The evening world., 1894-08-04
DID NASH FIX" I7?'
Saloon Keeper Clifford at First
Accused Him of Assault.
Said He Was BrutaIIy dubbed
When Arrested.
The Policeman Withdrew His Com
plant In Court.

Policeman Calvin Nash. of the East
Sixty-seventh street station, who was
fined five days pay by the Police COM
missoners a few days ago for Insulting
citizen made two arrests this morning
His prisoners, Patrick clifford. Il sa.oon.
Keeper, thirty-our years old. uf I3O East
Eighttieth street, and with his bartender,
Daniel Kelly, aged twcnty-one, of 49,
seventeen street. were arraigned i'll the
forkNie Court this morning, charged
With violation Of the Excise law. Mash
made an additional complaint of assault
| against Clifford.
The saloon-keeper's head was swathed
In bahdages, which. together with his
shirt front and clothing, were stained
with blood The blood, lie said at first, Ia a
lowed from wounds innicted on his head
and forehead by the policemans billy"
There was n terrible cut, extending
rom over Cliford's left eye to behind
'he left ear. He claimed when arrested
| mat he was the victim of an unprovokt d
assault.
TINS Nash denies, and says that elf
lord assaulted him first. tiitford Keeps
d saloon at l2s5 First avenue. which tx
on the corner OF Sixty-ninth street, Ar-
Gordlng to the saloon-keeper, he was SIT
ting IN front of me place at a iittie after
O'Clock this morning. The front door
was locked, and Kelly was cleaning up
INSIDE: lie admits, tnat although c.osed
Tor business the side door on Sixty-ninth
street was left unlocked. Nash came
along and asked:
why don't you close me up?" re-
snonded the saloon-keeper
CLIFFORD and the policeman have not
been on friendly terms for some time
| -k nor ,.,I,.
| he made this response Nash hurried into
There he found Bartender Kelly be-
hind the bar. and placed him under ar
rest for having the sa:oon open. CLIFFORD.
! who had followed the officer ineile, ask ed:
what's the matter with you?" For an
answer, according OF the saloon KEEPER 8
first story. Nash turned upon him and
| landed him blow In the face with his
INST. A struggle Is said to have followed,
| turing which Nash was accused Of using
| his billy" on Clifford's chad. clifford
said In his first account Of the affair. that
| while the officer was beating him. he
For Gods sake don't kill me, Take
| me to the station-house allver'
Nash took Clifford and Kelly to the
station.house, and when they arrived
there clifford says he was bleeding from
W. w. ugy cuts ,, on the head. ani that his
on desk duty. believing that he was seri-
ousiy Injured. summonde an ambulance
| from the Flower Hospital. but Clifford
| refused to go to the hospital.
| His wounds, which Were found not to
be serious. were then dressed. and he
and his bartender were locked up for the
rest Of the night.
At o'clock Nash brought his two
prisoners to the court and, after placing
them IN the prisoners box, Went
| away. He did not return IN 10 10 20
o'clock. and meanwhile Justice Mcmahon
was puzzled as to what had become OF
him.
| Nash pressed the complaint against
Bartender Kelly. who was held in 81, GlC
ball for trial. Clifford was dischaN ed
against him. When Clifford was askej
In court where he received his Injuries
he said that he fell against the bar rail
1t was the general impression that the
case had been fixed"