The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-29
A POLICEMAN IN TROUBLE.
oncer KavAnauSh Charged With Pc

Oncer Kavanauzh Charged With Per
jury and Two Other Cffenses.
Policeman Frank Kavanaughs lot is not
a happy one. He is only a recent ap>
pointee on the force. but has already big
list Of arrests to his credit.
His Eeal in performing his duty is the
cause of all his trouble. A few weeks ago
be arrested Thomas Cleary for disorderIy
conduct, and pointed his pistol at his pris-
oner. The next day Clesry, after being re-
leased from the barracks. swore out a war
rant in Justice Reynolds court charging
Kavanaugh with pointing a pistol at him.
He gave bond and will be tried at the No
vember term of the city court.
To-day he is to be arrested on three war
rants. charging him with perjury. assault
with intent to murder and pointing a
loaded pistol at another, and will have to
answer before Mayor McDonough an in
formation docket charge Of unnecessarily
drawing his pistol on prisoner.
Night before last Kavanaugh, while in
citizens dress on South Broad street, ar
rested Pat Ksarney for disorderly conduct.
kearney objected to being arrested
and Kavanaugh drew his pistol.
Kearney knocked the officer down,
and he blew his whistle for assistance.
Officers Unger and Davis responded aud
Kearnley agreed to go along with them.
W AAA7 hc was III k6 Oh Ln6Se OLlc6rS lE
is alleged Kavanaugh struck him with a
"billy.n
The affair created considerable excite
ment and attracted a big crowd, among
which were James Mcbride, Frank Hirt
and Daniel O'Sullivan. They followed the
officers aud Kearney to the barracks and
went inside. As kearney was being taken
through the sally-port, il is charged, Ka-
vaneugh struck him in the face again with
his hhlllYU pUtfhns1f
After preferring charges against Kear-
ney, Officer Kavanaugh turned around and
placed Mcbride, Hrt and O'Sullivan under
arrest on a charge of interfering
with an officer. They were indig-
nant at the turn affairs had
taken but gave bond. Yesterday morning.
Kearney was fined 80 by Mayor Nc
Donough, but Mcbride, Hirt and O'Sulllvau
were discharged, there being no evidence
10 show that they had interfered with the
officer.
Officer Kavanaugh, it is said, swore in
the police court that O'Sullivan was in the
crowd and interfered with him, when, IN
| fact, O'Sullivan was several blocks
away. and only came up after the
| trouble was over. In the afternoon O'Sul-
Ivan went before Justice Naughtin and
swore out a warrant charging Officer Kav-
anaugh with perjury, and at the same time
| hear1ey swore out a warrant charging the
officer with assault with intent to murder
| for striking him with "billy.n
Chisholm, Irwin & duBignon have been
| employed TO assist Solicitor General Frazer
in the prosecution of these cases.
The other warrant, charging Officer Kav-
anaugh with pointing a loaded pistol at
another, was sworn out in the same
court by Thomas Kenney, who was
arrested by the policeman early in
the afternoon on Bay street. Kenny was
| creating disturbance and a young man
| named Morris was trying to take him home.
| Officer Kavanaugh arrested him and when
Kenny demanded an explanation, 1t is
said he got it by having
a pistol thrust at his breast.
| Morris went along to the barracks and when
| he got into the office he was surprised to
| find himself arrested by Officer Kavanaugh
for interfering" with an officer yesterday
| morning.
Mayor McDonopgh discharged Morris.
| Several well-known citizens, among them
a Broughton street dry goods merchant,
| saw the Bay street affair aud expressed
themselves strongly about the policeman's
conduct He was placed on the Information
| docket on this charge and the witnesses
mentioned above will, it is said, appear
| against him.
Detective Wetherhorn will arrest Officer
| kavanaugh on the warrant this morning
| after his trial in the police court