The New York herald., 1877-02-18
COBURN IN THE TOMBS.

UNPRovoKED AND MuRDERoUs ASSAULT.
"Ycs, sir; Joe Coburn will you" said tho
keeper OF tier No. In tho Tonbs to HERALD re-
porter yesterday and Immediately aterward the cell
door thrown open and the noted pugiist stepped
into the corridor His face pale, and the large
white bandage around his head gave evidence OF tho
terrible beating no had received the hands Of the
police. His large, sturdy frame seemed less robust
than usual and the indicted prisoner would hardly be
recognized the fierce able bodied hero OF SO many
prize fights.
''My head pains me awfully," said Coburn, taking
scat by the and drawing his MS fore
head ''and nothing remains my stomach. The
clubbing they gave me would havc killed any ordinary
man."
81 presume you getting proper surgical attend-
auce 20 asked the reporter
"Oh, yes; the Tombs doctor examined my wounds
to-day. He found three deep gashos made by clubs
and my coll mate keeps ice on my head. The doctor
also gave some powders, but can't manage to eat
anything and am very weak"
''Your cell mate is Flood, believer"
sYos, they put me in with him. He poor quiet
follow and has very little to say. Ho is, however,
very kind to mo in my sickness"
Joe do you desire to give your version OF tho affair
between yourself and tho oficerg"
coBURN's VERSION SHOOTING.
swell, don't expect 1t will do me any good.
Everybody appears to condemn me, and 1t looks as
though they wanted to railroad without trial at
all. There sides to everything and when my
sidc comes out won't appear such nend as am
the speaker stopped to adjust his bandagc, which
operation caused look Of pain pass his lea
lures, and continued
''My saloon oricrly well regulated place and
there is any disturbance there. On the night OF
the trouble the saloon attending business,
when Officer Tobias opened tho door aud looked in.
One of my customers man named Lynch was 8 tting
the counter, and the officer spoke him say ing
'Come out here and III make you take back what you
JHculty lew days before, and thinking that Tobias
would renew the same stepped up and went outside
without my hat and said TO the policeman that hoped
he wouldn't cause any disturbance In my place. My
language was kindly meant, and ! had expccta-
tion that anything would como OF IT. We walked
little ways together discussing the matter, tho
talked the nercer the policeman became. Sud-
denly he turned upon me. and saying Damn you,
head with his club that knocked me almost senseless
Before could rally another officer hand, and
no also n. me WITH his club tried to shield of the
about any shooting. was too much dazed with the
blows to think Of anything scarcely. The next thing
l remember was being .aken to the station house.
officer was on each side OF me, and third one the
WHAT THINKS OF THE POLICE.
81 was then poweriess and helpless, but they still
cluobed me- noticed one OF the officers at my sdo
give the office to tho policeman behind, and i'm
medately aiterward the latter hit me stunning blow
with his club on tho head from behind On being
brought into tho station house Captain Williams an,
piled language to you would not caro- 10 print and
dealt me u blow in the face with his clenched fist
They treated me in the most brutal manner. When
down they kicked as well dubbed me. The
marks all my body, which the doctor hero will
corroborate, show tnat am telling the TRUTH
'Then Joe, you know nothing about the shootng?"
"Nothng at ALL but know that the officers
not nearly as badly hurt as am. Both OF them np-
peared In court yesterday One OF them kept his
IN sling saying II had flesh wound on it, but that
done for effect. His arm ISN'T hurt at all +"
'How about those two indictments said to have
been found against your"
There are no indictments against me-" said CO.
burn, brstlng up ''and any that ask the
District Attorney can 1hd out for himself
rant issued for mo on the charge OF assault aud
battery, but tho complaint withdrawn
Al this point DR.. Brckes interrupted tho prisoner
to look at hts wounds and question HIM TO his
symptoms, after which tho -puglIst wen back TO
his cell and reflections. Later In the day brother,
Mike Coburn, and several friends called upon him.
COUNSEL
Mt Edgar u. Chapman renewed his motion yestcr-
day before Judge Sutherland TO admit Coburn to bail
The District Attorney resisted the application tho
ground that the prosecution ready for trial,
that tho case was down the calendar for to-
morrow Judge Sutherland said that in view OF the
prosecution beng prepared, and that the time trial
so close at hand he saw necessity for admitting
the prisoner to bail and would therefore deny tho
motion.
An effort also made to have Coburn removed TO
Bellevue Hospital prisoner, his counsel taking the
ground that his condition too serious keep him
confined In the Tombs.