The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-11
SCHLUNDS ELECTED
It Took a sheriff's Posse
and a Squad Of Police
to do the Work.
FOUGHT LIKE A TIGER.
After a Years Legal War the
Boulevard Commissioners
Secure the Last House.

Sheriff Toffey, with posse of depu-
| ty sheriffs and constables, assisted by
| four policemen and roundsman from
| the Fifth precinct, at one O'Clock this
| afternoon took forcible possession of
| the Schlund property at Pearsall ave-
nue. and the Boulevard. The story of
! how the property was condemned for
| the County Road, and an award of $2,2oO
| was made to Mrs. Schlund, how she ap-
| pealed and lost and how she has for
| over a year resisted all attempts on the
| part of the Freeholders to move the
| house and gain possession of the proper
| ty has been repeatedly told in Ihe
| Jersey City News" Mrs. Schlund car
| ried things to such an extreme that she
| could get no lawyer to handle her case
| for her
| For over year she has kept the coun-
| ty authorities at bay, and has blocked
| progress on the Greenville section of the
| Boulevard. The authorities tried every
| means in their power to get Mrs. ochIund
| to yield to the decision OF the court C OF OF
| Chancery. for, the case was carried to
| that tribunal. but she would hsten 70
! nothing, and to all they did or SAID sie
replied that her house was her castle,
| and that she would shoot the first man
| who should lay hands on her properly.
| When Constable Masher served the de-
| cree of the Chancellor upon her, sne
| threw it in his face, and pushed MN
| down the front steps. The Freeholders at
last, tired of parleying with Mrs. Schlund.
! placed the case in the hands of Sheriff
| Toffey and ordered him TO peglh dls-
possess sPHERfFF PfRfsffFFs' eToFFEY ACTS.
Sheriff Toffey called on Mrs. sehlund n
and tried to enduce ba her re,sed eS and RE
| peated her threat to shoot any intruder
| Upon her property. The Sheriff, on Tues
day decided to pursue the ,nsrfo only course he
| force and evict the tenants he de5
| cided upon plan of action Tuesday, and
| today he carried it out
| s,chlund house and land, and turned IT
! over to the Board of Freeholders. AT
| ten o'clock this. morning sherl1f TOT
| fey and a squad of deputies ana con
| stables left the Court House for the
| scene of action.
Five Constables under command of
| Deputy Sheriff John j. Erwin, We're sta
| toned at Linden avenue, They remain,
| ed there while Deputy Sheriff Edward
| Mccormack went to the house and noti-
| fed Mrs. Schlund that the county would
! take possession of her property today
| and would give her two hours TO va
| cate
| would shoot the first man that attempt
| ed to oust her The deputy had hardly
| left when Mrs. Schlund. Mr. Schlund,
their son George, and IA the l1ecad Misses Is ss
| sive nadiocks ana bars on all the doors
| and gates. They retired to the mouse
and LOCKED the themsslyes Sss. IN In
| The Sheriff waited until 1880 O'Clock
| and thenRoundsman Mcintyre in charge
| of Patrolrnen Bose, Thau, Glbney ana
| Sheriff Mccormack marched on the
| house They found the front gate lock-
/ ed but that did not stop them. Con
| Stable Joe Locke kicked it down Be
| Fora he had done So Deputy McCor-
| mack and Roundsman Mcintyre jumped
| the fence and were at the front door, /,
! The roundsman knocked and demanded
| admittance in the name of the law me
| 3oor not being opened he proceeded to
| batter it down. He had struck put a
couple, Of blows when George Schlnnd 3o sh1,f
| If again. but before he could do so the
| officers had forced their way in. Il he
ran towards the stairs calling at the
same time to his sister to get the gun gun
| for him Mcintyre grabbed him, ana
hustling him outside placed him In the
hands of a policeman and gave 1nstIuc-
| tions that he was not to De allowed TO
| enter the house again.
/ CONSTABLES RUSH IN
An entrance once forced. the Deputy
| sheriffs and constables rushed in and
| spread over the house. Sheriff Toffey
| and his counsel James Erwin. followed,
| and Immediately sought Mrs. Schlund TO
| read to her the dispossess warrant. She
would not listen to it and became hys-
terical The Sheriff expostulated with
her but she continued her TRADE against
the county authorities and vowed they
| would never take her from her house
Mr., schlund, the daughters and the
young children all Joined in, and their
shrieks and yeils could be heard two
blocks off. A crowd of several hundred
| people collected in front of the house
| and neighbors could be seen running from
In the yard George Schlund was max
| ing a desperate attempt to break away
from the officer who had charge OF him.
| and go to the assistance of his par
He He swore vengeance on all concerned.
POLICE CALLED IN.
with h the 'e sehlunds called in the police;
| He detailed Patrolmen Gibney and Ernst
to take charge of Mrs. Schlund, who
aeting like fod mad N.Y. woEah sahR9 R9unas snd
grown gro glA daughters didn't interfere. Mrs,
Schlund fought like a tiger and claWed Ia W. s
| so that it was all they could do to get
Finally ss1 officer caught her by either
! arm. and at signal from Sheriff Toffey
dragged her towards the door. AS they
1 did so, her youngest daughter, about
seven years old, threw herself in front
sisters, tried to prevent anyone passing
The little boy, four years old, clune
around his fathers neck, who stood by
| ROundSInan MclHlyTe, ieu wi. ioSiiiuiio
| out. He resisted, too, but not as much
as his wife. She had to be dragged tc
the patrol wagon, and in the process hel
| dress was nearly torn off, she struggled
so. Mr.. schlund followed; The N,. tive
younger children would not leave theii
parents. One of the elder daughters ran
/ into the house and threatened to kill her
She was pacified by some officers, who
were instructed not to let her further q.
/ Schlund were hustled into the patrol
wagon and taken to the Fifth precinct
4 Counsellor Rowe of the Board Of Free
i holders and delivered the house over
1 carpenters took possession and nailed up
all the doors. George Schlund made a
desperate effort to gain an entrance to
the house. He got in the yard, but was
stopped at the door. His sister tried to
i let him in the window, but was stopped
4 All the Schlunds were taken to Police
Headquarters.
DEGBNERAOY OF ST. BERNARDS