The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22
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An engagement between the New York police
and Uncle Sans regular army early Yesterday
morning resulted In the rcut Of the United
States forces with considerable loss Of blood
and dignity. The force Of the regular army
numbered sour. OF whom tie commander was
Sergeant The police force numbered one
common everyday patrcaman. who GYM
nanded q night stick and m ugly pair Of fists
The four regulars came over from JERSEY City
On the Pennsyirania Railroad ferrytut New
Jereey. One OF thern-it was nct the Sergeant
was In . hilarious mood As they were
leevine the bont nj tbe foot Of oortlandt street
this one. at least 80 the deck hand ssrs- Tdek.'d
he5dee. According to the nrurf.ten law ef the
deck hands. any man who cfends any mem her
The taking OF this broom was an offence to
the man who cleans cut the cabins. who is nlso
deck hand and he followed the soldier. up
the boat TO come and help him humiliats, At
the head Of the bridge he IlAnt ed himself in
front q the regulars and demanded TINT they
take that there broom hack where they coi it
frpm--
The man who hnd the broom dropped it and
AL Tour tired TO walk ON about their business
The deck hand threw himself against the
army. and was ably seconded by the rest ot the
ing soldier. That Is another feature Of the
deck hands unwrit.en law. They mus, punch
every o1enderiwho refuses 10 he hu,nilisfed In
In this case the three soldiers l,laeed them
selves between the deck hand and the offend
ine man The deck hand shouted out his or
ders to Take TINT broom tmck The soldier
denied that he lad taken If from the boat Ee
said be had found it on the bridge anl had
Edeksd il m He would nut !, back where he
laid 1t down The deck hand was Infatuated
hr this time and he tried again. 10 strike the
4 crowd of passengers had gathered. md
they watched the row and commented 1t he'd
begun u look ike tloodr t,attle. when tte I.o-
hoe force came through the gate ON the men. A
third section OF the deck hands unwritten law
u 70 rail- police assistance. and after finishing
rested The sym pathies al the i,r.liee ara nj.
policeman hooked Ike LEO Re was tco faS
Tor any unaimed person to think OF asking
You take that troon hack" the deck hand
Soldier sasd be Ind Bot taken TIE srecsn --a II
the boat and would not take il bsck. The DO
beenAn stopped moment TO argue and then
commanded in as lopd q tone rs the deck hand
o here
satisfy either the policeman or the deck bands
so the Policeman sdced contemptuausiv TO Tire
Offending soldier; snd yol- you tarrief. II
Ye'er a tarriers yerseh.- reIlieEhe soldier.
anEslE:
-. Ieer a tarrier yerseG again ssia the SOL
der.
Then the policeman tuckled NJ TO him and
gave him shove that nearly sent him Of his
fesf. The three other soldiers were inclined
TO resen; that The policeman began pnstfinc
and striking u. tie whole crowd. Three times
between the bridge and the Gate he pupched
esne Of the soldiers in the hack. apparently he
ctined to talk tack. and then he knocked the
caps CD the heads Of two of them ny tlcws IN
the back Of the head and neck Outside the
Jerry gates the soldiers made stand. The
poiceman didn' follow them out He walk ed
cse r.. I es The e09 sset hand 1hs $3.50 s
broom back CD the boat The passengers
boarded her and she stA-tsd hack to-Jersey
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