, 1873-07-22
APPEALS FROM THE POLICE.
Patro1men .Arraigned Before
the Commissioners.
Parties Lately Arrested Swear
Against Thor Perso-
out0rs.
Thin Celebrated Trainor Caso Heard
But Not Decided
Outrageous Conduct of Drunk
en- Policeman.

Outrageous Conduct Of a Drunk
en- Policeman.
An unusually largo number Of 1ookers-on at-
tended tho meeting Of tho Police commissioners
yostorday afternoon, at Which 1t was understood
tho caso OF Sheridan v. Trainor would bc hoard.
lii this they woro not disappointed, as tho cano
WIS tried, but not until anothor ono Of equal i'm
port waB disposed OF, which, lowovcr, did not
crcato much excitement, not having boon hor-
ntdcd by such startling events as uBhcrod tho
Tranor caso into public notice On Thursday last.
Tic Commissioners present Wore MeBars Mason.
presiding, md Wright aud Sheridan. Routtno
business boing disposed Of,
orr1oER noDENT nIoKEY
was brought bofore the Commissioners. charged
with making On arrest without cauBo Tho CONF
plsiuant In this caso waa ono Malon, whom
Hickey brought to tho station On a charge OF
tlrunkenness and caused to bo fined SO tho noxt
morning before Justice scully. Thore waH noth-
iug very extraordinary in tho case. According
sought out Malion on tho complaint Of
four or five little girls, who met him while on his
bont and complained that nun at tho corner
of Wood and uubbard Btreots Was drunk and was
knocking them of tho sidewalk, while number
Of small boya woro amusing themselves picking
Ills pockets. On finding him at the spot desig"
mated, tho officer, before ho had time to form
correct opinion as to whether 1t was caso for
arrest or no, waa Addressed by Mahon, who be-
gan by saying ho was not drunk and onded by
creatinR an aftercatiou. Tho officer took him by
xho collar, when ho immediately acknowledged
he was drunk, and offered to 90 quietly to tho
coll BY tho officer without further trouble:
called % to bail lin out, and on Mallon's appear
ing before the sergeant In charge. ho was,
depart. On tie other hand, E1ahon was positive
that lie WAS sober having only takor four glnaHes
of beer, and aaaovorating that to was man Of
very temperate habits: Iho question as to
drunk when arrested at in tho oyon1ng and
eobor whon. m hour afterwards, he waa baled
out, created considerable controversy. Bergt.
polico-atation haa d very healthy effect On q
drunkon priBoner,-a proposition sustained by
Officer Hickey, who stated that ho and .
brother officer had on ono occasion picked
en- en- aloop, md Conveyed him towards tho station,
which WAS not rcached before tho man waa
standing on lss feet, and struggling fol. liberty.
After tho evidence Of ono or two minor wit
neHses, tho matter was taken under adYisement,
when .- -.-..
THE CASE AGAINST TRAINon
was called, and that officer appeared to answoE
tho charges against him, which arc rather
volnnnoue, n nens :. " cit;aan s; rnas9 rssE
or. =. ~ pti,ont gar-ont m ofsonan h"vs
an hfteas "smunS e,;tt1 T., ha rrnaonoa
tng boen comn.sea a,nn,, Il, n7 pteHonoe nt,,or.
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theso TOUT cmaTGos, os, osg nths eboroS uS
nnan, Wnlse OILY man ofan ast @tho,t nnrsa
against nun o. tpnas ~ he,m
an nc alIeHeo t anno t7o e'l 6fann
W .n9 -, n,,;nion,s four c1orrca nnd tint of
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wnlle one "Hs IT, rn1nr1;aaionnr ia III.
neas On ono ea,ge, iu on thn nnfortnnato Sr
hg notes on e,.,,a-;,, nno o..ao ~ th;rd
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iooa m;4oa throurhout. md to attompt to toll
Mnon gau;t'a g.ro Ma " main n9;nta ~ n6 nj;
tgse 10 ,,;n al, In aharroa ~ l,oti n;n.