The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-20
EDITION.
BOUGHT OR BULLIED?
Necessary Witnesses Against Do
tective Sheridan Again Absent
Lawyer 0'NeiI Declares that They
Are Kept Away.
Testimony for the Accused Police
man Continued To- Day.

Further testimony for the defense was
taken this morning before the Police
Commissioners in the case of Ward De-
tective George II. Sheridan. Of the
CHURCH street squad, who Is charged
with having assaulted John ]. Lynch
and several of his friends In a pool
room in Merchants Hotel in West
street April g.
The material witnesses for the COM
plainants, including Lynch himself,
Shields and Smith. who live in Jersey
City. were still absent, and the pros
pect OF securing their testimony seems
to be hopeless Lawyer ONeill. who
appears for the prosecution Of the
charges. said to-day that there was not
the slightest doubt that all these wit
bought of.
He also stated before the Commits
sioners that there had been the most
infamous nn1nIIn, perjury In the case SO far. and
which the case Of the complainant had
been obstIucted.
The first witness called this morning
was Sergt. Pless. OF the Church street
station. who was on duty when Lynch
and his party came In from the Mer.
9 and made complaint that they had
been assaulted by a policeman in citi-
Gems dress.
They did not state the name of the
oficer and the Sergeant said he informed
them that there was no officer OF the
precinct detailed there. Capt. OConnor
came out Of his private room and asked
told informed Lynch and his friends
that hey must go to Police Headquarters
and file their complaints there, II they
What was the condition Of Lynch ana
the others?" asked Lawyer Howe.
They were all very much intoxi-
The witness was also on duty when
Lynch and his party came back to the
station about o'clock the same even
Ing. "
o'Neill. Piess stated that Sheridan had
been OF duty all day April 8 until
o'clock in the evening. Sheridan might
that day by the captain, but the wit
ness did not know of any assignment.
There was no record Of It on the blotter.
Pless said he did not notice any blood
on Lynch's face on the occasion OF
either visit. but saw that the collar OF
his coat was torn. He admitted that he
had told the men that no such officer
at Merchnts' Hotel
When the Captain had heard the mans
stor! he sent Policeman Mccarthy out
The witness heard Lynch say several
times that he had been assaulted by an
officer In citizens dress, and by another
When Sheridan. Miller and Moody
came into the station at o'clock
neither Of them said anything about the
incident at the Merchants Hotel. The
witness said that Capt. O'Connor had
taken the complaint Of the Lynch
party and that he Pless) had nothing
mere to do with the case.
Blandy. Pless admitted that nothing re-
lating to the assault OF Lynch was re-
corded on the blotter In the station.
Policeman Charles Mccarthy testified
that he was sent out by Capt O'Connor
with Lynch and his friends. with ~
structions to go with them to the MO-
chants Hotel and find the man who had
assaulted them and arrest him.
There were two others besides Lynch.
They went with Mccarthy as far as
Church and Cortlandt. when they said
they would not go back to the hotel.
and then left him and went owards
broadway.
IT went back to the tsation and re-
ported this to. the Captain" said Nc
Carthy, land he sent me down to the
Merchants Hotel, l saw Burke. the
proprietor. and he, told me some men
had been put out by the police.
II told him that the men said they
were trying TO place bet In a pool
room there, and he told me there had
never been pool-room in the place.
He showed me all over the house to the
top floor" continued Mccarthy. and
saw no evidence of a pool-room there
and so reported to the Captain when I
returned to the station"