The sun., 1906-02-22
,HLBR'S MEN RAID A FENCE
= ar or ..SED 4 STREET IN ILL.,
NER PARK.
pro'> i:ut, Considered II an Obstruction.
so the Gang TAcHled II. Exposing
T,rn,,,ycs to shot yun,, Threats nnd
Two Blo0dh Ounds Count 'Em Two.

President Co.er Of the Borough Of Brook
,vn decided yesterday that il was time to
,,or down something. He has tried several
,i7,,, to tor No unus,i trolley tracks.
and ho has been checked He had better
success, yesterday, probably because he
r,ided n picket fence. Thus he continued
h.. fearless performance Of public duty,
avon II il did g,t into the newspapers.
Yesterday he took advantage cf tho oppor-
r,niy to show that he could sorve the
rope in small things as we'll es great,
,nd he had fence that blocked tho public
highway 81 Twenty-ffth avenue. which
inc manager of Timer Park constructed
,herc thirteen years ago, torn down. Public
duty wiped its fevered brow and reluctantly
saw that the newspapers got all the facts.
Tha fence was torn down at the risk Of
life and limb The risk to life came from
fo,r ,hotguns in the hands Of employees
- William TeSter, the Timer Park lessee.
Tho risk TO limb came from two big dogs
mat were with air. lTexter. one Great Dane.
with the ominous name Of Cesar. and the
other large Newfoundland. also known
as Cesar. Slack Caesar to distinguish him
from tn, Dane. These animals we're de-
scr,hai bv one Of Mr.. Coler's officials "a
heing as big as cows" He said he wasn't
frightened when he looked at them.
Timer PARK lies on both sides OF Twenty
sfth ayerue The street used to end about
sytv feet from the waters Of New York Bay
and thera William Timer, the owner Of the
property. erected picket fence about ten
fee, high. Rack Of the fence he had big
.ulrd walk So that the patrons of the park
could 60 from the property on one side OF
the avenue to the property on the other
without crossing the street and bothering
tho ticket takers at picnics with giving out
return check and the like.
little more than four years go Mr..
Timer got what are known as ripa ran
rights They amount to something. He got
them from he War Department, with the
privilege of filling up the land beyond the
fence tor 900 feet and thus enarging his
park IIe filed UP the place. built bulk
head and reat bathing pavilion. and on
the land Mr., Texter, his Lessee. ests olished
Camp City. 70 give enjoyment to humanity
In heated spells.
Mr., Texter went SO far as, to lay out
Twenty fifth avenue down the ripa rian
ri ghts land. He curbed il and made it look
like a real street. He paid all the expenses
himself and the city had nothing to 40 with
IL. 1t looked like rea street, but Texter
thought it was Texter's also until Mr..
Coler assumed office. There had been some
litigation over Ulmers riparian rights and
Mr. Ulmer's view was confirmed by the
courts.
Trexter kept the street open, too as if it
we're real 1t paid to have access ready
to the bathing facilities Of his place. When
tremendous picnic would be held at the
park he would close the gates In the renee
but he constructed another highway, 50 that
patrons not picnickers could reach the
beach in a r oilndabout way 1t cost him
81 500 to fence the roundabout way in.
All the time this fence across Twenty
fifth venue stood where it was and detiec
Mr.. Coler as down in the Timer Park
region telling telegraph poles and he caugh,
eight OF Tre1ter's fence.
Louis NJ. Potter. the Republican Alder.
fence torn down. He tried to have another
fence little way of. shutting on the water
front, torn down recently and didn't sue.
ceed Coler soon took official cognizance OF
the fence. He called in Desmond Dunno
his Commissioner of Public Works. They
held thoughtful conferences. Deputy Com.
missioner Van Week was also called in
The result was that week ago two inspec'
tons went to see Texter and told him the
fence must come down.
"I'll protect my property said Iexter
4 want some sort Of legal document before
pull that down"
Yesterday morning Desmond Dunno
telephoned Texter tnat he was coming
down to tear the fence down. He and MIR
Van Week got in in an "a automo6lIe ana nurrleo oe.
had been ordered to have gang of twenty
four men on the spot. Inc Bath Beach
police were notified to be ready Ie1tel
sent word that he would be ready for them
and to come on if they dared.
About / o'clock yesterday afternoon
Texter saw gang Of men armed with
axes and picks moving past his place
Then came an automobile. Texter hustled
out, :,
What do you intend to do?'' he said
Tear your fence down said Dunno
"There'll be trouble If you do SHOUTED
the raging Te1ter. Here Cesar; Black
C1sar, come.
Texter and the dogs hustled down tc
the fence. Cesar is seven feet tall wher
Don't you dare touch that fence" sale
Trexter.
-B.r-r-r-r-." said Cesar. 'B-r-r-r-r''
said Black Cesar.
cali the police" said Dunno. and forth
with three of them who had Deen "aitihe
near by ran down.
Cesar and Black Cesar thrust out thell
chns like Bowery toughs making blum
Mr. Dunno shuddered four. hours late
as he told Sun reporter that he woule
rather have tackled six men than one o.
Texter shouted to his son to get tn
shotg,u and his four employees came
running out. Young Texter distributed
ammunition The guards stood back o
the fence. Dunno called on the police 70
protection. Texter also called on I'M
police for protection. r,,
Arrest that man." shouted Dunno. -, M
police went into executive session. lhel
decided that no overt act had been com
mitted One Of the twenty-four membsr
Of the rading gang raised an axe to strike.
III you do that l shall shoot, SAID lex
ter,
Then came a parley. That was Dunno
game to cool Texter OF. First there va
profound discussion OF riparian rlghts
Neither Te1ter nor the police we're st@ron! @
on riparian rights, but Dunno was. Incl
the discussion drifted to the subject
bloodhounds. Trexter was strong on that
The dogs backed him up. "B-r-r-r,r!
they said. Then it was a talk on polio
powers. Then it was the city Charter
Then it was Coler, and his alleged granno
stand playing. 1exter cooled ETaauaily
Van Week edged his way to the renee
He seized a weak picket and tore It on
1e8ter and he wrestled around with ina
picket Texter said, things. He told III
men not to shoot. He ordered his cog
70 quit taking part in the conversation
He was beaten and he came do wn.
Il knew what I WAS I'D against, ne 6al(