The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-27
THE TOMS RIVER DISASTER.
4 JERSEY LAWYER VINO WANTS TO
ClTCH GUD0EOES.
The sun Searching the Ooaan County Board
of cehoIders-S 10000 Set Aside by
tho FrcehoIdcrs for the Purpose OF In
timidatipq the Editor Of The sun.

cheek. bones n Lnthery neck, a somewhat ptomi-
mont nose gray eyes, and griddo feet. lie wore
low nat-crovned lat with wide silk band, d rs
brown coat, and dark pantalOous aud Saistcoat
lie was evidently a highly respectable gentleman
Entering the door, he approached the handsomest
man then 10 the SUN Office, saying In low tone Of
voice:
"Are you one OF the editors"
"Iam, at your service, cir. Take a scat" was
the reply.
The gentlem an locked very grave, and spoke as
II he we're about TO attond funeral
Are you Cl aries A Dauaf" he inquired.
"No, sir MIR. Dana is much handsomer man
tBbn fam"
Tire stranger started NJ n IN great adjustment,
but quickly recovering himself, said -" am Free
holder II +. much better that should see YOU tn
private. I am lerc On highly important business !
can't 20 out o. this city without talking with one OF
the editors OF The Sun"
here the STRANGER glanced suspic'ousiy ut cloud
n wondering reporters, and ncrvously shook hands
with 80 Sun man lie was invited Into aro'hor
room. We "a down uTon the window .s.ll. while
the Ere, holder drew clair to his side After look
lng ~ he paintings On the wnll he slid:
81 rma Prccholdor. You orc sure you are no,
"a d naT
he sUN man shook hls head.
"Wvll am Fr''holdcr.'
$50 tionrn'." replied the srN man.
strangcr-Ycs. sir; am a Fiecl older. i've in
New Jersey. have been a trcchOdlr Tor the last
six yelrs.
Sun Man-Do you live in Frceho'd'
strancer-No. sir, do not live in Ocean coun.
tv, sir; | am a member OF the Ocean County Bort
of Chosen Freelodcrs. My business with you, sir.
IS very serious business tdcod. sir very important
and serious sir see the door " open, sir hadn't
better shut 10
ny all means" We replied.
TIE gentleman with the erllle feet then arose
and osed the door. stin looking as " ne were
ABOUT to attend funeral, he again sat down, say
ing; Yea, sr sent here by the octan
County Board Of Prceholdcrs. You have pub
lishcd an outrageous charge ssanst that
Beard OF Freeholders. q horrible, on a;rocious
SANDER. an ono of that Board. sir. I have be-
longed to that BOARD TOR the last six ears. sm
tie only man In that Board who az ever BELONGED
to IL before. Your article was nj u.y malicious.
all the rest OF orr Beard. 1t hurts our children
and our wives am married, SIR and nave got
wife and children: | can't have thcm Sian icred.
and have been sent here BY tue Ocean County
Board Of Erctholiera 10 see whether you WI t1te
hack al tLlt on have printed, before the Board OF
Frecholdcrs take lesal Measures 10 compel you to
do so, sir.
n Board OF Freelcders q Ocean county any just
cause OF complaint. AN certain that 1nE sus la'
slandtira no one.
Freebooter Growing very rel in the ts,c,-Do you
remember tie Toms river disaster, whore lots OF
pccric crowded IN 10 tr.sc, and tie 5' jee broke.
and III tue people teil into tue " ter, =ir 7
Sun Man-Yes. ! rcmcubc that perfectly.
=, FreeholJcr Growing sun rcddgr In the hce)-
Well ar, you said that the Bcud OF Fiechoidvr,
We're to ilauo bccau.c TIC bridge broke. D. you
rccoAcc. tlatp wat do ycr say - thaty
sUS Mantle rceo,ttr alo VISITED the scene Of
10 accident s7it hriieye tIef tie fcatJ were r..
sronsib, a.. the weaklc-, oi tilt bridge 4 tnink
that he was rsht. l believe that the board is to
STRANGER ivory c,ci'edy VOW DO ch' Yon We.
lev taat you hive rig.i to s'andcr Ms ir bis va
in way tIat uhccs our wives and chidrou. oo
your Wei. sir, Nent YOU 90 understand lAhs "u
tis m ne Ro4rl ot lrecho'lcl-
"Aud / want you to unlcrstaud pJttle Board o.
lr',io.4cgs c.Gu't have nothing - do Wt'I TIE
Commute. TIE Bosrd oi Frreholders pcer sew
, the tritge, and hai nothing 60 a. with H. And you
mast the back all tiat you have pri.le IN 4nE
sUN, or el,e take the on-cqrcnccs-that's all"
SUS Mln-Ish't Il tde duty OF tue nDarl OF Frea-
hoideis OF Ocean county TO buid the b. dscs md
stran cr Supporting Il IT, that Las rot nothing
20 do with H. Itoll ynu @ T"Nn Committee built
that bridge AMI hen your reporter says tat the
usope had often Eetitoucd us 10 Guild that lrid
That's rot 80. have been member OF the BOARD
4 Freeho.ders for the Last six years, and krow
all the ms and ou's ana ttere amt no such petition
On the r-cC a. On. know what I'm taking about
tSeain growing very red In tie taccl wan J"u to
understand that tie B0arl of FIeehodcrs have sci
asiGc tlOCOJO to be spent In prosecuting TnE sun
II you cont retrac every word you Rave sad about
them.
Son Nan (smiiins)-weil. hal no idea before this
| thst there was siJOO0O In Ocean county. Thai
must be dne held Tor lawyers.
| stran or tcrossing his legs, and twi:enng one
OF with Lis ands in his pockeis(-N eli, 81.
| was simoy sent here by the Board Of Freenolders
to demand retracuon. What shall tell lie Board,
/ srS Man-Nine people lost their lives by the
| breaking OF a bridge In Ocean county. IL Is tue
duty Of the Board of FreehOldefs vi that county to
| build all bridges snd keep them In repir. Had tle
timber OF THIS bridge teen oak instead OF cenh, u
wont not have broken. THIS was footoridee at.
o Tux suS visited tie .eeno of the acc
dent, rni reported the facts. lie added
| the Board " Freeholders. That is ahere toe blame
belongs There Is no putting on anybody else
sponsi6nt, on the Board. s,in rIIr SUN shines Tor
all II the Bosrt feel asgrievcd all they have to 90
s,o yr,e respectful letter setting ior'h 'heif
srlngcr-But tell you that tie BOARD didn't
huild the bridge. They didn't know nothlNE shout
the Board RESPONSIBLE for the sccant is malicious
alander. They have put up siOO,UOO 70 sue Hs sun
Sen man dntcrruptlns)-You say the Board did
not build the bridget
ran;ol--Yes. They didn't
SUS man " no butt the wagon bridge To which
stranger--Well, thats not ling TO do with Il. The
polrd, tell Won, cidnt build the bridge that was
broke 1ney have put up ti00,OC0 to sne--
Sun man (again inierroptingl-Mno butt The
| bridge TO which that bridge was attached
| s,ruuger-Didnt | tell you that the Town Com
mittce luil the bridge that was broSef
Sun mun-l want TO know wno butt the bridge
Nat wasn't brOkenf
stranfer-WIy, the Board of Frcoholjet,, o
course. But that bridgc wasn't iroke, The Town
Committee bdllt tie hiidge that was broSe, aud III,
Bolrd have Poe aside ftO0O1O-
SUN Mpn-Ihe bridge that was broSen was
part Of the blidge that wasn't broken. You
acknowledge that your Board buii the latter
AID tiat II Is your duty 10 keep II In re air ID,
you pretend TO tell ne that any body al men have
Ilgnt to build what they please on one VI YOU
bridges, without your iLterlerence
Stranger (siraghtening uP(-i am a member Of tn,
Beard OF FreeEodcrs Tney nave put up one hun
dred thousand dollhs to sue TIE Sun u 1t don
retract - libel I am sent here Tor your ans" or
What shall tell themI
suN hLn-I have told yOu what you can toll them
The sun believes item responsible tor tue Tom
River accident As Gor the $4,000, lbat Ooongs to
the people OF Ocean county. II thev don't know
enough To take OF II. they VIII know enough tC
take OF their Board OF EreehoidoIs AZ the neX
election.
The stranger then Gshed up his hat, and travele,
out Of the Bun Ufhcc, saying, IN tell tho Boar,
What YOU say. Good day, sir
1t IL possible that Nathaniel Wartng, Esd, Is dow
IN Ocean county fishing for gudgeuns. lie hasn'
been seen since his client, lhe swlnJier Nesl, VA
sentenced TO State Prison.
| he following IS the extract TO which the BCarl
of Freoholders Of Ocean county take EXCEPTIONS:
From The Sun Of sen. 10.
H. ...NN 10 Nan NA N