The evening world., 1894-04-17
Fails to Appear at Police Capt
O'Connor's Trial To-Day.
Witness Mayson Present, However,
and Gives Testimony.
esys lie Told Capt. O'Connor of the
Merchants Hotel POOL Room.

. L.r1H ufrnnf Gtnftnns trpnTVn smart
ne nun" N.S -.
Ian, his ward detective. anu lalrolfnen
Moody and Peter Miller, of his
',.a, ,sre IN trial for n serious of erse
'quau' "ei' - 60
The charges technically accused them
!, unbecoming conduct, but really grew
-. 80 tho a,,eped assault by Ward De-
'ut U I.s -
,ective Sherluan upon john l. LynSn.
John Shields and William Mayson, three
s.n from Jersey CITY. in Harry pnvn-
men 80 -. 800
on's pool-room IN west street on April 3.
The men who make the accusations
-u., sher,dan cav that thev wont
Isaih'. '"' - went
pto the pool-room on that afternoon.
Is in the Merchants Hotel. at West
"a c,r,,a ndt streets They tr,ed :,
"a |'rtia"ut i"es NE ~
IKE some small bets. but were unsuc-
(sful. A dispute ensued and they were
l,,aa Oh, ~ tho n,aca hy Sbsr,1,n
u
aPpe and 20 sys DE s sne t 2oanc sber,d,r
I them unmercifully with his club,
afterwards they were LnroWn OUT
the street. Policemen Moody, and
er arrested them, and started for
Churcn street statlon WIN them.
y were released; however, before
reached the station.
MS dld not prevent them from going
apt; OConnor and maklng a com
nj ABOUT the treatment tney had re-
ed from Sheridan. but they say that
Captain refused to entertain the
plant. and denied h a Sheridan was
ember OF his squad.
: also stated II Is charged, that he
no hnoWleuge that a pooi-Toom was
q at the rchan hotel, al,
ign II appeared that the place MAJ
IN u Diast LOT a long time; u,,.,,
le STORY OF TINS brutal Assault, Whlch
urs. ,oio ehcitsi'eiy III Ine EVEN,
room was running openly IN the pre-
ie1 10 the preierrins OF the charge
,nns' Sap.. NSI a uhd pd NE NIL H.
my w = : rv Oh th,s n mnrrpg i onnon r aeia5
the1r o4nse Milliam M 4, dowe snd
m1ss EA,Surtosa'e Danie' " VOL
Wv hau aisE peen re'aimeu u ~.
oWnu a,n ~ ud.eri Ass.s,am. ,Sl .
%p1i oj,ce R 9o : . D, nrnsoS aPpea'eu ior
n,aotie. l'Saru as prosecutor. u,aor
NAVY Sheriuan Is atreaoy unaer
SonHs 10 E ior trlai az Gen
"a ~ !, 81 eharses Oh assault pre-
"a by LyhGn. o,-ou
awyer W; Lane oNelil repIesented
- mn, wno ndu peeh suthiIiohed 10 ap-
AZ IIynoh hnd ~ ~ T,n, noM-
~ and Il nos ~, pue ,hn - y had
"a ~ ~ WIS IuinvIeu INA. lit ~
,ver said he did not inaoww Whether
w Gona Of on present pr ) Sen or not; ou aeo ,mat me ne
zone all IN MS power 10 secure MS
aanoe,n Nara, n, :, IN ,.ha,
pIoceeu.nSs ptsah a u 10y. mne,'
missioners sheehan. MaGLsan ana
Nave, LOOK tneir places pentnu me
Hesk; II .he ease VI De'ee''e
tuan was MS caiieu. hall H..
IWyer Nelll opened tne jail W
ing mat IN spite OF al enorts Wnicn
a mace ms most Iia'eLlai witness
MOI present. he SAID ne was not
areo 10 go on unuer the e'rcu'h-
resi ~u
Isai ne a wri.ten 10 CofnnilssiIn
aartin skiing for a letter from MN
urlng mn .nat .nG VINES - az, %
+; police oInGers Wouid no. ~ sen. 70
House OF eteneio ms er t i :
iaiieu 70 receave' ant ne MSitpeases
ay, IN oemer Smaod5dh .s ne intimiSateS
t the witnesses a Deen nta,iiuasvu
dld not Inlnk Una So snid com-
ce Wouiu pc Mor.n ,"re 7 Ala
IT. write the letter. o, The Ihst RI ann,y
oTney was the proper au'''''''' "pf''
Lawyer O.Neil reneWea ms request
|Gr a pu re- Sn On With
taklns-oI iesIlriiohy, ou.,r, Mi.
But We only nave one soll,aTy VII
ness, Wlliiam Mayson' urseu lawyer
oMeili: s,sororoa. NV. w,,,
Ina makes no d,Ter peied ibs WI pr wi.
lent Of the Board.
Mnen me witnesses We're caa.eo 10 ne
worn. about twenty blue-c9ated ponce
men stepped forward, besides a mum
oer or others In citizens clothes: lhese
we're all witnesses Tor Capt. C1oiihor,
there were so many or them they
lad to be sworn In patches.
awe ONeill. after the COMPANY
reducing other localities, where 1t was
llleged pool-rooms, were being run,
Martin ruled that no amend
nent could be made at hat time,
Under protest, lawyer ONelli then
JAILED his only, witness, william May
son. He said he was In the hardware
mo cutlery business at 2l3 Skin street,
Jersey City. He had visited Poynton !;
nearly every day prior to April
and had placed bets on horses. u
.ng this period he had seen sheridan
there on every occasion. He, STOOD
around and talked with people ana
to have an interest in the place
Mayson went on to describe what oc'
Cured April 3. when the assault was
committed. There was a dispute abon
There were about a hundred men II
the place at the time.
'Poynton called on Johnny: the mar
who kept the door to u Smith OUT
anu also ordered out Lynch, VINO nao
taken Smiths part SAID the VIII
ness; =, !,
h doorman seemed afraid to d.
This, when Sheridan; who was present
sprang towards Lynch ana MT MN IN tne
mouth with his billy. his lip was Gu
~ ne was covered Win oi9ou' u