The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-26
THE END OF PATRICK O'NEIL.
WJT4T THE POLfCE GLTBLy STYLE A
CAsE or ALCOHOLISM.
Death In the Cells OF the Police stations at
Length Investigated One Case that is .
Fair Representative Of Far Too Many.


Fair Representative Of Far Too Many.
A simple ineof record In the neat blottcr
kept by the Sergeant Of the Mercer street police
station narrates that Patrick ONeil. forty years
Of age was taken in drunk on Monday ut IA
o'clock and was found dead on tho following
morning ut IA.
Investigation shows that Patrick ONcil
started with horse and cart from NJ NJ. Cam
da's brick yard. at Iifty-sixth street and the
North river on Monday morning. and imme
diaiely began an Christmas celebration.
He drank alone and drank with friends until
his eccentric behavior attracted Ofllcer Parker.
and the officer arrested him for disordery con-
duct. Patrick wns in n boistcrous condition of
drunkenness and to take care of him and the
horse and cart the officer had his hands full
Patrick was not alone noisy, but bclligcrent
and made frequent attempts to turn the tables
upon Parker. but the officer contriycd to get
him into the station.
In the police station too. Patrick was ugly
and would not answer respectfully the regula-
ton questions. As he WIS too drunk to be
taken 10 court he was sent down the steep steps
loading to the lookup, and WIS showed into n
cell. and there III ~ time thun 1t takes 10 tell
it. he fell into a stupid sleep.
The Sergeant and officers Of the police station.
assuming that tho Prisoner waS merely drunk,
if, Ii "a, Ia .lnnn Its ,nr IN nxrss. inc Ia teL -
-. -, - . ,n -, -.
MN 10 court ul' mont haS Al ~ 'l'ch III
night Dourman Peter Waters went ON duty. but
NOT until - o'.l,.k n, ,h. t,il,viu,, nnntntn,,
H. , ,.~ -,
WIS any hlH'"N'lS hl'"" III lhr 'u7e"l y ->cll.
| At that hour Ntrrs, making hi- rounds, heard
I a nun.r nois. in p'N,iIs rru He struck "A
maj ii ornnnd thn door and inoka1 IN Tn"
,nnn v.ns lr, ut "a M. LrnVilv mud II seemed NJ
! ih"urh he yas ch"kin,, Watrrs was nl"rm.d
| lie ,,lnrined the S.rr~nut and twn men went
| with linn into tho con rhcy turned iii ma n
an T. ia In,L uni ,ut "a "a "a. ttnIl.r Lfl b.aI
| nnd thcn astt for ihp stirp.ou Dr Darn
| b.inr rutlnr nm uus q. .-ourl.l hour he rnulI
Nlnnri mo putrrk cont mn .d t. ircntho In his
! stnriDr,u- WAY nnt rrii,lu.Ilv sank until DR..
| Dorm arrived Tho i,,.t nf thn rcd. h,,i sf.,, n
| tha corridor m.l. lhr air close nnl the fuiu,.
from tiir drums nl,l l.rlv men and women
IA tnc ccti- did mot improve Il: hence, In. Doe
tor ordered tnnt - = ii boo. carried into tine yurt
wi,rr,. there are nice t.t unvlu. -tlu : f1r dy =
| inU iuou % p. 80 on
IurpuI-,' iitl.ttr.l.
| TArirAyy hr .Ill.N.. .. grow faint
| Aul rr,-,htiv p....rr q . ll WAS dead and
| the lootur " nj nom.
| II IL the aW fnnt Vri-lrnr- arrested previous
a. tAr noun of ril- To-. .ourt- shall H., thrn
i.for. tl, Justice holding iu tl. si,..nl al i-riof
in whirli ui,. arrest IL nl.lic. A. "a rule ON ors
| ds-i.. to comply with tll.s for th.ir own couyr-
! u,.n.c. as n'ncomplun.,, involves their ni-
| 'ndtnr,. AT court un the following morning. In
not IH NffNr eel lNl then. tils econ must l