Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-17
The lsoGr1han Case.

Inc EseG<1nan Case.
The Alleged AssrtH on .yergeaat yearsoa-yoBn
Hca rihan Held for Court.
Yesterday, the case oil Patrick and John
Houps1ap. charged with an assault on Sergeant
Robert johnson, Of the Metropolitan Police
force and resist ng the police officers on Sun
day afternoon last, was taken up at the Fourth
Ward s.ation-Eouse, by Justices Chase and
Mills when Messrs. A. q. Riddle and ID. E
Cahill appeared for the accused, and Mr.. Rich
ard Honrihan for the prosecution. John Houri-
han was reported b. his friends as not being
able TO be present. There was quite larcs
number OF persons present, many being sum
Z The case Of John Hourihan was first taken nm.
and Sergesnt Robert johnson was sworn. He
& stited that while he was on his way to the po-
lice station, on Sunday afternoon last in citi-
zens' clothes, he met the Hourihans, and John
said, There goes know-nothing - of a."
Patrick said, Let's 60 and givei to-the of
al" and witness replied, a. Ii you do IN
warm you" This was near the corner OF 4th
and II streets, and when near Sd street witness
looked around and saw the Hourihans follow
ing him. When near ID and g streets he saw
them on trot, and, thinking they were going
TO attack him, he blew his whistle, and
directly afterwards saw Officer Drane. John
came up and said, You of =
away bundle and squared himself, when
John picked up rock, and officer Drane having
come up, knocked the rock out of his hands, or
it fell Witness called on Drane to arrest John,
him. Witness received kick from John, and
used his billy; Is certain it not until after
John kicked him. At the corner of q and I'd
streets Pat. grabbed him and called him n Know
Nothing - of a. Hourihan had threatened
him. he had followed the officers on their beat at
early hours I'M the morning. John holds malice
against witness because he (Johnson) was wit
ness against him on charge of murder, and
John had thre atened him for it.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Cahill:-Never called
Hourihan a dirty murderer in front of his house.
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nor did he attack them first. Witness did not
blow his whistle until he got near the corner OF
"a and streets; did not use his billy until after
the stone was picked up. Witness struck Hou-
rihan two or three times with his billy; he thinks
on the head, and once on the wrist, when he
was in the act of choking officer McElfresh. No
one came up with a pistol and threatened 10
shoot him If he struck HOurihan again. Hour
han was not struck until after he had kicked
The billy used by Sergeant johnson was ex-
hibited, and in reply to Mr.. Cahil he said that
| IL was known to the Board OF Police that the
men generally carried such weapons.
sons testimony, but on cross-examination testi-
| fed that when he arrived Pat. was trying to
keep John from getting at johnson.
| Officer McElfresh testified that he first tried
| to persuade John to go quietly and he resisted
when witness attempted to pull him along, and
he got hand-loose and struck witness on the
nose and got him by the throat and johnson
| hold. - -
| officers Daily, MICHIGAN, and Fox, and Geo.
III. NOyes and Lewis Lowe gave their testimony
mainly cOrrobOratve OF the above.
| DIR. l.. l.. Newton, sworn:-Witness was called
! to attend John Hourihan. He had cut on the
| forehead, one back of his head, and another
| under the right eye; there were no fractures;
one wrist is bruised. The only danger is OF TAX
the prosecution here closed. and Edward
| Kirk, a boy about II years OF age, was sworn for
| the defence. Witness heard johnson whistle;
saw Pat push John back from johnson, and
1 I'M nj,
you," and he struck John twice.
Eugene OConnor, sworn Witness saw the
! crowd and ON going in 1t saw johnson strike
| strike him (HOurihsn) with his fist. They had
hold OF HOurihan at the time.
| Patrick Hourihan, sworn On Sunday last
John and himself started along III street, and at
the corner of Sd street they met Sergeant John
| son, when he (Johnson) said to John "I'll
sweeten you," and John started down to the
station, saying that he could not stand it to he
| logged any longer and he would report to Lieut..
| Kelly. They started towards the station; heard
johnson blow his whistle, and when they got to
| johnson he (Johnson) picked up half brio
| and witness pushed John back. Drane came up
and took John, and witness offered his services
| arrested witness. They struck John several
| times with billies, and DraIle struck him once
| with his baton, and this was after he bound.
Michigan testified as to heofficers striking John
Officer Lynch testified that johnson, i'm seeing
Hourihan, about O'Clock one morning, spoke
a OF, linn to Mltpess as murderer, or the man
| Oficer Jenifer testified that the remark of
johnson at that time was that Hourihan had
been tried for murder.
| Officer Lawler testified that he never heard
| johnson use such words as ''dirty murderer"
| Richard Ragan and James Must testified to
4 having heard johnson make threats of .'fixing''
| HOurihan; and Marcellus West testified that
! there was some prejudice towards HOurihan by
| johnson, as lie had seen him shake his head to-
| wards him.
The testimony here closed, and the case was
submitted and the Justices announced that
| they would require John HOurihan to give bail
| IN $500 for court, and would dismiss the charge
| against Patrick. The latter Immediately made
/ AN affidavit that on Sunday afternoon Sergeant
johnson committed an assault and battery with
| DR.. Newton Yesterday made an affidavit be-
fore Justice Mills that on Sunday, the 18th in
$500 1s, he was called to the seventh precinct
! has since that time visited him; and that said
Hourihan is not seriously injured. He has two
Commissions and two lacerated wounds on his
| head; and, further, that the said Hourihan is
| not I'm any danger from the said wounds and
has never to his knowledge been unconscious:
and, further, that he, the said l.. F.. Newton,
| never advised the arrest of the officer nor any
| one else, as his only connection with the case
was IN professional capacity; and, further,
10th instant, entitled 60 The HOurihan Case, )" is
| entirely false. ..f
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsrArK--The following
transfers OF real estate have been filed in the,
ONCE OF the Recorder Of Deeds since our last
| report:
March sth.-.Jos. L. yarnum to Samuel Freas.
| sub. 4, So. ass, $3.50; W. ii. G. Thompson to NJ
! NJ Bartlett, sub. /, south half So. 325, - GOO:
jos y; Green to W: j. Gold, 50: 3S2; same to $.
cfreI $780, 81 Eliza X Ba to ast to
| j. A. Vermillion, Rt. sub 81, 50. 465, 500; d. r.
| Cissell to w. 7. Walker ut, 8, 50. SO4, $3.50; L.
5. Chapman to John L. Miller. south pit IA, 50
364. 81 900; Thomas Kane ct al. to w. b. Todd
| 81 "a, 81 ,639.S7; n. X. Maryman to John X
Adams, 9, lss, $4,000; Ellen Catcher ct al. to
| +. w. Jones, sub. I, 50. 223, 50 ,0OO
March 9th.-S. Adams to G. +. Creecy sub. A
and b, square go, s1,150.,0; X. X. Crawford to
Jas ID. Smith, sub. 70, square I76, S144.G2; W. Y
Fendall, trustee, to j. F. May, sub. to incll-
siye, square $50, %, GSI; j. W. Starr to ID. Bdde-
man, sub 81, square 131, $3.50; John A. GRAY to
D.Williams: sub. 6, square l32, 500; Martin
Kraft to +: Schmidt, 20, square 1, $500; F. w.
Gross to 3. Cross, 9, 80 dare SOC. 80 800.
March 10th.-k. Saxt0n ct al. to w. ID. Scott
west part 4, square 1920, 81 900; l.. s. Chapman
e A. Gleason, part Is, square Sc4, 81 900; Mary
H. Hall ct al to 9. G. Martin, 8, square 3I5
$500; John L. Kidwen to John ScanlOn, part
5, square 40, 1856; &. w. Wells to Bell Bond
part sub. IL, square i60, 48l520. 81 - . 80
March uth..W. w. Kirby to Jas. Y.'Davis,