The sun., 1894-12-28
OTHER PERSONAL ENcouNTERs."

" He picked me up for a countryman."
Q.-ls that an onence1 Al thlnK IL s-es-
pecially against police officer.
OTHER PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS"
o.--:what was his size1 A.-About the size Of
'o."About half your size--thst is. You never
threw HaEgerty, OF Philadelphia In the street.
Mr.. Gof was, prompted by one of his detective
! agents and said, II think not even when Hag-
Rerty. the Philadelphia tough, came over here
| with the avowed purpose OF cleaning out New
and md called you t a big coward and buliyi A.
tain, you came up behind him and hit him with
your club? Al did not go up behind him.
Q....Andi SQl never threw Joe Coburn in the
>,o.Iiwith platoon of police to help you A
Q."Alone ? Ayes
Q-That was pot your testimony when he was
tried before Judge Fitzserald' Al took him
oNwhen his brains were battered out and he
had to be held upto recetv' his sentence A.
Q.-Ies, he was railroaded. Ayes.
MORE MISSING REcoRpe.
| Q.-Do you remember the case OF John c.
Fitzpatrick. complainant against vou' Al
think Il was DISMISSED.
The Inspector did SO and found that the fitz,
patrick case was not there, Mr.. Con reminded
him before the Police Commissioners which was
not on his memorandum record. and asked him
ASK the record clerk" said the witness.
| Q.-But ask YOU as an official. That was an
important case. Col. Fellows appeared as coun-
] sci for the complainant.
/ Just then Col. Fellows entered the court room
and 1hs The witness replied with grim grin
Col. Fellows then sat down by Mr.. Goff, and
Latter @ asked 9sbSy sniGSypg ,hs
AL say that Fellows did not make much out
Mr.. Con stopped to explain the Joke in a
| whisper To Col. Fellows. who did not seem to
think IL was funny, and then the examination
| Q.-Do you remember the remarkable testi-
mony given at the trial Of the charges against
ihe ie Eirhih M Tfs preeinesP m % avs a' panel houses
.,Q...Those charges. which were prepared by
the alleged that You were m orn IN
tect the panel houses. and that you had referred
all complaints OF Panel-game robberiss 70 him.
and that the comp plants were not entered on the
complaints on the blotter ! The Captain never
Odd yop ever bear OF panel, house rob.
q. You say YOU never heard OF them A. Oh.
yes. heard OF them. Any man who has never
heard OF panel robberies has never lived
The counsel directed the witness to consult
his memorandum OF his record and point out
tecting panel houses. The record was not there,
and the witness could not explain why IL was
Mr. Gofr:-Ths shows to the Senators how
much value the police record would be in the
matter OF reorganizipg the force. This man
his record" and here is an Infamous charge. re-
sulting in a trial which lasted three days, and
there Is not word on the Official records at the
Police Headquarters concerning 1t.
ISsIsuArIoSs THAT WILLIAMS DocroRED THEM.
asked the witness IL he remem bered his trial be-
fore the board on charges preferred by one Nc
Se n.ss no os
that that trial was not recorded against him at
trsnsSrpt and Mr. Gof rubbed % in his his not lot too too
finely expressed suspicion that the witness him
self had doet3red the record; until the big In;
having a number OF the veins OF his forehead
lying loose like the broken halyards q flag
pole. Among other agreeable things Mr.. Con
This ofiiciai record OF the conduct OF the
su2iciency OF this witness who came here forti-
records e but WHO, fortunately, we are able to
confront with the correct records in his case"
during this lecture and with his chin up at an
angle of forty five degrees gaZed steadily at the
ms sPa G sas
| on the McKeeyer case, concerning which the
witness ackn9Tisdged ss that he , had some % inds,
! had been arrested by the witness on charge of
having st'sng,sd to rsss5s i.s,sS PssSne in. oo,
magistrate did not believe you. Al can't help
Q'-Do you remember that ono Commissioner
wrote an opinion on the panel l-house charges,
recommending your dismissal, and referred
committee Of the Board OF Educationf Al
,Q...And there is nothing on your record of
Q.-Do you ind record of the Judgment that
yo be for using grsfsne language
Q.-,And were you publicly reprimanded1 A.
Q.~You were Just called in by the superin-
/ tendent, and gently and privately Ieproved7
A.-SO; Judgment 20 be reprimanded never
gets any further than the Board.
Dwell, this is Interesting. In the many
cases you were ordered TO be reprimanded have
The next 1nrecorded case Mr. Con brought up
was that Of a man named Coffee, who charged
1870. with having clubbed him on the corner OF
Roosevelt and South street. The Inspector said
Mr.. GoT"Yet Justice wAndell, who dis
missed your charges against Coffee, stated pub
somsthins SSs done To stop ne % such eiuSbiSR 5S
the police. the people would rise up and take
the III. matter in IN their own mia hands 1S u,,,..
CLUBS.
Q.-Did ever a man on earth who charged you
with clubbing tell the truthi A.-No Tespec-
Q.-Why. you are only . common policeman.
Who gives you the right % Determine who Is or
agS that be Is saa mot 70
man comes around my way looking for night he
Q'-D6 YOU consider yourself specially or
dAinsd % satisfy with IO1r club any one looking
for tEOublef A.-NO.
Q..You have been ehAEgSd Sith more club
bling than any other man on the foFcsf A.-fsa,
q Ana you cit there and glory In iti A.-oh.
no.
Q-Did you not GAy At . Union square meet
ing Sithin year that the men there Ssrs cow
wards. aud that you had only 20 point your pIs,
tol a. the ground and they would rum Al
U-You said 20 At luReh within the hssriAE
Of numbsT VI gentlemen - hOIn you would not
dare 10 contradict II ! msntiOnsd their nAmes
a. They ssrs : lot VI ABarehlsts a. Union
square.
M. lioH That makes no difference. siT They
Tsrs T, holdihs = Legal nssl.hs ghas, t permit
treatment
east REcOIL1oT EVERETHIE0.
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