The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-11
GREEN LAKE War
A Lock on 1.-THE Draw Bridge
Didn't Deter Coe Ten
EYck Opening 1t.
THE C"0NSTABLE'S FEAR.
He Called Ont the Sheriff and !;
Posse at Midnight, but Didn't
Catch His Man.

LIZ OltAto WEI az 1kGCAUOO0 10
on again with renewed energy. Il will
be remembered that u draw bridge was
built last winter over the east arm OF the
lake to replace the old wooden structu re
which was torn down by the neighbors to
permit Coe H. Ten Eyck's new boat to
make her trial trip on the lake. The
draw bridge was built of massive iron
within thirty inches of the water, and it
is u serious bar to the passage OF the
small fishing boats. There was much
adverse criticism of the new structure.
and the Township of Warwick was UNI
decided about accepting the bridge for
some time.
Meanwhile the season opened aud there
was nobody TO open the draw when Cos
Ten Eyck's boat passed up. Ten Eyck,
or some of his men. were obliged TO do is
themselves, aud they sometimes forgot
to close il again. which was very annoying
to those who wanted t., cross the arm
and happened to be on the wrong
side of tbs bridge. John G. Roe. Ed.
Waterstore, Mr.. Still, MIR. Close and
others complained, and COMMISSIONS
Randall, of Warwick, came down and
put u chain and lock on the bridge to hold
it shut. This was done before the
bridge was accepted by the town. Ten
Eyck did not hesitase for a momeut. but
tuok a hammer in his boat and after
breaking The chaiu. threw it into the
lake together with the lock. We've got
him where we want him now" exulIant thy
shouted one of the neighbors. and forth
with they proceeded to Warwick and
from Warwick to Goshen TO have Ten
EYck hauled up for She crime of break
ing the lock and entering the bridge.
Then they suddenly discovered that the
town did not own the bridge.
TEN EYCK'S LOGIC.
The Town Board held several meetings
ana cited Ten Eyck to appear. The mat
ter dragged on for weeks until early in
the month Ten Eyck went before the
board with learned counsel aud cou-
WINGED the members that the own must
provide for navigation on the arm al the
lake aud employ q man to open the draw
whenever q boat owner wanted to pass
through. II was good logic according to
all marine law, and Ten Evck had the
best advice obtainabie. Taen the mem
bers of The Town Bpsrd began to temper
ize and asked Teb Eyck TO put a man at
the fridge until july 90. when the board
would meet again aud make other ar
r~angements, AT the meeting he was
asked TO continue caring for the bridge
for a few days, when the matter would
be definitely settled. He was good nat
ured about 1t aud agreed To do SO. He IL
sorry now for he has giDce learned that
one OF his vindictlve netKhbors Went to
Goshen and procured a warrant for his
arrest in the name of ths bridge coinpany
for breaking the lock. which, pY she way,
belonged to the town.
Ten Eyck was unsuspicious until last
Friday night when he returned to the
lake from Newark aud found Commis-
sioner Randall ut the bridge.
Il ami going to lock up the bridge
again, Coe." said the Commissioner aud
| wanted to learn which side you would
rather have the boat Co.,"
1T is a matter of utter indifference to
me-" said Ten EYcx. aud went on his
way through the bridge. Com mis- sieuer
Randall theE fastened the bridge with
TWO locks and took away the Key with
which the draw is burued.
When Coe reached che hotel he found
Constable Brown of Warwick III waiting
for aim.
II have got q warrant fer you, an d will
have 10 take you TO GJsnen." sa Id the
big constable.
THE CONSTABLE WAS AFRAID.
al right Lake me" said Coe, laugh
ing at the constable. WHIP sesmed Co be
afraid to lay HANDS on MIN. The con-
stuck by Coe. even accompanying him
on the boat when Coe went down on the
bridge aud broke the two new locks. Ten
Eyc& and his men theu pushed tho draw
open and left 1t open. Meanwhile Con-
stable Brown sent word to Warwick that
Ten Eyck resisted arrest. The constable
asked for the assistance OF the Sheriff
and six deputies to capture the big
hotel keeper. The telephone be tweeu
Warwick and Goshen is out or order and
the messenger had to drive to Goshen.
Meanwhile Ten Eyck bowled with
the boarders until after midnight,
when he received u tip that the Sheriff's
posse WAS coming. He waited on his
dock until two O'clock In the morning,
when Sheriff Alexander and his mon
surrounded the hotel aud mails lou de-
mands for him. Then ha stepped into
his steam launch n quietly slipped II
into the stream. After watching the
officers for some time he steamed down
the lake TO Storms Island and remained
there until train time, when he went TO
Newark.
He announced his intention Of going to
New York 10 seq his counscI aud said
that he proposed to institute suit for
SIC. 1000. In which he would bs joiued by
Mr.. Reinhards, one of his nelghuors, aud
a daily passenger on his boat under con-
tract. Ten Eyck saws that ne has the
best legal advice upon tbs matter of
navigation, and that he Is not a bit wor-
ried about the outcome of the matter,
especially since 1t mas developed into a
spiteful attack. anil he has the sympathy
OF a large part of the community.