New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-08
NEWS FROM NEW-J ERSE I.
THE BRUTAL FARMER IN NEWARK JAIL


RUrFEL. TIE MAN WHO SET HIS DoO" Wv
ANTHONY wIssEN ARRESTED
- M, ,,o farmer in Mnburn Township
~ =, ..,d ,r,tb threatening to shoot AhthohS
viss.n tv,nr him 10 a rail fence and MAKING ~
,,a he lers is In the Essex County jail NJ
tie was arrested at early hour yesterdhy NV,
49, d,on,v. Bail IS liked a. s1Ooo' 10 u
renorter Ruhel said Yesterday rat ms nom. 49,
Yards from the highway. quarter Of haie ,O" -
nearest ncighbor on one elde' anu and hts
me other side lie said also that "lsseh az" s 49,,
co,nonions came from Newark TO the farm anu O,'
"a and his wife were afraid when they -" w a.,
strange men drive to their lonely mouse o.,
afternoon late. Ru1el intimated tna' va -. 70,
psurcd Mrs. Rufcl. but the reporter couru -. se,a
aim 70 saw how she had been insluied' nun" 49,.
limit ne did not set ais dogs 10 bite "ls.eh "iu -
go, = 80, ~. locs IN the barbed wire fence IN run
ming AWAY In his statement 10 Riker " h'"ei ~
,orvars IN civil snit for damages. Wisseh saN' ""'
after Ru,fel tied him and Lad the oos' n''e ' .,
also struck him In the face "luI ms 50 n,or,
constable cline. The constable 'ooh On
b,.,,c. ., tho Ponce McChesney, at Milburi' anu o
complaint OF Rufel, Wissen was Sent " ~" on hou
Jail FOR assault and battery. lie was 'eieaS1u ,n,u
49, nav, dov and three doctors attended MIN ui''''
,,ord,r ,o,t The alleged assault upon Wlsseh WAS
made on November GO r,u.
Ruffel said yesterday afternoon "he" asNeu "
nj, account OF the trouble - ooh az
neonIe think My ndghbors know me 1" 'oui'
u.n toll nv siden wlssen lives with his parents ~
Grove-st., lrvngton the s'"'' D
awvers is as follows. g.,
II. had known Andrew Rufel for about seven Weeks
having met Kufel In Irvington. Runel nlef"aiu
told him 10 bring cheap horse 10 MS piaoe w -,,''
70 buy On November 26 wissen drove 10 hu".t
,Ioce with Peter Dieser. while Henry iouhs' '"e
uror NJ the horse and Henry Rose drove along III
bucryn There were also In the party Anthony
sf7ier and Louis Heinz. They reached Ruhei farm
and Wissen and his companion drove Into the ydio'
leaving the others in the road. Rulel examiner inc
morse and offered 81 for It. which was reused Al''
some talk RulTel produced some CIDER ana eaSses "i
treated the men TO drink. Wlssen got llo MS
nucrv with Deisler and the whole party was driVihs
off, when Rufel seized the head OF Wilson'S morse ana
demanded pay for the cider. some change was gwen
20 him by one OF the party. but this dldnt hauSly
aim. Rufel called te his wifs Tor us gun anu '"e
woman came running from the house WITH V"e weapon
As she approached the carriage Wlsseh juniper ou'
and seized hold Of the gun. RuNel released the hose
and picking up a club struck r;m blow on the mead
,i- friends Kicked Inn up ano Rufe, then seized
MIN by the throat and threw him down again. Wlssrn
saws in his statement: Rufel held me down on the
ground by the throat and WIN ms Knee on my i'm n
and set his dogs on me. one or two OF thel oll me ie
on the les Then Rufel told his wife to bring MN
some rome which ste did. He tied my arms down TO
my sides. fastened my legs togc,her ana uen IvHn u
( was tied 70 the fence black-and white dog new NJ
me again. After lad been tied up about iw%
kuHCl released me from tHt ItH.t'
MIN 10 take the rope Of my arms and legs, ana az
every request lie would strike me on the hcad ana
face with his fists and he kept this up ior nitech
minutes when a constable came and told Runel 10
take the ropes of me. which was done. MY rlelds
mad driven off and left me-
Cyrus CurIier the founder and head OF the firm
Of Cyrus Cll1er 4 sons machinists and brass found
s at Xo to ~ E 9d a H WaTn Nf"af e S Wsa
echtv-one years old. Mr. Currier over forty wears
ago founded tho business. Police Comm s'lOncr
C,ccola Currier is one Of the % Cyrus Currle
md ne and another son In business with their
father. Mr. CurTicr a strict churchnan ana ne
yyns contributor church work and charities