The sun., 1894-10-01

| Oner back TO your Captain and let him show
you the authority 20 make this arrest without
The police arrsigned prisoners in the court In
the following order and all received the sam'
Charles street station. represented by Detec.
tive FOHarty NJ the Central Ofiice. Prisoners
Michael sullivan Of 400 West street, Daniel
| Mclaughlin of 81 ClarksOn street, aud Anthony
West twentieth street ', station. represented by
| Policemen Churchill and McCOnville. Prisoners
James Scssiiey 9f las Ninth avenue. John
Mercer street station, represented by Police.
! and kosmlre. Prisoners: Patrick O'Brien OF 1888
| BleCcker street, Anthony I.embeck Of 9S Sixth
place, Jhariss 6'nSnneii Of clinton place.
| Arnold Hnege Of II sixth avenue.
ell BY Policemen Powiey, Quinn, Carley, and
uiblin; Prisoners: Bernard Ggolman of 300
nS Me' o. tThreS5 d srsS EEdwsra G2ftfsn s
TtIj john 6Donmcli 20 Of ai% West TTirty seventh
| street.
The Tenderloin precinct was not represented
| at all, as there had been no arrests there.
rHE PRISONERS BAILEu At THE STATION HOUSES.
After ull these prisoners hw been urraigned
before him, Justice Hogan waved his hand at
the sstOnishe,l-lOnking policemen. who stood
in frUnt Of him with their charges not knowing
what to do and ordered them to go away" :"
Then there was great scurrylnR ON the part Of
the prisoners. who imagined that they were dis
charged. They angrily demanded Of the officer
nj the gate and at the prison door that they be
released. but the heavy hands of the officers
having them In charge remained on their shonl-
phoned at once to Police Headquarters and
asked for superintendent Byrnes. The super
intendent was not there, and while waiting for
him to be communicated with the Sergeant
ordered all the prisoners Into the back room Of
rival In the court room OF Dotectlye Sergeant
Lang from Police Headquarters. Lang called
the policemen before him and said
You will take your prisoners back to your
station houses. Keep them there and tell the
Captain to admit them TO bail after an hour; lie
will receive further orders from Police Head
quarters later In the day"
Then the prisoners filed out Of court. each one
In charge Of the policeman who had arrested
him. Upon reaching the different station houses
they were at once bailed by friends who had
most to suffOCatiOn.
JUSTICE HoaASs STATEMENT.
When the session Of court was over Justice
Hogan called the reporters To his private room
and gave out the following statement: ,
wish to reply to the statement Superin-
tendent Byrnes gave to the papers ON saturday.
lie says he does not care for me: that he will 20
higher tribunal than police court. lt seems 10
me he makes large mistake. think he shonld
versed by u higher court. and think am ex-
actly right in taking that stand. IL he will not
my %hs j r. a,
before me when 1t Is well known by the police
that other courts are open between this court
further says. II some of the papers report him
correctly: II he L. sincere, why has he hereto
fore held prisoners for trial ON such evidence as
we gave hm?' say In answer to that question
that have many reasons for having held pris-
oners before. the most prominent OF which is
that in almost every case where an excise vio-
lstOr has been arraigned before me, he, by coun.
sci or Individually has waived examination. and
to await the action Of the Grand Jury. From
reading the papers Of the past week. II the re:
people held for violating the Excise law. indict-
ments have been found against In only fifteen
defendants % ts'Ri had is BEEN held by Police Jus'
tices. superintendent Byrnes asks further:
is not only only insuictnt sun but Illegally oStaneIf
My answer Is that this was precipitated by THE
arrest Of the them man ,, Powers last week who WAS
berger, ordered him To put up his shades after
hours he exceeded his authority, Us the man, ac-
to transact business In his saloon. The Captain
ordered his detective to enter the place and as
refused to allow the policeman To enter and the
Captain ordered POwers's arrest Powers was |
brought before me- and was called upon TO say
officer To enter Powers's place by force without
. warrant after hours OF in the hours IN which |
other business than liquor selling. The liberty OF
the man Powers was at stake, and In accordance |
charged the prisoner. The Captain who ordered |
the man :, arrest had not even attended court |
charge nor has he or any Otiicial connected with |
the Police Department condescended to appear |
At this this .oIr, Go and Z" over % ths law n with me WITH
and the Police Department. interpret the law
IN understand #. To be sure. we have not
fyrnes any other Official Of the Police Depart
nent will show me other laws will act in ac-
cordance with them"
rHE PRISONERS TO III REARRAIGNED TODAY.
Superintendent Byrnes was not at Police
Headquarters. Capt. Eakins OF the Mercer
street station said that he would send Al % his
nourt In the morning. Capt. DonOhue OF the
West Twentieth street station said:
Of HS Sar daty s the saper
OF Police our efforts are rendered null
rate in the police court. II seems now that we
are not only pounded II we do not do our duty,
1%' PG%naf& from for the dors CENTRAL al
have accepted bail in all the cases and
he prisoners have gone about their business.
,fternoon. Ifthere were, should have returned
he prisoners at once TO Justice Hogan, As 1t Is
Market Police Court again to morrow morning."
At the Charles street station Acting Sergeant
Sro6abiv G b be lively vs. scene % in the Jefferson Mar
Iet Police Court to-day when the prisoners are
earraigned. Justice Voorhis will sit there then.
IN THE OTHER POLICE COURTS
Seven liquor dealers were arraigned in the
rombs Court; Four OF them. James Berrigan OF
ia9 a Greenwich street, Thomas Berrigsn ot "a
trest. s. wers @ held in 500 bail for trial. The
liner tHTtc. Eugene lJOnorty OF Ol SOutn street, |
Joseph Egan OF l32 West Broadly way, and Pat
lex Flanagan Of 206 Grand street were dis
harged. Nineteen saloon keepers and bar
enders were charged in the Essex Market PO-
ice Court with violating the law. Five were
discharged by Justice Koch, and In one OF tho
asses the policeman making the arrest was
eprimanded. This case was that OF Patrick
'lanag gan, who was arrested by Policeman Webb
Il the Central ONCE. The officer stated that he
made the arrest at fifteen minutes after mid
light, the defendant having sold him "A glass OF
v yhiskey at that time. Flanagan denied that IL
vas after midnight and said that he had Just
lOsed the front door and was about TO sweep up
he barroOm prior Ia leaving, when he was ar
ested; At this Justice Koch got angry and said
o Webb "Oficer. you draw the line too fine |
'ou put me ia mind OF a clerk who. IL he is dip |
ing his pen In the ink when the clock strikes
he hour for closing. thinks IL would be q crime
. write or even SIT down q minute longer. ]
couldn't hold a man arrested at l2;l5 or even |
2:aO There Is no evidence before me OF yio-
alton OF the law, and the defendant is dis
harged."
Those held were Henry Recht OF 2l9 BOwery,
ndrew Higgins Of BOwery, Julius SChOenfeh
I n Ridge street. Thomas COnnOr of BroOme
treet, Albert Mechtol OF lOj Avenue A. Max |
laupt OF 2O0 stanton street, Karl Zimmerman
Z BJ7 East Ninth street, Richard Bemisch OF
~ Firth street Jacob Friedlander OF Asa East
IOuEtOn street, Robert StanbitZ OF OF AZ Avenue |
!, Martin Conrad Of 222 south street. John