The New York herald., 1877-07-01
AN EXCURSION ROW.


HAS TO SAY ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE on
BoAnD-A SUIT At LAW AND rwo-sItEp
STORY
o. all the excursion boats In New York waters II 10
believed that no. ohcered poiicec than
the Plymouth Rock. 40 affair occurred, however on
the boat on It's last Sunday excursion tna, from the
details gwen below, wouia seem to be nexcusabe
Il seems that Mr. Jared ". yandewater, resident
OF this city after making the trip Rockaway IN the
Plymouth Rock aud jus about 10 land Al
rwenty-second street, assaulted and thrown down
by one Alexander G. Sisson, who, Mr. vandewater
claims, Is an ocer in the employ Of Jarrett Palmer.
M vandewater claims have been very
cruelty beaten about the head and iacs with
oily and Tor no apparent reason. HIS
statement Is corroborated oy several Witnesses and
the fact that the trouble occurred denied by the
officers OF the boat, who, however have quite differ
ent version OF the than that gwen by the
injured party. Commodore Tooger states that Ssson
Is not IN the employ OF the owners Of the boat and was
not At The time he being on board merely IN the ca
pacity OF private excursionisL This statement OF
course clears the management, II true, OF the boat
from odIum OF az assault on one OF the
by one OF lis regular oihcera Mr. vandewator has
brought SUIT against Mcssrs. jarrett Palmer and
claims $2b, 900 damages
The complaint OF Nj. Vandowatcr accompanied
by his affidavit certifying 10 It's TRUTH iled IN tho
himself IN quiet orderly and pcaccable manner
throughout having due and proper observance OF all
the owners OF The Plymouth Rock IL then con-
tinues:-
upon the arrival Of said steamship Plymouth Rock tho
and while the plaintiff proceeding in quiet orderly
and psscssos manner 70 leave the said steamship the
and violouty seized and attempt eject by
sncanis, employment Of said doisndants
ANA ~ & "Ig other things the Ssosraan o.
ana sSsn1s ai p"n w.; sssd TO- Tue ase1 Of sad
msined tor somc time in state Of Inconsistencies
rha. BY reason Of Vie presss the ain,in has ser
sewers conclusion .. the h. ad that has been impossible
he will not be able, bv Of said
hands OF the % servant Of 'aid desadaD, to properly
pf ever, and that he has suffered and sti is suffer
said inflicted han. and has by of the premises
been ss ;Ss ."a IN ' @
dollars which he claims.
for to-
geiher with the costs OF this action.
HOW THE AFFAIR OCCURRED
In addition TO tho statements made in tho above
complaint Mr. Vandcwater asserts that when passing
out along the gangplank he was accosted IN rough
want TO be treated as gonteman, whereuron sisson
drew a billy and struck him twice. the second blow
Mr. Lcxow, OF counsel for Mr.. vandewater said
yesterday to the writer that he had number OF wit
ncsses TO prove the assault. Mr.. Vandewater he
stated, was under the Influence of liquor al the
time as was charged by the officers as the evidence OF
DR.. Frederick A. Lyon, Of No. 24s West Forty ninth
street, would show
WHAT AN EYE WITNESS SAYS
E. X. Philips OF No. 23l Fourth street, Jersey City,
who claims TO have been eyo wltnoss OF mo affair,
makes the following slatement:-
'Last Sunday went with my wife to Rockaway on
! board the Plymouth Rock, and upon our return In
the evening landed at the loot OF West Twenty
street. As usual there was little pushing AS were
passing through the sansway but every body was
orderly and quiet gentleman whose namo
| | have since ascertained rs j. W. Vandc.
water, was roughly pushed toward the gang
plank, without any apparent cause, by OF tho
special officers OF jarrett Il Palmer; turning around
he politely requested ihi, ruianly individual TO
him AZ gentleman. He had scarcely SAID these
words before this same loafcr with some instrument
or stcK struck him several violent blows over he
face aud noad Telling him senscless to the Deck
he laid some time covered with blood, until one OF the
attaches OF the boat came forward and sed him
Stars, where the stewardess stanched his wounds
| Ny wife, being near the young gentleman, received
one o the descending blows upon her SHOULDER, which
Is still black and blue"
| OTHER SIDE THE STORY.
Commodore Tooker said TO tho writer last evening
that he had not witnessed the affair, but had made hs
! way 10 the gangpank immediately upon hearing OF
the Occurrences. Sisson had ocen he says III tho
ploy of the boat during the last season. hut now
employed in Ehrichs store AS SPECIAL officer.
He mas bad nothing 10 10 with The boat during
This season, ana only board n pas.
senger and had authority on board the boat
Sissop, hc says, told him alter the occurrence that
Vandcwater was pushing his way through the crowd
aud taking Improper liberties with ladies who chanced
get IN front OF MIN. Hc Sisson) had spoken TO him
and was told TO go TO place where re-
water struck HIM, and he promptly returned
the blow. Commodore rooker could not say whether
Vandewater was in liquor or not NJ the lime OF the
As far as the suit was concerned he said
be had nothing to say further than tnat >sson not
in jarrett Palmers employ, and the AFFAIR was moth
Ing more than muss between two passengers just as
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