The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-26
MRS. RBINHARDY'S GUN
Amazonian War Against
New Telegraph Poles
in Lafayette.
WANTED HEAVY DAMAGES
Two Hundred Wires Tangled Up
in It-Western Union Work.
men Coolly Invaded
Her Premises.

Another telegraph war is being waged
in Lafayette which promises to rival in
sensational details and thrilling Incidents
the famous fight of two years ago when a
plucky woman stood in a hole in the
ground for eight hours and a over it
all night to prevent the erection Of a pole.
Already there would have been blood shed
but for the timely interference of the po-
lice. As before a woman plays the most
conspicuous part in the incident.
This time it is Mrs. Louis Reinhardt.
whose husband owns a little strip of land
in the form of a gore which faces on
Wilton street and is bounded ON the north
by Ash street and the National Storage
Dock Railroad and extends westward al
most to the Pacific avenue bridge cross
ing the Norris Canal. On this land, within
a few inches of the fence line, there has
stood for many years two large poles of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
carrying over two hundred wires, which
run from New York to Philadelphia,
Washington and points South. These poles
have become rotten and are in danger of
falling at any time. Two weeks ago the
company decided to replace them with
newer and stronger poles. When the agents
OF the company called to make the neces-
sary survey, Mrs. Reinhardt Informed
them that h would resist any effort on
their part to replace the old poles with
out first paying her heavy damages.
Yesterday she ~endeavored to carry out
her threat. Foreman Kinney and a gang
of a dozen men unloaded two large poles
at the entrance to the R~einhardt's prop
erty and made all ARRANGEMENTS to erect
them. When they atterontad "a aptor +,a
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az iUweyel' .hey met Wluh serious OPP
position. Mrs. Reirhardt met the fore
man at the gate and uarnad him ogains+
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uespaSSiiNs On hsr iana. She toao MN
that she would shoot the first man who
put foot inside the eate w,tbn,+ bar nor
n,s-n;aa 1~s-.-s-- 80,
. h.aiey was ahclineu 10 treat tnese
threats lightly. but when he entered with
three men bearing shovess for The n,,r-
nosa ~ dinn,nn ~
poso uissins Ing hecessafy Hodes' Mrs.
Relnhardt rushed out OF the house and
levelling a. thtrty-two carhrn ravoJvar at
10 baaa thraa tanaa - ahas4 49, -
rs neao ~ !" Snoot MIN II ne
began Work. He was nonplussed and with
drew from the yardsin haste. as she an
o"ue ueseaneu ~ al IND sne mad
threatened
He held a hasty consultation with his
man and . nona 81 +har saamaa ,ro,,noa
70 brave the now inturiated woman and
her ugly looking revolver, It was finally
decided to invoke tbaa ala ~ 4ba low ,n5
' aHu
Foreman Kinney called on Captain Nc
Kaig at the Fourth Precinct Police Sta
finn ana aslsed his nro+ao+fo, ra,+;a
Manasa 49, 49, $500. Sap'e'l
Mchals dlspatcned Sergean Finley and
PatrolTnen Shell, Bracken and Pier to see
that there was NO breaah of Tho naaca
When Sergeant Finlev arrived at Tho
hardt still ON gIar5 on the 'front.' stoon
revolver in hand and il1st as deternina
as ever He distrih,Ifei fhe ,oJicenen in
side the ward and told the foreman than
he ooa1ld heoin the Uork for which 10
had 4 permit from chtv CIerE G;Dnnneli
with 80 fetv The SERGEANT ind ertooL ~
take care If Mrs Reinha1Sl and nravant
her from doing anyone bodily harm.
When the Foreman and his men entered
the ward Mrs ReinhaTybf made at than
IKE a tigress. and 1T was with dif,c1itv
that the sergeant restrained her from ne,
ing her weaposl- she atfemnted II forca
her her wav nast him = and ddes thrp',sb ~ t5a i1 nce
of pofce. He barred the way' and said
he would arrest her If She did moi nm
mediately put up the revolver and desist
from her attack upon the workmen This
Gained her Somewhat. and she decided
to adont other Tactics She sant her
daughter to s1Jnmon her husband whn
is emplO owed nv the Standard OIL C0mnanv
He arrived IN q short time and irnmediata.
ly hunted IN his LAWYER. Judge Plssfer
ana sought his advice = +ba Toat4ar
.J1,dge P,,sstar told him thai he sho,,,a
newer have let The uen IN The va ri snJ
that he had 4 Ssarfect riahf IL rasist an
inH1r,sion IN Their s,art As thew we've IN
however and Is-readv heS,,n wori.
He advisa III erfera f,,r+bar
hut 10 saek 1sedrpSs in civil T,roceedino
Reinha rdt Tet1nrned and fnld his wsfa ubo
greed NOT 10 raise any f,prther dist,'rh-
nee The work was nfs,cee5ed with ana
was NOT finished ,1nti1 ! late bna,r iaSt
NIGHT when bofh new miles were in Ma 20
beside the old ones rrhe nn,ica wera With
Srs wn At six o,nanclx brf en,nloves ~ tic
telegra nh cornnanv ston5 e1lard ali nighf
&c Srs ~esnhand fhroatenad 10 ont ~,
no,es down The work ~ satting The cross
traas and ira nsferTing tho vvires was bos
GIN tn5av and mil ba Continues tomor
SM vvhsne 4his l. IL nrosn.ess . St,;ct
1Tstcb mill he Lent n.y., tbe y,o1as ne ~.
accjdanx 70 tbano woaissd crinnie ne u w.
~ Ifnsor Servina bot u,oen pTv yorlr ond
the Canitai Civ "iiN
The Reirah arlts hos,oht tbas nronor+x
~ "a yea : o. .at s,orn ous a,nro lun p s.
Van Horne When r. rTas = nogfson of tha
old van Horne estate ss,e Mestern GTnian
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