New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
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"Jor coBURN, AFTER NEARLY NUMBERING TWO
POLICEMEN, ARRESTED. EXAMINED. INDICTED
| AND COMMITTED TO THE TONES WITHIN
| TwENTy-FOUR HOURS
While Officer William Tobias was patroillng
his beat yesterday morning he noticed hack standing III
front OF the saloon OF 90" COurn the pugst at NO.
| 2s6 broadway and as the driver had not been seen
near e for an hour no went the saloon to order MIN
to take the hack away The officer was followed out Oh
the saloon by crowd of men, among whom was Coburn'
and after some excited words Coburn fired Two shots
from pistol the officer, lodging in his right arm
| and the other penetrating through two coats
| and striking him IN tho left breast lmmed-
| stey over the heart Before the hrins
was ended, Officer John Jeryes arrived 10 ASSIST
his brother officer. COburn fired three shots NJ hih TWO
OF which missed him. tho other striking his eIt breast
scufe then cnsued, and while the officer was down on
tho sidewalk Coburn struck him the head with ms
pistol In tho mean time Roundsnan ONei ana Olcers
Hamilton and DC Meyers arrived aud with considerable
difficulty succeeded in overpoweripg Coburn He was
taken the Twentynnth Precinct statoD-Gouse' les
terday morning he brought to the Washington race
Police Court with his head bandagod on account vi to
wounds from the officers clubs, and arragned before
Justice Flammer. In TO the question what ne
had to say concerning the charge preferred against %
he said: am not guilty have nothing else 10 say
deny everything; deny that shot at all; deny
shooting ut the officers at any one do not Sho"
why the charge made against me- inc prisoner vas
then committed to the Tombs without bail
As soon as CObrns examination had been conciuoco
ut the Police Court he taken to the Distrctht
torneys Office, ana tho assaulted officers went peVe '
Grand Jury and gave their testimony After rev min
utes delberation the Jury found indictments against MN
for assault with to kill in each case CODur was
Immediately arragned before Judge Sutherland, In the
Court of General Sessions and pleaded not gy 70 Doth
indictments. Judge Sutherland remanded him TO the
Tonbs taking under adyisemen the question OF bail,
which was rendered. The records OF the Dlstrict-
Attorney, Office show that Coburn served terul
in tho State Prison In 1859 for assaulting SAMUEL
Dayhlson He was pardoned after few months I'm
prisonmeut on sentence for three years IN quarrel
With Thomas ClOugber conductor on the Ihiid Avenue
Railroad line he struck Clougher on the head with the
butt of pistol For this he indicted hut before the
case brought 10 trial the prosecuting wlins was
msry 1873 for an assault Michael McDermott po-
lice officer whom he fired pistol ON ms indct-
Intention have COburn tried at an early day on All the
charges pending against him. A.. ,o.- .,..
After officer Tobias had made me charges hga l
Co,Irn TRIBUNE reporter called Mt his residence No
239 West Twenty ourth-st. and obtained nc following
statement: about week before tls cYent vas eoil
PEELED go into Cobuns saloon at an early hour IN me
morning to order The place TO be eGss gu OF
Coburn there at the time bat some OF me others
did not like t. and held AN luminosity toward m"
Yesterday morning wa,cned ne max poi"Ig
the door DOur. and seeing no urEer near ana
kDowins bad reputation OF the place ana thnse |lo
frtquenit,my suspicious we're ar"isen tlat SOHO lisce
might done here IN nv rust before nofilhB anu
|
oorIuyIy opened the back door ~ see II there were
any tools implements nsce did NOT see any, anu
oepcd bc door of the saloon and asked for the driver OF
lie hack and ordered him 10 take It way COburn and
number of the men followed into the street They
ugcd offensive language and told CObuTn met wished
IN have 10 trouble with him. After making several
t eats against tOd him that n hc wouldn't respect
me as a man wanted him 10 respect my uniform, or
wand call for assistance and have the crowd Locked up
That's happenad N front Of the saloon. thon walked
down TO IN, corner OF ThIt, tbirdSi, when man ny
The name OF McDonnDug.i followed me- Atter we had
been thcre few minutes, CUbdrn ran up ana caught
,ne nv The collar, and wien trying to ward
off his blows he drew bis pistol and hrad II, TIE bail i9dg
ur in my RI KIT arm. lie also feed another shOt which
struck me In left breast but on account OF hhYing
two coat on the ball couldn't do IDucD damage, D ONLY
lrt a scIa:c Before the sec1nd eliot va nteh, Ohcef
Jerylcn came III. cried ia him that mad been sbo
aud len Ike arrest OF the - Kim Several shots were
fired frr hat but Ia such pain could not be or
nny nssstaIcc. On the 10 court this morning. Co
iu,rn told Officer Hamilton that u Ire ever got Tree he
would kin hiu part he took III the affair Oicer
es lie reached the OF the disturbance
lac seized Coinrn who jumped away aud then lireG Ohe
s.oud snut Tobias and Iftcrwald ut Jcryies. The
hall struk JcrVcs in the left side, Dut did not do much
damage. CubuIn fired moro 5loiS ~ JcrFes, Dnt
neither hit hn. He seized COJul ana they DUn fell To
INC Sidewalk. lie then strucd COburn over the lace
,yi.h In. CLUB CoBurn returning the blow with the
butt Of bis pistol. With the assistance OF r0unsGian
and tyo oicers CJbuTn OyerpOHofed aId taken -
the rtatiOH-hOUSe. A., --. =. ,......
t,ndtut Walug Yesterday ATE noon, which agrees IN
every particular with the story OF the two officers