New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29
LJyEHAN,s MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
FURTHER ALLEGATIONS or THE PoLIcEMENs BRU-
TALLY.


FURTHER ALLEGATIONS or THE PoLIcEMENs BRU-
TALLY.
Throughout Monday night and during yes
terday ND to the time OF the funeral the rooms Oh 'e
late Timothy Linehan, at No 10 Rooseveit-s'' were
crowded with the many friends and there was every CIV
idence Of hearty sympathy with the WHO" III her se
bereavement There were floral offerings IN aounuahoe
and the heavy rosewood coffin was almost dden ny ne"
when taken from the house TO the hearse 1he ssh vi
the invalid wife and mother propped with pillows 10
enable her to gam last look as the colin was taken
down til stairs enough to excite the sympatny eF
of stra lger About twenty carriages followed the re-
mains from the house the Cemetery OF the Holy Oros
at Flatbush. where they were Inferred
Further inquiry yesterday developed little new in re-
gard 10 the mysterious death Of nehan, but tine se
nents OF others obtained, substanatng those gwen
in THE TRIBUNE Yesterday As the story OF one claiming
10 be an eyewitness Of the disturbance whch oecutu
early on Sunday morning, the statement OF mlch"ei H.
Corcoran OF No. 81 Oa-st Is perhaps the most import
ant OF any obtained He said to TRIBUNE repor'cr
81 had been with Officer Starboro almost all Night
About three o'clock Sunday morning heard great
noise in Batayia-st and running down there saw TWO
policemen arresting woman heard man say, why
don't you use q woman decenti What's the use OF TWO
policemen clubbing woman If you can't take her I'M
One OF the policemen, officer Fitzpatrick, turned upon
the man. who was Lnehan and with an oatn tod hn u
mind his own business and the same me struck MIN
IN treat any woman So when FitzDatrck threw MS cuo
ar him. striking him in the back, and before he could re-
cover from this Roundsman Ssusson struck MN n.ay
blow LInehan then to his house in Rooseyelt-st,
and the officers TOOK o eae FitHSatr,cR and
Fincken and Roundsnan sausson came back , ana
assaulted Lnehsn AGAIN on s t 1w seled him by the
coat-coar and dragged HIM into the alley at NO.
Rogndsman r,sH aufs s feps in n the alley and
went down the street as far as tar 1,Ios
liquor saloon and then aL dtd ng TO- meet
him in the alley in few minutes Mhen thcy were eoue,
went into tue alley lifted up Lnehans 1ead, t fne
ward the three policemen came back Siaus3on looked
dra@eed him out into the street said TO slausson, You
three killed him. but they didn't seem TO hesr me- IneH
they took him Oak street stdtiOn-hOusC lIJl0"eu
teI What knew about file matter but at the door Slaus
son kicked me down the steps" --,
Mrs. Haley, who keeps variety store at No 7al9
Roosevelt st. stated that she awakened by the ds-
urbance the street. and hearing men running W Tue
house threw on her clothes and went the street,
Iouin into the alley she saw officers kicking and push
ing q man, and finally one OF them sad ne sone NY,
ana they brought him into the street. and afterward to
Ms simson and Mrs schalon, living at No. 81 Roose-
yest whose oyerlOokthe alley, IN which Lnehan
E ALLEGED To have been found bOn testify that they
aroused bv the noise in the alley and heard the du thud
OF blows struck. Then all was still, and Mrs SihsOh
leaking out saw man writing the alley, az II IN the
agony of death. minute aerwar, and as she turned
10 arouse husband she heard voices III the alley one
saving d" He's gone up; what shall we dor Looking
Out again She officers dragging him into the street
There maEy others living IN the Nclnty Oh Line
hams residence who pretend know more or less about
matter, but the staten nts given IN THE IiBGNE IN
cude all tie material Information 10 DE ODtaheu rug
feeling stiil very bitter on the street. Inc residents
deny tnat there mas been any unusual disturb nee IN Tue
negnbOrDOOd recently of tat Dicks nave peeu thioN
at the officers They claim that those upon thls
beat often brutal TO persons they I meet On
their rounds and one Of the officers mentioned above
euovs the title OF the boss clubber OF the ward
There was further information TO be gained at the
s+atonI ouse, officers adhettng To the statement
that the found in the alley IN an nsensiDe con
ditIon. All the officers named we're on posi- NJ te ue,
and probably viii be thoroughly examined az to their
movements that night, when the inquest Is held.