The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-23
O'GRADY'S WRATH.
The Blow He Aimed at
Eddie Dugan Landed on
Hugh Dugan's Chin.
TWAS ALL ABOUT S15.
O'Grady Wanted It for His Inside
Pocket, But Dugan Said He'd
Give Him Ten-Then the
Fight Began.
ALL ABOUT S15.

sTll have SIS in me inside pocket"
sang Constable Edward O'Grady, yester-
day. But his O'Grady luck played him
false; the song he sang was not prophet.
ic. and that is why this story is told.
Constable Edward O'Grady, when not
engaged in Juggling offenders of the law
to Jail or evicting tenants for non-pay-
ment of rent, occupies his leisure mo-
ments in buying time of city and
county employees. and conducting a
brokerage business of more or less mag
nitude.
Recently George Schaaff, who, when
not busy selling fish. is employed in the
County Jail to watch condemned muir
derers. and prevent them from making
their unaided exit from this earthly
sphere, had a little business transaction
with O'Grady. He sold O'Grady a time
warrant for $5 for services rendered in
the jail.
Yesterday O'Grady sent this warrant to
County Collector Hugh Dugan to be cash
ed. Mr.. Dugan refused to pay the SIS,
and sent word to O'Grady that Shaaff,
the combination death watch and fish
peddler, owed him S., and he would keep
the time warrant until the amount was
paid.
O'GRADYS BLOOD BOILS.
When O'Grady heard his his blood
boiled, and he went to the Counfy Col
lect the money himself. 1t was shortly
after four o'clock when he reached the
Office. He had walked fast and ms
| and his voice was redder. He demanded
the payment of the warrant m
lee" -
that he would not pay it, neither I'M
| mejetlee" nor ooner
came to me a few days ago and asked
me to cash his warrant. told him mat
I did not nave the funds to do 50; that
the appropriation was expended. m
cha appeared to need money very
much and 1 said l would advance him
five dollars and he could pay me When
the he warrant dnd vas Is G ea5hea AWAY. ga Now, n1 he
ing to secure me for the payment Of the
Ave dollars ! will give you ten dollars
a" When the oofGrady heard this. his
o,Grady blood, the 81 bloo fraI that e9 Kisea
through thr4,1gias the aso. y bo1ied' q W 9felan the wrath
that paralyzed lis tongue was loosed he
spurned the offer, and cursed the nano
o'aRa m59s WOULD HAVE NO PEACE;
Hugh Dugan tried to pacify the
O'Grady, but, his efforts We're N YAH am
and sWore and clinched his fist; Hugh
Dugan left his office and walked 70 the
sidewalk, followed by the OGrauyA usin6
language that ran riot from ms naming
Finally after O'Grady had called the
aged collector everything but z carls1Bfa nl
gse a infernosed and told O'Grady that he
Would Sbreak his a jaw, Y he didn't d. q
stop abusing his father. OGrady t9rn aff
| OiGrady made a lunge ait Hugh Dugan,s
son, who jg I ng{av aside xetx c Tae a e lis eos se9.
and n'Gradv's fist landed on his jaw.
MIR. Dugan was nearly knocked down.
HIS lips and chin were CUT open. -
| roval ancestors, Immediately apologdzed
TO County Collector Dugan, declaring
| that he had not intended to strike him,
that he only wanted to punch the nose
Of his son. Blood ended the encounter
| but O'Grady has not the fifteen dollars
in his inside pocket.