The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-22
YOUNG HEWlTTS ARREST,
POLICEMAN R0NK TRIED FOR UsLR9
TIE EI-MA YOR'S son ROUGHLY

The Policeman swears he DiSA't RtrfhS
the Young Man aHd Mr.. Hewitt IL Sure
Lac Didh't Resist Arrest-CommissiensR
Voorhis will Settle tho Question.
Policeman Sylvanus Ronk was on trial before
the Police Commissioners yesterday afternoon
on the COMPLAINT OF Peter Cooper Hewitt son
OF ex-Mayor Hewitt for msltreatment In ar
resting him in front OF tho Madison Square
Theatre on the afternoon OF May IA. Whom
young Mr.. Hewitt was arrested he was engaged
In quarrel with CRbman John o'ConnolA
Ex-Mayor Hewitt, DR.. AGnew. and several lea
dies attended tho trial The ex-Mayor aps
peared for his son.
Young Mr.. Hewitt took the stand FIRST He
was very nervous and told q disconnected and
rather rambling story. He said several times
during his testimony that he was considerably
shaken up by Ronk, and could not remember
all that happened. Summed up, his testimony
amounted to the statement that the policeman
rubbed his head with his club and disarranroG
his clothing.
II don't think tho policeman struck me, h.
said; he was behind me. and COULDN'T 80
him. My arm was hurtIand my head WaA
sore.'
James D. Townsend, a reporter. said ho saw
Mr.. Hewitt struggling with two policemen.
One had him by the arm and the other held
him by the neck. Tho witness said to the
policemen: You have no right to treat gem
tlsman in this manner. l demand that he BE-
taken to the station house in a cab.
Tho policemen" continued Mr. Townsend
paid no attention to my request and ap4
peaied to the roundsman."
Mrs. y. y. Collier OF 1856 Madison avenue to0-
tilted that she saw Officer Ronk strike q
straight blow at Mr.. Hewit,'s throat and knock
his hat back on his head. Mr.. Hewitt did not
resent the assault
Miss Emma Pearl whitney who is a member
Of Miss Hewitt's orchestra, said that she saw
Ronk take Mr.. Hewitt by the collar. push him
against the iron railing. and then drag him OF.
james Gillllan. ex- United States Treasurer,
said he WIS on the balcony OF his residence. 80
West Twenty-fourth street. and saw Ronk
dragging MIR. Hewitt along by his coat collar,
Mr.. Hewitt was being used in very rough way.
Mrs Margaret Miller OFF, West Seventeenth
street said that she was passing tho Madison
Square Theatre and saw a policeman give Mr.,
Hewitt a poke with his club. Then the of1cer
knocked his legs together She heard some
one sas: they're not going to let dudes run
u. A. Bonita OF the Madison Square Theatre
was the first witness for Ronk. He said he saw
clinRinG 10 u raj! on the north side OF the street
He did not see Ronk use any unnecessary vio-
lence
Ionndsman Joseph G. Geheean. who waG
charged with falling to Interfere in the as
m on ' be wens M bis Tss anG
the station house. Here the ex-Mayor said
misRDnre hensinn. and that the accusation
against the roundsman was due to ialse iden-
Policeman Edward G. Glenmsn Of the Broad
way squad. who assisted Ronk. testified that
assist Ronk. he denied that any unnecessary
violence was used. and said that the prisoner
ilie,reatment On the way 10 the station house.
at Tie f,aii%sa house when Mr., Hewitt was
complaint. and as Mr.. Hewitt was about to
leave he said he had been badly treated By
Ronk.
James {! Ch Ii q 2l7 East Tyenty;si1th
was at all harsh, and it was his opinion that
MIR. Hewitt disarraneed his own clothing By
nj 1e sS hn %ha 90.
CURED when he arrested young Mr.. Hewitt He
fsd eonh esSt d front the
crowd on the sidewalk. and ran up and saw Mn
Hewitt having some trouble with c4bmen,
not strike Mr.. Hewitt the moment he tthe Wit
ness came up.
The ex Mayor, that is true. Tho stenoErapher.s
Ronk declared that he did pot even put his
hand on young MIR. Hewitt The cabman and
each other. lie rounds@an came sao and aE asfed
the witness what was the matter. and he told
the EoIP ,i pa The cabman decided after
sauit against MI. Hewitt Then he 81 Changed red
his mind. He said o me, Ronk testified thaS
arrested. He, said Ms head felt sore from the
blows from Mr. Hewitt's cane. went up to
Nj. Hewitt and put my hand on his arm and
roundsman. calling him Sergeant, Can't you
tell him to leave me alone {? told the rounds-
man that the cuDmRl wanted MIR HaWiEf
rested. MIR. Hewitt had part Of his broken
cane in his hand. had him by the arm
hh bh59Ssh ~
he snd an't going to the house, and tried
,Konk said that Policeman Glennan came
along after he. Ronk had gotten Mr.. Hewitt
away from the railing. At the station the CABS
man = preferred charge Of assault against Mr.
:. The Mayor cross-e1amined Policeman
Ronk thus
1ns yoa tccE soId = n Tes. hand Vi,h yosS rsss
have your cIuG in your right hand Al did wv
S.dP 5s much Of q
!, @Ip rushed aim =, dom, push MN
had az 2u HI On 4 sS'
oGeer %snIsn :si he was going a. IGh ROW vail
Ing he aske! yo9 to let up puirg saving he gould go
s%a. a. a. 'ou4'' hold Of him to SrAA
"a. IN PS.: e q Ios aps :sa |
In answer to questions Of Commissioner
he hit Hewitt with his whip after Hewitt struck
him with his canc The witness denied that he
had. as Mrs. collier testified. hit Hewitt In the
hr"at lnst before ,nrr4, ling him.
Commissioner Noorhis declared the case
closed.
Five Police Regiments VIII Drill To-day.
The police viii have their FIRST open.air drill today
rersAtory IN the annual parade of tho force on May