The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-04
GERRY TRIES
TO EXPLAIN.
CONTINUED from FRS, P1z.D

There was noth!ng IN tne esNienSt,
case. TO show why any distinction should
be mad. between them or any difference
in the punishment ., - .-,,
queer. and Mr.. Moss said he couldn'
explain it, Mr.. Golf who was absent at
the opening. came in at this point
The frst witness called was Max Mos,
kowitz OF l5i Ridge street. who told
about friend OF his who was arrested
last July for selling saniw!ches IN Ridge
street on Sunday. There was liquor
IBID you see any people going into
There Nigh, have. been. but don't
The sandwich man. whose name was
Isler. was taken to the Union Market
station. and the witness went with
"The Sergeant who was on duty re-
fused to take bail until my friend,
M Buttnet PAID ssrrn man 1929 at the d Sr
Buttner as bondsman for Isler,"
MIR Con- then called William 7.
Meredith to the stand.
Banker Meredith's Experience.
He said he was a banker at IS Wall
street, and resided at II West Twelfth
street. ., , ..,, NJ
Meredith, Il was robbed and assaulted.
II was about $50 i. NJ. Tuesday Sept.
Is / had been dining at the Berkeley
Hotel and was walking up Firth avenue.
Between Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
in front OF the Presbyterian Church, |
heard some music, and looking back
saw a procession coming up the street
"The upper part Of the street was com
pletely deserted / thought 1t strange.
and l stopped to see what 1t was. When
the head OF the crowd coming up reached
me 1t also stopped and formed line
across the street completely encircling
"a short, thick-set man rushed out OF
the crowd towards me, and in an in
slant he tore my watch from my waist
coat and ran into the r1wd.
II tried to pursue him. but ] was sur,
rounded. One man tripped me up, and
when | fell, the others began to pound
me. / saw them allow the thief to
escape. 49,,
again, when was struck by a club on the
head and knocked down. | managed to
get up and crawl up the steps Of house.
where, l remained I'LL the procession
THE janltor OF the house said he saw
a man steal up through nc crowd with
club, and he, struck me. swinging 1t
with both hands. ! had not ceased to
cry THIEF and police from the time I
II was laid up for Ave days Such
an assault would have Killed some men.
i wonder how | escaped.
II reported the matter at Police Head
quarters. and although they were very
polite TO me, they never succeeded In
Mr.. Meredith said the police ascer-
tained that the procession was that OF
was a crowd " about 800 people in
front OF the procession, and these, the
witness thought, were orEanizc1 for the
purpose of assaulting and robbing all
strangers they met
Thugs Everywhere; Police Now here
''They were sweeping up the street. as
1t were In front Of the procession
Yes, sir"
WAS any one else robbed that night"
Yes. ] heard that u mun had been at.
tackled and robbed at Ninth street. and
that another attempt had been made To
rob >. man at Thirteenth street
4 policeman was in sight" said
" witness. and although / hept on
Bee ting no one came. IL was ON ac-
clubbCd
"Ihat 4 mob OF 800 organized thieves
can take possession of me OF our prin
opal thoroughfdres liz a fact that wish
70 bring forcibly TO the attention OF the
Committee" said Mr.. Con in iismssnS
The witness and thanking him for his
testimony.
AsbGry Leonard. a boss truckmdn,
Of DO Cortlandt street, the employer Of
Thomas Lucas, who was brutally
2lr' Aed by a policeman last Sunday
fght and was IA witness before the
Committee two days ago, testified as to
Lucass good character.
Lucas was accused Of trying to rescue
G prisoner. Mr.. Leonard said he had
employed counsel for Lucas and be
ueNed that he had been uniustly as
saulted.
Lucas was recalled to the stand His
bandages had been removed and re-
vealed the frightful cuts which he had
received upon his head. He Identified
Ponceman Bernard A. Dunn. of the
Eighth Precinct. as the man VINO
had dubbed him.
Clubber Dunn Called.
Dunn was then placed on the witness
stand. He claimed that he was taking
an excise prisoner to the station, to-:
Bether with Policeman Kelley, OF In
spector McAyoy's stan. when he was at.
tackled from behind by Lucas.
"a man named McCue wac with Lucas
and he attacked Policeman kceley. Lu'
cas- and rolled in the gutter together,
snd aae nss qhs to aTIw mS WIN
came along with us, was u witness of the
assault Kelley arrested McCue."
Dunn told Mr.. Moss that he rad only
been on the force since last June, and
that he had been appointed by Commis'
gioner Shechan on The reCOmm6 niatior
OF Patrick II. Ryder Spring street
since his appointment.
What was Lucas's condition when yor
arrested him."
He was lying in the gutter
Did ne have any bruises on him.
mo. sir ] picked him up, and he
strucb me. and then we went down
and he began to jolt me, 50 we clnched
and went down again. Then / drew my
club"
Ibid you give him any treatment
after the other officer Gamer
mo: he stopped kicking when he saw
the other officer"
Lucas had to have twenty-seven
stitches taken in his scalp and three
In his lip at the hospital.
How many times did you strike
about four or five"
How did he get such black eye?'
That was where / punched him first
,"oh, before you used your club on
him."
Yes. SIR"
Where was Lucas at the timer
He was lying on his back in the mid
die OF the street"
You are a good deal bigger man than
Lucas. DO you mean TO say You were
obliged TO club him so as TO infict such
terrible injuries In order to arrest him %
asked Senator Lexow.
Yes, sir; he was very violent"
"keeley took care OF McCue, didn't
Yes; but Lucas was so full of fight /
had 10 club him"
Dunn described how he had held Lucas
of with one hand and struck him on the
head with his club with the other.
Mrs. Sarah Brown. Of 231 West Thirty
fourth street, one OF the stout colored