The daily gazette., 1879-07-17
VIOLENCE RENDERED NECEssARY
AN UNRULY PRISONER AND HIS REsIs-
TANCE,

AN UNRULY PRISONER AND HIS REsIs-
TANCE.
On Tuescay evening last, Sergeant
Whelan and Constable Dillon arrested a
negro named Charles Green and his wife
Ann Green over Brandywine bridge on
Information received from Officer Lem
on of Philadelphia. A warrant had been
is sued in Philadelphia for the parties
for securing money under
false pretenses. The substance OF the
charge was that the woman purchased
from party somewhere on Arch street
in Philadelphia, a piano under the in
stallment plan and after making pay
ment sold the piano to some one else
and, with the money came TO this city
wi II her husband and child.
The two negroes and the child were
kept at the police station until yesterday
morning and then were taken flOm tie
cell preparatory to being taken 10 Phila-
delphia. Sergeant Wbelan had the man
in his care and bad him secured by a
pair IF handouts, one of which was
around the prisoners wrist and the other
around the wrist ofthe officer. Consta-
BILE Dillon had charge ofthe woman and
child.
While leaving The police station both
Green and his wife commenced to heap
vile epithets and abuse upon the officers
and this they continued until they 60
to the tepot. Here their demonstra-
Green began to pull aud jerk upon the
handouts In violent way, cutting Ser
geant Whelans' wrist and did all h.
could to jirk away and e cap. He also
bcgan to curse the officer and called him
by violent names. HIS wife Joined in
| with tins and in little bit great excite
ment was created. During this time
Sergeant Whelan did all he could tC
quiet the man but lie only grew more
violent and finally sprang at his throat
Up to this time no torcible remOnstrance
ad been made by the officer, but al
tn $ he threw Green down and kicked
him IN self defense. The prison
ers were taken to Philadelphia on the
8 O'Clock train.
The Philadelphia Press of this morn
ing c7niains the following evidently
biased, statement in regard TO the mat
ter.
1.-The defendants we're arrested II
Brand vine ON Monday last aud takei
To Wilmington, where they wer'
thrown into cell and abused Shameful,
by the fficials, who refused to give hin
anything to eat but bread, although the.
offered 10 pay for better fare. WheI
taken to the depot for the purpose of be
ing transferred to this city Green at
rempted to escape, when according Il
his wif-'s statement, tho officers kicke'
and beat him in bru al manner. Tha
the womans story contained more trutl
than fiction was borne ont in the fac
that Green's condition was 30 bad tha
the officers here were compell'd to re
m owe him to the Pennsylvania Hospital
The Wilmington officers claim that the
had to resort to violence to retain tht /
pri, ,oner. Later in the day Annie Gree
was given a hearing at the Central Sta
ton and held in $500 bail for a furthe
h airing on Wednesday next upon til
char se previously mentioned"
This morning Sergeant Whelan wa
approached by a GAZETTE reporter an
asked for his version of the IL after but h
declined to say anything but rathe
referred the writer to those who saw tn
affair a. tue depot. AS to whether b
had cause to hurt the man he shove
his wrist, which was much cut by tn
hand cuff, when the negro had pulle
away from him.
The statemeLt that the prisoners wer
denied food while in ihe cells is denied
The men at the depot say the Sergeat
wa, justified in his action.