The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
CLUBS AND HEADS.
a Connection Which the Police De-
light in Establishing.
WON ANS w A IL.
How Four Officers Took a Female
Prisoner to Her Cell.

Kate Smith was arrested by Officer Mulrooney on
Sunday night in Thomas Curley's dining saloon
No. IL West street. for creating disturbance.
She was taken to the Twenty-seventh precinct
station house and locked up tor the night. Yester
day morning she brought to the Chambers Street
Hospital and transferred from the latter place
10 Bellevue. She suffering from fracture
OF the forearm. several cuts and con-
tusions on the back, hips and arms. evidently
produced by blows of some weapon of the club Or
der. and OF her eyes was nearly closed. The
statement which she makes of the occurrences of
Sunday night differs very materially from the police
version of the story. She says that her is Mrs.
Kate smith, that che is widow and has three
children living in Northampton Mass. ION
Sunday night" continued Mrs. Smith. 81
with some friends in Front street On leav-
ing them l went into eating saloon in West
street and called for plate of beans and glass OF
ole. found that the beer stale and l told the
man in the saloon so. With that he came forward
and showed me ont Of tho place. although had
already put down the money to pay him. police
man then came up and began to club me and choke
me. He struck me SO hard on the back that could
not go step further with him, although he dragged
me by the hair and struck inc repeatedly.
He then raped Tor assistance, and officers
came running up and dragged and dubbed me the
whole way to the station house. Here the sergeant
told them to take me to cell, ana they pulled me
stairs by the feet, head striking cach step
as down. They all but killed me. never
gave any name at the police station as was unable
to say anything. was arrested only once before,
and then fined $40. feel AS il every bone i'll my
body were broken.
The ply sicans in attendance at Chambers Street
Hospital ascribe the OF her I'M uries to blows
inflicted by club similar weapon. DR.. q. W.
Davis examined her wounds and applied the proper
remedies At Bellevue the doctor in attendance said
he did not anticipate fatal results from the hurts she
had received She to be III terrible state OF
excitement.
POLICE
Officer Mulrooney says that the woman, who is
notorious character in the precinct and has been
arrested number of times, went into Curley's
saloon yesterday morning at early hour and de-
manded whiskey. When they refused her she threat
ened to smash everything in the place. The officer
called in but she became unmanageable and
kicked and jumped and bit to such i degree that he
Obliged to rap for assistance. Three officers,
including Sergeant Slater answered the call and it
much they could do to take her to the sta
ton. She seemed to be just recovering from
the effects of terrible spree. She ar
rested June and sent up Tor month.
The police further that the prisoner appeared
at the station about week ago and made a charge
against another woman for assault and battery
They insinuate that this may account for the in
juries sustained by her. Their version of the ARRAY
is corroborated by the proprietor of the West street
saloon. The name entered on the books at the
station and at the Chambers Street Hospital is Mary
Tierney.