New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-06
MR.. FITZPATRICK AROUSED.
THE LEXOW COMMITTEE WITNESS Be
FORE PRESIDENT MARTIN.

HE COMPLAINS OF AN INsOLENT POLICEMAN
THE PASTOR OF \ CHURCH GIVES EVIDENCE
"A LIVELY SCENE AT HEADQUARTERS.
Edward Kilpatrick the builder Of No. $50 West
End-ave who witness before the heNo"
Committee and accused certain ward detectives
Of the Old Slip station OF trying in vain 10 eXtort
money from him. appeared before President Mar
tin of the Police Board. yesterday. as complainant
against Patrolman Calvin Nash, Of the East Sixty
seventh-st station, whom he accused oil De'hs IL
solent and impertinent to him Mr. kllpatfl'k II
an officer OF the Cornell Memorial Methodist Eps-
copal Church. in Seventy-sixth-st, near second
ave- Of which the Rev. O. J. Cowles is pastor 20
Mcefnan Nash was detailed at the church on sun
day night. June 10.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick told the Commissioner tina; when
ne arrived at the church on that night with MS
wife and Mrs. Cowes the pastors "ite many
children were concregated on the steps OF inc
church blocking the passage. He asked Nash 10
drive them away and keep the place clear.
Nash replied In a grun voice: u know my bust
ness" When Mr.. Fitzpatrick went inside 'he chl'-
dren ran up the steps and filled the corridors OF
the church. They made noise ana ahhoEeu t4e
congregation during the entire services. Accord
ing 10 Mr. Fitzpatrick. Nash made no effort to stop
the annoyance and at the close of the services
went up to him. and asked grufily: Are you done
with me?"
Mr. Fitzpatrick told him he would make com
"I'n take of you"
Mrs. Fitzpatrick corroborated what her husband
said about the noise made by the children Ihe
Rev 0. j. Cowles also said that his congregation
suffered much annoyance from the children IN the
neighborhood Occasionally" said MI. Co"ies' a
big stone is rolled down on the slate roof of the
church"
Policeman Nash replied that he did not make
use of the Language ATTRIBUTED to him 3ut on I'M InT
contrary, said that Mr. hllpauick was birnl
to him Mr.. Fitzpatrick. he said, had made trouble
for policemen before Mr.. Kuparck replied that
I'm twenty-five years he had trouble with police
man only upon one occasion. That was about
twenty years ago, and the policeman ne con- n
planned of drunk. Il have contributed To- me
policemen more thar twenty times, ne exclaimed
Were you not a witness before the LeXow COM
mittee?" asked the accused policeman o., 5000,
What has that got 70 do with TINS case "9N'u
Il want to show that he bears malice against
C commssicner Martin said. in reply that Mr.
Fitzpatrick had a perfect right to go before the
Lexow Committee ana tell about policemen trying
Nash them called j. f Good formerly sexton Of
the church. He said that he resigned short time
ago after having TouI.e est,aad ma, he Was
present the Sunday night in question and that
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was gruff. while the officer was
4 will swear that Good was not there" re
ness and his statement utterly false. He was
discharged for stealing, coal from the church
true. Prevalent Martin then closed the case, and
Informed MI Fitzpatrick and Mr. Cowes that If at
any time the police lax In the Performance OF
their duties the Commissioners would be glad 10
receive any complaints and investigate them.
Policeman John Clark. OF the Broadway squad.
was tried by Commissioner Martin yesterday on
the complaint Of Frederick Schoenhut, OF No, 43i
Graham-ave Brooklyn. He charged the police
man with having struck him In the abdomen at
broadway and Twenty-hrst-st., on June IL, render
ing him unconscious for several minutes He said
that a who witnessed the attack handed MIN
his card. The policeman. he said, snatched II from
his hand while III the New-York Hospital dis
pensary. and after tearing II up threw the pieces
Into a cuspidOr.
Schoenhut recovered the pieces while the police
man had his back turned, and the patched card
was produced yesterday in evidence. The police
man admitted that he tore up the card, but eN-
plained that he excited at the time. tie drove
Schoenhut TO the hospital because he said he was
hurt. -.
Eyes: and | guess you thought you had hurt
him. said the Commissioner sternly as he closed
the