The daily gazette., 1879-05-14
uOHN BENSON'S ASSAILANTB.
Young Men Held to Answer the
Charge Of Assault at Court,

Dur readers will doubtless remember
kding an account of an assault on an
offensive colored man named John
(nson, by a crowd of roughs on Mary
Ild avenue, on the evening of May 4th.
was knocked down, beaten and rob
y Of what money he had about him.
Subsequently several arrests were
kle, but as nothing definitely was
pyen at the hearing Saturday morning
parties were discharged from custo-
From Benson's manner at that
be, and the evasiye answers he gave to
questions asked him by the Mayor,
became apparent that, for some rea-
%, he was endeayoring to shield the
sPded culprits. The only cause that
alld be assigned for such course was
~ Of bodily harm at the hands of the
solers.
Last evening the case came up again
the police court and Hugh Lynch and
Phn Haley, two gents, aged, perhaps,
years, who had been arrested upon
charge, were arraigned. Before the
(arlng OF testimony commenced, Ben
asked the Mayor if it would be pos
pie for him to have the case dismissed.
Honor replied that such thing
Puld not be done as the charge, consid-
ed IN the light ii was held in by the
ale Statutes, was of a very grave ma
le.
Benson was the only witness called,
ID he, with evident reluctance, testified
al he recognized both prisoners as
wing been in the party of I or 9 boys
no Waylald him, but could not sa,
ne'ler they had anything to do direct.
with the assault. lie had his back to
enl ana turned his head when he re-
Neu blow from a stone. When h.
covered himself they were all aroun,
Il, and he struck at one with his um
siia' alter which they dispersed an,
l'o give him any more trouble
'.e' ne struck with the umbrella fiy,
'len were so near that he coul,
1,e MI them all had he not been dis
.'Fu Dy the blow from the stone. TIL,
,a", 'solers We're among those who wer
e'; Ju.u MN, and they seemed to be at
SlAs a, nm as much as the others.
l.l ine Mayor then held both Lynch an,
PaAe! ior their appearance at the preseu
''"i ol court in the sum of$,5OO securit,
III
.on "nrll ~, William Kelley was release
u a" ,h. ,.'e ponce station yesterday morr
p ",ousll The leniency of the Mayo
Of toS sS ~ prone to send linn to New Ca.
s.oa ,O' sasrahey' he remarked, "will yo
nal ' .s give me my little change ?" Th
iS,' a, AMOUNT Of his little change" in,
sas,se a,, cents, was handed to him. an
.,an %aolea out of the office. The tin
". even '.a Then and Williams next a,
D+sn te ,he upon the scene might ha,
hs ,in,s i,l,se hours, when he was found q
naualin aiSo'orln near the depot in a vel
au,'lll ",a' a. condition. Mr.. Gookin. n
M r., ,os' ss'uperlhlendent, was fearful tn
bfHcsr 'l =" would be killed and reouestt
0le,, ' wa .ahnon to arrest him. His r
Mas hrona,o. nas complied with. When Kel
h hauaS %o"Shl into the dock last event,
tAlI nj, Ssea ,plteonsly to say a few word
hs viii ifII'i' : responded His Honor, s.b
for ,hirv ot The last chance you'll ha
gve % yon aays' The little change '
from wha, a .o-lhorrow will be difiare
ey did S',a' na, You got this morning" K,
led hack M be n say much, and after he W
4oh, whsn NE was : heard singing:
ri leaynl ,ell y, you what III do;
And nadI, am Town and not get drum
paaa'e my own canoe"