The New York herald., 1874-09-19
LIVELY SCENE IN A STATION HOUSE.
A Prisoner Pum IN els q Police m n.

An unusual and extraordinary scene occurred
in the Twenty-1rst precinct station house last
night being no less than a declaration OF war on
the part OF desperate prisoner against the COM
bined efforts OF platoon OF blue coats. 1t was
half past nine O'Clock and the station house wore
an air OF deep loneliness, when the door suddenly
opened, and two officers, carrying between them
young man OF sturdy build and bulldog
mien, who had Just whlskey enough in
him to develop his innate ierocity, entered.
In the rear followed James McNamee, an attache
OF Berry's Opera House. on Thirty.fourth street.
who advanced to the sergeant's desk and formally
preferred charge OF felOnIOus assault against The
prisoner, whose name IS william Greer, aged
thrty-two, residing at No. 22S East Thirty fifth
street. The complainant gave his story substan.
TALLY as follows:-I am an employe at Berry's
Theatre, on Thirty fourth street. My business Is
TO preserve order IN the galleries. Shortly after
performance commenced this evening my attention
was directed to the prisoner, who Kept shouting
continually and trylng to create a disturbance.
demonstrated with MIN and threatened to eject
him unless he ceased. He received my menace
with an oath ana declared that was not man
enough to 40 So then attempted to put him out,
and we had scufe. Suddenly he drew a large
dirk knife on me aud made lunge at my side
with it. ! managed to catch the blade by my
right hand and wrenched it from him. Ofncer
smith, OF the Twentydrst precinct station, at this
Juncture came to my assistance and succeeded,
with the help of others. In arresting him.
The complainant then exhibited his hand. which /
was irghtfuy gashed across three oil the fingers. /
The knife with which the assault was made was
taken possession OF by the sergeant. 1t Is a
formidable looking weapon and measures nearly /
loot In length. During the recital Of the above 4
the prisoner maintained stoiid composure,
moving not muscle. 10 his right, about two feet 1
distant, stood Officer Smith, the policeman who
arrested him. Hardly had the sergeant given
The usual order TO search the prisoner when
Greer, WIN a panther-like spring, prefaced bv
vohey Oh oaths jumped toward Smith and dealt
him staggering blow between the eyes With his
cienched nst, fehing him TO the moor. Then fol-
lowing " up he clutched him by the neck, and,
before the astonsneQ spectators could interfere, /
had given him two more heavy blows In the face.
Although stunned at the suddeDness and ferocity
or the attack, the policeman quickly re-
gained MS 1eet, prousely bleeding from his
wounds, and grappled with his assaIant.
captain Analre, hearing the scufiiing, quickly ar
rived, bringing win him some SIX or eignt officers,
who, compromising the desperation oil the fight
ru he'd for the prisoner with drawn bil.es but IN
a voice OF thunder the Captain roared, ''Put up
your billies; separate them hold him, all OF you
but don't any one dare TO use cuD.v The entire
posse thereupon hurled themselves on the despe-
rado but with almost superhuman strength he re-
sisted tnem all At last they succeeded IN throw
ing MN TO the floor, apparently exhausted,
Dut tney were mistaken, Tor the officer
whose pioylDce IT was 10 Keep the right leg OF the
pIostrate man quiet was unexpectedly made
aware OF something wrong in the region Of the
stoIaach by powerful Kick OF tile prisoners foot,
thal CURED him up in melancholy sort OF way,
makng the subsequent proceedings decidedly mo-
notouous. FINALLY the required seArcn OF the mans
pockeIs wac effected, and Greer was removed TO
,'AS 'shS Ecking and sMearing aL q fDrjona rate,