The evening world. Newspaper, January 17, 1906, Page 4

» for the Government's service. Rush Crowd Easily Controlled and ‘Only Arrest Was of Man Who Elbowed for “‘Rights as Citizen,’’ “BRIDGE” HOG SUBDUED BY NEW POLICE METHODS nd Police Commissioner Bingham - surely demonstrated during to-day's early rush hours on the Brooklyn Bridge that. he bas the biggest part of the human hog- gishness witch manifests itself there when trafflo is heaviest the run.” He made good during last night's rush hours, too, Irtedeemabie Brooklynites—the kind only one arrest. The prisoner was Henry Barth, He is a boxmeker and lives at No, 269 Woodware avenue, Long |Isiand City. Policeman Richard 1. Munphy, standing at a train gate, spied Barth away out in the middle of the platform shoving or being snoved. “Quit it!’ yelled Murphy, fixing with a giance. But Barth He wanied to know If that work the rs | Pas that wouldn't live anywhere else In the world—are willing to give expert testi- mony us to the success which attended the Bingham metiods to-day and Inst ight. Back of that time thoy are not prepared to go, because they didn’t pay any attention to the new system, bellev- ing it was, like everything else along that Mne, the fad of an hour. _ Commissioner Bingham says his bridge | éystem {8 going to stay put. So does) Inspector Fiood, whom he Is holding ponaible for carrying out his plans. does Capt, Brophy, who ts in direct charge of things. So do the extra jlicemen, who have to work like avers, for, it seems, they have a de- ire to ‘make good" on Brophy's ac- count. They like him. Wahen the great thle of homegoers wet to the eastward last night there ‘were few among them who didn’t know what had happened to Robinson, the @lectrician of the guntmat Don Juan de Austria, who was arrested by Brophy’s amen on Mon@ay evening for crowding ‘ghd fnsulting Miss Anna Greene. Most ‘@very one carried an evening paper, and the greater number The Evening World, wherein {t was told how Magistrate Mayo had found Robinson guilty, sen- tenced him to six months’ imprisonment qnd then finally ordered him released at the request of Admiral Rogers, who fepresented that Robinson was needed It was the fact, however, that Admiral Rogers didn't obtain Robinson's free- dom simply by the exertion of the in- fluence of his position that one beard commented upon by the bridge travel- lers, That Robinson's superior had had to deposit a check for $5;000 for his re-| lease and promise that the fellow should be kept out of this jurisdiction for six months made a serious impression. Need a Few More Brave Girls. “It 18 a grand object lesson,” sald| Capt. Brophy, In his six feet four, who piood like a lighthouse in the midst of the crowd. “We had that fellow with ‘the goods—caught him in the act of laying his hands on that young lady. What a brave little girl she !s? Just few more like her and the cops on this job wouldn't have any trouble at ail, She's one out of p thousand women. The other 999 would faint at tho thought of going to court to testify, ut all of them wouldn't have to go. Just about ten Misses Greenes and the | front of him, the crowd fell through the crowd and muttering. Like ® poor little shote he butted right into trouble. Murphy's anms went out in back and Barth became the means of Murphy's | earning sorne of that “good money” of ers. he hw misbehay were not hard on him and the court dis- charged Barth, who, after a sevére re- primand, said there ‘would never be an- other complaint against him on the score of disorderly conduct on the bridge. Of course bridge i night d_ to-day too, and, ri Jast an ,, and, as Inspector od said, there will be crowding and shoving and selfishness until the end of time. It was under con- trol. however, or rather it was evident that the process of control had begun. “There's nothing in the world thet will keep a crowd like this in but a New York cop who knows his business,” was the way one old Brook- lynite put !t, and there is truth in that. Cars Filled, Sent Away. The crowd last night showed ita re- spect for constituted authority, When id: "No more for this be enough of that shoving back there’ (except In the case ot Barth), attention was pald to him. When a well-dressed young man (one of Flood's plain-clothes men) sent an elbow back of and into the midriff of a stout personage with gray whiskers and asked, ‘Do you like there was no ary it. * Tt was noted to-day and yesterday, that the policemen to whose fot it has fallen to straighten out things on the bridge are not of the class inclined to exveed police authority. On many occa- sions under similar circunstances it has happened that the police ‘have forgotten that their duty is to regulate conditions and somebody else's to obliterate them. Dhey seem, in this instance, to have been instructed that !t is not within their province to either bullyrag or fake & hand except where the necessity arises, During all, of night a reporter of The Event watched particularly this ph situation, and he did not see a police- man forget once that he was dealing with ratonal human beings. Not a po- Mceman was seen to put his hand on man, woman or child, except when he had to do so in order to do what he was there for, John McLean, engineer in charge of ths bridge, who knows @ great many things wboyt the Brooklyn Bridge and its stupendous human tides, was a close observer of the Bingham system last night. “Hit the Nall on the H: “What do I think about It?" he sald, ‘aide- that?’ h hours, last fine word of the ‘whole crowd of Robinsons would go to | Banto Domingo or jal «The gunboat Don Juan de Austria Balled to-day for Santo Domingo. Miss Greene's insuilter was aboard. So, as Brophy said, the throngs last | night had an object lesson 1® Robinson. Undoubtedly some of his kind were among them, but none was busy, the out-and-out so-called Hog’ @idn't feel Uke shoving and end kicking. They weren't anxious to trample on women and tear the clothes | from them. A big, burly-shouldered ‘luecoat, who stood like a rock at every train gate, end and side, had a sooth- | ing effect, while nobody knew whether the man behind him was a policeman in | “ens'” clothing. 1 Arrested Only a “Shote.” The police were compelled to make white | f repeating the question of The Evening World reporter. “Honestly, I believe Gen. Bingham has hit the mall on the head. The police—an adequate force of trained men—are the only omes com- tent to deal with the situation. A policeman at every train entrance dur- ing the rush hours Is absolutely nec The people have some fespect the man who wears a shield. He has the law behind him. They. won't yay any attention to the rallroad’s em- ployees.”” ‘All told, the force on duty to-fay and lost night handling the bridge crowds consisted of about sixty-five men, in- cluding those in uniform, plaln-clothes patrolmen and detective’ sergeants Inspector Flood said last night chat ail he Wanted was enough men, and he could give satisfactory service, Evl- dently Commissioner Bingham 1s will- ing that he shall have the men, for he tires added five new detectives and plain-clothes men to the bridge just before the beginning of @ay's rush hours WOMAN AGENT ON B.A. T. ATTACKED Screams of Mrs. Griffen Heard by Agent at Opposite. Station. Tt was the vuietest hour of the early morning, avout 2 o'clock. when Miss Lytiia P. White, agent at the downtown side of the ‘Nompkins avenue station of the Lexington avenue elevated rill road, Brooklym heard screams and groans coming‘ from the uptown sta- tion opposite. Frightened she ran out to see what the trouble was. knowing that the young woman across the way Wke herself’ was alone. Through the open door of the opposite station she epuld see the prostrate form of the cighet agent. Mrs. Lillian Griffen, The woman was moaning and tossing In apparent helplessness on the ‘fiour, At iwervals sho screamed at the top of her voice, Miss White harried found a policeman downstairs and the platform he found the woman in a comatose condition. An ambulance ‘was summoned and the patient re- moved to St. John’s Hospital, When the reached | HAUGH, AO THE HELD FOR PERIURY “Detective” Acquitted on Lar- ceny Charge Sent to Tombs for False Swearing. George Haugh, a “dlvorce" detective, is In the Tombs on the charge of per- jury. He was tried before Recorder Goff to-day on an indlotment accusing him of stealing a pocketbook contain- ing $27 from Mrs, Jennie Kirshoff, of No. #2 Kast Seventy-seventh street. Mrs. Kirchoff testified she was separ- ated from her husband, a wealthy plumber, and let out rooms for a living. Last’ July she sald Haugh rented a room in her house and on the night of July 18, broke into her room while she} was in bed and dragged her into al room where her husband was and charged her with wrong doing. Mrs. Kirchoff swore Haugh took her pocket- book from under the pillow of her bed at th time. | Ha en arreste] testified in York- wrt that he had been em- Kirchoff to obtain evidence hh ville Pol ployed by Shee sho was found to be suffering trom \ severe nervvus shock tha‘ had prostrated her, There was absolutely no sign of ylolence from which it could be Inferred that she had been attacked No money had been taken from the ticket booth and nothing bad been re- moyed from the station. After working over li hours the sungcons were her to consciousness anc Blory of her experience. Ht: it 12) o'clock a man ha tha station and, with tiche romp It 'was pretty comfortable, am for the rest of the niaiit 0: irk, Griffen grew nervous man did not take any of th Mnally wrote & note Ww ih id gave to one of t t t guards, d lal policeman be gent ud a ahe intruder. Gnd screamed ipeatediy man, who evidently hac tn minc Ty of the station, was fright ‘before f fen lives &t No. 176 Smith ane 1a ‘ ‘ a investigated by Gen the B. BR. AS she returned tie | smlinet his wie, so she could be ar- for maintaining a disorderly oft to-day Haugh n the husband ‘or him. He sald he had Kt hi hots house as a d made love to h!m, in the police court husband had gent Aws!stant District- er Haugh replied, “I i after my arrest.” iephoned to tae York. ‘srwpher there ipt of Haugh's me of his ar- testified that to Mrs. Kir- Kone t | bourde ahi pnd she 1Ke y asked Hay; 3 i ent him rand Jury Renter e turned thins, ise ot wa oh the change of -perjur Gof commanded. Hangh's ‘fa pvea He slanted ta munnrble 5; ut waa Jed across the “! @iebs” to the Tamba Mp td a TTL fy li n> a has taken the form of President-baiting “i * * * The very essence of the play from the bleachers’ viewpoint Is to get under the skin of the bear and make hini growl or wince perceptibly with pain and annoyance. If LEWIS NIYON BACK ~ FROM RUSSIAN TRIP Failed to Get.Contracts for Ships Because Plans Are Not Yet Made. . ° Lewis Nixon came back from 8t. Petersburg to-day on the Kaiser Wir helm II. without the contracts for ships for Russia's navy that he went abroad three months ago to secure. He sald that Russia is not ordering fighting vessels just now, but he expects’ to get his share when the orders are given in the near future. “The ten torpedo boats constructed for the Russian Government have been delivered and paid for,"" he remarked, “and they gave satiafaction. It is true that I expected to get additional con- tracts, but failed because no contracts are being given out. “The Russian Government ts engaged in formulating a nayal policy. Until that policy is completed no move will be made in the direction of purchasing ves- sels, Undoubtedly Russia will build a new navy—a big, strong navy—and when the time comes to bid on the vessels composing it I shall be in the field,” Mr, Nixon sald that he left St. Peters- burg two weeks ago. The excitement that had prevailed for weeks was dying down and business was resuming its norma! course. “ft was right on the ground during considerable of the trouble,” maid Mr. Nixon, “and while the situation has been and is very serious, I don't think it 8 as seriou it Is considered here and in England, or as 1 deduce it ts considered from the tone of the news- papers, . “In the main the reports of the tre- mendous happenings In Russia as they appear in the American and Engliph papers are surprisingly accurate, but it, seems to me that the deductions made fr: hese reports are wrong, The Gov {2 able to copé with the situation, In my opinion, Witte is A man strony enough to bring order out of the prevalest chaos, If he is tound, ment is sincere Some of them volt bas taught a lesson both to ronment and the pevple, which think, be heceed.” Mr, Nixon sul that all reports about the Czar being’ a nervous wreck over the war b Japan and the troubl n waving with ‘his own. le ie @ personal intervi the, Czar a iimneras Go 1 Nixon, “shows not the slightest trace of mental or physical breakdown. He fooks strong and vigorous. There is not a gray hair in his head. Descrip- tions of him as a auerulous weakling do him a grievous injustice. ‘\He speaks English perfectly and has @ surprising knowledge of affairs in this country. He gaye me information about agricultural affairs in the West- ern and Northwestern States. The Caar spoke In high praise of Presktent Roase- and also of William Jennings Bryan, whom he has met personally, He sald the was greatly Impressed with the reports made on him of the army and navy officers of the United States who accompanied his army through the serine ian caiwareny 2nd: sncke)) of them r ‘ Mr. Nixon was accompanied by his wife and son. ‘They brougnt over a great quantity of furs ang a fine Rus- sian greyhound. ‘ ‘The voyage of the Katser Wilhelm was generally pleasant. There was a hard storm jast Thursday 2nd 1 day night. Friday morning an enor- mous wave broke over the vessel and swept the decks, tearing away a com- anfonway cover and tossing movable leck fixtiires about. The noise and ex- cltement attending this happening alarmed the passengers, but there was nothing approaching a_ pantie. ‘Three groups of in Europe by Fri the Hippodrome, arrived on the ship. George Bohhair Gregory and his com- pany of twelve are expected to create & seneation when thelr act Is incorpor- ated tb the Society Circus. ‘The others form a troupe called the Meteors, and in addition there {s Ralph Johnson, who does a single turn. WHITELAW REID SAILS. Ambassador Returns to His Post im London, Whitelnw Reld, United States Ambas- sador to Gfeat Britain, who came over to spend the holidays in New York, sailed to-day on the White Star line steamship Baltic. Mrs, Red remains With her father, D. O. Mills. Sh ny join ber husband after her father tarts for California, some ten days ‘hence. Others who salle’ fs | en ara! Hortes Munkett Mok Alte GoW ace derbilt, Gen. W, P. Shyder, Mrs, Rhine- lander Roberts, Richard A, Fitagibbon, Mrs. Joseph Lewis, Hon. Rowland ¢. F. Leigh, Robert D. Winthrop, Mics E: Aubin, Mr and Mrs. R.'T. Bay! Capt. ‘Kenneth R, Campbell and Teak Di Nuzlo. U.S, MAIL WAGON STOLEN. Driver Left It in the Street and Reports Loan to Police. United Sintea mail wagon No, 21 which carries mail tovand trom the elevated station at Franklin Square, was stolen from. the street near the foot of the stairway at that station last evening The Wagon was invsharge of ie ite 0. 15 Bast Houston unter, who. has no. hel; | wagon and who cannot speak a” werd of English, had carried up t (Oe malt iatter to the sacion,steene his horse ‘in the street erformers, ¢ | lerla Thompson “for | byt) WORLD: WEDNESDAY RVENING, JANUARY 17, 1008 BEAR-BAITING AT THE WHITE HOUSE. | Despatch from Washington, ANTI-GRAFT BILL ~ FAVORED IN SENATE Quick’ Committee Action on “Yellow Dog Fund,” but a ; Smag May Be Struck Later. (Special to The Evening World.) ALBANY, Jan. 17%—The Antl-Gratt Dill, designed to put an end to “Yellow | Dog” funds and to the practices of |corpgyations in paying “swell fees’ to high-class lawyers for doing nothing, | was reported favorably by the Senate | Committee on Codes to-day, | Senator Marke, the introducer of the |bIll, is a member of that body, “I am confident that my bill will |pass,"" sald Senator Marks to-day. ere may be an effort in the Assem- bly to hold it up, but I don't believe that House would be willing to go on reoprd as being opposed to it” The ill requires corporations to give an accounting of all moneys spent for legal services. NO SECOND TRIAL FOR DENTON HOPKINS. District-Attorney Will Try to Have Him Committed to Insine Asylum, An anonymous letter ¢n connection with the Penton Hopkins case tms re- |celved by Assistant Disirict-Attorney Roy, of Brooklyn, to-day. The jury that listencd to the evidence in Hop- kins's trial for murder of bis wife dis- agreed last night. ‘Die letter questions the testimony of Mrs, Jennie Bruyn, Hopkins’s sister, ‘to the effect that Mrs, Hopkins bad a re- volver and fired at her husband before he fired the shota that Killed her. ‘The writer of the anonymous letter asserts that Mre. Hopkins never had a revolver and that Mra, Bruyn Was heard to say so on the day of the funeral by at least two persons, ‘he fact remains that the first arrivale after the shooting found a small revol- ver in Mra. Hopkins's band and that > \ Senate are mightily pleased with the diversion; and becauge when they prod they thrust deeply the bear is guarding warily against their attacks.— Sleep Like a Top Don't lie awake with the remedy at your elbow. To banish wakeful- ness, nervous starts, bad dreams— to sleep souhdly and waken re- freshed—take 'Beecham'’s Pills Bold Everywhere. In boxes 10c. and Se, Wash G oods Department. On Thursday we will place on sale A Large Purchase of Very Desirable Sheer Cotton Dress Fabrics including Voiles, Egyptian | Tissue, A Chimbraya Maes ‘cerized Taffeta, Embroidered \Tissue, &c., in plain colors, jstripés, checks and figured effects, 25c. yd., special value, oe Lord 3 Taylor, Broadway and Twentieth Street; Fifth Avenue; Nineteenth Street, le Lord & Taylor, Oriental Rugs. We propose to place on sale until February 1st. $50,000 : worth of Oriental Rugs at reductions of 25% to 2374% as follows;— ‘Fine Antique Daghestans, $10.00. to $17.50 each, Formerly $15.co to $25.00 Fine Antique Mousoul & Kurdistans $17.50 to $35.00 each Formerly $25.00 to §49,50. Tabriz Senna Persian, &e., $40.00 to $50.00 each Formerly $60,060 to $8 5.60, Persian Kerman, Gulistan & India Carpets, sizes 8x10, 9x12, 10x13, &ey, from $62.50 t0 $125.00 Formerly $106.00 to $195.60 All other weaves tn like proportion. 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