New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-09
THE ASSAULT on YOUNG GILDERSLEEJE.
so BADLY HURT THAT HE Is UNABLE TO APPEAR
IN CovRT-THE CONTRACTOR WHOM HE &c
CT'sEs Is \ DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS

so BADLY HURT THAT HE Is UNABLE TO APPEAR
IN CovRT-THE CONTRACTOR WHOM He &c
CT'sEs Is 4 DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN.
Trouble is likely TO grow out OF the assault upon
Alger c. Gillersleeyc, the son OF Judge Henry a.
Glder.leeve by James Flanagan. contractor ana
a Democratic politician OF prominence. ana some
Italians employed by him on the Harlem Speed
way brief story Of the trouble Wa told ia
The Tribune yesterday J. c. Rodgers has the
contract FOR what is known the second section
OF the Speedway. which begins at Washing on
Bridge, Observation-Disclosures rst-st and the
Harlem River, and runs 10 Dykman-si. ana young
Ciidersleeve IS one OF the engineers employed by
him James Flanagan has the contract Tor com
ple,ing what is known the Washington Bridge
Park which consists Of small patches OF land
running down the incline toward the waters clSie
at the eastern and western entrances ~ that stfuci
ure.
Young Gndersieeve WAS standing on float az
the river on Tuesday taking sOunilngs. wnen me
Italians began to roll down stones. Gli"r'eeV"
told them TO stop and they didn't. while Flanag1n
told them 20 and they ala. Ihen isht
began IL vas a rough-and- tur bic AFFAIR. In WIN IA
al least Two other. besides those who's" name-
have been mentioned took part Gi.dersIeeNc wa
iefr hand were broken and his eyes were disco-
ored. He asserts that he was cluhbcd' TOO, h't
him he made charges against three Of them:
Flanagan. the contractor, carpenter named
he began to work In that vicinity. got his name
Louis Eody. and not his number 5X. written on
the bOttcr and spelled out.
The entire party was taken 10 the police station
at one hundred nd fifty secOnd-st, where both
Flanagan and Gilderslecve were locked up by ACT
ing Sergeant Fitzgerald charges AID counter
charges Of assault Gilderscevr furious and
sent for his uncle. Or. Gildersleeve. who II en-
ployed as a physician the Speedway. I'r: Glider
sleeve siormed and insisted on the immediate re-
lease OF his nephew. but the acting sergeant was
firm and refused. IT not until Judge dlldcr-
sleeve arrived that the young man vas adnittei
10 bail and taken to his home, NO. y West
Forty -eghth-st. ,
When the case came up in the Harlem Police
Court Yesterday before Justice Taintor youn.
Clderslecvc unable TO appear. Il physician =
certificate saying that he was not In condition 10
be moved Further hearing was accordingly ad-
iourned until tomorrow. Spain, Eody ana Flanagan
being held each in $500 bail Alderman saul went
bail for Flanagan and his friends. Young Glider
sleeve himself is under 50 bond on a cnarge OF
having assaulted Flanagan. Inquiries at Mr. GidcT
sleeves home last evening were met with the IN
formation that he improving and would be
able to appear In court tomorrow. Inquiries al
st were answered by Sergeant kirschner in the
absence OF Captain KiIilea. The sergeant SAID
that he had heard how angry Judge Gildersleeve
was at the temporary arrest Of his son: but ]
have responsibility in the matter he said,
las | was not duty when young GlldersleeVe
was locked up. However. II seems to me there
was nothing else 10 do when Flanagan made q
charge OF assault against him