The Jersey City news., 1892-06-13
H0B0KEN SALOON THUG.
Trial of Patrick Reilly for
Assaulting Police
man Gebhardt.
DEFENCE WANTED DELAY
But the Court Would Not Allow
1.-THE officer Seventeen
Days Sick.

Patrick Reilly. the Hoboken saloon
keeper who resisted Policeman Charles
Gebhardt's efforts to close his saloon on
Sunday morning, May Is, was placed on
trial in the Court of General Sessions
this morning on an Indictment charging
him with assault and resisting the police
man.
Patrick Bagley. hanger on in the sa-
loon, who helped Reilly to resist the pol
iceman has been convicted by jury and
is at present confined in the Hudson
County Jail awaiting sentence. It was
while Judge LipDincott was charging the
jury in the case that he scored the
Grand Jury for refusing to bring in in
dictments for violation of the SUNDAY
liquor law. Bagley will be sentenced to-
morrow, and he expects little sympathy
from the Court.
The saloonkeepers are hacking Reilly
up, and Judge Thomas E. Noonan and
Harry Wells have been engaged to de-
fend him. Prosecutor Winfield, with his
Known opposition to the open saloons on
Sunday, is making determined effort to
secure conviction.
GOT ONE GOOD CRACK.
Reilly is vicious looking fellow, but a
big cash in his head was proof that he did
not have things all his own way IN the
Struggle with the policeman.
After the State had called Its witnesses,
about ten in number. and all had
answered their names. Judge Noonan
called off four or five witnesses for the
defence. and two of them did not answer.
Albert Wagner, who Noonan said was one
of the most important witnesses, was ab-
sent and he wanted a postponement, but
the Court refused to grant it. Noonan
fn1i tn roln f0r
ponement. Finally the Court agreed on
the affidavit of Reilly 80 the effect that
Wagner had been Subp0naed to issue a
capias and Constable was sent to serve
it. Noonan still wanted the case postponed.
Prosecutor Winfield said he had a
murder trial which would probably oc-
cupy the rest of the week and he could
not agree to a postponement. The Court
ordered the case to proceed.
Prosecutor Winfield briefly and con cise-
ly presented the facts as the State had
them and Policeman Gebhardt was
called.
GEDHARDT IS STRAIGHT STORY.
Geohardt is an intelligent appearing
young man and told straightforward
story Of the facts leading up to he arrest
The testimony in substance was that
Gebhardt looked through an opening in
the shade about half-past two O'Clock in
the morning and saw six whiskies and
IWo oeeES on ms Ddf. 4ueEe were teH OF
twelve men standing in front of the bar
and Reilly was behind the
bar, Gebhardt went to the
door and demanded admittance.
Receiving no response, he pushed the
door open. There was chair placed
against the door, but it did not offer any
great resistance. AS Gebhardt was about
to enter The saloon proper from the rear
room which he had entered, he was met
by BagIey. Bagley said-"What the
hi did you break that door in for?
Reilly. you're big sucker if you go with
that cop"
u pulled my revolver then," Gebhardt
testified, land said that would use it.
There was big swinging lamp over the
bar, and this was put out. l went
to the front door and blew my
whistle. The saloon was in dark
ness. was struck In the neck
from behind and / grabbed the fell
low who struck me. 1t was Reilly.
ed down the steps, when Baaley kicked
me in the groin. l kept hold of Reilly
and swung my club. A brick thrown by
one of the gang in the saloon knocked off
my helmet. I never released my hold on
Reilly, however. and landed him in the
station house, where preferred charge
of assault and battery and violation of
the excise lt>y. was laid up seventeen
days after the arrest"
Judge Noonan conducted lengthy
cross examination, but failed to shake
the policeman's story to anv extent. AT
times the policeman answered Noonan as
sharply as Noonan questioned him. AL
together the policeman made an excel
lent witness. He was under cross-exami-
nation when recess was taken. The
case will probably occupy the whole day.