The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-13
running urn ms sTUipS.
How Iinndless Gate Keeper stood mp for
his Country and his Rights.


Patrick Lynch jumped Off OF an Erie Rail
way locomotive. on which h. was nrcmnn. thir-
teen years ago at Deposit. BroOmo county. in
order to run ahead aud Chang" Il switch. His
feet Slipped and one of his legs was thrown
across the rail. He threw forward both hands
in his effort to Withdraw the l'g. and the heavy
wheels VI the tender cut them OF lust above the
wrists The toes Of the right foot were also cut
of and he received s"vrrc wound on his left
check. Good surgery caused the -tumus VI the
arms 10 heal nicely and the ends grow very
tough. He soon goi well md hearty. Then he
married and removed to New York, and kept a
grocery on West Thirty third street. H. has
three healthy children. Tie is now mindngthc
gate at the Erie Halfway crossing at River street
in Paterson.
AtG O'clock in the aft 'rncon on Dec. PC. no
was sitting in the little siN-sidrd house whi IA
serve, HIM for shelter reading copy Of THE
sun lie has had u little shelf hinged against
the wall This tets down ike a flap. There is
no room 10 spare in the little house. While
rcading he props this shelf up with stick and
spreads his newspaper ON It. Tine shelf is hr-
tween two windows 81 that he can watch for
trains comins from cith.e lir' On.
While was read ng, Lynn tod reporter
for THE SuN vest rday Michael Mhalcn came
What is The news about the war 2 h. asked
England - the hnst country under the sum
said he ia hn satisfied t. take ny arms for
highland against any country ON the Garth.
Aud amt YOU hving III the United States 2
could get better living in England says
WHY don't YOU CO thcrr?' asked him.
"an live whore please. BAYS he.
We taken the oath against that Cavern.
mont SAYS !, meaning my oath io tn" United
states against all Governments whatever. and
don't want TO hear such conversation
don't caro- for YOU. SAYS he.
don't come here. ] want you out ot here and
not To- disturb mc from my RESPONSE ~" duty.
won't leave for you. says lie. III bc here
didn't know what he meant 10y that last
hut answered him dui.k, That don't mike
any difference. You won't be- here long.
Mih mat pnt down my snrll ana s9L r,,
he threw himself against me-. and kno kcd me
down on the woo len bench, bat hraced my
ii2ot asginst him and ny ba.k against
door | followed him. and We had: 1t
striking out with my stumrS Ike a
advantage. So drove him until We both stood
damned between the coal box and the shanty.
They were about Two feet apart had the ad-
vantage Of him here II | could only hold him.
| put my back against the coal box, and brarcd
my knee against the shanty. .while h. stood
n-tridc OF II. l pinned him. like. against the
boards. Then We had II until he bruhc away
from me. sick for no more fshung. Then he
N'ul il'ili'. unl SOON Nli''IWtII NJ NN ni~ WHO
and three childrcn-two daughters and onc son
came over from the little white house where
they lived. and all stood around tho -hanty and
called me names. left them at half past and
went home
" Now. said Mr.. Lynch. II you've got down
az We said. I'll sign ii. for it, true. every word
Of IL.
Is he said this he took tho reporters pencil
IN his teeth and then spread out the last sheet
ot paper Oh witch notes had been written on his
little shelf. putting two weights on II. After
TINS was done h took Tho pencil from hi- mouth
with thu two -tumu~ 81 his forearms and. hold
INK II between them. wrote his name IN a fair
round hand.
Lynch says that since he lost his arms he has
lecomc more cNcitahle than he H. a e. h".
Whalvn he describes n au English freshman.
sin feet high Lynch himself is short hut very
hrnad-shuu ldcrcl. His face beams with god
nature. lie il II yeats ~ age. H. prei"rrcd
charges 81 assault and battery against Whalen.
aud u disurderiy conduct against him and his
wife.
The charge ~ disorierly conduct against
Nhllrn Vas tried On il-f Friday. before the r.
c"rd"r and . Jury. and Mhalcn was hnol The
charge of assault and battery - t. be brought
to Tie AT lltlDu Df tllis Grand Jury.