The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-25
ACCUSES The POLICE.
Bother O'Connell Says He Was
Abused and Maltreated.
Assaulted by a Car Inspector and
Then Arrested.
Not Intoxicated, He Says, but Was
Arraigned on That Charge.

James O'Connell, one OF the proprie
tors of the Mutual Bottlng Company,
at 1874 Boerum place, Brooklyn, who Is
now summerins at Bath Beach, was
arraigned in the Butler Street Police
Court. Brooklyn, this morning, on the
charge of intoxication. He pleaded not
guilty, and the examination was set
down for July 81.
O'Connell told this story of his arrest
to an Evening World" reporter. Said
O'Connell: ION Monday night, after
experimenting the unloading OF load
of bottles from an excursion barge, /,
with one of my drivers, Peter Faulkner.
boarded a Third avenue trolley car at
Nineteenth street, 10 go to my home In
| Bath Beach. We rode to Fifty-eighth
| street, where the stables of the Brook
| Ign City Railroad Company are located
ION arriving at Fifty-eighth street
the conductor said, AN off here |
| said. 1 want to go to Sixty-fifth street.
| l have paid my fare for continuous
| trip You will have to get of and take
| the next car said the conductor The
| manner in which the conductor talked
made me angry. l told him that | was
going on that car.
James Mckeon, who reads the Sare
| indicators at Fifty-eighth street, came
up to me and said: Get off this car; 1t
don't go any further | told him |
| wanted to go to Sixty-fifth street. He
said, Get off this car. and struck me in
| the face.
p" The car was then switched on to the
| curve running into the car-house. Nc
keon came back and struck me again.
This time there was a low and we land
ed out on the sidewalk.
Policeman Mullen. OF the Fourth
avenue station, was standing near Dy.
said to him: You have seen this
pointing to Mckeon.
I'm arrest you. see. said Mullen,
| taking hold Of me.
While | was in the custody Of the
| and struck me in the face. Mullen did
| nothing to protect me.
While waiting for the wagon. a
| friend of mine came along, and | sent
sor owen keefe, of the Eighth Ward
Meanwhile l was taken to the station
house. Sergt ODonnell was at the
desk.
| - asked to see Sergt. Murphy
O'Donnell said that Murphy was on his
vacation. then asked to see Capt
going to wake him for the like of you?
| O'Donnell then had me searched ant
sent. to a cell In about half an hour MIR
| keefe came. | was brought out.
- began to tell Keefe that an out
| rage had been committed. shut III
| your mouth said ODonnell, and he or
dered me back to the cell
II was taken back and kept there
few minutes, when | was brought GU
again. As | was about to leave thu
station-house O'Donnell said: I've :
and keep you all night"
OConnell made a complaint agains
Mckeon this morning TO Justice Tighe
LOB ryip him with assault He h,
| will prefer charges against O'Do1nel
and Mullen to Police Commissioner
Welles. O'Connell denies that he wal
| drunk.
Capt. Kenny said this morning that HI
knew nothing of the occurrence, bu
| would Investigate it at one. He added
that both policemen were good men. HI
did not believe the story told by thu
prisoner.
IF the sergeant made any improper
remarks" said he, he must have beer
either provoked or insulted. If this MAJ
was not intoxicated his conduct Ger
| tainly was very eccentric