The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-07
AL THEE HEi RD.
What was Reported MS n Case oi Ubpardeu-
nbie Police RuHlapi-m.

"My wife. who is two years gone in con-
sumption. and my daughter were sitting on the
piazza on Friday evening"" said David Wood. q
substantial coachman, who lives at 10 East Thir-
teenth street. "A man entered the court yard.
and despite my wife's rem onsttance. misbebaved
himself within few yards Of my daughter and
herself. Then he made insulting gestures. ny
son David, who Ia fourteen years Of age, ordered
tho man out OF the yard, but he would not go.
MY wife then pretended to call mel was then
out drlving-and the man went away. A quarter
OF an hour afterward he returned, and seizing
David. dragged him toward tho sidewalk. The
boy screamed. and my feeble wife i'm
plored the man not to harm him. The
man drew a billy from beneath his coat
and threatened to brain my wife. All the while
he W 3 dragging my boy toward Fifth avenue.
MY wife, supposing that David was being kid
mapped, clung to the man. hie shook her on
and raising the billy, struck her on the head,
Telling her. She got up and followed the man.
irving to Get David out Of his grasp. A crowd
gathered. and we're threatening the man until
he showed a rolceman's shield and said tnat he
was Onicer LeTerts, Then my wife told
she walked close behind until all reached
the Mercer street police station. The
md my stick wife with resisting him In the dis
charge Of his duty. both were thrown into
bare cells, apart soon afterward went to the
station and sat up all night with my wife aud
boy. In tho morning they were taken To the
Washington ri co Police Court. Justice smith
heard the officers story. and before my wife h I'd
Finished more than half of hers. turned i'm pa
u-ntly to the Clerk and said Enter fine Of
$40, each, against this woman and her boy. |
paid the fines. and have IN Ide compliant at the
Police Central Once"
"On Friday night" said Oficer Leferts," Capt.
Van Dusen ordered me to arrest the disordetly
women that entice pa.se Shy into houses on
the side OF 'rhlrteenin stree. that IL opposite
Woods stable. stw two women tackle an In
toxicated man near Fifth avenue, ana turn to-
ward University place. Intending TO catch
them In the act OF robbing him, went into the
court yard of Woods stable, which is almost
always open. and hid behind a shed. A woman
cried Get out Of here" but supposne that
she was speaking to a child. did not turn. Thon
| felt blow from stick on my head, and
on turOing. was assaied by crowd OF boys
with sticks. stones, aud bits OF glass. The wo-
me-" They did. and. with her sid, pushed
in civilian clothes, and not wishing to have a
row, l went to the corner OF University place
Then, seeing the disorderly women swing the
intoxicated man around, as though they were
robbing him, 1 went toward them, In
| tending to arrest them. AS i passed
Woods stable Mrs. Wood told the boys to at
| tack me again. i showed my shield and ar
| rested the rgest OF them, David Wood. took
| him to the station, and his mother wing fol-
| lowed / IN ade a charge against her"
MIR. Charles Benedict OF CarniDe and Bedford
Streets Justice Smiths clerk says that he, afte
| a careful hearing Of 10th sides, was convinced
| Of the truth Of Of1cer Lenertss charges, anC
| fined Mrs. Wood and her son.