Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-14
FOUGHT our WITH CLUBS.
Two Policemen Attack Each other
FHriOusIy on BIeeeher street.

Two Policemen Attack Each other
FuriOusIy on BIeeeEcr street.
New York world.l
One of the most disgraceful scenes
imaginable, and one that reflects great
discredit upon the police department,
was witnessed by large crowd Of people
on Blocker street, within stones throw
of the marble building, about 1890
o'clock last night. Ii was not case of
a policeman using his club upon an un-
offending citizen this time, but the I'M
usual spectacle of two of the finest, "
In full uniform and armed with their
long night-sticks," numerically club
bing each other. Blood flowed freely
from several wounds, and it was evident
that the coppers were well trained in
the manual of using their weapons.
II was just 1875 o'clock that two men
rushed into headquarters and told Ser
CANT Keleher, Of the Bureau Of Infor-
nation, that two officers were clubbing
each otner on Blocker street, near the
Bowery. The men were ushered into
Inspector Conlin's room, and moment
later two women came breathlessly into
the building calculating between gasps ::
"For Gods sake send around TO
Blocker street. Two policemen are
killing each other. Please be quick, be-
cause Il, res a riot there.
Inspector COnlin at once hustled OIL
Sergeant Kellcher, accompanied by two
of Inspector Byrnes's most muscular
detectives, but when they reached the
scene of the conflict, which was as brief
as 1t was bloody, nothing could be seen
except large crowd of several hundred
men, women, and children. a pool of
blood in front of No. 3 Blocker street
and trail OF crimson fluid reaching
from the pool on the north side of the
street across the thoroughfare diagonally
TO and into n tenement house at No. 81
Elizabeth street. The two combatants
had been separated by brother officer
and several citizen friends of the club
bers and had disappeared.
The contestants were John Irving, of
the Mercer-street police. under Captain
Brogan, ard Joseph p. Mcclure, of
Captain Meakim's command, in Mulberry
Blocker street, the middle of that thor
oughfare being the dividing line of the
two precincts. Both the men are large
and powerful, and both young. Nc
CURE is very heavily built, but
the other is a few inches taller.
Both had apparently been on the
most friendly terms up to the
time of the brutal smuggling. They were
seen by people living in the immediate
neighbOrhood on their respective beats
few minutes before the battle, and the
first intimation they had of any misun-
derstanding was the raining OF blogs
upon each other with their clubs, inter
spersed with curses. At the commence
ment Mcclure was heard to say "DOnt,
Irving, don't" but the latter did not
heed the appeal, and the conflict became
more earnest.
Irving at once left his post to attend
to his wounds, and Mcclure, who appa-
rently suffered the most was hurried into
No. 81 Elizabeth street, where he washed
the blood from his face and hands and
was afterwards found there 10y Sergeant
kelleher, who took him around to the
Inspector. On the way thither he stag
cered and reeled like drunken man, and
once or twice came near falling to the pave
ment. 1t was not drink, however that
caused his unsteadiness, but the effect Of
the terrible beating he had received.
His head was greatly swollen and his lip
was badly cut, while the blood flowed
from that wound as well as from severe
laceration on the right hand. He told
the Inspector that a few minutes prior he
saw two women talking to Irving and
subsequently they came over to him and
had a few words of conversation.
After they had gone Irving crossed the
street and coming up to him said q" You
are - chump," apparently being
Jealous of him (McGurel. At the same
time he struck him on the head with his
club, and then, in defending himself, he
also struck Irving, until they were sepa-
rated by another officer of the Tenth
precinct patrolhng on Elizabeth street.
Meanwhile the inspector sent Sergeant
Kelleher in search of Irving, and when
he was brought to headquarters he told
his side of the story. He said that two
ladies came 10 him and asked the way to
Delaney and Allen streets, and left at
once. A few moments later McGuire
came across the street off his post and
commenced chatting him about the wo-
men. Mcclure tantilized him exceed
ingly, when Irving said
acct out Go over on your own post
and mind your own business.
Then McGuire struck him n savage
blow with bis fist on the mouth, which
he retaliated with his club. Blows were
then interchanged, and the two were
soon after parted. Irving also bears
marks of terrible beating. Besides
his right eye being put in mourning
and partly swollen, his upper lip was
split. and he has severe buses about his
head. SO that he could scarcely keep his
hat on. During the conflict several
friends of McGuire, who is greatly liked
bv the people on his post, tried to inter
cede in his behalf, but for their pains
they also received severe clubbing at the
hands of Irving. The latter, however,
said that he was dazed when he welded
his club, and did not know whom he
struck. g,
Inspector Conlin then summoned
Sergeant Kelly and Roundsman Camll,
of the Tenth precinct, and Sergeant
Thompson, Of the Fifteenth precinct
in the absence OF their respective cap
tains, and paroled the two pugilistc
officers in their custody to. the station
house until this morning, when they will
be brought before Superintendent Muir
raw at 10 o'clock. 1t is likely that both
will have to relinquish their shields and
clubs. Both men are new on the force,
neither having yet served their second
wear. Mcclure. it is said, has already
been transferred no less than four times,
he having been under Captain Williams
in the old Twenty-ninth precinct, from
which he was forced by both Williams
and Inspector Steers.
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