Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-04-08
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City Magistrate Daniel Ebenezer
y Flynn y rs New FORK who recently
died at his home IN New York, was wal
long known as sa'B Battery Dan. because
while A the assembly he successfully
foughtS the scheme: to cut up Battery
park Tor pier. sites, He had been the
Tammany leadersof the First assembly
district nearly all his life ana d police
magistrate since 1905 s.ss
Nj. Finn 4 was asS tlaer of lii
people tstheS easy ina He straight.
ened out their DOM csdiaic ulties ana
settled dispnt &. b besween & n,eighb,osrs.
He gave them wiaen. they we sar,
hungrys found PORK Tor, chem when slh,ssl,
they had sno emp 1llnnean,ts and paid their
bills when mon was lacking. s ssss
N. I The mag strate was bo1rni, IL Dublin,
Ireland onS SIulygs ii, 11s45, land came Iil
70 TIE upited States when h IL r w Wi;
three years 81 4: III s M. III
Battery Ian' plain, blunt oil.
spoken manned !: of DIMINISH ring id:
dee caused him tto ba t all byshis
friends ana neil ii HelI salways
said that stha a II ii y !, and Oppressed Il,s
peeded III friend at course ana be wa ~
going help them, d 5s;z x,, Ill, &,
~ An ,unde boy was once III.
;saigned before him biys q 900 pound
trafne 3:.;sagSs
n what -, the stronbleY, asked .g3at.
terry sDan, !. peering over Ills glasses ah
/ Your honor, y ii aid the policeman,
r arrested this boy III Canal and IA.
3ayette streets dfor Interfering with tie
police commissioners automobile He
was driving d heavy team and, tie
'autompb was unable to gets ,by. ~ X.
! I .Hprriblels said the ma ,istrate::
! YoungemanssdU s yeas realize the bel.
noushess of your offense7' ,zs ; NC :.
soBbing, the youth said he .dil. :sss, ,
Well continued Battery, DAN
''heinous as It IS, I am going Do dis
charge you. But Il warn yon that II
ever again YOU are brought into; court
On assimilaPs charge /: shall deal with
you severely. II shall sentence you to
the Waldort-Astoria for ten. days with
q muzzie on; II win teach you who
owns thescit' = s$.s,2 3D.. , .,>>:
!, One afternoon when the Giants were
playing lat Fthe$ Polo grounds, ia: New
York. Mr.sFdnn, who was an inyeterate
'tfans"s adjourned court early to ssee
the gan,e Walking down Third ave:
nue. with his probat don soficer, Barney
@ Connpr, be- met some friends, Of q
pr1s6ners he had held. They pleaded
with him til accept bah for the man.
While Tie was meditat ting what. to do
d patrol wagon filed with prisoners
being transferred from the Morrisania
court To- the Harlem prison. came
salons he nrisoner Wihlose friends had
Interested the magistrate was among Il
the number 3 " -s - Ssss, y I.. )
!. "stopl'', :. shouted . gistrate Finn;
running into the street and waving Inc
his blackthorn cane. where Is the
pr1sonerY' lie asked, reading the name
from the paper that had just been
handed. hin. Taking the Sps,soner
from the van, he went to anearby
saloon, where he announced heswould
hold court i livery lones In tie saloon
dofed his hat while the accused man
was arraigned. Then the bail bond
was made out and the prisoner form
ally discharged, and. the magistrate
invited every one to have q drink. =
!, 1T doesn't hurt to do an eaact OF
kindness to q fellow man when It Is
within our power" he said. e.