New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-02
7as ASSAULT Az Il aNpsTEeAD.
MR. TOWERS BILL AND Mr. DzLNoSrs PASSION
1 - cluvIS Al pkosEcuIIoN TO FOLLOW. -

MR.. TOWERS BILL AND. Mr.. DzLxoSrs Passion
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS TO FOLLOW.
GARDEN CITY, July 1.-Hcmpstead, q quiet,
unassumins village on Long Island about twenty miles
from York Is the county seat OF number OF prn3-
nent business men OF THE city, among wnon are psp
Harper f. d. Morgan jr, HiramDuryea and August bes'
mont jr. The assault committed by the latter npen J.
Tower Of the d.Pst Of the LONG leland Railroad at
Garden City Yesterday caused considerable c0nias-
zion In social circles. TgIBrSE reporter saw Mr..
Tower at his home in Frloa-st., Hemosteai. quietly
euioying ar after-dinner cigar. Mr. Tower who Is
short stout gentleman thrtyseven years OF
ACE smiIed good-naturedy as no said:
rs no, much OF story have 70 tell Several weeks
AGO the Meadow Brook Hunt CIsb OF which mr.. bsf'
mont ia member held s sprng meetinx ON hemps'can
Plsins about mile from tnis VILLAGE, and my pey Dsf-
relI at ended the When the meeting was over NC
rode home ward with man Who eoiaing tn's WY
short dstaIce from the house ne got oue Vi 'no
ria ge aud was walking along toward nomr "hcu Pa'v
Of Jockeys came dashng down the street Before my son
,a 20. out of i,e way one OF the horsemen ran over
him The bow was picked upin unconscious state ana
carried into the house. Or. Finn was summoned NJ once
AID fouudthas tho boy had received severe esnnSonS
ON the head.
A that night and during the next day he lay I'D astu
nor Learned from several persons wuo nho ","'''o
rho accident that the man who had run over the ooy was
one of Mr. Bemonrs Jockeys and went AZ once :" ~.
Relmout,s house and told bin what had happened' nc
said la had heard nothing about IL, ana caiied UP
his hockey for an explanation. Ine man a1"'''eu '
no had run over the boy but had said nothing W ms
pover about it for fear Of receiving ms dismssa M
then said he wonld look into the matter am 500
mo laer NV boy was sick for two weeks tne DO" on
his head came near Killing hln, anu e'e" """ W.
has not entirely passed away.
mwell saw Mr. Belmont after tina. on the cars anu
.sted him IL he would settle the aoc'o1S
mn Hs replied that he would think ABOUT IL
sa,ur5av morning, when was waiting Tor INC .a'" "
40 Mr. Belmont stepped up TO me and said MI io"e',
have concluded not to pay that Dill you naso p'
sysry veil we will see whether YOU VIII pay ~ OF ho'
don't want have any law VITA YOU, S w,r iccpey
mont tarGng away oy.y my o son. sSa nearly ks BID
Won care no hing about IT, and WONT esen pa' AZ ~ IN
scians b retorted Pthoroass'y cam do aaont IT.
m. ,oisvr n Won want to 1t win make no nnerrnee 70
me, repl,ed ar Belmont Then, win suefr upo" In
face, he looked at me ana S a"ra than / could
stand NV blood boiled. ana L c t, ' ou IN
You miserable wretch an ts MA cans aad struck
ar INV head lltsd my arm ana par - HreaS
force of tae blow, hui 1t was stu Dei'y enouH" W ''
49, nv ouari ara crush my hat L.. .,...,
doMn NY sai could recover sprang upon him, ntena.
;,o m rive him good hanmerlng put peIolc
10 any eectua WORK Mt IA "o tse ears be turned
.baking Mis- fist at me exclanei III yo9
old a man would smash you 10 p PIECES arrss,ed hut
no 10 Loas stated that would be %
srresf him wfthous u warrant ar. 4. warm
told me teat be s,ds w r,"nS 10 carry tas
matter TO law Although bear nm no inanSe' ~
Will ind that not 20 De insniba Wiz ,nprrow and
5nsii r. Served as soon as possible. am peacesoy
disposed naa and had serious qul, rmHs nis
posltiOn o wellrc VIII Keep iiil" nv"
ne will be QreatR nllstakcl.