New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-21
ATTACKED ON HIS WAY HOME
CHARGES AGAINST A PARK POLICEMAN.
ARREsTING A MEMBER AND AN Ex-MEMBER CT THa

ARREsTING A MEMBER AND AN Ex-MEMBER CT THR
PoRCE-DID THEY COMMIT THE ASSAULT
Policeman James Z. Ferguson, of the Twep-
tythird Precinct. patrolling Madison-aye.,
Eighty -seventh-st. between and o'clock Saturday
night, when his attention arrested by the voice OF
man crying Murderl Polce!" Rappng with his club
us he ran, Ferguson hurried through Eighty
toward the Park. whence the sounds OF distress had
Reachns Ffthave. officer was able to discern
in the moonlight the form OF a man lying the
sidewalk the Park wall, while beside him
some one standing Fastening to tho spot the po-
ceman discovered third person standing upon the
Park wall dressed in the uniform Of Park policeman.
The f1 ure standing on the walk drew back from tho
form the ground as Ferguson up and the
who was down struggled half sitting posture and
said
ARREST these men ; they have assaulted me-"
"Come down here, off that fence :" shouted Fergu-
to the man in the garb OF Park policeman
standing on the wall "Come down, say or I'll blow
hole through YOU" continued Ferguson, ut the
time drawing his pistol with hand aud grabbing tho
man who stood near the fallen Policeman Loonan
joined the party, having heard the rapping
of Ferguson's club Then the
the wall came down and was
taken in custody, together with the the ground
and the who stood beside him.
The party, conducted by Ferguson and Loonan, went
the TwsDty-third Precinct Police sation-house in
Eghtyeighth-st. There Sergeant Haradon drew forth
the fact that the injured man who had cried for help
Jacob schwarzer, builder, whose home is at No.
1865 Fifh-ave. His face terribly beaten and
covered with blood, as his clothing His lips were
cut his nose was crushed, and a long cut extended
across the right cheek. Sergeant Hara-
don learned that the man who stood near
schwarzler when Ferguson reached the party was
John j. McDonnell, once Park policeman NUMBER 80,
and that the on the wall III uniform was Matthew
McInerney, employed on the Park forcs.
The statement drawn from schwarzer was. that he
alighted from Madson-ave street Eighty
Saturday evening walked through that street to Fifth
ave-. was proceeding his home between Eighty
seventh and Eightyeghth when he heard footsteps
behind him. Schwarzer says he turned thinking his
perhaps coming behind him. Instead Of his
son, the footsteps those of Park Policeman Nc
Inerney. who in uniform. Before he could elude
his pursuer schwarzler states McInerney struck him,
after which they cinched and scbwarzer seized his
salant by He thinks he could have him
had ex-Park Policeman Mcdonnell at the moment
behind him and struck him blow that felled him.
schwarzler states that both kicked his body and
stamped his head and face with their boot heels His
wounds seemed to corrobOrate his statement
Ex-Park Policeman Mcdonnell was locked up at the
Eghty-eighth Street Staton-house. and Ferguson
directed take McInerney to the Park Police Sta
ton at the Arsenal. which he did. There seIgeant
after which he suspended him indefinitely and then told
Ferguson that McInerney the disposal OF
me regular force Ferguson took his man BACK TO the
EIghty-eighth Street Police Station, where he was
locked up scnNArLleF was taken nome
In the Harlem Police Court yesterday. before
Justice ,wclde, McInerney made statement
II. the east drive from EIghtyslxth 10
to Ninety-sXth-st While patrollng his post saturday
evening he met Mcdonnell aud they stood talking at
Eighty -sIt-st 300 feet from Fifh-aye when Mclner
ney says ana his companion heard the cries that OH
Ferguson declares attracted his attention Both
the spot aud found Sch war2erOn the ground md they
trying MS story when Officer Ferguson came.
McIncrey stated that FergusOns arrival the pros
trate man turned toward Mcdonnell and himself and
said: Two have attacked and tried
to rob me. and there are the men,
Justice Welde held botn Park officers to await the
suit SchwarZeTs injuries, which the police surgeon at
the Eighty-eghth street Station stated were serious
McInerney IS about twenty-five years old, slm and
sInOOth-faced. He has been the force two years,
during which time several charges OF ntoxc1tion have
been made him. Two weeks he absent
without leave. and fined days pay Mcdonnell
was discharged from the Park force onNOvember %
last for ONcatiOn. several Ike charges having been
made before.
schwarzer the injured man. at the time OF his injuries
had his person several hundred dollars in currency
and checks. He Is man nearly fifty years old aud
weighs 200 pounds