The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25
WAR ON COUNTY OFFICIALS.
H0oDsIDE LAW AND ORDER MEy AP-
PElLING TO THE GOVERNOR.

They Declare They Are overrur with Riot
Gus VISITORS sunday and that sheriff
Norton Takes Sides with tho Latter.
Overawcd. rs they say. nv gangs Of armed
deputy sheriffs in their efforts to enforce the
Sunday law and suppress lawlessness in their
village Sundays, the residents OF Woodside
have appealed to Gov. Flower to aid them in
protecting their families and property from
tho hordes OF young men who are unloaded
in that place every Sunday Woodside is
in the town OF Newtown. which, according
TO the residents, is at the mercy Of the Sunday
roughs and the deputy sherffs These dcpu-
tics, so the people OF Newtown say. are turned
out by the wholesale by Sheridan Norton of
Queens county They nre compelled to pay SIS
each for their badges and the money goes TO
swell the Sherirs fees.
According TO the Law and Order people OF
Newtown. for SIS any tough can get a deputy
SherifTs badge and authority to carry
a club and revolver. In many instances,
1t is asserted, the deputies are appointed
at the solicitation OF proprietors OF Sunday
picnic parks. dance halls. and baseball grounds
for protection against raids by the Sunday
observance societies. Two weeks ago elk OF
these deputy sherfrs who aided Justice Monte
verde OF Maspeth in closing the Sunday base
taken from them by Sheriff Norton. These
deputies as it is nut, happened to be property
owners in tho village and were interested In
the enforcement Of the law. Their appoint
ments were revoked on saturday. SO that on
without officers to assist him in closing tho
parks and the SUNDAY resorts had full swing
said to sue t" recover tie ess paid
for their badges the sheriff reinstatcd them.
TEs VIII Fl lat bovC Wfss a
army with him and he says he will close every
park in Masprih. 1t is anticipated the park
sworn in for the occasion to thwart the raids.
In addition to his six deputies Justice Monte
place place t" aid him. and It is prohaSie that clergy
men and OF hers will he found in the ranks OF
the crusaders The actual yi9latqrs Of the
been ssn repestoiy ISissI by Grand tnrss but
never. il is said, brought TO trial.
Van stesnSars h q f' ~ Fourth avenue. tRls
s s Ms wh IN mt sG
that, windows and doors, were smashed in.
S4 no knSn the soa dspi the
lowing Sunday the Citizens Committee tried
to prevent the landing, there Of 1isorterly
tho place outnum nered them three to one. and
tho committee was compelled to give in. "a,
zcns and forwarded to the Governor. 1t is
sai.l committees are alsS quietly getting am;
offices will be asked for In relation to viola
tons Of tho SUNDAY law one Of the petitions
forwarded to the Governor reads:
totally unwilIinr to DO So. and the conss;
and our village made hideous by the wilfu.
wanton violations Of the laws governing sun
day order and decency. and the lack Of pro-
lection from those who are sworn to afford 1t
to us. and who are paid for service which
they do not render.
into this matter, and. i possible. apply some
effective romedy, Citizens committees for
over again: but It is impossible. in the face Of
such mighty odds OF vice. immortality. and
sunday decency. to make any headway. 70
assure success. We must have the hearty and
Rey. Z: ii. true OF St Taurs Church in Wood
side. who says:
st. lnurs Church last sunday that was at
ast tired OF hppealing to the inehicient de-
our town. For F"ur summer n" my ' people and
Sunday school have been disturbed by the TIA
grant Dissertations Of spnday the shouting Of
called athletic fields the vile exhibitions Of in
toxirated females. and al the other breaches
have attracted to our vicinity for the very pur-
timsnt. Thereiore. | said propos. to Appeal
to the Governor OF this state, whom know to
com mission Of inquiry into the facts OF the
case and settle upon the officers OF the law
who are responsible for this state OF things.
the consequences OF their dereliction OF duty.
and remove from office each and every guilty
one. whatever may be his exalted official posi-
rights as worshippers in a Christian church
long enough. and / promise that there will DO
no tackinG down in this cas-. l belong my
self to and vote with the dominant party In
power. and az q Democrat as we'll as an Epis-
copalian minister. l am going to demand re-
FORM
1t is the intention OF the Law and Order peo-
pie OF this town to issue a call to all other Law
and Order societies for funds and assistance
in carrying on the warfare.