The Morning herald., 1877-01-22
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One Of the mose- eAlfd 9psoas tfanaAslions
ever perpetrsted IN, the name Of juatice WA
snactad IL this ciey Oh Saturday vtsning.
We dam u due = the public to give them
the particulars of the following story OF
fhlee af4eot~ and inprisonmtps u The
nope that2 IN ssrts toi svoid i rspetition
pfeo hagrapt an outrage, and at tue same time
eall the Mention of Our authorities to the
fact that he fair name Of our poles force
4 ssriously endangered BY the unprincipled
and illeRat actions Of one Of its members.
Nr. Albert P. Leavitt, young journalist
connected with the HERALD, and boarding
at the ssSWan" Hotel, on Fourth street, was
approached BY Odlcer Josiah Mccall, on
Saturday evening, and Informed by him
that he (NcCall) had in his possession
warrant for his arrest. No demsud was
made by Leayltt for the production Of the
paper, but rested on the assertion Of Mccall
that It was served at the instigstion OF
Thomas D. Gibson, proprietor Of the
ssSwan" Hotel, for the recovery OF .
board Z bfil OF twelve or fourteen
dollars. Nh gLsavitt regarded 1t - ami.take
that could be righted BY confering with Mr..
Gibson, and requested Mccall to accompany
him to the hotel. His consent was easily
gained by drink Of whisky, and they inn
mediately, impaired to Mr., ,Gibs0n's house.
Upon finding him, he was asked BY Leayatt
ifhe had sworn out wvrrant for his ar
ret, and was informed by Gibson that such
was tho case, and the oflcer was instructed
BY him to carry It into execution. Words
ensaed between Gibson and Leavitts when
the latter Was attacked BY Gibson and his
son George. After being beaten, kicked
and nearly strangled b. these brave kinsmen,
Leavitt WAS taken to the. station house and
loeked up for the night. An attempt was
made by his friends to liberate him. but ON
account of the absence of Mayor Whiteley
and Chief O'Tocle, no arrangements could
4 few minutes proceeding the hearing Of
the case before the Mayer yesterday morn
ing, Leavitt was approached BY Mccall and
told that he, Mccall, had talked with Glib
Bon, and Influenced him to withdraw the
charge of ''intending to defraud," and
would only proceed on the charge of assault
and battery. Mccall was very particular
to impress upon Leavitt the necessity OF
keeping silence in regard to the first arrest,
pretending that 1t would be greatly to his
advantage 90 to do. Indeed, Mccall was
90 very anxious in the matter, that Leavttt
and his friends commenced to smell good
sized rat. The case WAS called before his
Honor, the Mayor, the only charge being
for assault and battery. A NO allusion
was made to the circumstances that led to
the cause of the trouble, his Honor lsbored
under the impression that Mccall was OF
the fighting ground as the preserver Of the
peace, and 20 sentenced Leavitt to pay costs.
Friends, however, interfered, and the Mayor
recsived the whole story. It was then dis
covered that Mccall had no warrant for
the arrest, and the whole matter was q
frst-class case Of bull-dozing on the part
of Mccall and Gibson. The Mayor, with
just promptness, ordered the discharge ol
the prisoner. Mccall slid away, and could
not be found.