New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-07
NyACK,s JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
MAN WITH A RECORD OF WHICH FEW TOWNS
WOULD BE PROUD-HE POUNDS MAN WHO
WROTE WHAT DIsPLEAsED HIM.

MAN WITH A RECORD OF WHICH FEW TOWNS
WOULD BE PROUD-HE POUNDS A MAN WHO
WROTE WHAT DIsPLEAsED HIM
There's the creek" said he. that forms the
State line and now you out Of New-Jersey
and in the banner county of New-York
What do you mean by the banner county s""'
the reporter 49,
ner Of Democracy to be sure" answered the con-
ductor as the train sped along and drew up at
Nyack.
And who is w w Whyard. who has been ap-
pointed recently justice OF the peace IN -Ny"'N
the reporter asked. wasn't he brought up anu
fined for assaultng a newspaper man.
..Oh that's what you're after. is it?' replied the
conductor ''WeI. Billy Whyard is a good square
man an If he did knock down one OF them news.
paper feers and get fined for 1t. where's 'he Marin
I'm a Democrat myself, and so is Billy "ii =,
Won fellows in New-York put murderers anu
norse thieves IN office there cannot be much harm
sn making justice OF the peace in NyacK OF man
who merely hit another man for insulting hin'
Now. there
The reporter inclined his head for moment and
remained silent. Then he gathered up niue
,,ourage and wanted TO know If breakers OF the
neace were the most suitable persons for Justices
of the peace. but a banner county" Democrat had
become wroth and answered not: so the reporter
turned away TO hunt up Mr.. Whyard himself
In a wooden house, on the first floor OF which
lot Of broken glasses anu a '~
new village DOgberry lives. he WASH In
, "Try the grocer's." said little boy.
Hes over in the restaurant, Try that"
Bald another.
"Biliy Is gettin' shaved sure" said a group OF
bystanders: but when the barber was asNeu ne
had performed that operation that morning on that
man he just said. Nav" Then liquor s'ore was
:'You Just missed him." said the bartender
A second visit made to the wOouen HouSo
and here "Bi.ly" found.
"Are We going TO pound me-? ne said 10 inc "
Il am not" said the reporter. going to pound
you for | go unarmed, as you may perceive. -,
IAN right" said he. I'm tell you what all the
Then he told the reporter the story OF how he
had been convicted last year and fined 50 by Justice
Edward G. Van Houen. who IS now dead ana
whose place he fills. for having ASSAULTED Adatn =;
something which he CWhyarD didn't like. The
members Of the Town Board who appointed Whyard
are A. Y. Fal,On. Supervisor; X. GeIney; 1OWi
Clerk; " H. Bannister tr E. ics C2 Ts1eo aH o4
these are Democrats and two Repubi cans an
Houten a Republican. and fair-mlh led cluZeils
of both parties in Nyack thought That ms sue
cessor should be OF the same politics. falnne IN
didn't think that II would be Democrat with such
a record as Whyard himself admits ne mas, LOT
fpounding" people who write things with whlch ne
does not agree. 49,
Justice Bannister, who is democrat ana r ,ne
law partner OF Senator LeXow. SAID thar tAe new
justice was zone of the boys. and don't you forget
It," and he was glad he voted for him
Senator Lexow. when spoken TO about the ap-
poIntment. said thai he believed 1t pest 10 iet me
l..However" added the Senator ~ l were q mem
Der Of the Town Board, certainly should not nave
voted for Mr. Whyard.'