The New York herald., 1877-09-18
SEARCH EVERY PRISONER.s

AN oFFIcER DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED BY AN
INSANE PRISONER WHO WAS NOT SEARCHED
IN THE STATION HOUSE.
Among the prisoners arraigred ut the Essex Market
Police Court yesterday was John Leddy, OF NO. o.
Sheriff street, who had been found acting In an insane
manner by Officer Wood, of tho Thirteenth precinct
Justice Otterbourg put few questions to the unfor'u
man, and, becoming convinced by his rambling
replies that his mind derangcd, ordered his re-
mova to the city prison, preparatory to his being
officially adjudcated lunatc aud sent to the insane
Asylum. Tho duty OF cscorting him devolved upon
officer Isaac II. Albin, OF the court squad,
who started with his prisoner Lcddy appeared per-
fectly harmless court and the police thought that
an officer could conduct the man safely The officer
and his prisoner proceeded their way tho Tombs,
walking side by side Leddy appeared in the best OF
spirits The pair had reached the corner OF Bowery
and Canal street when with a quick movement, Leddy
whipped out kue from mis- pocket, and, before The
officer could protect himself, stabbed him three times
in tho right side. The policeman quickly caught
the mans hand, but not before he received
two cuts on the arm Tho insane man
strugg led desperately, and managed to get the
KNIFE in his dsengagod hand, but just as he was about
to raise Officer Flanagan, OF tho FIRST Inspection
district, who happened to be passing by rushed az nm m
prisoner to tho Tombs. Oficer AlDin SAID nothing
about being stabbed, and whom his companion asked
guess IT'S only a scratch"
COOL AND COLLECTED.
Arrived at the City Prison Alb'n took the insane
maj. the cells and waited some minutes while the
usual questions were being asked. He then lett the
prison. and the outer gate met Warden Quinn. VINO
remarked, .rhey tell me that your prisoner tried 10
stab YOU How was II 7"
..Yos; he did try to cut me-" replied Albin, "and
oucss ne must have drawn blood I'm commencing
10 iocl a little pain in my side and my sh,r!
is wet" Urged by the Warden to exhibit
rtuh sit
above 1t, presented themselves The blood was
flowing prouscly The Warden hastily called Or.
policeman placei on sofa while an examination
was made. The patients pulse began 10 weaken Ihs
jackson dressed the wounds as speedily as possible,
and ordered an ambulance which carried tho patient
to the Chambers street Hospital,
WOUND DANGEROUS.
On being asked the character of tho wounds tho
Doctor said THE arm wounds are OF no account
ana OF the side wounds are slight, but the th'rd
wound in the is dangerous one. fhc kniie
must have penetrated deeply, how deeply, however.
/ cannot say Hemmorrhage is to be feared, bu:
hone lor the best It was little unfortunate that he
did feel the pain sooner, Ms he lost much olood III
interval between the stabbng and the time he dis
ihe knife with which the stabbng done o
middng sized pocket kniie The largest blade was
Lcddy was placed In a s,raitJacket by the keepers
anu put Ia padded CELL but only alter considerable
resistance ON his part When the reporter called no
was vainIy endeRvoring 10 release ms arms he
talked wildly for while, but reapsod into calnncss
When asked why he had stabbed the officer he said, In
a calm and rational mauner-"l didn't stab him; It
was somebody else. want to get out Of here. was
only u little tight Look At my leg aud see that
wound" and he exhibited a large scar ~ got tha :.
he continued, "in the battle OF Antietam. fought
under Mcclellan"
The unfortunate man Is forty-two years OF age and
Is married. He was by occupation mattress maker
ana worked until recently ut the corner OF Grand ana
Ludlow The OF his insanity IS at pres
cnt unknown. The iL;ured policeman is said oy his
supcriors 10 be althful and eicent officer. lie mas
been twenty years the force. Three months ago he
was from Ia Twentythrd precinct to tho
Essex Market Court.
A CASE FOR INVESTIGATION.
How it happened that the prisoner had a knife In
his possession when arraigned court Is question
which the Board OF Commissioners Will probably have
One Of tho rules OF the department IS that
all prisoners shall be searched at tho station mouse
and all weapons taken from them The rule has been,
1t appears, sadly neglected. Keepers IN The fombs as
sert they frequently find knives and razors on the
persons oil prisoners. Not many months ago al in
sane brought IN with n large dirk knife In
his belt which had been overlooked py tho police
Had the police OF the Thirteenth precinct donc their
duty by taking the knife away from the prisoner, the
stabDng would not have occurred