The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
THE FINEST" POLICE.

TWO OF IT'S MEMBERS IN A RATHER BAD PRE-
DIcAMENT-cHAEGED WITH UNJUsTLY CLUB
BING CITIZEN.
When Frederick Simmons was brought to the JEFF
ferson Market Police Court December 10 his head
was swollen, there was a cut behind his ear and he
seemed generally used up. As couple of officers
who had him in charge displayed q most desperate
willingness to call down on him the laws heavi-
est penalties the Court concluded that Simmons
right and the police wrong. All
this reported at the Central Office and
yesterday Officers O Brien and Reilly called up
before President Smith for trial First the story of
the clubbing and it's causes recited. The Of
fcers had Simmons in company with old
man, named Mccormack, whom they had before no.
ticed with some money in his hand. and
this. they judged. gave them the right to
arrest Simmons, because he could not tell
them what became of it. Simmons, it appears, OBJ
jected to this summary treatment broke away from
them, and in conseQ uence soundly battered by
both policemen when they laid hands on him. Old
Mccormack II little mite of a man, with determ-
nation not to be "bulldozed" animatlng every inch
of him. told the Court that he going home with
q bag of sugar under his jacket, it raining,
when the officers laid hold Of him and took it away
robbery" said Mccormack. ''They niver moinded
that We're privaleeged charachers, ses they, and
we cared to we'd sthrip the shirt aft yer back Thin
they agreed to settle it thrated thin. So TUX
thin into Jems Hinry Quinns saloon and there they
aich drunk their schooner ale wild black piper in
it,"
This was hard on Messrs. OBrien and Reilly So
they brought up James Henry Quinn. swear that
he had not seen one or the other in his place on the
10th of December. This James Henry swore, and he
could do it conscentiOusly, too for the crossexam
nation showed he was sick and abed at the time when
this 'thratng" alleged to have occurred. and
would have to look straight through good sized
partition before he could the hobnobbing officers
Then Michael Smith called to swear he had
neither Of the officers drink any liquor. This
it found, he could do with great ease as his
predecessor, he admitted there place in
taxpayer Of the Twentieth ward WAS called who as
sured the Commissioners that he had lived there
thirty-two years, and furnishing them various
other photographed notes, when he was asked
directly by Officer Reilly, Ibid you ever see me
drunk p
II know ye { be most efficient officer" said the
witness, with mellow brogue.
Ibid ycu ever drunk?' was repeated.
lima taxpayer and rsidint in the ward for
Answer roared President Smith, 'Did you ever
see him drunk"
There do be noises in street, sir, sweetly
piled the citizen; but taxpayer as l am. and rs-
didn't"
That witness was not allowed to furnish any fur
Their voucher for Reilly character.
So half dozen witnesses having sworn they had
seen the two officers club simmons and misbehave
generally, the closed by General Smith stig
that the man should have been arrested; from
which 1t is inferred that the outlook is rather blue
Messrs. OBrien and Reilly. The case OF Officers
Burns and Ryan. Of the Fourteenth precinct accused
of cowartce at the shooting of Officer Furniss, was
adjourned till Monday.