New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-03
THREE CHARGES OF CLUBBING.
POLICEMEN SERIOUSLY ACCUSED

POLICEMEN SEhlOUSL1 ACCOoLD
BAD BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR-nEcoADs OF
SOME OF THE OFFICERS ACCUsERs-lNDiCA-
TIoNs OF HARSH TREATMENT.
James Maloney. age thirty years with his hcau
and face in terribly battered condition. the blood
streaming from several ugly gashes, was arraigned
in the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday by
Officer John Hooks, of the Sixteenth Precinct, VINO
charged him with being drunk and disorderly'
Malonev,s appearance was 80 revolving that justice
ordered that he be taken Into the prison
and his wounds washed Upon agalh oSH ie drSe
bakers wagon and was trying to enter the stable
door at No. 224 West Seventh-st. at 0ciocK yes
terday morning in order to get at his morse WDcn
Officer Hooks accosted him, and wanted 10 Know
what he was doing. He answered aud theu the
officer refused TO believe him. Words ensued. ana.
az the prisoner alleged HOOKS tnen cluDDeu hii III
a most brutal manner. o,,.e o..
He was taken to the Twentieth street fonce sra
ton and put into cen 11i SeiO vas T %Hen e
bic and could prove that he was IN the ha6it OF
going TO the stable every morning. Olhcer HOOKS
said that he saw Maloney trying to enter a Deer
saloon. and that he was drunk and dlsorderly lie
| denied having dubbed him but could not explain
| how the man became so bruised.
"This man. SAID Justice Otterbourg. " does not
oppear to me like who is accustomed TO drink or
to be disorderly. He looks too respectable lhcre
is one fact and that is, he has been used ID most
terrible way Maloney. said he, in conclusion VIII
| discharge you. Go home and get yonr wounds
| dressed and then if you can prove what you say,
| nd
| Won. / will take your complaint and put him under
| arrest" ~, ooo co..,
ave. saw Michael Farrell, at O'Clock YESTERDAY car
took il from him and returned 10 the store; farreii
| as soon as Kelly took the basket walked away In
Officer Bremen of the Sixteenth Precinct, brought
| Farrell into Keily's saloon, saying tnat ne had
arrested him for stealing the basket OF wihe Otter
bourg in the Jefferson Market Police Court his
head bore the evidences of severe treatment, and
his SHIRT was covered with blood. Officer Bremen
said that the prisoner had attempted 10 escape from
him and that he had knocked him down with h's
club. He also stated that friends OF Farrell bad
shot at hlm on the way to the sratiOu-house. Far
| rell denied having attempted TO escape: inns
| officer has gIudge against me-" said he, and he
has sworn TO send me up the RIVER oGe weeks %gc
had gone few blocks on the way to the statlon.
house he offered 10 give Inc back the pistol ana LEI
me 90 if ! would steal him watch. lie let me 60
did not get him any watch. and that Is the reason
why he is against me-" . ,
Farrell was held in $500 bail for trial on the
Oficer Hogan, of tho Eighteenth Precinct, ap
reared in the YOrkyiile Police Court yesterday n
complainant against Francis Callaghan, OF No. All
East rwenty-third-st., who had his head cut ap
pafenty with policeman's club, Thomas MeCar
thy, OF No. 377 Secondary, Peter Smith. OF No
| 7a3 Second-ayc and Mrs. Martha Thompson, of No
| 4iO East Twenty -third-st. He accused them of i'll
terferiug with him In the discharge OF ms duty,
"-Now that won't do, officer" sad Justice wan
|
for instance, this young man Callaghan, whose
head seems TO have been 30 terribly battered-Nhat
did he do ~ 80. ,
Callaghan's shirt front was dyed red with the
blood that flowed from the wounds on his head.
well he came between and the prisoner.
took Daniel sullivan. who resides at No. 4lO East
| Twenty-thrd-st. down TO his own door from the
corner of Second-ave., where he was kicking up a
row with his wife aud reiusngto go home with her
When had got Him inside the hall door l was at,
| tackled by these three young men here and several
! Others. They took my belt, club and hat from me-
and tore my clothes so that ! can never wear them
| again. When tried 10 follow Sullivan 70 arrest
him for assauting me with the Others the prisoners
| prevented ne, aud when some friend handed me
back nv club gave 1t TO 'cm right aud left"
"Wegl. did Callagbanido anything in particularly
"Well, no. can't say that he did any more than
the rest OF EN-"
"Mp; Thompson, tell US what you know OF this
matter
"All know" said Mrs, Thompson, sis that the
drunken mans wife. Mrs. Sullivan, asked Ile Il
help her to get her husband upstairs from the door
where he and the officer stood arguing, AS wa.
going down the stairs saw the officer strike
| Sullivan on the head and knock him down, and
then club him again repeatedly while be was down