The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-20
HOBOKBN'S CLUBBER
Respectable Citizens Bru-
tally Handled by Blue
Coat Ruffians.
HIS WIFE BEATEN, TOO
Frederick Seller Locked Up All
Night-Policeman Fen
toms Bill.

Frederick Seller, highly respectable man,
living at No. 4O6 First street, Hoboken, and
employed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, has
placed in the hands of Counsellors Van Win
kie and KIink suit for damages against
Hoboken saloonkeeper and a chanceman OF
the police force of that city, which, if the
facts ssstated in the plant be true, reflects no
credit on the intelligence of the Recorder,
and shows what brutes are on the police forcs
of that city. Incredible as it may seem, an
elderly man was dubbed by the chanceman.
aud jumped on by his father. and when ths
victims wife appeared to help her husband
the brutal assaiIants attacked and kicked
her To crown all, the Recorder believed
the statement of the ruffian chanceman
rather than that of a reputable citizen, who
witnessed the fracas, and who declared that
the mao, then unconscious, was not drunk,
and ought not, bleeding and bruised as he
was, to pc locked up in dirty foul cell all
night. In spite of this, the Recorder locked
the man up.
ANNOYED BY FITZPATRICK.
According to the statement made before
the lawyers, Frederic Seller has for many
weeks while passing Thomas fitzpatrlck's
saloon, ON the corner of First and Grand
obT60US. I1ODOE6u. DEel dnlU|cu lA5
saloonkeeper, who advised the Dutch the
words used won't look well here engineer 90
return to Brooklyn. Seller, it appears, be-
longs to political club which denounces the
thuggism and pothouse politics practiced by
the Fitzpatrick gang and the hoodlums and
buns who frequent his dive.
On Friday evening as Seller returned from
his work he was greeted by Fitzpatrick and
his son John, who is a chanceman on the
Hoboken police I1orce, with a torrent OF
abuse. Walking up TO them Dir. Seller told
them that if they did not cease annoying
him he would take some means to stop their
tongues. Immediately the chanceman, 50
Mr. Seller alleges, and his father sprang at
him. knocked him down and while the
cowardly chanceman rained blows on tho
PROSTATE mans head his father jumped on
him and kicked him.
Mrs Seller from her door few Feet OF
ran to her husbands assistance, but the Fitz-
patricks turned ON her, and Mrs. Seller
in her statement in her cOunSel's Office
beat and kicked her. Dragging poor Seller
to Police Headquarters Chanceman Fitz-
patrick made charge OF drunk and disor-
DERBY against him Recorder McDonough
happened to be there, and the unconscious
man was taken before him.
''The court is closed and he must be locked
up until the morning said he after
whispered talk with the Flzpatricks and ''de
gang who followed them in.
Mr.. Max BrettenheinleF of No. IA Grand
a respectable citizen saw the assault and
with others came to the Police station and
asked the Recorder to release Seller on bail.
He would go on his bond. But the Recorder
was inexoranle and poor SeibIer was lock-
ed up all night.
TRIES TO INTIMIDATE HER.
Before he was brought the next morning
before the Recorder, Chanceman Fitzpatrick
called on Mrs. Seller and tried TO urge her
hush and not to prefer charges against HIM
and he would see that he was set free.
Mrs. Seller, however, sat down on the i'm
pudent Chanceman and ordered him to get
out.
A NICE POLICEMAN THIS.
When finally the case on Saturday morn
ing came before the mighty Recorder. Mr..
Max Brettenheimer renewed his offer of
bail and was about 20 testify ON Mr.. Sellers
behalf, when Policeman William FentoD,
Mr. Seller alleges, slipped bill into Mr..
Brettenheimer's hand, saying
''You know nothing about de row, seer"
But Mr. Brettenheiner throwing the bill in
dignantly on the floor swore that the
Fitzpatricks committed the assault, and that
Seller was sober. The Recorder, however,
held Seller for the Grand Jury i'll 500 bail.
This morning Nh. Seller took counsel with
his lawyers who will prefer charges againsU
the chanceman, Fitzpatrick and Fenton, and
bring the attention of the Hudson County
Grand Jury TO the Recorders peculiar judi
ciaI conduct