The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
KINKEAD ARRESTED
In ELECTION ROW
Fighting Sheriff Of Hudson
County Accused of Punch
ing BayOnne Man.
DID SOME ARRESTING TOO

county was arrested In Bayonne yester-
day afternoon by two city detectives
on a warrant charging him with as
saul and battery. despite his protest
that the law made him immune from
such an '~indignity." The arrest fol-
lowed several hours OF most active work
on the part of the Sheriff in arresting
saloon keepers who are followers of II.
Otto Wittpenn. Naval Officer OF the Port
OF New York. leader OF the so-called
Hudson County Progressive Democracy.
Kinkead had his heart set on carry
ing Bayonne for the regular Democracy
and made himself very unpopular there
among the wittpennites by active cam
paign work. He decided that n dry
election day would be good for his
cause tsaloons are supposed to be closed
while the polls are open) and went to
Bayonne in his big automobile to Enforce
the law.
TIL sheriff stopped at police head
quarters at II 10 A. VI. and then crossed
the street TO the saloon of Doc" Dennis
O'Connor. whom he arrested twice dur
ing the Standard OIL strike and once
last Sunday. He found the barroom
door locked and made his way through
a restaurant to a closed door. He
picked up a heavy chair to break his
way in. but o'Connor saved kim the
trouble by unlocking the door. He ar
rested O'Connor. although the latter in
sisted he wasn't doing business.
Locked Up Four others.
The Sheriff then whizzed through the
city in his car and locked up four other
wittpenn saloon keepers before he got
tired. He forced his way into two OF
the saloons.
In the afternoon he found Timothy
Condor. a bartender at Louis Franks
saloon. Avenue & and Twentieth street.
In front Of "A polling place near the
saloon and arrested him on a charge OF
dlsorderly conduct. The Sheriff said
that Condor had no right TO loiter. As
soon as Condor was released on bail ne
went before Recorder William J. Cain
OF Bayonne and swore out "A warrant
charging the Sheriff with assault and
battery. Condor sale the Sheri?
punched him. The warrant was en-
trusted to Lieut.. John J. Rigney and
Detectives Thomas Noonan and Joseph
Derowska.
The detectives stopped the Sherin's
car half a block from headquarters and
Rigney presented the warrant to Kin
kead.
Tn the High Sheriff OF Hudson
county" Kinkead exclaimed, land no.
body car lock me up. This warrant is
Illegal
Nothing doing. Sheriff" replied Lieut..
Rigney. You are coming along with
me"
Kinkead was taken before the head
quarters desk, where ne was booked like
any ordinary offender. He gave his age
as 81 and occupation as Sheriff. The
sheriff was permitted TO roam around
the station Until his bondsman came.
In the meantime he got into an argu-
ment with Director OF Public Safety
Henry Wilson and acting Chief OF Police
Edward VI. Griffin. II ended in a rush
in which Griffin says his coat was ripped.
Dened Crowd of 1000.
Kinkead was bailed out by Surrogate
John L. Egan OF Hudson county and his
examination was set for Friday. He
didn't go traigh home. but fingered In
Bayonne in the interest Of the regular
democracy. Az one pOlllnk place Where
he stopped a GROVE OF 1000 gathered
around his machine and said many un-
! complimentary thing. 20 his face, but ne
didn't even scare.
Last night County Judges George q
Tenant and Mark sullivan drove from
Jersey City 10 Bayonne in a high pow
cred car and picked up the tired but still
ready for a fight Sscrif They took him
aboard and disappeared in the direction
OF Jersey City.
Judge sullivan said at a late hour
thai they left Sheriff Kinkead at his
home. 2s2 Harrison venue. He de,
scribed the quick trip to Bayonne as
"a friendly act"