The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-02
A MADMAN In THE COURT.
HE MAKES Il PANDEMONIUM OF
THE FIRST DISTRICT sTATION.


A PoIiceman's Inhumanity-He Places
His Foot on the Prostrate Lunatic's
Head to Keep Him Quiet.
A prisoner in the First District Police
Court turned that usually calm abode of
justice into bowling pandemonium this
morning. He was Policeman Shelworth's
prisoner.
Shelworth had his attention drawn to
the young man early this morning. The
fellow was acting in strange manner
running around Exchange place and act
ing as though some one was pursuing
him.
He ran up the stairs of the entrance to
the Pennsylvania Railroad station, and,
vaulting over the railing which runs
around the balcony leading to the wait
ing-room, jumped to the floor below At
this Policeman Shelworth thought it
about time to take him into custody. At
the Gregory street station he gave his
name as Patrick Corcoran. of New York.
He said that he had committed a crime
in New York for which he would get
twenty years, and he did not intend to
| go back. He was placed in a cell and be-
| came violent during the morning.
When his name was called in the Police
! Court Policeman Shelworth said that he
was too violent to be brought up, and his
case was passed by.
ENTER THE LUNATIC.
| In o few minutes there was a great
clatter on the stairs leading from the
| cells to the court room; the door burst
| open and Corcoran dashed into the room
| closely followed by two policemen and
| City Prison Keeper Alex. Watson. He
| tore through the space rallied off for the
policemen and court officers, but had
| gone only short distance when he was
| overpowered by the policemen.
| He protested loudly against his deten-
| tion, and began to rave about the awful
| fate which awaited him in New York. He
/ declared that if he went back to New
| York stones would be tied to his legs and
i he would be drowned like dog.
| He seemed reassured by the manner in
| which Justice Stilsiug spoke to him, and
| consented to sit down on the prisoners
| bench between the officers, but he dis
| turbed the court proceedings so much
| with his loud talk that he was removed
into an adjoining room.
| Here he remained quiet until an effort
| was made to take him down stairs, when
| he kicked and fought desperately. 1t
took half a dozen policemen to hold him
| and he could only be quieted by being
| manacled hand and foot.
| A PoLICEMAN'S INHUMANITY.
While in this condition he continued his
| rawlings, and at one time attempted to
| raise his head, when Policeman Mullen
| brutally placed his heavy booted foot upon
| his forehead and forced his head down to
the floor again.
Mullen did not use force enough to do
the man an injury, nor, probably, in his
| excited condition, to cause him
any pain, but it was regarded
| by those who saw it as an i'm
proper and disgraceful act, and several
| bystanders demonstrated. The policeman
at first excused himself by saying that the
man was only shamming.
| Corcoran meanwhile was raving and
| crying out that he would make a charge
against Mullen.
aren't your said the latter, addressing
| seemed to dawn upon Mullen that he had
not acted hnmanely and he showed soI7
sorrow for it.
| i In his struggles Corcoran received sew
eral scratches and bruises which were un-
| avoidabe. He was finally carried down
stairs and locked in cell.
| The way in which he happened to get
| out of the cells apd up into the court
| room was THISTLE obtained bottle in
| his cell which he broke and with which
| he threatened to cut himself and all who
| come near him.
| Two policemen took him out of his cell
| while Prison Keeper Watson removed the
| broken glass. Corcoran broke away
| from the policemen and dashed out of the
| prison.
An effort will be made to send him
back to New York