New-York tribune., 1879-03-18
whatever clubbing and forcbly eecng me from 'nc
Garden. lie made no attempt TO arrest me.
WILLIAM VINCENT BLAKE
Sworn 20 before m the 18th OF March, 1879.

whatever for clubbing and forcbly eecng me from INC
Garden lie made no attempt TO arreSt me- RAKE
Sworn TO before me the 18th OF March, 1879 ,.
NJ. D. HALLESBECK. Notary PUBIC
Mr.. Blake large, thickset man, about forty years
Of age, and Is foreman OF pottery at Trenton He said
yesterday that the language which Captain Williams
used to him troubled him more than the clubbing.
Marks were sti left his flesh, which were made ny
the Clptains club The only no could assign TOT
the assault was tho that he Kissed when Captain
Williams dubbed the IN the front seat. " To all
appearances" said Mr. Blake, the was as inonen
sive any other perspn in the building The CAPTAIN
stood the floor and reached up the seat where the
was sitting, and began his clubbing. Every per-
in the vicinity then hissed. IL Captain
Williams wanted TO club every one who Kissed bis
brutal action | don't think he would he through with
his clubbing yet Ireceyed seyerer clubbing though
than the in the front seat. Captain Wlams's
statement that aerward asked to reener the building
and promised to behave decently pronounce as
untrue" Mr. Blake said he delay ed making the charge
because he was not q resi- lent of the city The mportu
nifty OF his friends in Trenton who are very much
excited over the unjusabe assault and the notices III
the newspapers that his evidence would be sustained W
respectable witnesses living II the city, caused HIN TO
prefer the charges Mr. Blake said that four friends IN
Trenton him to the Garden that night all
of whom confirm his story Of the clubbing lhe name
of one of his friends is George Bradshaw.
Mr.. Blake brought with him yesterday letters showing
that nc is held in much in Trenton. Astbury
Maddox pottery dealers OF Trenton. state n n letter
that Mr. Blake has been In their employ for two years,
and they testt to his being respectable sober
and industrious Isaac bToUme, Commissioner on
Ceramic Art tie Paris Exhibition. states in letter Of
IecOmmrdatiO that Mr. Blake Of the most moral
and uOrusiye within The limits OF his acqualn
ance Richard Mlngton & 60 s. proprietoTs OF the
Ii gle Pottery Works at Trenton declare that Mr. Blake
moral indus striDus 4nd peacedbc cillZpu. Joseph
OFT, president the ct & Brewer Decorating Company
Trenton, says that Blake is sober ana industrious
man, well know IN 1rcI on prominent member OF
the religious and temperance societies OF the city. j.
Is. Pope, of the GLASGOW Pottery Company, George
Knowles, Justice OF the Peace al Ircu!On. Jonathan
COXOn superintendent Of the wJersey Pottery Com
pany, several Others, add their testimonials to Mr.
Bltkc's respectaDiilty.
Before Mr. Blake arrived at Police Headquarters.
General Smith, President Of the Police BOaId mad made
the following charges: .
81 hereby charge AleXantcrS 6. WI liams Captain the
Twcny -inth Precinct OF thr Police Department OF the
City OF New York. with conduct nDecOmlng an officer
"SpecihcatIOn In that tO-Wlt, on the 1lth INST AT
about IL d. M GilmOrc's Garden in said city ot New
York. the siId Alexander :. Williams wrOngfIlly and
unawuliy assaulted william V. Blake, ana beat,
kicked and otherwise nal treated and did not arrest him.
"Wituesses: II. B. Livingstone, No. IT Washington
square; Henry Cram, kDckeIOOckef CIuO, twenty
eighthst. aud Ftfth-aYe"
1t was General Smiths intention TO have the charges
brought the notice of the board in Mr. Blake ala
not aDpcar personally. General smith said last even
ing that dd know whether he could be bic TO get
the charges through the board. He thought, however,
it was great shame IL a captain OF police was allowed
club peaceabe citizen IN the presence OF four or
five thousand people and no notice be taken Of 1t.