The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-27
CLUBBED BY TIE POLICE.
Prisoner Hogan Covered
With Blood and Some Of
His Money Taken.

Thomas Hogan, O prisoner at the f1rst
precinct police station, was the victim OF
terrible clubbing at the hands Of a
policeman in that station house early
his morning. The police sag that Hogan's
terribly battered head was caused by him
falling in the station house. Hogan
says that he was clubbed, and declares
that he did not get back all the money
which was taken away from him when
he was searched at the police station.
Tho facts of the arrest and subsequent
behavior of the police as far as can be
learned are as follows:-Hogan. with a
companion, were skylarking In Exchange
Place shortly after one o'clock this morn
ing. Patrolman Skiff happened along
and told Hogan and his companion to be
quiet. Hogan, according to the police
man, did not obey, but made more noise.
Then Skif placed him under arrest.
THE POLICE ENTRY.
This morning, when the reporters look
ed over the returns, they saw the follow
ing:-
Thomas Hogan, 1:45 A. M. twenty-one
years old, gas filter, of Portland, Maine,
drunk and disorderly; arrested by Patrol
man Skiff. The above prisoner received
cut under the left eye, caused by falling
on the floor of the station house, while
resisting Patrolman SkiH to search him.
He was attended by DR.. Wolfson and
locked up.
II Hogan received fall 1t must have
been q terrible one. When he was ar
raigued before Justice O'Donnell his
head was encased in bandages, and all
that was visible Of his face was covered
with blood. Patrolman SKiff. after re-
lating the facts OF Hogan's arrest, testi-
fled as follows:-
when tried to search Hogan at the
desk he made fuss. He fought me and
fell to The floor. He kicked me in the
head"
Here the policeman showed a slight
abrasion of the skin.
Il finally managed to search him, and
found S11S 80 on him. We took 50 out of
this for a doctor. and there is now $116.82
for him at the DESK"
MULcTED OF 50.
How much money did you have on
you when you were locked up, Hoganf'
asked Justice O'Donnell.
81 mad S121.75." the prisoner replied.
Are you positive of thatf"
"Yes. SIR"
that he did not kick the policeman. and
that he was brutally clubbed at The desk.
At this juncture City Prison Keeper
Aleck Watson entered the courtroom,
and, with glance at the reporters, said,
in loud tone of voice:-"Judge. this
man persistently refused TO wash the
blood from his face before appearing in
court. He had over two hours to do it
in. but said he would not"
And "Aleck', left the courtroom with a
triumphant air.
Justice O'Donnell remanded the pris-
oner.
Every effort was made to keep the re-
porters away from him. Shortly after
eleven O'Clock when a reporter for The
JERSEY CITY NEWS called at the First
precinct police station for the purpose of
interviewing Hogan, he was told that
Hogan had been discharged.
Patrolman SkiH has hitherto borne q
good reputation, and his superiors are
inclined to doubt the prisoners state
ment.
QUEER PROCEEDING.
There is one thing, however, that will
bear explanation, and that is, how So can
be takep from prisoner, who
was cllibbed by the police, for
medical attendance. DR.. Wolfson
is city physician, and receives a salary
for attending emergency cases like this.
A reporter for TIE JERSEY CITT NEWS
endeavored to find DIR. WolfsQn this
morning to iesra ii he had received the
SO, but was unable to find him.