The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-02
stand after the Committee began its al
ternoon session.
Tried for killing u citizen.


ternoon session.
Tried for killing u citizen.
A peculiar case was mentioned by
Mr. Moss, that OF Officer, John Burnes.
who was convicted OF carelessiy handling
his pistol aud killing a citizen on Nov:
u. 1891. for which he was fined ten days
pay. This was not included in the fore
going schedule because a Coroner Jury
decided that the shooting was acct
dental.
DuMng the period named there were
In all sixty-one dismissals from the
force and all but the four mentioned,
were for absence from post or intoxi-
cation
MIR. Moss then read the history of In
FpeCtOr Williams as "A police oihcer from
the date Of his appointment, Aug. J.
1866, to the present time. as taken from
the police records. 1t showed that nu-
morOus ana serious charges had been
made against him at various times hut
that he had uniformly been successful
In escaping punishment.
Among the charges were several of as
sault Of citizens refusing to pun gamb-
ling houses, absence from post, dis
obedience Of orders most Of them being
made while he was patrolman ana
IUundsmHR.
Several other cases were cited by Mr.
Moss, showing how some officers charged
with petty offcnscs had been dismissed.
while others charged with the sam.
OHcnse had escaped entirely.
Rev. John Hairs son Tcstincs.
The first witness called was Bolton
Hail. OF ~ West Nineteenth street, I;
son Of Rev Dr. John Hall, who related
an experience with the police of tn,
thuIUn street station.
II was pesslng the station one evening
on my way to home, when | saw -
pedllcr's cart with. lot Of banana,
dumped out under 1t standing In front
Of the door.
II went in and demonstrated with the
sergeant, who asked me whether | hal
been drinking mixed ale or beer. told
him he could see very well that | had
been drinking neither and he replied
that ] ought TO attend to my own bust
mes" II ] had any
Then h. ordered an officer to put me
out resisted at first, but had TO 20.
! made a complaint to the Captain ana
1" IN" Police Commissioners. but never
heard anything about IT, although | wa
V"stigHt"d."
The Assault on students.
James Mason Knox. a Columbia gtu-
dent, then described the difficulty which
mo Sophmores had with the police on
the evening of June > last, when the
clasS had Us cremation of ''Leeenire'
on Mr.. Srimmtn's lot at SiXty-eighth
w" had permit for procession, but
went up 10 the lot in groups after
marching Tor a short distance through
the precinct with torches
Tho affair was very slow for a crerna-
tion and we were making very little
noise. when n squad of police, without
any warming, rushed into the lot and
IN" boys We're Knocked down and So
verely hurt
~ was kicked and dubbed on the head
put not very seriously hurt. one fel-
low named Ballantine was kicked i'm IN,
side ana had "a 10 "a nI tn it,
SerEt. Rice had command Of tn squad.
We tried to get satisfaction. but W,
could not Identify any OF the o'~cera
who attack ed us or tell their names "
An object lesson, showing the result
or q collision between policeman's club
ana citizens head. was afforded by
Thomas Lucas, young truckman, who
was called as the next witness
HiG head was done up in an immense
roll OF bandages, his right eye hlackened
and the side Of his face swollen all out
Of shape.
He told the Committee he had me,
Ofticer Dunn In Macdougal street Sun
day night, and had asked about som,
money he lost about a month ago. wheL
he fell asleep on doorstep,
Ciuhb.d without Proyocntion.
Instead of answering him the officer
fell upon him and knocked him down,
and while he was lying IN the gutter
dubbed him most unmerCifully
Il begged him to stop ana thought ht
meant to kill me. A friend OF mine
named McCue was with me and wuuld
have helped me, but another officer
jumped on him, and when they had
nearly killed me they took me to the
station"
You are charged with attempting to
rescue prisoner. Is that true?" asked
NO, sir. didn't see any prisoner.
thought that Dunn knew somethinr
about the money lost n month ago, and
nn.y asked him, about it. The night
lost the money! had come home from =
Picnic. and sat down in a doorstep and
went 10 sleep. Some policemen came 10y
and tried to wake me up. | wouldn't get
up when they shook me. Dunn was on,
Of them. Afterwards | found | had los
Lucns said the surgeon at the hospita
had TAX n nine stitches in his head and
, twS In ii, lip; He was now, held under
warden Il jefferson Market Prison ii,
81 timed he was entirely innocent Of the
charge, and that II had been trumpet
up AGAINST him. The officer had no prs
oner when he spoke to him.
William Mcl.arhlan, OF ~ East Thr
leenth, who also said he had had som,
disagreeahle experiences with the police
DECLINED to testify because his case was
prejudice II. MIR. Moss excused him.
lie Was One OF the Attacking Squad
klrhhri :, Meaney of the Twenty It'll
Precinct, who was one of the squad o
police which charged on the Columbia,
Sophomores last June, was next Gale,
rs . Wi,"eSs
He denied that the police carried night
sticks ON that occasion They had thei
btlles. and that was all There wer
twenty-tour officers In the SQUAD, hu
only a part OF them went into the 10
when the cremation was going on.
Mean"N was then asked about an as
I Sault Tor which he WAS tried by tn,
Police commissioners last February an,
nned three days pay, The specified
tons showed that Meaney had entcre,
the private apartments OF John Stroh
meidel, at li20 Avenue a. on Jan. ID
IVA, and had Knocked him down an,
! beaten him hrutally.
MT, Moss questioned the witness as T.
| the testimony Of the complainant ON tn
! trial, hut Senator cantor objected YER
| strenuously, and Mr.. NJ lss finally ahan
| doned that line NJ Inquiry. He brough
| out the fact, however, that Mcarey ma
| used vile language towards StrOhmaide
Meancv had denied the charges mad
| before the Commissioners, hut he sal,
| he had never been prosecuted for for
/ grrT. nor had he been prosecuted Grim
! nal'y for assault. His record Showc
| that since his appointment To the fore
! three years ago. charges had been pre
| tcrred against him ON fifteen difTrren
/ occasions He had been up on charge
fre times since last April
IN A HURRY 10 BE A CITIZEN
Though Arrested when IL. Landed
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