The New York herald., 1877-03-21
THE PLAGUE OF "LoCUsTs."
AN INNOCENT AND uHorPESDISG MAN cLuBDEp
FOR REFUSING DRINK TO an ALREADY

AN INNOCENT AND UHoFYENpING MAN cLuBBED
FOR REFUSING A DRINK TO an ALREADY
DRUNKEN PoLIcEMAS--ANorHER OUTRAGE.
Another police outrage, perpetrated over q week
ago. has Just TO light Il adds Instance
to the already long list showing tho Official incompe-
tcncy OF many OF those persons who sarcastcaiy
styled the guardians OF the peace" Put In power
generally by political influence, and keeping their
places while sach influence last many officers do not
fear the action Of their superors and afford TO
laugh at law when their general good character be
abundanty proved by the testimony OF villains like
themselves and ''dividcd verdict" result In
the instance In question a respectable young man
was brutality beaten and incapacitatcd for
work for three days by an officer who
grossly intoxicated at the time OF the assault No
plant has been mado ana probably the authorities
will deem II arrogant for the press cry out against
such outrages continually committed by .'hc finest
police ia world" 1t remains to DO how long
the citizens OF New York viii stand the present system
The facts in this case ara briefly these:-On sunday
morning, March IL, al about four O'Clock, Mr. Daniel
Garvey, night clerk and barkceper OF the West side
ing tho hotel and demanding drink alter talking
with the oinccr the young man succeeded in getting
hin out OF the building without much trouble. But tue
oiccr soon cac back more angry and quarresome than
before and asked again TOR drnk. Garvcy called his
brother John for protection. Tho oihccr losing all
control himself, rushed behind the and dealt
Daniel heavy blow on tho head with his club. telling
him To the floor. He then pulled out pistol and was
about TO rc at Daniel when John Garvey, arriving
the scene threw him to the floor and held HIM there
The officer then put up his pistol and, becoming moro
sobercd tho young man released him from his grasp.
Keeling TO the door the officer gave tho alarm
rap, and three other policemen arrived. see.
ing tho condition OF their brother officer they
at once OWNED the cause OF the trouble and sue
cccded In getting their drunken comradc out OF the
hotel and led him away. No arrests wero mado aud
no complaint has been brought against the onlcer.
Daniel Garvey was sick Tor two DAYS from the blow.
lie has Tor years been subject rush oil blood to The
head ana II Is thought the blow he may per-
manently njure him. For tho last week. however, he
has been at work usual at the hotel Jonn tisrvcy
was very reticcnt about tho affair when quests
by HERALD reporter yesterday afternoon. He
seemed to lear that he would get into trou
bio II tho facts became public Mr. Davis,
tho proprietor Of the hoto corroboated substantially
the facts related. Hc had mado complaint
he said he could not ascertain the nbcr
OF the officer post ut the timo Ho said tnat It
not the regular officer, but substitute who had bcen
assigned 10 that post during tho formers leave OF alb
AT the Twenty ninth precinct station house. yostcr-
day afternoon, the sergeant sad that the officer
duty at OF Fifteenth street and SIKH ave-
Gafncy. The sergeant did not state whether no was
the regular ohccr OF the post or not Is IL possb
that the ocer who belonged to the post succeeded
getting substitute for the night without the knowl-
edge Of his superiors!