New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-04
SHlDOVS on COMFY ISLAND.

BRUTALITY AND RUFFIANIsM THAT ARE NOT
CHECKED BY THE POLICE.
A feature of COncy Island which has not
had The attention 1t deserves ana when mas iaed TO
call forth the promp action 1t demands is the brutality
OF the men who have in charge several OF The eaten
penny arrangements tnat disgrace the beach. Wen
dressed man from Newark. who had gone TO Coney
Island with an excursion party and who had taken
more whisky than was good for him, sroed shorty
after O'Clock Sunday into The Dime Museum at the
r1st Ct the IRON pier aud Gdi1ccnt TO the bar
Der shop, where Justice Williams usually holds
court. 1t Is said that he used OF
feneive language. and one OF the managers OF the
museum promptly assaulted HIM. throwing lin ont Of
the door, II the same time using an-uage fully rs Of
cnsiyc as that which the prceXt Tor the assault
Not content with this be caused the stranger 10 be ar
rested and dragged into The baibgrsnop where thejns
tee discharged after taking away MS cane mag
uan aud bcwider dthc stm refused TO 20 fan from
the spot unit bis had been restored % HIM After
wa cning him Tor some minutes The museum man again
assaulted lm and dragged MIN back into tie barber
shop on p.ccxt thar he was trying to create DIS
turhauce There the police forced him 10 remain uh'l'
the Justice, who had gone away, could re found The
stranger begged hard fol his and to I've allowed To
60 home. lie SAID that he did not know that ne had
done ANYTHING wrong, beyonI taking too much liquor,
and gave references t. his character but although
he hal been rearIrscd without shadow OF TSa', fer
DO cause whatever, De was held prisoner untd the
zee AuaIy came and released IN. BY that time bis
boat had gone.
This was not all. Ia the crowd attracted by the affair
there wa young NAN VINO protested to rbe Snowman
against bis roueh treatment Of stranger who meant
no harm. The Snowman then sprang upon HIM, wound
ms arm lightly around his neck and forced him MIC the
Darber-shop two policemen 80 far assisting INN "a to
keep the crowd back. After the young man had bcen
forced into the shop, ana While he Was inoned "nd
HELPLESS bis assaian deliberately buticd Lmin inc lace
Def ne re.c islug him.
8" What am here for 2 he asked PoHcemAh "Heh ho
had recovered breath.
Il do not know" was the reply. - only know that
Won are my prisoner and that you must stay here until
the Judge comes"
And stay he oil, while the man who, IN the very
presence of the police, had committed brutal assault
ana who had made the arrest with shadow Of right
or authority. went away. Justice williams discharged
tue prisoner as there charge 20 be INSIDE
against HIN. People who saw these Occurrences Won
dered what trayesy justice had been set up on
Coucy Island.
Several hours later TRIBUNE reporter yet more
shameful outrage On Yan-crvcers walk there is %
tent the ostensIbc attraction o. which is an automa'on
thai plays chess ana draughts. In reality this tent
shelters a swndlng gift distribution affair." very
rough crowd usually about the tent 1t was there
that John IL. Roach, OF Eew-Iork, lost his
watch last Sunday, and 1t was there that
three watches stolen on the Sunday before
About O'Clock man Hho ha1 been trying his luck at
IN. game played the tent, and VINO hld lost money
ucautou-ly said that he lal discovered the Irick ana
tha Woud expose II. You viii, Will you" sii oue
OF the game. az The same time slIlklug
the dIscOvccr heavy blow IN The face and then iorc
Ing him out of the tent Inc man. VINO was over
whomed the suddenness ana violence Oi the at
tack, possessed more courage IMAM ulsclc-
ton ami anuOunc d his intention Of " get
ting even" He tired TO do 80, but was set
upon by three ana very roughly handled. He
called policeman and demanded INC arrest oil ms as
sallnnts The I'll cO0l!y told him 10 go and get
warrant first as ne himself had not seen the assault
The fellow In uniform knew that the Justice could not
found without search ana tndt II was drawing near
be the last boat 20 start
several persons who board on tie island INFORMED me
reporter such occurrences a. have been drNcrb
are not uuirequenf said that there appeared to he
perfect understanding between the police AMI The snow
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