JOHN BRADY ASSAULTED, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK

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SOURCE: BUFFALO EVENING NEWS -VOL. XXXIV-NO. 145 - September 27, 1897 

SEVENTH PRECINCT LOAFERS 

They Are Making Life Miserable In Elk Street and Capt. Lynch Should Get After Them 

The Seventh Precinct, principally in Elk street, is infested with hoodlums and corner loafers,
ranging from 10 to 20 years of age.  Complaints about these loafers are received at this office
nearly every day. One of the principal diversions of this miscreants is to throw stones and
horse chestnuts at drivers. John Brady of 140 Hopkins street, an old and respected citizen of
Buffalo, has been especially unfortunate and he justly complains of the police.  Mr. Brady has
several teams at work on the William street grade crossing, one of which he drives himself.
His work takes him through Elk street every day.  He has been repeatedly stoned, and the other
day was hit on the head and so badly injured he (illegible) man to drive his team home. Mr.
Brady is a man 70 years old, a tax payer, and has lived in Buffalo 40 years. Capt. Lynch of the
Seventh Precinct would better emulate the example of Capt. Taylor and Capt. Forrestel, who have
practically ridded the first and third precincts of street loafing. A few policeman and citizen
clothes would do the business very effectively.

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