The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-15
REDDY'S Defense.
The Story He Tells Does Not
Agree with That of
Other Witnesses.
THE HEARING POSTPONED
Monahan Insinuated That His
Brother officer was
Intoxicated.

An hour and quarter was devoted By
Justice Stilsing this morning to tedious
examination Of the charges Of interfering
with an officer preferred by Patrolrnan
Reddy, of the Fourth precinct. against
James McIlhany yesterday. The cir
cumstances in connection with the case
were briefly outlined in yesterdays JKR-
sEY CITY NEWS. The proceedings this
morning places Reddy in still worse
plight, as his Testimony is diametricaIly
opposed to that given by Patrolman
Monohan, a brother officer.
In court this morning Rsddy said that
he was standing alone about one o'clock
Thursday morning in front of Albers'
saloon, Montgomery and Washington
streets. waiting for car. He had been
assigned as special officer to accompany
Courts Glenwood and Lafayette Forest
ers' excursion, and reached home about
ten O'Clock. He was not expected to re-
port for duty until one o'clock the next
day. He was in citizens clothes with q
badge under his coat. He noticed q
WON an standing at the saloon door,
Reddy then gave this account of the
conversation between himself and the
woman.-
"Who in the h-n are you looking at.
you - 7" asked the woman. Pm an
officer" replied Reddy. ssYou can't talk
that way on the street. Pll place you
under arrest" The woman used other
indecent expressions. Reddy proceeded
to place her under arrest. The woman
screamed and McIlhany, with friend
named Thomas Gross, rushed to her as
sistance from across the street. McIlhany
| punched the patrolman in the eye The
| patrolman let 60 the woman and placed
McIlhany under arrest
MONAHAN APPEARS
| At this point Alber's bartender ap-
| peared at the door and blew a call
whistle. Patrolman Monahan responded.
| Monahan had struck Reddy several times
| before he made known TO him that he
was policeman and McIlhany was his
prisoner. Reddy claimed that he was
| perfectly sober at the time; that he had
made no improper advances to the
woman, and that while he took McIlhany
| to the station house Monahan escorted
| the woman, Mrs. Gleason, thereto.
| Patrolman Monohan's version of the
! affair was quite different Monohan COR
| roborated Reddy's statement so far as his
assault upon the latter was concerned;
but he contradicted Reddy's statement
| that he (Reddy) was alone. He seemed
| to be accompanied by friends, one of
whom begged Reddy to keep quiet and
followed him all the way to the station
house. This bears out Mcllhany'S state
ment that Reddy was with friends when
! the assault was commenced. Monohan
! denied that he escorted Mrs. Gleason to the
station house and said she followed with
others to protest against the arrest of Nc
| Ilhany, and preferred The charge of dis
| orderly conduct to Sergeant Snow after
| she arrived at the station house. Mona
| han also testified that he believed Reddy
| was intoxicated, and that after he had
| left McIlhany in Reddy's charge, Reddy
| having produced his badge, Reddy in
| stead of marching McIlhany of to the
station house set upon him again. Mono
| han interfered and said, IF you don't
| propose to arrest the prisoner I'll arrest
him and you come along Co the station
house and prefer. your charges" Reddy
consented, but after a short distance left
his prisoner, the prisoner meanwhile de-
manding that ne be locked up.
| M'ILHANY DEMANDED ARREST.
Reddy denies that he again assaulted
the prisoner, but said the prisoner began
to resist. This does not hold good, for it
is admitted on all sides that McIIhany
demanded that he be placed under arr
rest.
McIlhany said he heard the woman
| scream, and he and his friend Gross
| rushed across the street. One of Reddy's
friends hit Gross over the head with an
umbrella.
McIlhany was held on charge OF as
sault and battery but was subsequently
| paroled. The woman was not In court.
| Counsellor Norman L. Rome, who repre-
ssnted McIlhany, asked that thorough
| investigation be made, and Justice Stills
ing postponed further hearing until next
1 TUESDAY, morning