The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-28
CLUBBED FOR COMPLAINING.
SOMETHING PAINFULLY FAMILIAR
ABoUT THIS POLICE CASE
The Victim OF M Assault on n Staten
Island Bont the Only Man Arrested
When the Police Were Called In.


The Victim OF M Assault on n Staten
Island uont the Only Man Arrested
When the Police Were Called In.
Whom the Staten Island ferrybont arrived at
the Battery slip Mt about $3.50 last evening, and
q six horse tally-ho filed with members u a
coachinR club attempted TO drive away, there
was cry for police and an attempt to stop the
vehicle. There was some loud talk for u mo-
ment, and then two policemen cimo M. Sew
eral Witnesses tell this story OF what happened:
young man, hatless. coatless, his face
badly bruised and covered wiA blood, came
painfully forward and said lie wished % make
complaint against man on the coach who had
assaulted him. Ho bent over with his hand
on his side as though suffering severely from
some injury there. He picked out man who.
he said. had pounded and kicked him on tho
boat until he was rescued by other passengers.
The man accused ut first denied having seen
tho complainant before but finally said that
tho fellow had annoyed him and he had
thumped him. Thereupon one OF the police
men sold to the complainant:
See here, II you make this complaint you'll
be locked up, too. Do you want 10 spend tho
night at the station huusey"
The young man thought moment. and thon
made UP his mind that justice wasn't worth
such sacrifice. He decided to withdraw tho
comp aint. The coaching man rcJoned his
friends. and tho battered Young man started
one of the policemen gave him violent punch
~ the back with his long night stick. The VIC
tim doubled up with Eroan and tried to move
oihis long club. The bysIIAndei cried ;,
The protests were 20 loud that the policeman
desisted. aud the victim limped painfully away.
IOipnmana followed ~
sisted on knowing his number. They found it
WTqS 2.542 J. T. Canayan Of ESQ broadway.
Low Of Fulton street Brooklyn. wont to the
Old sllp station to make complaint against the
10 take the complaint, and directed them 10
Police Headquarters. They We're ABOUT TO
stHTt for Head !uarter1, when to their snrnrise
He compIained, q him ior ]iIehlin4 with no
a disturbance on the street"
Both TIE sergeant and the policeman seemed
other Witnesses should remain while he CON.
plant against the young man. whose name Is
James Sweem,ey. and who lives IN Brooklyn;
hints to leave. Before the charge was entered
tho Sergeant was called away from the desk
and pain legged mercy rt OF Ills cartors.
" Ii you knew how hard have to work to get
along you wouldn't tieat me this way" he
said.
wouldn't be in this scrape. Where are your
hat and coat" said the policeman,
On the boat You know there was no
trouble on the street." was the reply.
The policeman was bothered by this fact and
Its bearing on the charge he had made, tut lie
didn't change the accusation when the SER
gcnnt came back Then ar. tanavan and tho
others went TO Police. Headquarters. They
learned that the name OF tho policeman against
whom they desired to COMPLAIN is F. +. Smith.
Tho taptain in charge told them to call this
morning and enter their complaint with act
ing Superintendent Byrnes
Mr.. Canayan declares that he will push the
case vigorously against the policeman. and he
desires that other witnesses of the affair will
witt him: 'Of course the young
man would not have been arrested If we had
not taken tho officers number for the purpose
OF making complaint lie had to hunt him up
and arrest him then. in order to provide some
shallow of "A case in his defence. SO We arc
really responsible for getting the young man
in o the last part Of his trouble, and roposs
10 get him out Of 1t II POSSIBLE. Some OF he
pa sonCers on the boat told me that he was
attacked without cause, and thnt half tho
members OF tie club Joinei in pounding and
kicking him before he was rescued by the
other passengers