The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-29
How the Victim Of a POI
liceman's Bullet APP
peared in Court.
ARE THE POLICE TO BLAME.
They Throw the Blame on st.
Mary's---Mr. Collins Bases a
Criminal Charge on the
Shooting Of Neil
Murray.

Justice Stilsing's court was crowed thin
morning when Maurice 0sDonneif and
Neil Murray, both of whom were shot By
Second precinct policemen, were ushered
into the court room. O'Donnell, it viii
be remembered, was shot in the hip by
Patrolman Harney on Sunday night week
while attempting to escape after the
policeman surprised him siHsuccessfssss11yy
attempting to burglarize store on Pa
vonia avenue. His case was quickly dis
posed Of He was committed on two
charges in connection with the attempt
to break and enter the store.
BADLY HURT.
Curiosity, however, was centered In the
bent, dilapidated figure of Neil Murray,
who was shot twice in the hip by PoliSaa Il
man Cox while resisting arrest for IL !, i
saulting his brother Thomas in He,aeas
derson street saloon on Monday nigh /
week 1t will be remembered that Nei47
escaped and took refuge in ST. Mary'sv
Hospital.
The big burly form has wasted away
during mis- confinement. and with clothes
hanging loosely on his attenuated frame
and the bullets still in his body he stag-
gered between two officers to seat near
the reporters table. His head drooped
on his breast, and low gutteral sound of
cough several times issued from be-
tween his thin, whitened lips.
THAT man Is in no condition to be
brought here said Mr. Gilbert Collins.
his counsel.
Il understand he was discharged from
the hospital yesterday by the surgeon
replied the Judge; but it is very evident
that he is in no fit condition for examlna-
ton at present.
The Judge ordered that an ambulance
be sent for and the prisoner conveyed to
the City Hospital The prisoner said he
had been discharged by the surgeon of
st, Mary's under the supposition that he
was to be immediately conveyed TO the
City Hospital
TURNING THE TABLES
Mr.. Collins said he wanted to prefer
charge of atrocious assault and battery
against the patrolman who did the shoot
ing.
Cox at first consented to examination.
but subsequently, he changed his mind
and said he desired the hearing to pro-
ceed. Mr.. Collins was willing to proceed
If postpOnement would embarrass the
patroiman. Police Captain Smith in
formed the Court that Cox would not
be suspended pending the examination as
he had simply done his duty as an officer.
The captain also denied Murray's state
ment, supplemented by the voluntary in
formation of Mr.. McCorlev. with whom
Murray boaEded, that the sisters at the
hOSpltal ulu nOt CoHSlu5I tn6 prisoner p
condition such es to warrant his dis
charge.
The Captain said he telephoned. to the
Sisters to ascertain if Murray s condition
was such that he could appear in court
and they had answered back the word
Undoubtedly" The Captains statement
is further corroborated by Chief of Police
Murphy, who says that he got word from
the surgeon of st. Mary's yesterday to
the effect that Neil was well enough TO be
discharged.
Neill was this morning held in the sum
Of $500 and his brother in the sum of 500,
before the former was removed to the
City Hospital Mr.. Collins himself giving
the necessary bonds for the appearance of