Woman Tickled, Then Flogs Innocent Man

New York, July 1914

Man Smiles When Feather of One Woman Brushes Another

The feather projecting from a woman's hat brushed across the neck of Mrs. Alice Tamraz, of 224 Somerville place, Yonkers, as she stood waiting for a street car in Getty square, Yonkers yesterday, and she wheeled around to see who had tickled her.

Peter Doyle of 42 Orchard street standing nearby, thrust one hand into his pocket, stroked his chin with the other and smiled. Mrs. Tamraz was sure the hand Doyle held in his pocket concealed a tickler, and that he was laughing at her discomfort.

So she raised her umbrella and flogged him until such a crowd surged around that Policeman Ryan had difficulty elbowing his way through and rescuing Doyle. The two made counter charges of assault against each other and went around to the station house.

There Doyle persuaded Mrs. Tamraz that a passing woman's feather tickled her neck, and that he had nothing to do with it. — New York Tribune.