The daily critic., 1890-07-12
CHARGED NTH ASSAULTING A
NEGRO WHO RESISTED.
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY IN THE CASE.
Brother Officers Tell Their Story Of
the Affair.
IT SHOWS THAT THE MAN DID his DUTY
The Negro Had the Marks on Him Next
Day-.-His Bad Reputation Shown,
The Case Continued.


There was as much interest in the
trial Of the Dean Hutchinson case yes
terday afternoon as there was on the
previous day Both sides had friends
there, and the courtroom was again
crowded
The defense opened up by calling
Samuel Hutchinson to the stand. lie
denied emphaiically that he was drunk
on May "a, the day on which the as.
sault is alleged to have been committed
by Officer Dean. lie said that he did
not resist arrest on that occasion, al.
though he admitted that he had pre-
viously resisted officers who had at
tempted to arrest him.
officer Carson, who was with Dean
on N street the day that the arrest was
made, said: Hutchinson and four others
came staggering along the sidewalk
with their arms locked together: they
were cursing and swearing and
making considerable disturbance We
placed them under arrest and started for
the Fifth street station. Dean took
Hutchinson and Simms and he (Carsonl
attempted TO take the other three. One
Of them named Fowler made a break
for liberty and / gave chase. The next
time ] saw Hutchinson he was being
taken 10 the station house bv Officers
Howell and Peach. l did not see Officer
Dean strike Hutchinson a single blow"
HUTCHINSON RESISTED ARREST.
Henry Ready. plasterer, was on his
W hnrsaa 4.
Officer Dean pursuing Hutchinson on
Ridge street. When the colored man
found that the officer was getting pretty
close to him he turned and doubled his
fist, as II 10 strike. The two men crap.
pied and Dean succeeded in throwing
him, after which he pulled him up and
started up Fourth street. AT the corner
OF Fourth and Ridge streets Hutchinson
made an effort to trip Dean, and they
both fell together again. BY this time
quite crowd had gathered, and tried
to stimulate Hutchinson 10 a more
VIGOROUS resistance. At this periol
Otlcer Dean drew his revolver aud
ordered the crowd to stand back. He
bad no club, and the witness was posi-.
tive that he did not strike the prisoner.
Officers DAILY, Tramwel, Ferguson,
Barnes. Denny and Sergeant Dunnlgau
were called TO testify to Huichinson's
reputation, and said he was In the habit
OF consorting with the worst crowd OF
thieves, burglars and murderers in the
precinct Many Of his associates are
now serving terms In the penitentIary.
One was concerned In the Crippen
tragedy, They also swore that he was
a man who habitually resisted officers.
Officer Taylor stated that he saw
Hutchinson scuiiling with Dean near
Fourth and n streets, aud he went to
his assistance. They started in the di-
rCction Of the-station, but met Officers
Howell and Peach and turned the pris
oner over TO their custody. He did not
see Dean strike Hutchinson az any time.
Officer Howell testified to going from
the station house 10 see what was the
trouble, and be met Dean and Taylor
with the prisoner. Hutchinson also re-
sisted him and he struck him twice
In the back OF the neck with his ist.
knocking him down both times.
THE oFFIoER's STORY.
Al this stage In the trial Mr.. Dean
was called 10 the stand. He said
Hutchinson broke away from me and
started to run through Ridge street al
ley / fired one shot in the ground to
fHghten the negro and then put the re-
YolveT back IN my pocket. Caught
Hutchinson on Ridge street, near
Fourth. and had 10 throw him In order
10 keep him from striking me. had
no billy TO use, as had lost Il Ia the
chase. | deny having struck the prls-
Oner at any time. and did not have my
revolver out Of my pocket from the time
that discharged il In the Ridge street
alley until | pulled It at Fourth and
Ridge street 10 keep the crowd back.
Judge Miller here asked how Il could
have been possible for Hutchinson to
have been so terribly beaten and still
not have any evidences of It when he
appeared In court the next morning, ex-
cept that one Of his ewes was infamed.
BailiH kindig, who examined Hutch
inson' head and eye al Judge Miller's
request on that morning, swOre that
there was no abrasion Of any kidd.
There was other evidence 10 the same
effect.
Hutchinson again reiterated that he
had been hit and cut over the right eye.
and Lawyer Ricks, who looked at his
head thai morning, sw0re that it was
badly cut
THE TRIAL RESUMED.
The trial Of Dean was resumed this
afternoon AZ = ofgIopE