The sun., 1891-07-08
DOWNFALL OF A BAD MAN.
HE TERRORIzED ALL RIDGEWOOD
TILL HE MET MRS WALL

when He Tried to Xiii Her and Two OF
Her NeiEhbors. She Pat Bullet In Him
After she Disabled Him Two Men
Flashed Him-rursuit TO New York.
Thomas Lynch has always been regarded rs
q very undesirable member OF the little oom-
munity Of Ridgewood. N. J. He is peaceful
enough citizen when sobeE but when liquor
gets the best OF him he Is madman. He has
been arrested often for nssaultine his neigh
bora. but nearly every time he has got OF with
a few days imprisonment He has served .
year in the State prison at Trenton.
Lately 1t has been Lynch's boast that no one
dared to arrest him. The climax came on
Monday afternoon whom he attempted to kill
several women on the outskirts Of tho village.
Lynch had passed two weeks In jail at
Paterson. whore he had Gone on spree. He
got out only q few days ago. On Monday
afternoon he got drunk. At o'clock he reeled
into the yard Of Isaac N. Wallis house on
Pleasant avenue. mile and half from the
village. Mr.. Wall is the Justice OF tho Peace
at Ridgewood and wasn't At home to protect
his family. which consists Of his wife and
three children.
Mrs Wall was sitting on the back porch
when Lynch came round and demanded some-
thing to eat. She IA piucky little woman and
she ordered him away. Lynch responded
with threats and oaths. One Of the chill.
drcn meantime ran across the avenue
and brought John Kidd. an old man.
to his mothers rescue. Lynch didn't
DAY any attention to Kidd. who didn't feel in
clined to tackle him. Then, at Mrs. Wallis
bidding. her young son Willie ran up stairs
and brought down q revolver. He slipped It
into his mothers pocket - she stood on the
porch. Lynch raised his arm to strike her.
Mrs Wall Gidnt finch, Lut had the revolver
'hnr olyo ~ In q In MN ab
brandishing a little penknils. and went dlroct-
across the road to "hsts Mrs. Harriet L.
'GHSsnSaeo, %Ss msn 3, se eeodsnSgshs family were
ea M ass II the sc
msssiss: LyHeS walked 4 ; ia!o t5e cellar Whs5s
nf's Tben .hs elm aaSs he cssr stair shoatnE
open it. His '6rests to kiil them n made their
from tho house iust as he burst open the door
Mrs. GoodenouGhs visitor snatched the little
boy from his & bed ~, and ,IaH. ran over I, to Mr.
the stf dires5en SSs ot Dt Mr Ws Seuse the
way. Lynch was ont Of the house and after
sIies sh.s e The n's fieeine % wo%sa % that he Sauld
srs M4s 9ss hsss s9y.d sq H. aa
door. Lyncn Was az tno door minute I8tors
acting like a maniac. Finding that he could
the house and threw open tho blinds q the 6ny
ns E1dGw sson rhfs IL sass TO Climb
the shining barrel Of Mrs Walls pistol. with
Mrs. Wall herself behind Il: Lynch wasn't
daunte!. With tho knlfe still In his hand. he
struggled to get In through the window.
Nowl am going to shoot" said the woman.
and she did. She wished. not to kill Lynch nut
only to wound him. Tho bullet lodged in HE
Fl ss sed 5 sAs @ Ill., I sh9es @ sns
for sa. Kick % q Kidd. and Kidd csushs lis loot
Lynch like a good fellow.
Meanwhile Mrs Goodenough WAS out In tho
road, implorinR the men who passsd In wae;;
ons to hslp her She got DO. '!-an hes knass and
sysa sss's 70 stop. until jun &onsis. gidssw%sd
wagon in a hurry and went TO Mr. Kidd's as
eistance. They got the knife away from Lynch
and brought it to town with them.
All the fight had gone out OF Lynch. and
Wien his son. who Is = cabman at tho Ridge
wood station. came M with his wagon,
he was quite ready TO be- bundled In
and taken homo: Constable George l.. Fer
g. anti G Lynch rrref p Shse Ese
Lynch had taken to tho woods. injured as he
was. While Constable ferguson was looking
for bis man Lynch came to the RidRewood sta.
tion and took train for New York. Last night
Constable Ferguson camo here on hunt Tor
the fugitive. He expects To get him to-day.