The evening world., 1894-09-15
MOURNERS SHOCKED,
Policeman Owens Drunk In a
Death Chamber
He Had Been Sent to Watch ths
Body Of a Suicide. F..
Dragged to the Station House bv
Roundsman Wood.

Roundsman John A. Wood, Of the Fan
Sixty-seventh street squad, appeared an
complainant at the Yorkville Police
Court to-day against John Mcdonnell a
trained nurse, thirty-seven' years old
living at 1873 East Twenty-sixth street
In presenting his prisoner before JUS
tice Mcmahon he said: II arrested him
on the charge of intoxication."
Mcdonnell, at this, exclaimed: He
also arrested a policeman, whom he
abused and dragged handcuffed through
the streets to the station-house."
Whats ths?" asked His Honor.
The roundsman then said that thu
policeman in question was Michael
owens, whom he arrested yesterday AZ.
ternoon for being drunk, but who was
subsequently reported eft for duty" by
Police Surgeon McGovern.
He said that Policeman Owens was
sent yesterday afternoon to watch the
body Of the suicide, Adolph Marsily, who
put a bullet through his brain at his
home. 1l6 East Seventy-fourth street
owens was assigned to this duty by
Sergt. Hussey, and ordered to remain at
the house from 8 to 8 o'clock. A little
before o'clock a minister of the Epis-
copal Church in Seventy-fourth street
and Park avenue came to the station
house and complained that Owens was
drunk. and was abusive to the wife OF
the suicide. and to every one else in the
house.
The Sergeant had Roundsman Wood.
VINO was, OF, duty aroused from his
sleep, and ordered him to go to the sui
cide's house and make an Investigation.
When the roundsman arrived there he
drunken officer, but found the widow Of
dition from the abuse she had received.
The roundsman after awhile saw Owens
coming along. with two or three men,
All, according to Wood, were intoxi.
Gated. Wood said he allowed them to
reach the doorway of. the suicides
When he asked owens who the men
were he received the reply: They live
II the house" and. pointing, to Nc
Owens was very much under the in
fiuence of liquor" continued the rounds
man, land when l ordered him to come
with me to the station-house he became
abusive and said he would not go even
make prisoner of him and take him to
the station.house hsnndcuffed. with the
Mcdonnell said that he was not in
Owens's company at this time. He
said he was standing with two boys in
front of the Premier Hotel, on Seventy
fourth street near Lexington avenue.
when he saw the roundsman knock
Owens down with blow of his fist,
was literally black in the face.
IT was afraid that Wood would kill
he said ana steppSsd up nsa.
using the most abusive language to the
officer at the time, calling him all sorts
Of vile names and now and then shout
ing: I've got you now where l want
YOU Quite a crowd assembled, and the
language the roundsman used shocked
the ears of the women and they hurried
away.
FINALLY an officer who had Lexington
avenue as his post. came along. and
with his assistance the handcuffc were
dragged through Lexington avenue TO
the East Slxty-seventh street police sta
ton. was not under arrest at the
ton house and saw the roundsman
shove Owens into the Captains room.
Il thought the roundsmans behayior
and afr HEARING that ovens
would be out on post after midnight, I
went around at that hour and met him
! aeeompanied him on his post At !
came along and arrested me Just for
spite.
rupted the roundsman.
Where is the officerT' asked His
Honor.
It's his day or" said Wood
WELL you will have to produce him
Go right away, and bring him back IA
two hours time" sternly ordered the
magistrate
An hour later Wood reappeared in
court with Owens. The latter was so
drunk that he could hardly talk. When
he smiled in a maudlin way and said,
II want to say as little as / can"
Justice Mcmahon then remarked:
you are not in a At condition to give
testimony. I viii adjourn this case until
tomorrow morning"
Mcdonnell was locked up in 800 bail. ,
and Wood was instructed to produce
Owens in court tomorrow.