Evening journal., 1891-08-04

nor was his face marked In any manner,
as was testified to by the officers at the
police station, and can be verified by
officer Taylor, who arrested him at my
instigation
"The Every Evening says that Nickel.
vey Joined in the fight This he did not
do. As he only took hold of him after
Constable Bowers pulled him off me He
led him towards King street and let him
go. It also questions the justice Of the
sentence imposed upon Hughes by Judge
Ball. The account is garbled from end to
end, and the insulting epithet fresh
young constables," shows that it was
prompted by malice"
Ibid you ask the reporter for an ex-
planation2'
II did he turned on his heel without
answering and without even giving me. the
opportunity to offer anything in nay self
defence He WAS secretary of she coro-
ner's jury, and while he gave the full
statement Of the witnesses against me,
he suppressed the evidence that was
favorable to me. and which put an en-
tirely new face upon the matter. 1t was
second hand malice aforethought."
Ibid your lawyer tell you that you had
a good case Of criminal libel against the
paper2"
''He did"
''Do you propose to institute proceed
ings2'
u decline to answer.
Constable McKeiveY Talks.
Constable McKelvey was next seen by
the EVENING JOURNAL man.
"Did you see Constable Brown and Mr..
Hughes when they were strugglingHn
II did
Did you see him use any unnecessary
violence towards himY"
mo, did not
DO you think he did all he could nm
der the circumstancesp
Yes, think he used him as well as
anyone could have used him.
Did you take hatchet from Hug hess
hands9"
Yes; he had the hatchet In his hand.
He held his hand and the hatchet back OF
him. l heard him threaten Constable
Brown. l walked up back of him,
snatched the hatchet and threw it to the
floor. Thinking some of the women
would get hold OF 1t, l picked it up and
threw it In the wagon. telling the driver
not TO allow anyone to have it.
"You say Hughes was threatening
Brown?'
Yes; aud he told Brown that he would
only take the goods over his dead body !"
''Did you see Brown strike Hughes
with any implement or weaponT"
mo there were no weapons Of any
kind used"
Ibid you see him beat Hughes over
the beadf"
No"
"Who was on top when Constable
Bowers interferredY
Hughes was on top of Brown"
Did Brown have him down any time
during the alteration
"No; Brown was not on top of him
once. Bowers pulled hughes of Of
Brown. he said We could not arrest
him. told him could arrest him. /
grabbed him and took him almost up to
the Second street market. He began to
cry and said he would behave himself 1
told him did not want to put him in
jail, and let him go. He went back to
the house and began abusing and threat
ening Brown. He forthwith called
police officer and ordered Hughess ar
rest. He was taken to the City Hall
Did he complain to you that his head
was hurtf"
mo he did not. There was not
drop of blood on him. Nor was there
scratch. Constable Green is the officer
who took the goods,
What a Passer-by Saw.
Robert P. Valentine, barber, at Third
and Shipley streets, happened to be on
Second street at the time Hughes was
arrested. In an interview this morning
he said
Il did not see Brown strike him on the
street. did not zee the struggle in the
house. All heard Brown say or do was
to place his hands on him and tell him
not tosmake any more trouble. Brown
did not have weapon of any kind, and
while was there he did rot attempt to
strike Hughes with his fists. / Just hap
pened to be passing at the time, and did
not have any interest in the matter The
officers did not use him violently. and he
did not show any wounds Hughes was
eursing violently and said no officer there
could arrest him. He was cursing and
and abusing the constables when officer
Taylor placed him under arrest and led
him away. | do not tbiuk the Every
Evening o. Morning News Treated Con-
stable Brown fairly"