New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-18
4 POLICEMAN'S BRaZEY PERJURY.
lie ARRESTS WOMAN FOR COMPLAINING OF
HIS ATTENTIONS TO HER

HIS ATTENTIONS TO HER.
"Thls is the worst Outrage have ever known In all
my experience and Justice Kllbrc'hs eyes flashed
he looked with contempt on Park Policeman Michael
+. Talon. OF No. 165 East sixty.thidst The officer
brought to the Yorkvillc Police Court Mrs. Lilly r.
Coleman twenty eight years old of No l19 Eost Forty
Soventhst. lie said that he solicited by Mrs
Coleman on Wednesday night In Fifth ave, between
slXty-third and Sixty fourth SITS. Mr. Levy. who APP
reaei for Mrs. Coleman, passed mp somo letters TO the
court, and declared that It Of persecution
Tho Judge glanced ut the letters and asked Policeman
Talon II he wrote them. After considerable
hesitancy he admitted that he did write them. To
colnscl's questions, Talon said 81 went
to Mrs. Colomans h0use at p. m.
yesterday to the janitor private business
lie said that he never had any business with him
before. and declined to say what the business was.
lie then admitted that 10 was arrested year ago
and was rcprmandcd By Justice Duffy. lie then
said that ho met Mrs. Coleman and she asked him
TO take walk. They took walk. she
went voluntarily with him to the Fifty hrst-st. STA
tlon, where he madr charge against her. and she
VA, locked up. Then she made complaint against
him and said that she wanted him locked up for
annoying her.
To the Judge no said that no had uniform or
s'cd on and she said she going to the station and
he said hc would accompany her. Asked why he took
n walk nj ALL Talon did not respond. He became
much confused making numerous conflicting state
mcnts.
August Wczcl. the ianItor OF Nos. 10 and 121
Fast Fortyscvcnhst., said he first saw the officer
sunday. lie stopped In front OF 10. l2t and asked
II he knew Mrs. Coleman :" lie never had any
business Of private nature with me- said the witness.
Inst night, between ami O'Clock he stopped In
front o. No. 1ol and asked which was Mrs. Cole
mans bell. The janltor showed It to him and he
rang 1t. Mrs. Coleman came down. She said she
did not want to SEQ Talon. and walked down the
street Talon followed her" The iantor lad never
anything out Of tic way in her conduct.
Mrs. Coleman took the stand and said: 81 have
known Talon for years. 1t one time 40 wanted me
to marry him. lie used to be frequent caller at my
home. Yes, identify those letters have told him
repeatedly to keep away. but he persisted in annoying
me. had elm arrested on that account and he was
discharged with rcprmand. When | saw Talon
last night said didn't want any moro trouble from
him. Then made up my mind to have him arrested
md started for the station. lie followed ana
wanted to know where | going, | Uien told
him that proposed 20 have his annoyance stopped.
lie walked along and when got to.the Fftyirst
station. he made charge against me Of soliciting.
told the sergeant that wanted to make charge
against Talon for annoying me-
Mrs. Coleman said she had an income from her
iced husbands estate. She said that she had MT
been tifth-ave within two months Turning -
testimony. do yon sill maintain that this woman
lccOSt"d you on Flffh-avc last night"
81 d., certainty was the prompt response.
Why did yon not arrest her at once Instead u
walking TO her h1mc and tLel 10 the stat on hsue,'
Talon was speeches..
TIN, i, the worst outrage l have ever known
o the HaS anS ln in to inc CLERK Of the
charge Of perjury against this officer
III" ancavt wa drawn, and on complaint 4 Mrs.
'Clcman. Talon was h"d IN ~ 900 10 an6wer.
Bernard Lynch a liquor dca'er at Ftyninth.sf. mi
Third aye. went on hi, bond The letters alluded to
were + threatening character. Talon has DO n
barrOOms.