The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
.AOURNERS SHOCKED.
olioeman Owens Drunk in a
Death Chamber.
lie Had Been Sent to Watch the
Body Of a Suicide.
Dragged to the Station ii ouse by
Roundsman Wood.

Roundsman John A. Wood, of the East
Sixty-seventh street squad, appeared as
complainant at the Yorkville Police
iourt to-day against John Mcdonnell. a
trained nurse, thlrty-seven years old.
living at 1873 East Twenty-sixth street.
In presenting his prisoner before JUS
tice Mcmahon he said: II arrested him
on the charge OF intoxication."
Mcdonnell at this, exclaimed: HE
also arrested a policeman, whom he
abused and dragged handcuffed through
the streets to the statlon-house."
Whats this?" asked His Honor.
The roundsman then said that the
policeman in question was Michael
Owens. whom he arrested yesterday ar
ternoon for being drunk. but who was
subsequently reported eft for duty" by
Police Surgeon McGovern.
He said that Policeman Owens was
sent yesterday afternoon to watch the
body OF the suicide, Adolph Marsily. who
put bullet through his brain at his
home. 1lG East Seventy-fourth street,
owens was assigned to this duty by
Sergt. Hussey, and ordered to remain at
the house from to o'clock A little
copal Church In Seventy-fourth street
and Park avenue came to the station
house and compla ined tlat owens was
drunk, and was abusive to the wife of
the suicide. and to every one else in the
house.
The Sergeant had Roundsman Wood.
who was of duty, aroused from his
sleep, and ordered him to so to the sui
cide's house and make an investigation.
When the roundsman arrived there he
was unable to find any sign OF the
Il alF.aNN hat
the suicide in an almost hysterical con-
dition from the abuse she had received.
The .roundsman after awhile saw owens
coming along, with Two or three men.
Among them was the nurse, Mcdonnell.
Al, according to Wood. were intoxi-
Gated. Wood said he allowed them TO
house before he stepped up to them.
When he asked owens who the men
were he received the reply: They live
IN the house Sa,%' a and p&5nting. to Nc
owens was very much under the in
ftuence OF liquor" continued the rounds
man, ''and when ordered him to come
with me TO the station-house he became
for the captain | was compelled TO
make prisoner of him and take him to
the station. house handcuffed, with the
Mcdonnell said that he was not in
Owens's company at this time. lie
said he was standing with two boys I'm
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fourth street, near Lexington avenue.
when he saw the roundsman knock
owens down with blow of his INST,
and then put his knees on his chest and
clutch him by the throat until owens
was literally black in the face.
II was afraid that Wood would kill
owens" ne said, and stepped up near
them and interfered. The roundsman was
using the most abusive language TO the
officer at the time, calling him all sorts
Of vile names and now and then shout
ing: I've got you now where | want
you Quite crowd assembled. and the
language the roundsman used shocked
the ears OF the women and they hurried
away,
Finally an officer who had Lexington
avenue az his post, came along, and
with his assistance the handcufiC were
placed on Ow"ns's wrist and he Was
dragged through Lexington avenue 10
the East Sixty seventh street police sta
ton. | was not under arrest AT the
time. We followed the police to the sta
tion-house and saw the roundsman
shove owens into the Captains room,
Il thought the roundsman's behavior
to Owens outrageous" continued Nc
poanell, "and aft,r hearing that owens
would be out on post after midnight, |
went around at that hour and met him
/ accompanied him on his post. At
o'clock this morning Roundsman Wood
came along and arrested me just for
spite.
the growler in a vacant house." inter-