New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
PATERSON.
A NOVEL CONTEST INVOLVING "sQUATI
TIERS" RIGHTS TO LAND.
FARMERS AND sPoRTsMEN WORK TOGETHER
FOR GAME PROTECTION INTERESTING

FARMERS AND sPoRTsMEN WORK TOGETHER
FOR GAME OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEWS NOTES
A trial get down for next Thursday before Judge
Kerr In the Paterson District Court. has some I'M
usual features as II involves question OF squat.
rights" II Is the suit Of Ernest ard Cornelius
BOnney against Andrew Hopper 10 for .
fence put up by the defendant about a strip OF
land at Lake View. in the southern suburbs. The
virtual defendant in the suit Is James Crooks a
well-known real estate agent, for whom Hopper
was acting. Crooks Claims hat his wife owns the
strip Of land having had the deed In her possession
for many years. The tract is 600 feet long and is
feet wide. and lies parallel with the Erie Railway
tracks. being thus valuable for the purposes OF .
coalyard. with switches The Bonney brothers claim
to the land Is based on curious contention. They
a.lege that many years ago the land belonged to
Crooks. but that when he made an assignment OF
his large holdings. this strip accounted
for In the proceedings. that II had been mo mans
land since. and that they had "pre-emptied"
It and hold title by adverse possession. 4
year ago. however. alleged by Crooks the
Bonncys tried TO lease the land from his wife for
use as a coayard. and she refused. Last spring
the Bonneys built wire fence soou; the tract,
and Crooks had 1t pulled down. The Bonneys
erected another fence and posted offer Of 800
reward for the detection Of any person interfering
with II. Crooks. nothing daunted. again had the
fence demolished. Lately the Bonney brothers had
coalsheds. Crooks had them arrested for malicious
mischief They gave bail before a justice. and pro-
cecded calmly 10 put up the coalsheds, which arc
occupying the land. Crooks could DO nothing
more except put his case In the hands OF lawyer.
and the next step Will be 70 try and get the Court
OF Chancery interfere.
II the plans OF sportsmen carried out. nearly
the whole rural area OF Passaic County will be
made. in the OF few years, one immense
preserve for game and fish. This Will require the
general cooperation OF the farmers and other
country landowners with the Passsic County Fish
and Game Association A large number OF the
farmers-over forty. according 10 the report OF the
secretary read at the recent annual meetng-have
Joined and-holding members The members who
do not land pay monthly dues. and the rural
andholders do their share by letting none but
members hunt and Ash their grounds. There are
ffiy-two active members They have been busy
stocking the woods and fields with quail. hare.
pheasants and other game. and expect good resultA
pe society has for OF Its objects the prosecu-
ton OF poachers and setne fishermen, hunters ana
anglers out OF and otner violators OF the
laws made for the protection Of legitimate sport
Isaac A. Storms is the president, W. Is. Braddock.
vice-president F. ]. See. treasurer; Clarence Far.
quhar recording secretary. ami Dr. j. W. Atkinson,
financial secretary
There 1. strange contest to be brought before
Itself Ely Social Club" have announced a bail
Eve p One club is named after Chester b Ely,
Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue. prominent
Democratic politician and proprietor OF famous
resort for the sporting and betting element. The
Other club says that the Ely 1t designs to honor IN
its title is Matt" Ely member OF the ST. Louis
League baseball team The "Chss' Elys assert
lawyer wants the Court OF Chancery TO restrain the
Matt Elys from selling tickets for the ball. II
the courts do interfere before the date. there
may be something llve.ier than dancing. as both
clubs contain some "scrappy' individuals
The twenty-siX new.y appointed permanent nre-
men will 90 on duty. next Friday. when the last
vestge OF the old volunteer system VIII disappear
with the abolition OF the seventy and odd cab
men
There is trouble IN the Paterson Turn Neren.
! Oscar Lang who succeeded Louis Kirsinger az
turnmaster two years ago has sent In his ressna,,
ton. He was forced TO. practically. al special
nesting he'd a few nights He complains
that he not notified Of the meeting and had no
opportunity defend himself. and that no expauA-
ton was given him, although he asked for It.