The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-12
THREE OF BERGH's DULLES.

Startling Instance OF the Humanity Of Hus
name sOciety-A Respectable Citizen Beasen
Almost to Jelly-Bergh Tries TO Bride tho
Beaten Man with ''Hush-1Ioney''-The Case
10 be Laid Before the Grand Jary To.
Morrow. n r~T
District Attorney Garvln will tomorrow lay be-
fore the Grand Jury the papers in the case OF Patrick
Baxter against three OF Mr.. Bergh's officers who are
charged with having, on the evening OF the 5rh Of
October last, most cruelty beaten the complainant
The circumstances OF the affair were at the time Of
occurrence published in The HERALD, and may DO
summed up briefly. On the evening named as
about eight O'CLOCK, Baxter, who Is truckman, was
standing at the corner OF Thrty-hith street and
Fifth avenue when Bergh's three agents approached
q carriage that was slowly passing lone OF the
horses attached TO which being mamedl and Pc
remptoriy ordered the driver to detach the horses
and take them home. The driver quietly remOn-
strated asking what he should do with the carriage
1t being then late and there being no one TO watcn
1t during his absence. To this Bergh's officers re-
red at might 20 to hell for all they cared or words
to that effect Baxter, who had been looking on as
insisted on detaching the horses 1t would be "a hard
case" The three men then deliberately set upon
saxer anu gave nun WIN sa ,her ciI oda sSa esna
ciay his thighs and legs, being bruised almost 70
Jelly. Baxter was then taken Dy the police 70 the
nearest station house, with him his three assau-
ants; but fortunately MIR. CARLYLE, OF the "Home
Made Hotel, IN Greenwich street. who had seen the
brutal onslaught from the beginning, accompanied
the party, and al once informed the police OF the
dastardy attack In detail Offering also to be WIT
ness for Baxter at the prosecution. The three hu.
name agents were subsequently taken before Justice
Coulter, at the iorKvlle Police Court. and, on the
18th Of November, were held In ball to answer tho
charge OF felonious assault owing TO the fact thae
the first cases presented TO the Grand Jury are
always what are known as '.pris0n cases." or those
In which the accused are not "our' on bail, tho
papers IN this complaint nave been up to this de-
layed The following letter, IN connection with che
case, Is OF INTEREST," f.l1
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
The bearer ia Mr. Baxter, respectable and good
man. furniture cartmau this city for many years. He
has accumulated quite little property by Industry and
economy. He good citizen In all respects. In the
street time he dragged tom bis cart
by Mr. Berghs and handled very roughly Mr. Baxter,
as bysandcr, remarked aloud that It "hard
case" and In three Of Mr. Berghs fell upon
him and beat Mr. Baxter IN most unnercifu manner.
These three have indicted the Grand Jury and
to be tried Bershs has hard 70
buy Mr.. Baxter of with the to the
public but that thing can't be with Mr. Baxter, 10
bound have civil well q criminal prosecutions
and he says would have made difference who It was
that Berghs had their zeal courage such
high pitch that they would have dubbed had
uttered renonsIance You will do favor -
listen Mr.. Bakers from his mouth. This
Jealous monomaniac Bergh is fast getting to be crusa
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