Evening journal., 1894-08-23
TWAS HAYDEN'S CASE.
He Had His Testimony AL
ready Cut and Dried.
1T WAS SHATTERED BY POWELL

Onicer Canning Did Not Assault the Dog
catcher-The Latter wanted witnesses
to Testify to Certain Things Favorable
to Himself, But One Did Not DO 1t.
Spicy evidence was produced in the
Municipal Court this morning at the
trial OF Officer John Canning Before the
hearings the spectators we're treated to
a laugh at the expense Of Captain
Chambers. All hats were ordered re.
moved. A colored woman in the rear Of
the court room had on mans hat The
captain, seeing only the hst, called to
her several times to remove the hat
but still it stayed there. On approach
ing the hat he saw that woman was
under Il, and he laughed aloud at his
mistake.
John Canning, the policeman, was ar
raigned on a charge Of committing an
assault and battery on Dog catcher
Joseph Hayden The latter had bis story
CUT and dried before 1t was brought into
court, but one OF his witnesses went
back on him and told the truth, thus de-
| priving him of the satisfaction of paying
Canning a grudge, which is alleged TO
exist between them
that Canning struck him at the Bava.
rain park about II O'Clock on the night
Of August 10 He and Canning had
been walizlng together In the park and
Hayden asked Canning to treat. which
he did. On going outside the limits Of
the park Hay den was attacked and sti nclx
by Canning.
Frank mcuugh saw Hayden staggar-
Ing about the park in a drunken condl
tion William Powell knocked the
bottom out OF Hay den's story He was
witness for the prosecution, but that
did not phase him.
| Powell saw Hayden In the park In
drunken condition. He struck Canning
on top of the head crushing his hat
Then Canning struck him. Hayden said
to Canning: "Hit that Italian and
will back you up, utterlng an oath a.
the same time Canning refused and
took off his coat Officer Leach caught
Lin. Then Hayden left the park and
went out on the pavement. Canning
came running out and struck at Hay
den Hayden knocked Canning down
and kicked him
After the fight Hayden said to Powell
Didn't duck him nice. Red27 o. the
following Friday Hayden approached
Powell and told him shat when the trial
came off before the court that he should
tell only what he saw on the outside OF
the park and nothing on the inside.
When ex City Solicitor Lyman got
through with this witness he had well
nigh made a wreck Of Haydens case.
Two more witnesses who gave similar
testimony. satisfied City Solicitor Elliott
( that Hayden's statements we're defective.
, The case was dismissed.
, Edward Mulvey, William n Taylor
Patrict Hogan and John Morrison were
each fined 81 for drunkenness.
J Mrs. Ellen Beatty was arraigned foI
D drunkenness and dismissed
d Lsnora Jenkins, colored, whose case
was transferred to the Municipal Court
| by Magistrate Daley. was dismissed Of
the charge of mayhem An error was
made in the disposition Of the case by tbs
magistrate, II should have been trans
ferred to the upper court
y William Mundy WAS 6ned $40 and
costs for assaulting Edward Lloyd OF
August 10
Charles August. who recently escaped
from Sergeant Howgate as the latte
was taking him TO the City Hall, Wal
> arrested yesterday. He was fined s an'
J costs for disorderly conduct
Daniel Hull was arraigned for drunk
! enness, but on his promise to take tn
pledge be was dismissed.
John Biddle was charged with drivinI
Q IN the streets at an immoderate rate II
u will have a hearing tomorrow on th
charge A charge of larceny agains
! John w. Handy was continued until to
9 morrow morning A charge Of stealini
chickens against Henry Fleming, colored
. WAS dismissed
Max Brlucerdorf was charged with tn
larceny Of $50 from Mrs. Bernard Gold
!. stein, and will havea hearing TO morrow