harm my sister.
am sure that the men who did 1t did not
know who she was"
! The gangs most active In Greenwich
Village are the Hudson Busters and the
Pig Alley gang. Most OF the members ol
these gangs know Miss Magrath by sight
Police Inspector Wakefield, In charge OF
the district. has instructed the Charlie
street detectives to do all they can ia
find the men ana has assigned two mei
| OF his own stan to spend all their time
| In the search, hut most confidence Is
felt in the hunt OF the sailors and long
shoremen who swear by Father Magrath
One reason for their loyalty Ia thai
Father Magrath has proved. when he ha,
to. that he can fight as well as they.