New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-05

pest O'Clock on the evening Of September IS Ny
house has been closed for some tine my ia, fanny ~
take my meals at the ST. Denis and the Ber zee
ave In the evening after dinner / was walking up
Fifth-ave on the westerly side. and when, between
Eleventh and Twelfth sts.-the whole place being
UI p Se street Lo6k InsN ahead OF me wondered
how deserted the avenue was. There was crowl
There was a crowd at the head Of the procession
and when they reached me they stopped instantly;
They formed a sort Of circle and a man rusned
from it over to where | was, snstched my watcnl
from my walsicQai and. instead Of running baGs
who were leading the parade, and there saw him;
ran after MN ad one OF g dp Of , me- I p5und
Ing me. Then they let me up and again ran after
the robber. but the crowd Closed on me TO prevent
pursuit. and presently struck with a club
from behind and fell with cut across The fore,
house house below sT Twei f; in Fif,hs3 and there
stayed while the mead Of the procession passed on
al this. and cid his son. ! didn't cease 10 cry
and is Dui seG c, "a ins dS' and 5s
entirely closed. and was badly bruised. Many an
other man would have been laid up for a month
POLICE RAISED HARDLY \ FINGER.
Odd you report the matter TO the police? A.
Yes; sent to Police Headquarters. and they sent
detective up to me. and that all that ever
came Of It. | didn't give the matter to the news
papers until five days afterward when was some
what better. and then the captain OF the precinct
Eakins. came to see me.
MIR. Goff informed the committee that IT was
rule OF the Police Department that whenever a
procession was permitted by the department. es-
cort of police men should accompany H. "end In this
case" he added. there was not policeman in
sight. Have you got your watch?'
The witness replied that he hadn't. and he never
expected 10 il any
The next witness Asbury o. Leonard. He
said he was member OF the firm Of Devlin 4
CO.. of No. 10 Cortlandt-st. and that ne recognized
Thomas Lucas the man whom Policeman Bernard
Il.., 1tr ,ls1 in of
his firm for the last fourteen or fifteen years.
O-What do you know about him? Ale is
very industrious man and thoroughly reliable
attempted TO rescue a prisoner? Ayes, have
heard so, but we take an interest IN his case and
O-You and your firm propose TO stand by him?
AYES. sir.
SORRY VICTIM OF CLUBBING.
Thomas Lucas then called. and presented
most pitable spectacle in the witness chair face
black blue and swollen, and the hair on the top OF
his head matted with blood He identified Dunn as
his assailant and said there was another policeman
In the police station who also struck him
Then Dunn himself was called to the stand, and
said that ne had been policeman since June I
and was attached to the Eighth Precinct. of which
Iobn NcCullagh was the captain He said ne re-
ceived his appontment from Commissioner Sheehan
through the influence of Patrick II. Ryder. Of
O'Rrien & Ryder. plumbers. Springst
"How did Lucas happen TO receive these terrible
incident at length. He said he had just arrested d
bartender named Harry Curtis for an excise
onence on Sunday. and was bringing him TO the
notice station, Policemen Kely. of Inspector Nc
Ayoy's staff being with him at the time in plain
clothes Lucas came up and asked him where he
was going and Curtis replied that he was taking a
walk Lucas then attacked the policeman from
behind and they both clinched and fell rolling over
and over in the gutter Policeman Kiely followed
a man named McHugh. who had interfered. a crowd
gathered, and the witness blew his whistle for as
distance, and a policeman named Aberkamp, VINO
was passing on an Eighth-ave. car, Jumped or ana
helped him. and they took him TO the station
How did you strike Lucas-with your club was
asked.
The witness jumped up from his seat and in the
most dramatic way and with the utmost apparent
unconcern, described how he inflicted the brutal
pounded him on the skull with his club with the
THE ETHICS OF CLUBBING.
Q-was he armed? A.-No. he had nothing but
his fists.
O-So you drew your club and did all that you
have told us n in that condition and much
inferior to you in size: Ayes. sir; he trying
to strike me.
The Charman-Where are the marks?
The witness mumb.ed something about there hav-
ing been marks lat the time"
Senator Bradley-Did you deem II proper TO draw
your club against man entirely unarmedF A.
(Jauntily)-Certainly.
Odd your superiors in the station-house reprl-
mand you?
The witness in a tone OF establishment that such
a question should be put. simply said No"
The Chairman-In these cases OF clubbing are