New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-02
WAS IT REFORM OR DRUGS :
JIMMY" OLIVER SEVERELY AFFECTED.


ONE or GOVERNOR CLEvELANDs WARM SUPPORT
FRS mas a DESPERATE STRUGGLE WIN cAR-
DRIVER.
The Hon. Jimmy" Oliver. member Of Assembly
from Paradise Park aud the Five Points, succeeded
yesterday in achieving ~ much prominence IN Now
York City as he ever gained In the Log
isaturr. Tho iloa. Jimmy" IN one
OF, the tmost vigorous " Reform" shoutors m
the Governors phaanx, aud with u prcscicnco
which attests the high order of his staicsmanship
he loudly vauntcd m the Park Row hosteriss
few days before the Democratic National tonvon'
uon that were going TO Chicago to put utoycf
Cleveland through you bet!' lie IS stout In build.
like the ilustrous object of his Reform admira'
tion, aud also resembles hm in the amplitude of
his measure at the back of his neck A. the result
of Statesman divers performance yester'
day tho following entry appeared Oh the blotter
at the City Hall Police station:
Oire Pat Slea brought 10 this s'a lon ia nes Diver,
of So llo WHIT" st wno was snd To nave acted dI,or.
Row. n apprared TO be sIhcrins rom the rnects of
po Neriul drug but became quet IN shore time
and was "a en home by some ireui~
The story. rs told by the conductor and
driver OF the car runs like this: About
, p. m, just as the tide OF travel begins
| to set homewad up Park Row, there was a slight
| blockade of Ihird-ave. ears on the curve track
| around the statue of Franklin, opposite TIM
| TRIBUNE Building. One of the butterfly ears
as they are popularity termed whose front platforms
are closed with wlre->creen gates was stopped just
at the point where the curve track leaves the main
| track to the Astor House. Joseph Dunn was the
driver, aud Sander Goldhammcr the conductor.
The Paradise Park "Reormer" was on
! Fourth-ave. car, just behind the Thrd-aye.
"butterhy." lie had not been taking any Tommy
| Shells Quninc.' but hlS friends excused hls con-
! duet on the ground that he suffered from Brights
I.., salgt mus AL
| lq-med cine. Jmmys' wrath was aroused Nv
! the delay. and ms bitterness was probably ln@
creased by the reflection that It was eansed oy
the sixteen h0ur-a-day Presidential candidate.
He jumped off his car ..T,,. and ioud;y
90 on r. Dunn made no reply. he Statesman
stepped up the horses and gave them thwack
with the palm of his hand. Dunn held fast to the
! brake and told the Refonner To let the horses
alone" This reasonable request auickened tho
action of the lion. Jimmys frightS disease curass
and he forced open one of the screen gates OF
the platform. Jumped on the car ana attempted 10
The tasaciins of the two men quickly
bcrs became SO large that people wers
attracted to the spot from blocks away. Two or
three friends jumped on the platform "lth Oliver,
who is about twice the size of Driver Dunn. Com
ductOr Godhanmer ran 10 the front of the car and,
putting has hands cut Of the front Windows, en-.
was finally pulled on the car DIt ne uIagseu
the little driver with him and threw him
to the ground. Then OfIeer Nhea came no,
and with the aid of two more policemen
was able to conduct the Paradise Park
legislator to the police station. Dunn and Gold
hammer got on their car IT droyr on, and The
crowd slowly dispersed. To the station the Hon;
Jimmy W., accompanied by many persons. and
the sergeant admitted subsequently that he used
language more vigorous than polite at ilrst The
effect of the " drug however. soon wore OF, ana,
! no one appearing to complain against Inn, the
| enthusiastic " Refomcr' was allowed To depart,
Both driver and conductor last evening at ihe
hird-ayc depot agreed iu the tcnor0i th'lr stories
" | didn't thInh was hurt much AT the time itut
| Dunn said: hut guess scraped my lex Tor It's he.
ginning 10 hurt 81 had twenty hye-ccnt pieces
inltcd ont OF my pockets added Conductor Gold.
hammer, "and bpke my elasses-sco. HE lelloW
would have killed Dunn had he not been prevented
! The Hon. Jimmy could not be- found at bis
house last evening. His chief clerk. johnny llo-
can. Is said TO give a. his version the statement
that the driver was drunk and began the az .ault.
! Dunn has been many years M the cmlloN oi ths
! company, and Pres dcut Lyon SAID that h' Vas a
| temp rance man aud of the best character