New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
A RIOTOUS DAY IN TROP.
THE RIVAL POLICEMEN IN ACTUAL CONTLICT-TlIE
MURPHY MEN TRIUMPH.

THE RIVAL POLICEMEN IN ACTUAL CONFLlCT-IlE
MURPHY MEN TRIUMPH.
Troy, n. Y, Dec: OF. b. Sears, claiming
to be an agent of the Kendle Manufacturing Company
of Providence was arrested to-day for swindng mer
chants He represented that the Kendo Company
(soapine makers had ns ructed him to purchase OF the
Troy merchants soapine FOR free circulation mere INC
soaplne obtained at the ruling prices by the alleged
agent who ordered the bills sent to the manufacturers
Telegrams to the latter revealed the fact tna Sears was
q fraud
Sears was arrested to-day and taken before Justice
Hassett to answer charge of false preences The war
obtained by Mr. Lee this morning who gave Ii
Captain Cary of the police force who took the
prisoner before the Justice After Issuing the warrant
the Justice found that the offence with
which the charged was larceny
in the second degree and not false pretences according
to the Penal Code. At the hearing he discharged
the prisoner, but Immediately issued new warrant un
der the Penal Code, and gave 1t TO Captain OLough
lin, of the regular force. Sears was yet
present and the captain arrested him. The case was
adjourned until Monday, AID the Justice made out
commitment. which he gave to O'Loughlin, ordering
INN TO take the prisoner 10 jail
Captain Cary then stepped up ana dcnehded @
the prisoner. " demand Rim bv virtue OF 10Y
authority as Deputy Shcrh," said Cary. Some twenty
OF the other alleged officers and iuany "heelers
up from the cellar OF the Ciy lla rushed INTO tle
Justices office, rescued the prisoner from captain
OLOug ghn, and took him down stairs, where they CON
hned nm IN room lhcy mao no aHu 2 ~
warrant, but holding the prisoner Warrants were
II
Flynn aud Patrick McDonohue for rescuing prisoner
The warrant of tho new police was gwen
to Captain OLOughlin and detective T.. j. Mckenna
Cary and Flynn found III fEirdst near the city
Hall Flynn taken in custody by McKenna, while
OLou.iD took Cary. Both prisoners had other alleged
officers Of their force with them, and while they Jointly
resisted McKenna and OLoughin, Oncer Craver,
of tho fOrc' ran Tor assistance 10
Qnglcy, the superintendent In the CITY Hal, ana
a force OF his then the assistance 0i flInn'
Cary and the others AT the same tine reserve from
She second CcncL guiar5 came out and succeeded III
placing Flynn and Cary In the Second Precinct PoHce
deHuerntc
ekHany blows struck Y Quieloy's mcnsD OF the
foremost Captain O'Coun0r; who was also locked
up The .ular police dc3stJd from tue u9e Ol their
club Captain OLougIn ordering them not to use Their
ubs; Det,c i've Ahern, Of the new force. seized
McKenua's tail when officer showed bin back,
aud AnoTn took TO flight Sears escaped from the win
Cow OF the city II cellar during the disturbance,
but was iccauturci by OnCcr ODay ana
locked up in the lar again. At 40 o'clock Segeaut
Mod uuuIl. thc force arrested IN Ihlfd ST.
10y Officers NfcKcnna and Kenneaiy and l"ck d Up, -
The prisoners tak'n before the County JuGSr on
writ Of labeas corpus and bai.cd. They were nmed
ately arrested again for resis ing officers. They we're
kent locked for two hours ana were Ddlled Dy justice
Jcnnyss for the Grand Jury.