The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-26
MANY ACCUSED POLICEMEN.
VARIOUS CHARGES or CLUBBING MEN
AND INSULTING WOMEN.
The Complaints OF u Physician and his Patient
and Of Coal Dealer and his Customer
Policemen beaten with Their Own Clubs

The Complaints OF u Physician and his Patient
and Of n Coal Dealer and his Customer
Policemen Beaten with Their Own Clubs.
DR.. James II. Wood Of 90 West Seventeenth
street testified before the Police Commissioners
yesterday that on the evening Of the Sd inst.
Policeman James Brown OF the Thrteth street
police drove Mrs. Westervelt, n patient about
making her exit. back into his house. and when
he interiored Brown, who was intoxicated ar
rested him. At the police station DR.. Wood was
discharged by the acting sergeant at the desk.
DR.. Wood. before his arrest. and on the way to
tho station. repeatedly gave his name and
address. to which the officer paid no attention.
Mrs. Westervet testified that she had hardly
cleared DR.. Woods steps when Brown said:
What are you doing here at this unreasonable
hour-4 A. MP" CIT was then 8 in the evening""
said the witness. in parenthesis) mo one can
pass out from that house" Brown then raped
with his club ut DR.. Woods door. rang tho
bell until DR.. Wood came out. and. after some
parleyinR. arrested him. Brown was very
drunk. Mrs. Westervelt said. positively.
Col. Marshall a deputy collector Of internal
revenue. testified that at II p. NJ, when he
walked n block with him. Brown was sober.
Several policemen swore that Brown was sober
in tho station when he accused DIR. Wood Of
being suspicious person.
Brown, in his own behalf. said that no arrest
cd DR.. Wood because he refused to give his
name. address. and occupation.
IL that sufficient cause for an arrest 2"
asked Gen. Smith.
Brown replied that no had always been under
You had better get out OF IT," was the re-
ioinder.
station was accused OF applying to Mrs, Eliza
Helm OF 80 Thomas street scurrilous epithets.
She was an employeer. In good standing, in
Thurber's grocery Tho case was adjourned to
procure witnesses.
Isaac II. Bailey" was hero called out. Sem
sation in court. Not the portly Comm issioner.
but colorcd kalsominer answered to the name.
and accused Policeman Nolan Of the Thirticth
street police Of clubbing him because he stopped
70 pay coal bill ut Twcnty-fourth street and
Sixth avenue, on the evening Of May 81. You'd
thought | stole brown stone front or sumthin'.
who went on 10 set forth that after being locked
In the station over night he was discharged by
the magistrate sitting in the Jefferson Market
Police Court the next morning, there really be-
ing no charge against him. Nolan. in rebuttal.
said TINT Bailey used prOiane language. which
caused him 10 arrest him. but that no club was
used.
II didn't use no inlamed language. I'm n
church member. and has been one six years,
Coal dealer Atkins also colored. TO whom
Bailey was paying the hii which caused all the
trouble. corroborated Baleys statement. being
very emphatic IN his averment that Nolan told
them to " run" while he dubbed them. saying:
- An couldn't run et you Civ me all New
Gabriel Worthington. who said he was ON
ploycd In the drug store in the Everett House.
aud was formerly waiter to VIM. NJ Evarts.
joined in Bailey's charge against Nolan saying
that he was also dubbed, as he also had stopped
to pay Atkins n coal bill He had been offered.
he added by the officer who patrollcd in front
Of the Everett House $40 not To- press the charge
against Nolan Int had refused 70 be hribed.
Policeman sullivan Of tho Thirty-nuh street
station On saturday evening. attempted 10 mr.
rest Philip Marley md Thomas COuan who
| wore disordcrly, at Thirty ninth street and
| Third avenue. The two men resisted him, an
| injured him so severely with stone that he
| was unable 10 appear against them IN the York
crs wcro committed. Marley showed cuts and
| wounds on his face and head. He said that
| alter being arrested by other officers. he was
| taken To the police station and dubbed there In
| revenge.
Justice Duty became Indignant and said that
| IL was a brutal and cOwarlly thing 10 beat an
| unarmed man in police station. no matter
| what offence he had committed. As Markey
lid not know the officers who had hit him. nc
| acton was taken in tue case
! Policeman William Moore Of the Charles street
/ station Took Lawrence Donovan. John Fitzger-
! aid. and kosanna. his wife, to thu jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday. Fitzgerald.
| head was covered with bandagcs. He snld
! thore. the result Of n clubbing by Moore. Moor,
snid that Fitzgerald had kicked Michael Muir
! lhy another lOnshoreman, until insenslb bic
! his room. Together with Donovan and his wife
| h. resisted Moore and Policemen Wavln anC
! Nclch, who came 10 MoOrc's assistance. Moor,
said Fitzgerald tore his clothes from his back
| and beat him about the body Moore told Justice
Murray that he WAS obliged 70 use his club 1t
srli-d"ience. He exhibited his torn clothes
| FITZGERALD admitted having been drunk an(
| Fighting with Moore. He suid That four police
mon followed him TO his room. broke in his
| word, His wife had thrown herself before hin
| and had been hit After clubbing him Ia,
! policemen had dragged him down stairs by tn
| feet humping his head on the steps Justic,
| Murray said II was strange that Policeman
| Moore had no marks on his face lie also sal
| that he proposed To thoroughly investigate thi
! case lie made an adlournmcnt 10 the after
| noon, but fnzg, raid was unable 20 appear then
| and the examination was further adlourne,
until he can appear Mrs. Fitzgerald was dis
| charged.
Policeman Patrick W. Reilly OF the Fifty-nintl
| street station was in the Special Sessions yester
| day ms complainant against Thomas Kelly
Reilly had a blackened eye, md there wer
cuts on his head. He said Kelly had taken hi
| club from him and beaten him with 1t. KEEL,
said that friend and himself were standing
| under an awning over the sidewalk during
passing shower on Sunday night, and "a
| policeman ordered them to go inside. Roll
raised his club threatrningly twice, and Kcll,
seized his arm and wrcnchcl the club from
him. He denied striking Reilly kcily's wifi
said the policeman was drunk and had insulte
Murray SAID TO r. Rny WRy sGen YOU G ord
two men residents OF the street. both of whom
you We're acquainted with. to moveaway2 Kelly
Reilly then testified against William Haley
whom he accused OF assisting Kelly in attack
Haley said: E" stepped into Mrs. Kolly's can
| lv store. She scanned very much frightened
ana said that Ohcer ltcilly. who was drunk
offered hci mn insult. Mr. Ellis and then wen
into Mrs. Kelly's back p0rlor, and found ONCE
Reilly lying down on the sofa. We asked hin
to come out, rs Mr. Kelly WAS not in. Hespran
up and said III kin YOU ANYHOW" Then h
caught me 10y the throat and gave mo that blnc
eye. | cllnched with him, and we both role
out into tho street | called out Watch an
Murder and An oflcor came along and arrest
ed mo. ! asked TO prefer a charge again,
o'Reilly, but was told could after had com
down from doing time"
Mrs. Kelly corroborated Haley's story. Hale
was discharged.
ChRstIne Cox, Murderer
Of Mrs Hui lis correct portrait with numerous 9th,