The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11
S5OFOR WHIPPING AHORSE
,suu1y ROBINSON GsTs A VERDICT
LEWIS Y. n. RANDOLPH.

,.,do,ph Admitted whipping the H1erse Ne
..,,c Robiuson wouidn't Get Out OF the
w,,-uo IL President or the Atlantic trust
CompanJ-Once Mayor OF fiaiunela, n. ,.
r,,zApErn. N. j., Jan. 10.-Lewis ". F.
p.roolph, President of tho Atlantic Trust
L,mnany OF New York and ex.Mayor Of Plain
ooid \. j.. was ordered by O jury to-day TO pay
s,o IN n colorcd ashman named Peter b. Rob
,nsor, for whipping Robinson's horse. Ran
dolph AID Robinson arc both residents Of
p1ninfeld. Tho damage were awarded In n
ami, for 81, 900 brought against the millionaire
banker ~ tho ashman, which was tried to-day
before Justice Van Syckel. sitting in the New
Jersey Supreme Court. The case had excited
considerable interest because of the promi-
nance OF the defendant and tho brutality which
Ne was said to have exhibited.
Robinson alleged that on the afternoon Of
July 90, 1897, no was seated in his wagon on
watching avenue, near Second street, Plain
Geld, talking to a friend, when ex-Mayor Ran
aolph, with force and arms assaulted said
plnintir' by 'wilfully, cruelty, and wantonly
heating, without just cause or provocation.
With a whip, n certain horse Of the said plaintiff
an that the said plaintiff was greatly fright
encd, mortified. damaged, and injured" Mr..
Randolph's answer to this charge was q denial
cf tho assault, and q contention that Robinson
obstructcd tho highway with o wagon In an
illegal manner, and that the defendant, being
In great danger Of being hurt and crushed by
vehicles and trolley cars, whipped Robinson's
horse in order to remove tho obstruction to tho
public highway.
Robinson was tho first witness. He said he
was sitting in his wagon talking with Richard
Workman concerning business when he heard
o voice from behind commanding him to get
out OF the way" Turning, he saw ex-Mayor
Randolph sitting in his carriage. Before no
had an opportunity to move his horse the
command was repeated in a moro imperative
, soS to SI eet out Of the way" This time set tho
ssolored man replied that he would move on as
s H. na as a cl psss ap ,o oa The ss sar SG '%Se BY sn sto arSyc
Thereupon Randolph took a whip from its
socket, jumped from his carriage, and, rum
The assault was SO sudden and surprising,
Robinson testified, that he did not even pro-
test. The street was clear at that time. SO that
Randolph might have driven around him, Rob-
inson added. Tho blows raised ridges on the
animals back that did not disappear for sew
Pete asked Lawyer Lindabury. 'Is con.
o good deacon to use."
Are you a deacon. Petef"
"No,, sir, and 1 don't know that Mr., Ran
dolph is, but 'confound II Is considered poor
language for even o Plainheld gentleman to
use"
Robinson denied that tho ridges on his horse
were protruding bones, and said the horse died
last December from stagnation of the blood.
Richard Workman, Thomas Il. Mcdonald, Mrs.
Eleanor Frank. Drummond B. Williams, Trolley
Conductor Mccormick, and Motorman limo
thy McCarty corroborated the story as told by
Robinson.
Randolph told Of driving up behind Robin.
son, and said he found himself in danger, as
q trolley car was approaching from the rear.
His horses were afraid of cars, and he thought
they would run away. He asked Robinson to
lriya ont Of tho wav. md waa fold In drive
around. After receiving a like reply to a Sec
ond request he seized his whip and, getting out
Of his carriage. ran ahead and struck Robin
sons horse two or three ordinary blows. He
was obliged to do something, he explained.
Mr.. Randolph became excited during the
cross.examination by. Lawyer .Angleman.
When asked II he considered himself q coward,
be exclaimed that he was receiving outrageous
treatment and demanded the protection Of the
court. Justice Van Syckel said he need not
answer the question. Randolph explained
that he did not attempt to lead Robinson's horse
ahead instead Of whipping 1t, because it was
q filthy, dirty horse, with a filthy, dirty har.
ness. such as no gentleman would like to touch;
moreover, ] had tho absolute right of way"
Michael Harrington, Randolphs coachman,
corroborated his employer and Frederick Bette
man also testified in his behalf. Then came
half a dozen witnesses who swore to tho good
character of tho defendant. Among them
were ex-Mayors Alexander Gilbert and @. w.
Rockafellow of Plaiufield.
The jury was out two hours.