The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-17
ENJoINED IN A POST HOLE.
THE COURT BE BLoWED, SAID THE
BLOOMING BRITISH DIGGER.

IL was A.senssyussn ,. T. ersen we Head
the Courts Rzandnto 60 Min aud Whe Ar
terwara Asked Justice Frunr 90 Runt'h
the DigEer FOR Gaing On DiEEiur-Ne Se'
David G. sheehy, az a taxpayer. obtained .
temporary Injunction from Justice Pryor about
three weeks ago, restraining tho Bronx Gas and
Electric Company and the Park Department.
from having wires strung along Pelham Park.
and about ten days ago Justice Truax made the
Injunction permanent. The final order or
Justice Truax was served upon the Park Com
n,iasioners. and at first tho order was not served
upon the officers OF tho defendant company. but
q preliminary effort was mads to stop the work
by serving any workmen who might b found
putting up poles and strinRing wirea.
Assemblyman Joseph I. Green. who appeared
for Sheehy, on getting tho signature OF Justice
Truax to tho Anal order. went up to Pelham
Park before the ink was dry and sought out
workmen Of the defendant. As the Assembly
man came upon the scene James Anderson.
with earth on his clothes and grimy faoo. was
shoyellinr mp earth for q hole for . telegraph
pole. Assemblyman Green hurried mp TO the
edge Of tho hole and q conversation occurred
something in this way:
Mi, there. man, stop It; you're enioined."
who the merry ell are you're talking to "
the deeptoned voice of the digger replied.
"Soe here. my man, said Green in q patroniS-
inG way, II havo an Injunction by which the
court forbids you TO dig that hole"
Hi just started the ole" came from the pit
with q strong cockney twang, and how could
the Court know Hi was doing the blooming dig.
ging. and besides Hi didn't know the Judge
know Hi was in the country" ,
Come. now, no funny business; let mo show
you this injunction" said Green. 1T is signed
by.
At this point a cloud of dirt which took the
with some passing remarks. but Anderson apol-
oglZed, and the Assemblyman, approaching tho
The digging s'i proSress sssu and md e miThc deW o on ali
sides while the words of forbidding were read,
and at its conclusion Anderson had sunk him,
SELF about q foot in tho hole.
iii won't be b~iuffed.i said the digger.
There IL no damned injunction that will stop
There was q man named John Y. McKano
who made such a remark and who is spending q
:esm II bs sre I yea ms ' rsa ~ vo sai A. th ori hsissn1 orynr =;
Justice Pryor, also forbldding your work.
"Don't caro- a dam for Judge Pryor" said tho
"or any other Judge of tho Supreme Court.
You'd better get out Of this las 2 spSdefpl
Don't come around here with any moro OF your
bluffs, because Hi say they don't 60"
M, Green departed and told of his interview
with the digger before Justice Truax yesterday.
Counsel for the defendant company, Mr.. Cruick-
shank; appeared for Anderson, and said that he
tons Who ssls " a saS.s. 3 . .t dIsTer; Il The e'! %oFf
had been stopped within half an hour Of the
time that Green had seen the digger, and 1t
would have been stopped Immediately IL an
officer Of the company had been served with the
order.
Justice Truax asked Lawyer Green il he had
been injured. but no said no had not been in
jured personally. The Judge said:
Tho work seems to have been carried on for
half an, hour only, and by an ignorant man. This
court has seventy-ive motions to dispose OF
every day, and though, you are technically right,
| II t9 hard To take nm Tho Cnnrt'Q ftma whan mn
injury. is done. I deny the motion, without
costs"