New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-06
FEARS a JERSEY TACKLE.
Judgment Causes Former Football
Guard to Shan Summit.

Charles Chadwick the Yale football player,
who is now an Assistant District Attorney on
the staff of Mr. Jerome. no longer takes
prominent part in the social life of Summit, n.
j. In fact, Mr.. Chadwick has quite deserted the
State. Neither unrequited love the near
approach of the mosquito season is said to be
responsible for the sudden aversion which the
Assistant District Attorney has taken to the
haunts which formerly attracted him. Mr.. Chad
wick. paradoxical it seems, the stanch up
holder of the law in New-York, is to-day
fugitive from the law of New-Jersey. With an
unpaid judgment of 5000 hanging over him, he
has not set foot across the Hudson River for
several weeks, nor does he seem likely to do so
in the near future.
This strange and unpleasant situation all
came about through the too strenuous applIca-
ton Of the tactics of the prize ring in little
ARRAY with a cabman. Henry Hopst by
name, on the station platform at Summit one
wintry evening last January. The 'cabby" had
never played intercollegiate football and re-
sented the pummelling which Mr.. Chadwick adj
minIstered as the result of a slight difference
of opinion. The result was civil suit for dam
ages and a Judgment IN favor of the cabman
Now, the ex-Yale star refuses to settle and
prefers to dwell without the jurisdiction of the
New-Jersey court.
1t on the night of January last that
Mr.. Chadwick stepped off the train at the Sum-
nit station and hailed a cab. The cabman,
who happened to be Henry Hopst, informed the
Assistant District Attorney that he had a regu-
lar fare. who at that minute approaching.
This fare was William E. Badeau stationer,
who does business at No. 81 John-st.. New
York, and lives in Summit. Mr.. Badeau at once
seated himself in the cab.
Enraged beyond control, Mr.. Chadwick
squared off and punched the unoffending
"cabby." At this tuncture DR.. William L Haven,
a clergyman. swho is connected with the Amer
lean Bible Society, interfered and pulled Mr.
Chadwick away and fifteen minutes later he
was arrested and fined $50 in the Summit police
court
This might have ended the episode had not the
rough usage which the cabman received rem
dered him unfit for active business for week
He went around with a bandaged face and a
wounded spirit and decided to bring a civil
suit against the pugnacious young lawyer. Wal
ter c. Sampson, a lawyer who lives in Summit
and does business in New-York was prevailed
on to prosecute the for the cabman. Mr..
Sampson promptly brought suit for $4,000 and
the case was tried before the Supreme Court
at Elizabeth, n. j.. in May Mr. Chadwick
offered to settle the case for $50 the night be-
fore the trial, but this was refused. He re-
tanned Assemblyman Lehlbach, of Newark, as
counsel
When the trial came off the defence admitted
the charge of assault and asked the jury for low
damages The case was tried before Judge Fort.
and in summing up the counsel for the
plaintiff said: This defendant upholds the law
in New York, but violates it in New-Jersey.
Though the jury had TO listen to a scathing ar
raignment of Mr.. Chadwick the verdict returned
in favor of the plaintiff for only $500 Ex-
ecution issued and no appeal was taken
Before the return of the execution, however,
the Assistant District Attorney had wearied OF
the atmosphere of New Jersey and moved to
quarters in New-York. Inquiry at the offices
of Mr.. Jerome elected the information that Mr.
Chadwick is living at the present time at No
126 East 19th-st. It is permissible under the
law to bring suit on the Judgment in this jurfs-
diction if it remains unpaid.
Mr. Chadwick is giant in stature and made
q great reputation football player at Yale,
where he was graduated several years ago
When he left college he called one of the
best guards who ever donned uniform. The
following anecdote is told to illustrate the siren
uousnesS which has always characterized MIR.
Chadwick
Just before a big game at New-Haven the
captain of the Yale team informed the bulky
guard that he was not to play, but that sub
stitute would be sent in his place This
gered him to a high pitch. as in the grandstand
were many friends and relatives who had come
to New-Haven to him play. At last, after
much persuasion he was told that he would be
allowed to go into the game provided he would
promise to play with unusual aggressiveness.
Keyed up through this little preliminary trick.
who opposed him. 1t is to be supposed that
there was something in the aspect of the Sum
nit "cabby' which reminded Mr.. Chadwick Of
some Harvard or Princeton gridiron opponent.
Hence the treatment handed out to the unsus-
pecting driver.