The evening world., 1894-01-22
SET The BARBER FREE
Policeman strong's Story Not Be-
lieved by Justice Hogan.
Huffman Said No Was CIuhbed
Without Any P%royocation.
The Prisoners witness Not Called
Upon to Give Evidence.

Policeman George C. Strong, OF the
Madison street police station, who, as
told in THE World" this morning, ar
rested Keefer HOFFMAN, a barber. OF lis
Monroe street, for lettering at Clinton
and Henry streets last night, at the same
time clubbing him numerically. tried
to boster up his case In the Essex Mar
ket Police Court this morning, but failed.
Nelrly two hundred cases were await
ing disposition. ana for hat reason JUS
tice Hogan was unable to give Kofr-
mans case the attention It deserved.
Nevertheless, he intimated that he did
not believe the polioeman's story, and
ordered the prisoner DISCHARGED, At the
sarne time he advised HOFFMAN that IL he
had any complaint to make against the
officer to appear, In court later In the
day or 90 TO Police Headquarters.
.E EssDrnsnS wo r. 'He reporter Ss Q i by Morris &c r an
Landsberg. one of the members Of the
Boston Guarantee Shoe Company, OF 22o
as,ssI; w ,hts %g o1'aMs w the e atrsst and and
IN a house at Clinton and Henry streets
last night. when HOFFMAN, who was
there ten seconds, Landseerg says, be.
fore. the policeman came along, ordered
HOFFMAN away and because he did not
s%,,Y fast sso sno WI Glub he'd bin hin unmere'-
tinued Mr.. Landsbers. "and we both
cried shame 30 did several others, but
ened us. He called the prisoner a lot Of
dragged him across tie street and then
to the station, thought 1t SO unpre-
lowed with my wife, and we both told
what we had seen: The sergeant said
he would have TO take the officers word.
had never seen the man before, but the
sergeant would not accept II, saying he
should Ia real estate. Then I hurried
to the house Of my fa~ther-in,law. WHO ia
lone Z real at s:ts E S o!.9ssk but It as !. was ss then
was so much interested in the case thai
hurried back to the POLICE station am
1t was. 1 never saw such an. outrageous
When the ssse vas called this morn
TO TESTIFY. but be Was not given the op-
charge OF dIsorderay conduct. and said
that when he ordered his prisoner to
names. and defed him "a make ar arrest.
re .Asd b fnst T. 4. s ssnsInSss him I ar
eo aST%' tel, T rs 81. fIdssa " tie s1s s | auI III
enough. .
II was walking along the street" he
said, when I was suddenly seized from
behind and received a blow on the head
with a club. ] looked around to see who
my assailant was, when i received a
punch in the face. I did not do any
thing, You Honor. and did moi deserve
such treatment. When l asked the Off.
Ger why he had assaulted me he called
me harsh names and placed me under
arrest 's
HOFFMAN ratified along so quickly tina,
Justice Hogan called him to order,
nv got a witness here" said the
officer. The witness was a l~etter-carrier.
He described himself as d. ]. Crimmins,
Of Station D. He said that the officer
had told HOFFMAN to move on" a mum;
Der OF times; and h HOFFMAN refused
HOFFMAN abuse the oficer.
That was all the testimony taken, al
though HOFFMAN said he had q witness.
| Justice Hogan said he would discharge
the complainant. anyhow.
HOFFMAN will bring charges against the
officer at Police Headquarters for club.
bling him.