The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-03
ALLEGED POLICE OUTRAGE.

YOUNG GIRL MAKES CHARGE OF
scoUNDRELLY ABUSE AGAINST AN Of
FIcER-A SECOND OFFICER INVOLVED IN
THE CASE.
| Yesterday afternoon, at the Tombs Police Court
| before Justice 0tterbourg, officers Terence Fin
nerty and James Mulvey Of the First precinct,
| were arraigned q charge Of being Jointly con.
cerned in the commission OF an outrage upon
| Maggie Igoe. The latter Is a young and rather
pretty girl. She alleges, in her alldavit. taat
upon last Friday night, about ten O'CLOCK sne
landed on the New York side OF the South Terry.
in company with girl whose name she does not
know, ana whose acquaintance she made willis
crossing over. Upon landing they met Onlcer Fin.
nerty ana inquired of him when the Belt Line
would run. He replied, "Not or
an hour" Presently Onlcer Muvey came along,
and Fnnerty remarked to him. "Any fear oil the
roundsman 2n He replied, mo, "'and the latter
took her and Officer Mulvey her companion down
TO the Battery PARK. Here FInnerty, as she al
alleges, committed the outrage Mulvey took her
companion to another quarter OF he parE. The
officers subsequently took both girls TO tine Z lst-
ern notel, and, having provided them with q
room, LETT. They returned again at twelve O'CLOCK
and FInnerty, as she further alleges again out
ragged ner Her companion was taken into an
adjoining room by MuIvey. This Is the substance
made TO Captain Petty yesterday morning.
TIE OUTRAGED GIRLS STORY
"My name Is Maggie lgOe; ! was born in Ire
land; came to the United States one year ago
am sixteen years old; worked out at Woodsburg,
Long Island, in Tie family OF Mr.. +. G. Langevln;
lett my place aud came to thls city about week
since ana lived at Mrs. lgoe's, No. sos West
Thirty-En,h street; visited my brother-in-aw at
Brooklyn on Friday, July 30; returned about nine
O'CLOCK crossing 1T south Jerry; met a glri on tne
ferryboa. and agreed TO 20 In same car to tenth
avenue and InirIy-nlnth street; met an oficer
near the Battery and inquired Tor the cars ha
sad no car would go Tor hour; ne
called an omcer ana inquired II there was fear
OF the roundsman; the second oillcer answered
"Noi' we were then taken by the officers toward
Castle Garden, when the second onlcer TOOK
the other girl toward the water, the other Kept
me toward the 'front.' OF Castle Garden ne put
his hands over my mouth; screamed and strur.
gled alter that he TOOK me- a hotel, where
stayed all night; alter being shown TO the rooir
the door was locked by tue attendent, VINO kept
the Keys; alter about all hour ana half
THE TWO OFFICERS CANE BACK;
we were under the bed when tncy entered; the
other girl VAS dragged from the room iutd
another; l tried 10 give an alarm by scream
ing anu made every effort to get away,
ana kept enc keys IN his possession; he remained
IN the room tn morning, when ne lett the hotels
other officer had given her money to buy hei
Justice 0lterhourg subjected the girl to n clos,
cross-eNamlnatlOn. sac said she had been over
In BroOSiyn 10 see her brothcr-in-law, PatricI
Corrgan. who lived st No. IS Warren street, or
the night OF the alleged offence. aud was on neI
way nome. to thirty ninth street ana Tenth ave.
nue; sue llVeu thcre WIN nlmesake OF hers, nut
not a relative; on Saturday last a policeman mad
come TO her ana offered to
GIVE HER MONEY AND A DRESS
II she would go To the country Tor week.
Counsellor Price, Tor the defendants, asked for
the ulschdrge OF Muivey on the ground that he
was not connected IN the complaint with the al.
legged assault There was another girl sroken OF
anu sue was not present. No one knew ANYTHING
aOOut her. Justice UtterbOurg replied That tnd
case was serious one 1t concerned two public
nhcers. Onlcer MulNey Was not 80 directly ia.
vowed IN the case az the other party out ne would
hal ~
tomorrow afternoon at three O'clock Inc oflIcera
were thereupOn locked up.