The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-13

counsel urged. and tnen stated that his defence would
be 'ha. Sergeant Thompson DID strike the as
all but merely pushed him down. He then called "a
the witness stand the defendant himself
rnH sERGRAxr's STORY or snovEs.
Theron 7. Thompson, No 10 West Tenth street.
sworn and said he has been nine years police ser.
gcant be recollcctec the 18TH February when about
tive O'Clock IN the afternoon while patrol VISITING
the men. conductor came TO tho sidewalk on
PARK and called him tho man Cannon.
who had hold Of The horses OF Fourth avenue
swung him round and gave him n shove ana he went
down; witness picked him up and gave him another
shove and he fell down again; helped him up again
aud gave another shove and he fell down again:
then Cannon got the sidewalk and witness followed
and pushed him along little; he was afraid 70 push
him much, for he was so drunk he'd fail down with
little push that would scarcely knock down child;
when witness bringing Cannon from the car
track he tCanuon) struck at him like drunken man,
and said he could ride wherever ho pleased II no paid
his iarc as witness went up the street oHearn asked
what was doing with that nan. and becoming ds0r.
DERBY was taken TO tho station house With Cannon
both OF whom witness told oficer canavan TO arrer
cross-examincd-Did It occur TO you TO be your duty
TO push "a man so to cause him to TALL down three
timcsy
II don't think it hurt him very much"
''You say you diu not strike cannon At ali?"
Tug CAR coSpucroas VERSION.
John W. Irwin, conductor on the Fourth avenue
foiows;--Caunon aud O'Hearn got tho front plat
form OF the car ~ IT'S stand opposite the Aston House,
ran through the car on seeing D Hearn having hold
OF tho driver by tho neck; O'Hcarn said, 1.-The driver
drunk do you think sor" said, ii don't think SO
know so.' Al this time Cannon was holding the
hand rail OF The told the driver 10 pull tho
straight truck and WE'D get them OF; alter some parcy,
then, pushed them both OF thcn started sgain,
and when they realized having been put o.
they started on dead run after the car; O'Hcara
said, LET US pull the curly headed --- od
the car" Then he struck at me, and Cannon tried
get on the car. but slipped and foil cutting his len
check; told tho driver to go ON until wc saw po
liceman and I'd get them arrested when saw the
officer ut Bcekman street went over TO the sidewalk
and told him wanted hum to take these men away.
ibid the officer strike Cannon at 2"
''NO, SIR, not at all -
"Dd the driver have a car hookY"
nue. line"
Cross-cxamlned. Sergeant, Thompson pulled Can.
non away from the horses and no fell down; then he
pushed him, and he ieil down again; no was drunk
the least push would knock him down.
THE JEHus VERSION. t
Patrick Donncly, the car driver, said when he was
turning round his horses the men stumbled against
them; they aterward got tho car and beng dIsor.
derry, he called tho conductor to have them put OF:
he saw the defendant pull the Cannon away from
the horses, but did not see him strike him.
Sir. Charles f. Livcrmorc, retired banker, testified
he gong up town IN tho Fourth avenue car in
question, and "the two drunken vugabonds" wNre
creating a disturbance; ono OF them had taken tho
drivers rcins IN his hands alter talk the driver
aud conductor together pushed them OF, and ono Oh
them Ioil, seemingly on his head; Mr..
Livermore advised Tue conductor TO get q pc.
lceman; nc did so rs no one
ana by this time one Of these men had hold Of thu
away. and he tell down; no was very abusive, and
the officer pushed him second tlmc tho oricer nrst
up and gave him another shove and no tell again.
being so drunk he could hardly stand.
Judge--What the man doing whom the O1icep
showed him tue second time!
Wei, he was abusive and resisting the oicer"
'Did yol the defendant strike the man q"
''lic seemed TO push HIM vigorously"
An Off-iiAND PUSH
Michael Schpapp, Third avenue driver, gave
IN amusing version OF the occurrence standing UP on
The witness stand and illustrating tho manner OF the
drunken man ana Sergeant Thompson. He said tho
Sergeant Knocked the n.an down with ian on-haud
lust, which he meant to be regarded something
short OF "a deliberate blow he nrsi heard one OF the
two men urging tho other 10 knock tho stuing out
Of some ouc;' II Cannon had been sober, wtncss
thought he would not have fallen down easily liz
essaycd on the cross-exam nation to give q descv,p
ton OF pushing" "hittlng' and "hcking" as he un.
TODD them with Illustrations which, Mr. Schnapy
IL strappIDg BIZ Alsatan, rather effective tab
lcaux. He admitted That Sergeant Thompson's pushe
were very vigorous
Solomon Bcrnncr the last witness cxamince
yesterday, AMI like others for the defence he test
lied that tho Sergeant did not strike the drunken an
at all. He also SAID that no saw Caunon's face before
the Sergeant pushed him down, and II cut, a. u
IRON a TALL or other injury.
The case was then adjourned until this morning.