The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-29
This paper Is Democratic IN principles
and Is Independent In its Uiea0s on all
local questions.
Bradley and His Thugs.

Proprietor Bradley, of Asbury Park
is very much of a proprietor indeed.
He not only owns the land, it would
SEEM, but also the people, the
laws, and those who enforce and
abuse the laws. Bradley offers the
people of this country the unique and
far from admirable spectacle of a
bandit chief at the head Of a gang of
thugs who obey his behests and their
own evil impulses without the slight
est regard to private rights. In fact,
the police" system of Asbruy Park is
Pinkertonism of the most outrageous
kind, Pinkertonism intruded into pri-
waite life, Pinkertonism established in
the home of peace and pleasure.
The misconduct of Bradley's ruff
fans in insulting the modesty of re-
spectacle ladies on the bathing beach
Is SO old a story that it would be su-
perf1uous to speak of it at this late day.
But the latest development shows
them in the light of Matchmaking and
bloodthirsty DULLES.
Mrs. w. H. Jenness, a New York.
merchants wife, was importuned into
giving some l~aundrywork to the wife
of policeman" Briton, who claims a
sort of monopoly of the washing of a
district of the village. When Mrs.
Briton brought the work back she
loba1ra1 IN ipco1opt moppor on1
when Mrs. Jenness, not having change
at hand, desired to postpone payment
until evening, Policeman Briton APP
peared on the scene. He is described
as "a big, burly fellow, who came on
the scene as if he were raiding a dive"
The Herald describes the ensuing scene
as follows
"who owes this woman money ~ he demanded,
banging his club on the floor of the parlor.
II do promptly spoke up Mrs. Jenness.
"Well you pay it right now, do you hear?'' said
the policeman.
Il would do so with pleasure" responded Mrs.
Jenness, 'only you see +"
"Oh, come, that won't go with me-" broke in
Briton. 'sYou pay now, Or" Here he put his
Aituu OA q obOhiACi III q thlOabCAiiuS ulilueF
At this the other boarders in the house began to
interfere, and in the general indignation that was
aroused Briton and his wife concluded that for
once their mutual bluff had been called by a
better hand, so mumbling something about
Folks that didn't pay bills'' the pair beat a
hasty retreat.
Next day a committee of indignant boarders
waited on his high mightiness, Chief of Police
poiIau and ctatad IN him the facts @ above ,.o
toned. The Chief promised to investigate the
matter at once. On Friday last, as a result of
this conference, Chief Bailey and Policeman
Briton drove up to the Furleigh cottage in a
buggy.
A QUEER APOLOGY.
The Chief alighted and approached Mrs. Jen-
ness, who was sitting on the porch. Madam, ),
said he, ''you were right; the officer was wrong
Good day, ma'am."
Briton remained in the buggy and looked re
f~iectively the other way. After the above abject
apology the two drove off and Briton resumed
his beat along the lake shore.
MI. Jenness says he will follow the
matter up. The proper course is
probably to sue Bradley for damages
for the outrageous acts of his agents.
Here is another case, also described
by the Herald
Another policeman, Hageman by name, was
walking by the cottage of Mrs. Miller, on
Seventh avenue. a week or SO since. Mrs. Miller
owns a magnificent specimen of ST. Bernard dog,
which was quietly standing in the yard at the
time. Hageman, it seems, had entertained a
spite against the dog for some reason or other,
so without more ado he pulled out his revolver
and fired at the dog point blank, severely wound.
ing the poor brute in the side.
There was another patent Asbury Park investi-
cation over this one evening last week. Mr.
Bradley, Chief Bailey, one or two Commissioner
and the offending policeman were present. 1t
was a scrt of star chamber proceeding. Mr.
Miller was present to make complaints, and little
Blanche Bean, the twelve-yearofd daughter Of
Delegate Bean, of Arizona. who had seen the
shooting. was also present as a witness.
Hiss Blanche, who is an exceedingly bright