New-York tribune., 1874-03-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
POLICE-CLUB LAW.


THREE DEADLY ASSAULTS IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH
A GERMAN AND HIS WIFE BRUTArLY CLUBBED.
Serious and even deadly assaults on resi-
dents by members OF the police force have increased
recently at an alarming rate. In less than month
there been two assaults which ended In the dea'
of the victims and a third which may result fatally
On the morning Of Feb. az Detective Lahey, whi'c
searching with others the tenement No $50 west
Twenty-uinthst for Herman Ledendorf who was sus-
pccted OF having caused the murder OF Nicholas A.
sohwech the Hudson River Railroad depot watchnan
attempted 10 burst In tho door OF the apartment ooo'
pied by Michael Mcnamara and his family They were
resisted by the occupants who supposed them 10 pc
thieves and Lahoy fired pistol shot through tho doH
wounding Mcnamara and causing his death on the fol-
lowing day.
On the following Wednesday, Patrolman John Doyle
OF tho Fifteenth Precinct while IN full uniform and IN
state OF called ut No 80 South Ffthave
where was employed Mary Elizabeth Lawler, a young
woman whom he had paid his addresses and VINO nau
declined longer to allow him 10 visit her. on account OF
his dlssipatod habits lie called her out into the ha
way adjoining the workroom and after short conver
saton with her. drew revolver and shot her dead Inc
latest outrage Is that perpetrated by fatrof
man Hugh Fitzpatrick and John Tuohey OF tne
Nineteenth Precinct, whose brutal clubbing VI
Joseph Kollman and wife, in their apartments
at No. 4O7 East FJry-sxths is detailed Dcow' lnero
minor oases. the details OF whlon n"o
not made public simply because the victims nave
not been dangerously hurt Their complaints il they
had been made, would have received little considera-
tiop from the fact the victims would nave Deeh
described as the assaants. The trials which take pace
weekly before the Police Commissioners show that IN
very many instances the Police use their clubs on cti
zens when there need OF such rough usuage Tor the
enforcement OF order.
Joseph Kollman residing in the tenement house at
No. 4o7 East Fortysxth-st was at about 1880 p. H. on
Monday night disturbed by noise as OF some one quar-
int t,ab bollu nd n
there found Hugh Fitzpatrick and John c. Tuohey two
po,Icemen of the Nineteenth Precinct talking rather
roughly 10 his wife, 1t appears that they had come into
the house to arrest named Shea who hVed on the
top floor, and that Mrs. kOllnan showed them hiS
room Shea was not in however and the officers vented
their disappointment Mrs. Koman. When her nus
band came to her aid Fitzpatrick tripped him ana
beat him about the head and chest, until ne Died
profusely. Kolman into his room, and fltzpatrlcK
pursued and captured him In the ne. tehhe ri pirs
HOLMAN attacked by TuOhey, VINO lnnlcteu seVerd
severe blows upon her and breast The inmates OF
the house had gathered around by this ime bt none OF
them dared TO Interfere one VINO IeDonstia,cu mas
threatened with revolver by JuOhey. hOilnlIh was
taken in a ptable plight to the Fhty-nlnthst stauO
house. being covered with blood ana iantng lroh OK
haustion and fear on the way: crowd OF @teneinu. @
muterng many threats, none OF whch they darod Pue
into execution. Capt. Gunner was at the desk WhGh
KoIlman and his captOrs entered the station nc
asked the nature Of the complaint against tne
prisoner but both officers hestated and finally said tla
there was charge. neghb0r stated tho Iacns 10
the Captain, who once ordered the release Oi hoI
man. who returned home and went 10 bed snHerlng
greatly from his injuries Dr. Mellius attended h yes
terday morning. and found his wounds so dangerous
that he deemed it best to inform the Coroner soon
afterward Coroner kessler proceeded 10 kOlnahs Dcu
side and took his ane-morem statement, Wlllcn was III
TuOhey have been arrested, and they Will be aIIaBheu
before Coroner kesser TINS morning.