The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-31
FIXING FOR A LONG FIGHT.
TIE WIDOW PARRTsH PREPARING FOR
ANOTHER nun CRUSADE
Hair OF the Town Of Fort Lee to he Indicted
sunday Laws Must he Enforced. She
Anxa-A MINI KemLN TO knnck Her Down

Half OF the Town Of Fort Lee to he Indicted
sunday Laws Must he Enforced. She
Saga Man Ready TO Knock Her Down.
/ For several years bitter war has been
wagcd against the liquor dcanrs Of Fort Loo. on
the Hudson. and its onvirons. by Widow Mary
Parrish. OF twenty-five hotels. gardens. and
saloons thereabouts in 1873. thirteen only
remain. and. fearing tho Grand Jury. tho
proprictors Of these have sold liquor on
Sundays with caution. This season the
widow. as she IL called. has been phcnom-
inally quiet. Her ag,rC ssivc policy OF pre-
Vious years whom with fcrco determination
she gathered evidence against the violators OF
the li1uor law was thought by those Interested
to have been abandoned To ascertain the
facts in the case. reporter for THE SUN Wis
tied Fort Loo. Tho region Is singularly
adapted for eNcursionists thousands of whom
visit it weekly Great wooded hills Astounding
with shady hooks and babbing streams slope
gracefully to tho water line Here and there
massive bouldcrs, covered with moss and trail
Ing vines. iut out clear Of the foliage whence
are had ilno views of tho winding upper Hud-
son. until 1t loses itself among the rolling hills
beyond. For miles about. yesterday the hills
were. covered with men. women and children
The hotels and gardens were open and in full
Oast, In the language OF one 81 the proprle-
tors. they were doing n rushing business"
The Widow Parrishs live all alone in IN almost
rocky hill Owing to her aggressive procliyi-
lies che has made herself extremely unpopular
XII Of july. 1871 she "" was attacked by John
Uanlon. knocked down and beaten. She believes
That she Is in hourly danger Of her life. A
she says. by Charles sweeny. who she alleges
was sent bythe liquor sellers to kin her BY the
She was Accompanied. however she was saved
from harm. The, two were about to enter
sTheres a man insidei' 1t was dark, hut
tho form Of man could be family
m vac reYoyGr pam 5s o her scss
and exclaiming Find me match, will pro;
tect youl" entered. She walked to the man and
sninely. at. his head. What do you wantY' she
=" /, want Mary Parrish the man returned in
avoice thick with LIQUOR. Eye come to XIII
Of one OF his customers, Foiled, detected. and
knowing that he WINS recognized. Sweeny moved
Toward the door. In passing out he caught
sight OF the widow. and made n dash for her,
His steps were uncertain. however. and he fell
headlong from the stops upon the rocks below.
while the widow boat a precipitate retreat. BY
This time the nelghbors had been aroused by
The outcrics of n lad who was with the women
Sweenys wife underworld to take him home.
won 20 home, he shouted. till get my
hands on Mary PARRISH I've come to choke
her, and III do it before leayeV He was per-
5uaded to go home.
On the arrival Of a stranger at tho widows
the house and follow mcnacingiy at his heels.
while their ncessant barking is retchood from
tho neighbOring hills.
An attempt to reach the door last sunday was
not easily made. " answer To- the noise made
Ry the dogs &c widow made her appearanc,c.
Beason Toward tho liquor dealers proves ii to be
only the calm before the storm;
am aware that liquor IL being sold open
". she said quietly, and that temporary
booths for is sale have been erected Already
have gathered enough evidence to convict
nearly every dealer in the uelglDOrnpOu. TUis
evidence will be placed before the Grand Jury
by me next 5 ,picmber Ia Hackensack.
The indictments against the liqnOr dealers
toll through last fall, owing 10 the fact that
Justice Of the peace Of this town. who was n can
ddate for reelection was foreman Of the Grand
Jury. At the next term. Of the court shall
pring an action against Mr.. Justice Cooper. the
foreman q tho Grand Jury. and also District
Attorney Abraham Campbell. for failing 10 in
dict these men last Sepemto or, when positive
proof against them was adduced. There are
pine liquor seller In this vicinity who are sell
in NcIz"r. @%. il. cariocE. JOIN Yam an cider de-"
Robert Annett, Isaac Truax Phillip Hook. John
Burns Henry Stewert selling under revenue
license and John Manix. The latter is a con
According TO the lave OF New Jersey the
properly owners IN any region may be sued
Now. propose. II the properly owners about
nere do not nssist me IN the fall, TO sue them
gnder this law. ] am determined 70 have the
Sunday law enforced in THE nrighborhood.
There shall he No drunken carousale carried on
about here Listen 90 that
=, party II men singing loudly went Keeling
down the publlchighway. Then she added:
,oo IRE N u, r. musi stop, rr9posc after ne
Ivory man. driving a hack on sunday, and
Every biai landing na--engeis: .,-..
Me widow hes ceascd teiag Troublesome be-
cause she has h''u lup. ui.
There is probably no truth in This ru-
RqT hoM''E IT, A dS TrI@lter s'" waa
unable To- heor OF. a single specific charge
mad" against her, The townspcopo soy she is
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