New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-13
CAPTAIN OCONNOR ON TRIAL.

MR. BECKER AND HIS SON WE'RE NOT sliu hhHS
AND THEY VIGOROUSLY RESENTED ARREST.
Police Captain Richard OConnor, OF the oakst
souad was on trial before the Commissioners al Head
quarters Yesterday for alleged assault upon TWO
men in Third.ave on the evening OF october H. when
he was in command Of the East Elghty -eighth-St
sopad There had been u boycott at Edestein's bak-
- M 40 Tbrdave In the afternoon of Oc-
,ober 10 number OF striking bakers had been loungng
ahout the place, warning customers away lroh IL ana
making insulting motions TO intlmldate inc young
women employed in the bakery. AS captain ooohhor
WAS passing the place in the evening ne was aecosth
bv Herman Bayersdofer. a lawyer who spoke OF the
,or Of the strikers and asked why the police could
no, nrotect Edelstein Henrietta Reese, one OF the
xor,p women employed there, went out on the side
walk 10 tell what she knew of the annoyance cap
tain OConnor told her to point out the men 10 inc
noliceman on post and have them arrested just theh
no rointed 70 F. C. J. Becker, of No. 900 East Eighty
frst-st and his son, who were passing ana sara
.Tbore are two of them now Becker Is manu-
,.,ror ~ savorng extracts. lie and his son had
hoor ont ~ the city fishing nearly all day. They
were ignorant of the boycott, and happened TO DC
passing the bakery they were 'aNhH Il VAIN ai'er
simmer The Young wOman's mistake III pointing them
ont as boycotters led to "A fight captain o'ohhor
ho uas moi in uniform stepped forward to stop them
,rho poc,ers testified Yesterday that the young man
a solved by the collar and nearly pulled or his
feet by the captain Not knowing his a''aiaht' inc
vounp man struck him in the face. captain oOohhof
.,rpck back Mr.. Becker tried to drag his son away
Then Policeman Heating, in uniform. rushed l" inc
aid Of the captain. with club upllitcd. captain
o,connor said to Heating: Don't hit him TAKE him
40 the station house" Heating led the OLD man 10 TIC
ation and Captain OConnor went ahead of them with
the son.
Roth the Beckers declared that after they had been
n,acod in front Of the desk in the station captain
OConnor struck the old man In the race WIN Ms h'''
ipeictinr n bruisc which caused the flesh u swell
Two Young men who witnessed part OF the nSht IN
Tbirdaye and followed the Beckcrs to the station sad
that the prisoners made no resistance ana 'hat inc
old man did not strike at the captain
Captain O'Connor testified in part a followS' "hch
Tho Rockers were pointed out by the yorne woman u,
bcvcotfcrs | called to them ana sicplcu IIN''u ",
%micklv to stop them. Before ! could take ho s W
eher of them the young man struck me- III 'c nav We
showed nv shield and said was an ohcrr, pui w
old man hit me over the head with an nhDicIii anu NV
yonnr man struck ont again. fought IN sen neif'
strilnc both Of them with my hst we hld y n.rN
,nsse for a few seconds. Then Policeman he''ihs
ran nm and caught hold Of Mr.. Bccker. SeeliE tnc
nNiceris club raised, ! told him not 20 StiRc uu' 10
INC the old man TO the station ON tlc way thtre me
o1S man struck at me with HIS umbrella ana had 10
tel Keating to hold him back niu ho' s''No c''"c
Of the prisoners In the station. .-. oo.., ora, al
pollfeman Heating and other witnesses corrohoidteo
c,ain o'Connor's story. Decision was reserved