The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-15
THE JERSEY MIDNIGHT RAIDERS,
Another Riot in Prospect az
COmmunipaw.
War to the knife Against the Blood-Boilins
Nuisance-The Water Supply Cut ORA
Gang Of Thirty Men Try to Run the
Blockade, but are Checkmated-W
Superintendent Sherman Says

During the heat OF last summer the bl00d-b0iling
and fertilizng establishment at C0mmunipaw, In
Jersey City, became SO offensive to the inhabitants
Of that district that midnight raid was planned
and carried out under the generashp Of the Street
commissioner Of Jersey City, aided by squad Of
police who appeared in disguise. For the damage
done to the machinery william Keeney, one Of tha
alleged leaders OF the raiding expedition, was ar
rested and brought before Justice Davis, who held
him to ball in $1,000 to appear before the Grand
Jury. That body found no indictment, and the
raiders regard this as an endorsement Of theit
action. Frequent threats to ,5a -
BURN DOWN THE ESTABLISHMENT y
have been made. and the residents declare they
will not tolerate 1t in their midst during the ensu.
ing Summer. -.
The first strategic movement against the alleged
nuisance was made last week. when the Abattoir
Company cut or the supply OF water from the fer
tihzing establishment. The fertilizers imme.
diately procured stan of thirty men from a
plumbing establishment, and this squad proceeded
to lay q new pipe to connect with the main ON
comm nratow,o avenue They were allowed
s %en the ser vs Msrk til Monday
the grounds Of the Abattoir Company. the latter
company, through one OF their agents, Freese, ar.
rested the progress OF the work and notified the
leader Of the squad that II any attempt were made
to proceed the whole gang would be taken Into Gus
tody for trespass. The men left, and here the mat.
ter rests for the present. The work at the fertiz
ing establishment is stopped for want OF water and
DC unless the propretors
pite the Abattoir Company In such case 80
RIOT WILL RESULT
The President of the Ahattoir Company g. W.
Alerton, and the Superintendent, David II. Sher.
man, were congratulated yesterday by many Of
their course, which Will afford great relief to the
people OF the district.
WHAT SUPERINTENDENT SHERMAN SAYS.
In order to ascertain the exact position of the
Abattoir Company on this question the HERALD
man af That on SEATED h
substance as foilows:-The origin OF these
troubles between the AbattOir Company
arrangements entered into between Mr. Payson,
PRESIDENT OF our company at that time, and the
took the form Of legal contract was not binding
on any slaughterer OF hogs, sheep cattle 0utsde
our company for the simple reason that Mr. Paysen
Al al events. by the terms OF the contract the
Fertilizing Company were entitled to receive the
blood OF all the animals slaughtered in the abatt0fr
Up to that time the blood had not been utilized,
but was allowed to flow into the bay, causing
admit,
AN OFFENSIVE SMELL
In warm weather. For the past few years, how
purchase the blood. BY the terms OF an injunction
obtained by the fertilizing Company. however, we
cannot take any Of the blood. The most serious,
aspect OF the for us Is that account Of the
proximity OF the Fertilizing establishment to our
abattoir, and the stencil arising from the former,
not inVsstsate the matter e are apt to set a
down the abattOir as a nuisance In common with
the nefghbOring establishment You how much
mischief would result to us from misapprehen-
sion OF that kind. 1t is owing to this very misap.
that some people have made
THREATS OF INDICTMENT.
An investigation by the Grand Jury we are pre-
pared to meet at any time for 1t would settle this
very troublesome business by placing the
saddle on the right horse. To make things
worse Tor US, the FertiliZing Company drew
their water from our supply pipe, and two
weeks ago they actually pumped us dry. This,
too, happened when we had an extraordinary load
OF business on our hands On the principle Of
seif-preservation we
CUT OFF THE WATER SUPPLY,
hence the present difficulty. We do not intend to
recede from the stepwe have taken, and do not
see how any Court could justly compel US to do So
Mr.. Sherman seems confident that there
will be no resort to physical force. All was
quiet along the line yesterday, although
hostile demonstration from the camp OF the
FERTILIZERS was expected Sheriff Reinhardt waited
at his Office all day In order to be prepared for any
as he had to send deputies to the same
place last Summer.
THE GRAND JURY
will assemble next Tuesday, and the alleged
nuisance at the tertiliZing establishment will be
investigated II relief be not afforded serious
trouble will ensue, the residents in that locality
are determined, at all hazards to abate nuisance
to which Is attributed much OF the sickness preva-
lent in that quarter during the Summer months.