The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-07
THE MURDER REDP0LICEMAN
TERRIBLE OUTRAGE BY THE GANG
or JACKSON HOLLOW.
DEATH Of Edward scott. the Brave PatroiS
man Of Brookiyn-An Excellent Record
story Of the Murder-Arrest Of the tang

Death Of Edward scott, the Brave Pstroi.
man Of BrookIyn-An Excellent REGARD
story Of the Murdcr-Arrest Of the Gang.
Oficer Edward Scott, OF the Fourth
Brooklyn Precinct, died in the Brooklyn City
Hospital yesterday, soon after midnight, from
compression Of the brain, the result Of beins
felled with a stone by the Jackson Hollow gang
early on last sunday morning.
Ou Saturday, midnight, OfHcer Scott went on
duty. He had been patrolnR his post for about
half an hour when he was sttracted to the
corner Of MYRTLE avenue and Steuoen street by
ad'sorderly crowd. which was riotine In front
OF James Carberry's liquor store. Sumo we're
scum'ns and the rest applaudine. Scott told
the crowd. which consisted Of dozen or hfte IN
young men-Jackson Hollow roughs-to move
A boisterous laugh erseted tho reuark. and
the omcer swung his club to drive them on.
hey would not Weld, but hemmed him in, and
Some one said "Give il TO The tue "- crown. @
The next instant the oficsr received q sting
other 10 the back OF the neck, which knocked
him To the pavement. lie raped with his club
We succeeded IN clearing the crowd, as they
were beginning to waver. VIII IN one OF them
on n. large s1ons and n'sT T. 1t srus.
ssoread. and ofncers skelton;. Van Brunt, and
Hollow men saw they had more than one police.
man to cope with, they turned and fed.
Oncer Scott was lying on tue sidewalk un.
cOQscious. II WIS believed at the time tina; he
was not seriously injured. Thnre was o gisb on
bis forehead and he was bleeding; but Inc sku1
did not appear To oe fractur d. He was taken
to his home at 206 Fulton street In an am mbulance
On MONDAY evening he told the serge ant thai
he was ready TO 40 on post again. while he
was speaking bis head began to pain him yio-
lently, and he was advised to no home. Ats
o'clock on Wednesday night he was taken 10
the CITY Hospital, and q few minutes after IL
o'clock he died In adelirium.
Omcer Scott was OF Irlsn birth and 8 years of
age. He entered the department July s, 1874.
His record was excellent. Previous to being a
policeman he was employed In the IN spection
OF tobacco at the foot OF Dock street, BROOKLYN.
There II was that John II liilan killed William
Russell about i've years ago. Hailinan scaped,
anu Scott was recently employed 10y Superin-
tendent Campbell to track him. Scott traced
the fugitive to Chic 90, nd thence TO s 10
Francisco, where Hillinan was arrested on a
telegram from Superintendent Cimpbell. Holll.
nan Is in jail awaiting trial. Scott was after.
ward on patrol duty until the time OF his death
On the morning OF the gfray the police cap.
tured James McQnade and George w. sanders,
and on ednesday night thev arrested the fol-
lowing persons Edw rd Whelahan. plasterer,
20 years; Edward Hill, peddler, Is Cari,to-
pner Callahan, rag Ratherer, 81 Jane. O'Neill.
driver, "A John COnlon, cooper, 81 Philil
lraddock, peddler, q Thom IS Mcguire. driver
Y Peter AcCaoe, peddler, "a; James Conp, 40
occupation. Is
John Ford, aged %. laborer, and william
Lowery, aged 70, "a mason, other mem hers of the
jackson Hollow gang. were arrested last evening.