The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12
Another Alleged Brutal Outrage with
the Official Locust.
THE VICTIMS ACCOUNT OF 1T
A Downright Denial by the
Policeman.
The following entry appeared on the books Of the
Chambers Street Hospital yesterday

him he foil.
Over the word clubbing" the word Following
was traced in another hand. The young man en-
tered the hospital at early hour in the morning
bleeding steadily. This flowed from number Of
gashes and wounds about his face and head. The
policeman said that the young man had fallen and
cut himself while escaping from another officer. DR..
George e. Moore. the house surgeon. took charge
of the case and had the man placed In the lower
ward for treatment The officer then left the hos
pita without stating whether the sufferer was to be
held discharged when well. While DR.. Moore
was dressing the mans wounds he stated that his
name was Edward Grace and that he was q sawyer
in button factory in Brooklyn His age was given
twenty years and his residence No. &c Bergen
street. Brooklyn. He SAID he had not received
all OF his injuries by q fall. but had
been numerically dubbed by q policeman
whose name and number he had in his possession.
HERALD reporter found Mr.. Grace with his head
completely enveloped in bandages. only two small
apertures being left open the face for the OF
the eyes. which fortunately had escaped injury.
His gait was unsteady aud faltering and his upper
lip had been split. He gave the following state
ment-
81 came over to tho city last night to see some
friends and had quite pleasant time until about
midnight. when started for home. At the corner
Of Water and James streets sat down the step Of
found that some ono had taken my hat of my head.
In the lining OF which had So 80. As got
up to look around officer who came along said
to me- what are you doing here? Do you live
shoulder with his club and said, Get to he'll
out of there / asked him what he struck me for
and he again struck me with his club across the
knees and SAID, Move on, now. then went away
to see If I couldn't get hat. and
after looking around, was passing down oliver
street and accidentally came across the policeman
hit me on the nth with his fst, striking me also
ON the forehead with his club. staggered out into
the middle of the street and fell on my chin over
the railroad track. Getting up quickly ran down
to the street terry nneFe the rersx
with blood. was taken to the station house by an
officer and sent here to have my wounds dressed"
do you know. or could you identify the police.
man who struck your?
ayes, could; have his name and number on
Grace then looked through all of his pockets and,
after frutless search, could not find the paper and
is I44i and am certain his hrst name begins with
]. can't think of his last name"
''Had you been drinking?"
"Well, drank few glasses Of beer early in the
night, but did not get drunk. and was surely not
drunk whom was beaten. am certain Of that"
EVIDENCES OF CLUBBING.
Dr. Moore said that Grace entered the hospital, to
his belief perfectly sober and in his rational senses.
Of of' having been A. inflicted with t' club. e1.
cept that on the chin, which looked, ,1 -
the forehead. lacerated wound Of the nasal bone
and the left shoulder. The upper lip is split
lengthwise and the flesh on the chin Is completely
taken from the BONE There are number OF con-
tusions about the legs. The reporter went to the
there asked of the sergeant At the desk II case had
been reported early In the morning In which
ouns ma street fepry The sersesnt
mo. We have no such case.
"Have you any person entered as Edward Gracef'
YES he was found bleeding from outs received By
falling"
'wRo brought him to the station houser.
"Ofhcer Joseph Gardiner"
"Have you an officer No. 1.144r"
mo; we have not"
The oficer was found on his post in South street.
near James, and when questioned in relation to the
case gave the following account
mrs. Standing saw with tins the 9ou~dsmsn lust
as you and I am now Some man was stand
ing over at the James street slip there call
roundsman told me to make the fellow
dust. went to cross over where he was when
the Philadelphia pier fell on a large pile Of rocks
and old iron. and got up quickly and ran down to
the gate he fell down UNCONSCIOUS. picked him up
and took him to and cleaned his . sscs
and he was sent to the hospital"
what was your beat that night?'
''The same as it is now-that Is. on South street.
from Catharine to Roosevelt"
"What street is this side Of CatharineY"
"oiiver. Oil forgot also patrol the block In
Oliver street. between Water and South.
THOUGHT THIEF"
"This man accuses you of having brutally beaten
"Why. / never saw him In Oliver street. tell you
tho first time him on the corner OF Roose-
volt and South streets. l was talking to Omcsr
street. without any hat on his head. thought he
was . thief escaping and grabbed him. I asked
him where no was going. He said some one stole
his hat and no was going home. lot him CO."
'He alleges that you dubbed him on tho corner OF
"My beat don't go up James street nor on Water"
"Then you say you first saw him ON the corner OF
Roosevelt and South streets"
II first saw him on the corner of james street.
He came along without hat and asked me how
would he get to Fulton Ferry. He said he lived in
better take Catherine FerryY He said. 'Yos.
aud went away up South street. The next
time saw him was when found him at the ferry.
took him to the station house. and no asked me
my name and number. gave him my name and
did Now If he makes any charges against me can
get lot Of witnesses who saw him at Peck slip ana
frock dubbed him, and my witnesses can
proveit."
Eyes, carly in the morning."
els not South street deserted at that hour2"
''Oh, not always"
'.well. the clerk In the express Office at James
slip saw 1t all. and can provo that did mos use my
club"
Tho clerk at James slip was seen py tho reporter.
II saw young fellow at tho front Of the ferry
calling some one names. and the ofhcer chased him
up the docks" 49,
'Did you anything else doneT
"No."
"No clubbing by the onicera'
mo"
"Did you see the fallY'
"No; that was up the street further, by the Clyde
DOCK.
.How do you know
"Iecsuse saw the officer bring the fellow down
South street, and told he had fallen down and
was cut and wouldn't let the officer clean the blood
off of his face"
..Are you we'll acquainted with the policeman
s'lcs"
..Do you know him to drink liquorY'
"Well, yes; they oil do that"
"Then you know nothing about tho case outside
of seeing the young man chased by the ofhcerf
.No, 1 know nothing else."
Grace lett the hospital yesterday afternoon.
PASTRY COOKS BALL.