The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-03
JACK GRAHlM'S FIST.
The Republican SWashbuck-
Ter Brutality Beats a Troll
ley Car Cend uctoT.
MAN nALF HIS WEIGHT
Dispute 0Ter a Refusal to Pay
Fafe-Ms Bully Held For the
Grand jury.
MAN HALF HIS WEIGHT

Captain sJack.' Graham, of Gutenberg
fame, former City Marshal and ex-
assistant to the Gardner Investigating
Committee. is in trouble again. He was
arrested and arratgned before Justice
Nevin in the Second riminal Court. this
morning, on the charge of ~assaulting
Harry Trenchard, of Nc. GIL Harrison ave-
nue., Harrison. a conductor on the Turn
pike line of the Consolidated Traction
Company. Graham waived examination
and was held in $500 bail for the Grand
Jury. John Pearson. former City Hal
COMMISSIONS became his surety.
When he made out the bail bond, CLERK
Norton told Graham that his case would
be considered by the present Grand Jury,
'Oh. I guess the next one win do re-
piled Graham with a laugh.
The assault for which Graham was ar
rested was committed on Monday even
ing at $40 O'Clock at the Five Corners.
It was witnessed by about thirty persons
most of whom will appear as witnesses
for the complainant. THESE witnesses say
that the assault was u~nprovoked and
brutal and that Graham was not only
guilty of ~assaulting a man less than MS
size and weight. but that he also used
the nlth3eSt epllnetS hnoWHs
presence OF a number of ladies.
Graham and another man boarded
Trenchard's ear in Newark and, it is al
legged, gave him in payment of their fare
traIsfer tickets good only within
Newark city limits. When the car reached
the Passaie River bridge, Trenehard de-
manded Graham's fare. He refused at
first 10 pay it and used profane language
toward the conductor. which was heard
by all the passengers. When Trenchard
stopped the car to put him of Graham
gave him a dollar bill and told him to
take five cents from it, as he was only
going as far as the Hackensack River
bridge. When the Hackensack was
reached, Graham, it is alleged. refused
to pay any additional fare or cave the
car and he renewed his abuse of the con-
ductor. Trenchard ordered him of the
car, but it did moi good, Graham merely
dared him to put him off. He continued
abusing Trenchard, who is slim built and
of a deMcate constitution. and the latter
decided to say nothing more to him.
When the Five Corners was reached
Trenchard stepped of the car to assist
q lady passenger and a little girl to
alight. He had 40 Sooner reached the
ground than Graham was off after him
1tLl oA1 lAlS ASAlDtdb1G . aug B4lAI4CN4
into him. He pounded him right and lett
and ne anyone to- in
terfere he showed his badge. Trenchard's
motorman came to his assistance and
finally with the aid of bystanders and
passengers caused Graham to desist.
Patrolman De Yomsney was attracted
by the fight and at the instigatiOn of the
passengers and on complaint OF Trench
ard arrested Graham and took him to the
oakland ayenne police station There
Graham up without also holding Trench
ard as a Witness, as he is a nonresident.
He would be compelled to do this, he
said as the oficer who made the arrest
could not testify to the assault. This
was despite the fact that Trenchard's
face was badly bruised and that several
witnesses were on hand who saw the
whole occurrence.
McGuinness advised TrencAard to Sc
cure a warrant for Grahaln's arrest.
T~renchard laid the matter before Mana
ger David Yorng, of the Traction Com
ferred with C. Melville Shipman, Super
%intendent of the Harrison division.
Ihey advised him to prosecute and
promised MIN all the assistance in their
power. The result was that yesterday
morning T~renchard appeared in company
with Mr. Shiplnan and swore to a COM
peared with Trenchard again this morn
ing. He is advising him in the case.
Trenchard spent yesterday in hunting up
witnesses to the affair He has secured
nearly a; dozen.
When he appeared in court this morn
ing h efmarks Of Graham's violence were
visible upon his face. His. left eye was
~blackened and nearly closed and his face
was badly swollen.
Graham had to leave the Fourth Regi-
ment, of which he@was an officer, for a
coarse and brutal attack on other Off
GERS at the Marion Range. He was also
arrested, indicted, convicted and fined for
falsely arresting at Asbury Park two
aroused his evil temper.