New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-15
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
ANEUR1N JONES,S BRUTALITY.
THE PARK COMMISSIONERS INVESTIGATE HIS
ASSAULT ON MR.. MALONE.


ASSAULT ON MR.. MALONE
The latest complaint against Park superintendent
Aneurin Jones the subject CT investigator pS 0
Park Commissioners at their August meeting ycsooi'
The complainant was Edward " Malone OF NO. 400
Fifth-st @ clerk who says that whilo "dinhe i'll "'0
Park near the Itchfcld Mansion on saturday ne was
the victim Of An unprovoked assault at the hahos vi
Jones' Iwho threw him down the terrace IN Hon' vi
the building in which Joness once 49, anu 0'no
near treating Of Maloncs HUE hePho"e III ''0
came brutal STYLE Mr.. Malone has suffered from
severe pain in the side ever since Commissioners
p,ove, Cross and Luscomb were present Mt
Malone was accompanied by his brother James H.
Malone who lives with him. and Is IN inc hil'
goods business at No. 90 Franklin-st, Ne" io'A
The latter said he had serious complaint
n make against the Acting superintendent of Parks
His brother was recovering from severe attack OF
nncnmonia and while still i'll had been savagely as
saulted by Jones and thrown down an embahNmcht'
receiving injuries from which he had not recovered
The Maloncs live near the Park gate opening III
front of the Litchied Mansion. nearly opposite f'
ST. and Ninth-ave. E. V. Malone in his formal com
plajnt said that about IL on Saturday ne ehtefed
the park al this point and assembled the steps leading
TO the Iitched Mansion in company with ms hephe"S
whose ages are two and four respectively. lie was
about turning the right upon the semcrcular "aiA
running around the building, which Is no" occupied
nv the Park Offices, and which he had passed over
bundrcd times when Jones whom he did not know.
in his shirt sleeves and without hat. rushed out ana
said peremptOry Keep off that walk" MI Malone
thought from his appearance that the man was sone
crank and asked him what was the mater WIN
him. and turned and passed on. saying he had uSed
the walk many times before. There was nothing 10
show that 1t was not as much Oh puDhc VAIN d. any
part of the Park.
Mr. Malone had gone only few steps wheh nc
felt a hand seize him by the back of the neck ana lie
was violently hurled down the terrace TO the uu'l
below distance of about three feet. As he got up nc
saw that Jones had grabbed Of the children ana
made motion 10 throw him down also, pu' WHICH
Mr. Malone shouted 10 him he desiSed When Jones
was asked for his he replied: on, everybody
knows me. ! the superintendent MT MALONE
went 10 another part Of the Park and sat down 10
recover from the excitement. and felt pam III MS
side which has troubled him since. lie then
inquired of Park employees if the path he was on was
not a public path, and told that they supposed
il was and he ascertained the name of the brutal
superntcndent lie fully identified Jones, who was
present as the who had matreGted him.
Park President Brewer began a croSseXanina'ion
of Mr. Malone, which showed an effort TO eAculpa'e
Jones' and Mr. Maonc's brother objected, althonsh
Mr. Malone said he was ready 10 submit 10 the most
rigid questioning upon his statements. MIS-. james
Malone testified that her children would not 90 70 INC
Park since the affair. they had been 80 DadE fright
ened and they talked continually OF that Diu man III
the Park" Mr. Malone SAID tNat ne h'u lu>'
weight to 112 IL pounds. and two doctors had gwen
nm his case The reason lie made his complaint
known through the new Spapefs instead OF the COZ"
mssioners was because he fouId the ONCE in the cay
Hall closed and he did not dare visit the Lchlci'
Mansion again for fear of another encounter with J0c
Jones called upon for ms slde OF tlG lld' ~,
Malone get off the walk and oald me man urn ,
looked indignant and muttcred something ana ne 20"
him by the arm, and, pointing I" another pam Sd,l,
rms WAY SSdr rs ' and Handed It down to him. Jonc,
that ne had
Mr. Malone asked him Didn't you threaten 10
put out OF the PARK 80. g, oru, roroe
@Didn't YOU say you didn't hurt me -
"Of course l denied it when you sad hid hnr'
you hon. 49, nr rocs,,
GNo, only took hold of your a ann u,o me-
: Commissioner Brewer sald ne icercIVou ''0
currence. The walk Mr. Malone wa on wa. not d
painful matter that patron OF tN PARK nau c,sas
In an alteration with an empoye. II INC anHi haa
IiSercnt matter but under the circumstances j did not
appear that Jones had used more lurrS t.aI ,hS
necessary TO protect the private ground a1Gu' u
'ecn provided With walk nifty feet wide lcIdng 70
staircase thirty feet wide and II did n9, stcH he'e'
sy to mS ao the aReG Il Jones had g assault
his brother even II the walk was not publ, ana w
told that he had not He said that the decsiOh o. ,a
produce the four-y cssold boy as a witness was dc
frined biz the Commissioners and decision was re
served. it is probable that the Malone> VII haze .onc
ONCE tho victim of Joness brutality sslch u ,ad
right to visit the Park Jones had SAID he had nGt
Mr. Brewer told him that he and his nePhews would lie
Welcome at any time. Commits ioneIs Gross ana LIS
comb took part In the inquiry IN me mater Gns
the latter aiterard took Jones 70 TASK iEr H HS ~
the Park police was instructed 10 stop 'dohs y"
bicycles in the Park.