The evening world., 1894-04-20
GGHT OR BULLIED?
|ssary Witnesses Against De-
tive Sheridan Again Absent.
Ner O'NeiI Declares that They
Are Kept Away.
hmony for the Accused Police
man Continued To- Day.

Ahteh
rther testimony for the defense was
this morning before the Police
n%issioners In the CASE of Ward De-
he George ii. Sheridan. of the
lch street squad, who Is charged
having assaulted John J. Lynch
several of his friends In a pool
in Merchants Hotel in West
t April 8
e material witnesses for the COM
hants, including Lynch himself,
Ids and Smith. who live In Jersey
were still absent. II the pros
Of securing their testimony. seems
be hopeless. Lawyer O'Neill. who
Irges, said to-day that there was not
slightest doubt that all these wit.
sses had either been inundated or
hght off.
He also stated before the Commits
Sners hat there had been the most
famous perjury in the case so far. and
nplained bitterly Of the manner in
ich the case of the compliments had
n INSTRUCTED.
he first witness called this morning
en- the proceedings, opened at n.3V
; Sergt. Pless, of the Church street
/ his party came in from the Mer-
nts' Hotel on the afternoon of April
nd made a complaint that they had
n assaulted by a policeman in citi-
s dress.
ey did not state the name of the
,r, and the Sergeant said he Informed
that there was no officer of he
lnct detailed there. Capt. O'Connor
lou of his private room and asked
was the matter, and when he was
Informed Lynch and his friends
Z the must go to Police Headquarters
file their complaints there. e they
what was the condition of Lynch and
be others?" asked Lawyer Howe.
'.They were all very much intoxi-
eted," replied Pless.
The witness was also on duty when
lynch and his party went back to the
(ation about 0 o'clock the same even
On cross-examinatlon by Lawyer
ben off duty all day April 3 until 6
o'clock in thu evening. Sheridan might
hve been appointed for special duty
lat day by the Captain. but the wit
fss did not know OF any assignment.
here was no record of it on the blotter.
Pless said he did not notice any blood
Lynch's face on the occasion of
.lther visit. but saw that the collar of
lis coat was torn. He admitted that he
is the one they described was on duty
il Merchants Hotel.
When III Captain a heard the mems
Ftor, he sent Policeman Mccarthy, out
with them to investigate the complaint
The witness heard Lynch say several
lines that he had been assaulted by an
VVcer In citizens dress. and by another
When Sheridan, Miller and Moody
Iched the station at 6 o'clock
kher of them said anything about the
tdent at the Merchants Hotel. The
hess said that Capt. O'Connor had
Nm tha nNp,pIntf NJ tho IynNh
ny and that he CPless) had nothing
re to do with the case.
reply to q question by awe
'ded on the blotter in the station.
t he was sent out by Capt. O'Connor
h Lynch and his friends, with in
is Hotel and find the man who had
auited them and arrest him.
here were two others besides Lynch.
y went, with Mccarthy as far as
V would not go back to the hotel.
then left him and went towards
vent back to the station and re-
thy, "and he sent me down to the
p%rietor,, and he told me some men
been fighting there over drinks and
been put out by the police.
told him that the men said they
e trying to place a bet in a pool
n there, and he told me there had
er been a pool-room in the place;
floor" continued Mccarthy, "and ]
$ Q reported to the Captain when i
lrned to the station"
reply to Mr.. Blandy's questions,
Carthy said he saw blood on Lynch's
and saw hat his clothes were torn.
Did the captain tell you to go to the
81 and arrest any man who might
He did"
Do YOU mean to Gay you would have
'ested a person fer an assault when
had rot seen 1t committed?"
fccarthy said he had been detailed
e. look out for ambling-places and
Icy shops in the Precinct for four
e blotter stated that he had visited
the reputed gambling-houses in the
ecinct, and reported them all closed.
The witness said the reputed gambling
aess On z PAIR aRkF'i place I wer nnd : s al s : ssTsaaE
e never had heard that any gambling
as going on in the Merchants Hotel,
10 Broadway, the Glen Island Hotel
Reinhardt's Hotel at 2 Greenwich
Mccarthy said he had never heard
Iat there We're any .poolrooms In the
fecinct. The gambling houses, he
thought. were places where they played
poker and cards for money and had
Itouiette wheels and faro layouts.
lie supposed that betting on horses
was gambling, but he had never heard
IN all his. experience that there vas
any such thing going on in the precinct.
IN answer to Commissioner MacLean's
questions. Mccarthy said he had no,
maoe a single arrest for gambling since
december, nor had he eVer made any
complaint against gambling or policy
|houses In the precinct, although he had
|peeh specially detailed to this work. He
|ead watched a good many places, but
|sad never been able to get any evidence
DIDN'T a man complain to you not
&bng ago tina a 500 bet, made at ID
SSroadway, had not been paid?" asked
thy. e"" 1--WE"
Jacob Jacobs, who has kept a fruit
siote ~ the basement of the Merchants
Liotel Tor hve years past, said he never
Knew that there was a pool-room in the