The Jersey City news., 1891-07-14
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without giving the officers a battle.
On November 10, 1887, Brennan was
arrested on a charge of being drunk
and disorderiy by Sergeant Water.
En- route to the station house he tore
the buttons off the Sergeant's coat
and had to be dubbed into submis-
sion. He was fined s. Tor this bis
first offence. From that time up 70
the time of his death he has always
annoyed policemen. who never arrest
ed him without provocatiop. On
February Is, 1888, he was again ar
rested. Policeman Nevins had to have
him taken to the station house in a
grocery wagon because he refused to
go quietly. This time he was fined
/ $40. On October of the same year
he was again arrested by Policeman
| Nevins. He fought the policeman all
| the way to the station house, and get
ting Nevins' finger in his mouth, bit
| for being drunk and disorderly
and committed for trial for resisting
an officer For the latter offense he
was never prosecuted. On October IS,
| just eleven days later. he was arrested
| by Policeman Manning for most
brutally assaulting his wife. He was
committed far trial on this charge.
Policeman Manning lost part of his
ear in making this arrest, and on a
charge of resisting an officer Brennan
was given thirty days ut Snake Hill.
On September 2S, 1890, he was again
arrested for stabbing his wife almost
to death. Even after stabbing her he
kicked her about the body while in a
dying condition.
The woman was kept at the hos
pital for more than a month, suffer
ing from her injuries. Brennan was
admitted to bail and was arrested q
week later by Policeman Mccoy on n
charge of drunkenness. On April 10
he assaulted mis- sister-in.law. Mrs.
CoDeny, kicking her about the body
in a brutal manner, also assaulting
his wife 1t the same time. The in
human brute was arrested this time
by Policeman RyeTson. who landed
him in the station house with n sore
head, and it was on account of this
arrest that tine fatal feud occurred
this morning.
The neighbors of the Brennans
say that the couple were al
ways fighting, and when drunk
were like demons. They have child
ren, Mary Ellen, fourteen years old.
seIni-imbecile; Lizzie. thirteen;
Jimmie. eleven; Kate, eight.
and Maggie, five years.
The Oldest girl was in the
room at the time of the shooting, but
nothing could be learned from her.
Brennan was truck driver and
worked f<r Harrington, the Orchard
street con Aractor.
A GOOD OFFICER.
Ryerson was appointed November
1, 1885, and has the reputation OF
being n good officer. He was at once
placed under arrest pending investi-
CATION.
When Ryerson was first appointed
he was known as the boy policeman.
because OF his extremely youthful
involved in any serious trouble
while on duty before. Captain
Farrier, in whose precinct he served a
long time, said this morning, "Ryer-
son was always a good, courageous.
faithful officer. He has done good
service and though l do not recall
particular instances has often distin-
guished himself
Chief Murphy said:-''From the in
vestigation we have made we believe
the officer was perfectly justified
III using the extreme means he did
knowing the dangerous character of
Brennan and his wife. Moreover.
Brennan said I'll kill you now.' The
officer was clearly justified in making
the arrest in the first place. He had
a right to recapture his prisoner and
he had right when pressed to use
firearms. because he had no right to
run. If his life was in danger, as he
had every reason to believe it was, he
had right TO resort to the means he
did"
The body of Brennan was removed
to the Morgue early this morning, and
Mrs. Brennan lies at the Hospital in a
dying condition. 1t is an odd feature
of the case that it should have taken
place in the Seventh precinct, which
has hitherto been thought the quiet
est in the city.
WILSON NOT KNOWN
asked the chief clerk of Dodd &
Childs' Express Company this morn
ing, What is the reputation of Chris
topher Wilson. one of your driversY''
I'VE have no driver of that name,n
said he. Il know our drivers were
off serenading one of the newly mar
ried drivers last night, but l do not
know what his name was l am sure
we have no driver whose name is
Wilson. None OF the drivers are
around now"
The name on the police records of
the serenaded man is CHRISTOPHER
Wilson, and his occupation is given as
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