The New York herald., 1877-09-15
WAS HE CLUBBED TO DEATH?

oEoRoB ROBINSON DIES AT BELLEVUE HosPI-
TAI, CHANGING THE POLICE WITH MURDER
ING HIM.
A. midnight on Thursday George Robinson. a gray
haired old man OF sixty, breahed his last 10 Bellevue
hospital He had been taken there from the Eeh-
teonth precinct station house. where he had been
locked up on a charge Of intoxicaton, and when an
cxaminston was made OF The poor mans body ho
exhibited such marks aud bruises clearly Indicated
no had been treated with the utmost brutality. George
Robinson has worked for forty years a carpenter,
snd has generally borne good reputation among
his fellow workmen OF late, however, he has be-
come oecrepn that no could do but li,tlc aud in
the strait he employment has been unable TO
secure any means OF making living
On the night OF september he was turned out of
his boarding house No. AL East Twenty street.
because he was unable 10 pay his bill. He wandered
about considering where he should 80 for food and
sheltar and while SO doing he chanccd upon police
oficer whom he consulted. His inquiries about iodg
ing, however, werc met by order TO 'movc along,
assailed and 6ru,aliy beaten. Dragged TO the
station house N unsconscious condition he awokc
IN hts coil 10 md himself covered with bruises IN
an exceedingly ptisbie plight. lie explained his con
dtion TO officer Of the precinct who, however SAID
however, sent tor, which took HIN, TO Bellevue
Hospital, and there he was found to bc beyond re-
covery,
HIS ANTE xoRrEx STATEMENT
On the 10th inst Coroner wotman was summoned
and took Ro5nsons ante-mortem statement. which is
ION Monday, September 8, l went to No. All East
Twenty ninth sIrect, where had been living up 10
Sunday, September for the purpose OF getting bed,
or rather 10 sleep there over night / In
formed by Mrs Lyons that she could not accommodate
meal me and started to 70 i9 Eleventh street. This was
apoice officer came and ordered me to move
told him would II he would leave me alone. He took
showed mo Ior but ho and struck me
times with his club ana took me to the Eighteenth
precinct station house. The next morning the officer
camo into the coll and ordered mo TO arse when
did not obey the order being unable to do repeat
edIy struck me- cried tor noip Tho captain or SER
geant came and asked me what was the matter was
unable 10 get up doctor tor and ordered
my removal to Bellevue At the the officer first
spoke 10 me into oxicalod and talked back 10 him.
The blows struck me were on my arms and back / do
not know tho ohcer and am not able 10 idsnlily him."
THE oPPicER's ACCOUNT.
Captain Clinchy took to tho Coroners' Office yes
terday Omccr Schion, who is supposed TO DO the
policeman whom Robinson accuses OF assailing HIM.
On bong questioned scnron said"I am police OIL
Ger attached to the Eighteenth precinct. On Monday
September was on patrol from SIX p N. 10 twelve
street. While standing the OF Twont seventh
street and avenue A, about quarter before twelve
r. ~, heard groans proceeding from some place be-
meath me. ta candle and handed 1t 10 boy 10 hold
for me- gave call rap, and two oiccrs IRON the
Twenty-Arst precinct answered my call and came to
me- was in the areaway OF tho house No. 461 First
avenue, and there found man lying. Hc was un-
able 10 move or help himself On asking MIN What ho
was aS'ng mere ne rep.ea, i hont Know He re-
with some citizens, raised him ana handed him tue
two officers above, and he placed Oh the sidewalk
There found that he was unable 10 move or walk.
!, with tho assistance of tho citizens carried him
10 the EighteeLih precinct station house, where
arrived at about twelve O'Clock. The was
intoxicated. l made charge Of intox cation
against him, and reported how ana IN what place had
found him. he was placed in the back room 10 wait
for doctor to SEQ him. Ofncer Lawson had him.
and he was placed IN CELL aud at six O'clock
what earlier helped TO remove him, in company with
the dOUrman, TO an ambulance, which took him 10
bellevue Hospital. aid not my club nor did any
ono else. There was no occasion for IT, for the man
was entirely helpless and IN NO way disorderly."
Coroner Woltman committed Schron 10 the rombs in
default OF bail 10 await the result Of the inquest The
Coroner says, nowever that there witnesses
who claim 10 havo followed the officer and his prisoner
TO the station house, and 10 have tho officer uso
NO violence whatever