The evening world., 1892-01-13
CRAZY OR DRUNKEN :?
Policeman Coleman Ran Amuok
on Forty-seventh Street.
Knocked Down Little Girl and a
Small Boy.
Lays IL All to Quininc, but Was
Held In Police Court.

Thomas Coleman, n tail policeman at
tached to the West Thirty-Scyenth street
station, was a prisoner before Justice Divvcr
IN the Jefferson Market Court this morning
on two charges of assault.
Coleman has been on the force almost four
years lie was transferred to capt. Crusss
command six months ago from the sixteenth
Precinct For the past four days he has been
on the sick list, nut lie was To hay. reported
at his station-house for duty this morning.
He left his home at 35s West Forty seventh
street early last evening, and an hour or SO
later was attracting n crowd about him on
broadway by his screams and wild gusticula-
tions. Those who saw him declare that he
was very drunk.
Al The corner OF FOrty.Scvcnth street and
broadway lie ran across n lad who was selling
papers. Selling him by the coat, the police
man struck the boy several times on tn" face
and body.
Maggie cox, a slender thirtccu-ycar-old
girl, accompanied by her father, who lives AT
346 East Thirty-fOurIh street, was passing
at the time Coleman, seeing the girl. rushed
at her, struck her In the lace with his
Clinchcd fist, knocking her down. her head
striking the Sidewalk Violently.
Then coleman ran away, followed by the
the girls father.
Coleman turned into Forty seventh street,
ana meeting John kcaly, plano pOlishcr's
apprentice, OF i56 West Thirty third street,
dealt him blow In the face that broke one Of
his teeth.
The fleeing policeman was pursued by a
crowd, and was hnally arrested by police
man on Eighth avenue.
Al the station-housc he told the sergeant
who he was. and capt. cross, who was no,i-
ned, suspended him from duty.
coleman spent the night In CELL and this
morning disclaimed all knowledge OF the as
sauts.
In the courtroom he was confronted by
little Maggie Cox ana her father. The glrl's
bruised lace showed the effects OF ColcInau's
brutal blow.
Her upper lip was swollen, and big band
age around her head concealed the ugly scalp
wound she received In her fall TO the side.
walk.
II was expected that two other persons
whom Coleman had assaulted would appear
| as witnesses, but the5 did not. Young Kealy.
however, was there, and his swollen mouth
also testified to COlcmun'S Violence
When Coleman was arraigncd he was nc
Compenleu by Lawyer James A. O'GOrman
Little Maggie testified as to the assault upon
her.
" The prisoner, Coleman" said her father,
"wns drunk. II not drunk, he was crazy.
lie had sense enough to run away after
striking my daughter, and he did not stop
until he was caught"
Kealy also described how coleman struck
him without provocatiOn, and called the al
tention OF the Court to the condition OF his
mouth.
Coleman's lawyer claimed that his client
was not responsible Tor his acts. lie said he
had been on the sick list for four days, and
had taken great deal Of quinne Last even
Ing he took big dose OF the drug, which ar
tected his head, and he strayed away from his
home.
Lawyer OGorman entered n plea Of not
guilty for Coleman, but Justice Diver held
HIN IN 5000 bail for examination next Mon
day afternoon.
coleman was paroled In the custody OF his
counsel until Tomorrow morning to enable
him TO secure bail. He refused TO discuss the
matter with u reporter and said only that he
knew nothing about the assault.
Coleman, II Is said, was iincd twenty days
pay for clubbing man While IN the sixteenth
Precinct capt. cross win prefer an addi-
tional complaint against Coleman win the
Police Commissioners to-day.