The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26
TRYING MAYOR GLEASON.
MR. xELsoy DESCRIBES THE sCUFFLE
Nv TIE BOARD ROOM

Nv TIE BOARD ROOM
Knows or His Own Knowledge that HIS
shoulder was Disiocated by the Mayor
The Doctor who Attended Him Dead.
Aftera two days fight in the Queens County
Court jury was secured late yesterday after
noon to try Mayor Gleason OF Long Island
City. who is accused OF dislocating Alfred
Nelson's shoulder In scuffie in the Board OF
Health rooms on the night OF June 30
last Before the jury was completed,
District Attorney John Fleming exhausted
all his peremptory challenges. which
gave the defence slight advantage.
The names Of the jurors arc: John Wolf OF
Long Island City: Josiah Thomas. John Ter
rill. Edward J. Cashin. and Nicholas s. Slueter.
all OF Flushing; Henry Glazier Samuel Rhnme.
Samuel W. Baylls. John D. Cornell. and Chaun-
cey B. Davidson. all OF Hampstead: Edward NJ.
Weeks OF North Hempstead. and Charles
Abrams Of Jamaica.
Lawyer John D. Con and W. Travers Jerome
conducted tho defence. District Attorney
Fleming outlined the case to the jury. and Al
fred Nelson. whose shoulder the Mayor Is ac-
cused Of putting out Of Joint, was the first
witness. He is a tall. spare man. "a years
old. lie is treasurer OF tho National Ice
Company in this city. and lives in Wool
scy street. Astoria. Ho was Secretary OF
tho Long Island City Citizens Committee.
which was organized to protest against
Mayor Gleason's management OF the public
schools and other city departments. 1t was
question Of schools that took Mr.. Nelson to
the Board Of Health rooms on the night Of the
alleged assault. He was accompanied by four
q n S arsS T9
Iaco6, Miller. The School Trustees & tho
Of Ser School, e 'Sr
ussa as an
E'155e N'lq
school purposes. and tho Beard q Education
mittee decided that the annex school had been
condemned out Of spite because Mrs. strang
Maso # hs ts0 tie g Sns
the building was in good sanitary condition
Y Hs ses Ho
= Mr.. Nelson testified that he. in company with
the 81 the wat ss
condemning OF the annex school building.
showing that the condemned school was in
was acting rs Chairman Of tie board and Ste
phen r, Iiara as clerk, Mr.. Anschell pre-
sn nd hs asa se na 81
room He is Resident Q, the Board Of Henlt6
Mayor demanded:
Whats all this about?"
tho contents Of tho documents. when the Mayor
ordered the clerk to stop reading them. as the
matter had been disposed OF long ago. MT.
read, but the Mayor said they shouldn't be
read there. The witness testitles he then got
up and asked TO have them read. and that then
the Navor said to him.
You can't make .ks,a speech here .,o, .,.. y,
ns
Mayor replied;
maud to have it read,
th to re da e as the ns
throwing thr the documents into the waste paper
over to the table and picked up the documents
submitted BY the when the Mayor
Mayor reached over his shoulder. catching his
witt WS Nth oS hH nan aq the thu sssee se
gan gan The Mayor dragged him back and
forth ABOUT the shT hin ncansb
At this point, Chairman Anscheil. who was q
sheriff bfGs s yoq r ths s enSd End ps
out into the hallwaylwhere he found his loft
81 DR.: Il. G. Lyttell and put under ch!oroform:
When he regained consciousness he found his
left arm done up in bandaEes and strapped to
Astoria, whore he was confined to his bed for
four weeks. 1t was six weeks before he could
use his arm again. The witness swore that he
knew Of his own knowledge that his shoul der
had been dislocated by the Mayors attack on
him. go
Monday morning.
Health rooms the Mayor had all the members
OF the Citizens Committee arrested. accused
Of assault and OF disturbing a, public meeting:
puIloining, public documents. Mr.. Anschell
police, court. but the decision was set aside on
dd ocaments submitted By tho COMMITTEES to the
Health Board became tho property Of that
t aSs: and That t6o Mayor was justified Il
H. G. Lyttell. the doctor who attended to Mr..
Nelson's injuries died suddenly few months
ago. He gave testimony before the Grand
Jury and IN q police court. and It is thought
the prosecution will endeavor to have the evil
dence submitted to tho jury.