New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-23
SHERIFF COURTNEY IN A RAGE.
HE KNOCKS DOWN JUDGE MURPHY AND
EX-JUDGE ENGEL.
THEY TRIED TO PREVENT HIS PURSUING
WOMAN At CONEY IsLAND-A PHYSICIAN
ATTENDS THEM-THE BIG BROOK

,TTE<DS TUFM-TUE BIG BROOK
LYN OFFICIAL STRUCK IN THE
FACE by JOHN vALETTE.
r, ,oc,s ~ a big disturbance which occurred al
-. Is,ard Saturday morning. between : ana d
,.c,ock and I'm which Sheriff Courtney OF brooh-
~, ,,as tho chief actor. have Just leaked out IRE
,rorble was all over remark made about
woman who was passing the hotel
n,ho prosnect Hotel was the headquarters OF the
c,a,. Committee Of the Firemen's Convention ias'
week The hotel crowded about a. III .a.,
,rdav with the hremen. Sitting outside at TWO
,ables were Bernard Lamb, secretary OF the Chari
,i.s Department; Civil Justice EDWARD u Mu'p"'
~ Judge Moses Engel. James Doyle proprietor VI
-, prospect House: Frederick Baeder' MS man
aser and Warden Peter Doyle OF t'e nay a'.a-
S,roo, Iau Frederick Munich son OF the ore"er'
was also present. .,,.
.,,,, ,rera all talking about the Governor s'Vist
,bon one Of the Jappen brothers who own d pai
r,or, st Bedford-aye and Fulton-sI hrooNN IT,
came along Surf-ave. with young "o"""
as they passed the group at the ho'ei ~
r,,arl about the woman with Jappeh'
Iappen heard it. and turned around 'ie go go -,
ubo :, WAS that spoke The woman polh'e" OUT
,,', ,d b.r escort demanded an explanation
,,.h doried that he had nsulted her. Jdppeh
,o, angry and charged Munich with having ihsui'e'
the woman Munich was about To reply ""ei 'V''''
vala,te stepped up and told Jappen TO Keep quie|
rhen the woman began to talk In iouu .o"e
She called for the police and SAID she "oui' ""'e
everybody near the place arrested.
Sheriff Courtney was inside at the Oar u'''N'"s
,,h so,,a friends He had left those who were
sitting outside just before Jappen came alohs re
WAS IN Ter the influence of liquor ana eNi"e"s
Lnev the woman. When he heard her voice lie
',,,ered an oath and rushed for the door Sprinsing
outside he exclaimed, Il am the Sherin OF h''iss
Countv, where is the woman!
hfe oir an
-, soo where he was ran into the Prospect PARK
and conev Island Railway station, which Is next
IN the hotel The Sheriff following shouted at 'he
ton of his voice for some one TO eaten her.
The noise and excitement caused crowd to
Gather The Sheriff could not keep up with the
woman and she ran out OF the station anu acro'S
rho street in the direction of the Iron Pier When
courtney rushed out of the hotel. Judge Murphy
and ex-Judse Engel tried to stop him. Murphy
caught up with him just inside the Dig door OF
tho station. He threw his around him and
tried 10 calm him. The Sheriff, who Is big, pow
erful man, pushed the Judge away from him ana
gave him a left handler" straight from the shoui-
dor Murphy was taken off his feet by the blow,
and landed outside the station on the pavement.
The blow split his lip and oosened his teeth
courtney did not stop here. He Engel COM
ing for him and drew back his left hand and struck
the ex Judge in the face Enge also went to the
ground with split lip. BY this time everybody
others tried to hold the Sheriff. He proved to be
too strong for them. however, and rushed back
70 the hotel. Vaette still there and he
caught hold of the Sheriff saying: Don't disgrace
Yourself. Sheriff. Go upstairs and go to bed.
Instead of taking his advice, the Sheriff struck
the peacemaker in the face. But what followed
WAS entirely unexpected by Courtney AS quick
flash Valette recovered himself and hit the
Shern a terrific blow the jaw. Ii dazed him
for "A moment and gave his friends a chance to get
hold of him. 1t did not calm him. however IL only
made him more furious. and he tried TO break
away from the half-dozen men who had hold
Of him. Nalette stood on little ana
warned the Sheriff not to come near
him or he would not be responsible for what
followed. When the Sheriff saw this. he allowed
himself to be taken to his room by Warden
Doyle and the proprietor of the house. who put
him to bed The woman, as we'll Jappen.
not to be found after the trouble
The Judge and the ex-Judge were sorry sight
when they picked themselves up. Dr. Hill patched
up their lips and they returned to their rooms.
Every effort made to keep the affair quiet.