The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
DID NASH FIX" IT?
Saloon Keeper Clifford at First
Accused Him Of Assault.
Said He Was BrutaIly dubbed
When Arrested.
The Policeman Withdrew His Com
plant In Court.

Policeman Calvin Nash. OF the East
SIxty-seventh street station. who was
fined flve days pay by the Police Com
missioners a few days ago for Insulting
a citizen made two arrests this morning.
His prisoners, Patrick clifford. saloon.
keeper. thirty-our years old. If 1870 East
Eighttieth street. and with his bartender.
Daniel Kelly, aged twenty-one, OF ial
seventeen street, were arraigned In the
iorkviie Court this morning, charged
With violation OF the Excise law. Nash
made an additional complaint of assault
against clifford.
The saloon-keeper's head was swathed
In bandages. which. together with his
shirt front and clothing. were stained
with blood. The blood, he said at first had
howed from wounds inflicted on mis- head
and forehead by the policeman's billy"
There was a terrible cut, extending
.rum over CliToris left eye to behind
he left ear. He claimed when arrested
| mat he was the victim OF an unprovokcd
assault.
rms Mash denies. and says that Clif-
| lord assaulted him first. clifford keeps
| saloon at 1885 First avenue, when Is
On the corner OF sixty ninth street. Ac-
| cording TO the saloon Keeper. ne was SIT
tllG III llput VI the pace AT IL llltlt HTltF
| clock this morning.. The front door
| was locked, and Kelly was cleaning up
inside, He admits that although crossed
for business the side door on Sixty-ninth
along and asked
Why don't you close up your place p
sponded the saloon-keeper.
clifford and the policeman have not
been on friendly terms for some time
and the saloon-keeper says that when
he made this response Nash hurried into
There he found Bartender Kelly be.
hind the bar. and Placed him under ar
rest for having the sa:oon open; clifford,
who had followed the officer inside, asked
what's the matter with your" For an
answer. according OF the sa;oon keeper 5
hrst story. Nash turned upon him and
| landed him blow in the face with his
nst. A struggle is said to have foiowei
during which Nash was accused Of using
his billy" on Clifford's chad. clifford
said In his first account Of the affair. that
while the officer was beating him, he
For Gods sake don't kill me! Take
me to the station-house alive.'
there Clifford says he was Bleeding from
Two ug.y cuts on the head. ana that hit
n face G.. vas g., badly bruised The ssrseaG
from the Flower. Hospital but Clifford
refused to go to the hospital.
His wounds. which were found not tc
be serious, were then dressed and h,
and his bartender were locked UP for tn,
rest of the night.
At 8 o'clock Nash brought his tive
prisoners to the court and. after placinl
them in the prisoners box. Wen
away. He did not return up to 1913
O'Clock. and meanwhile Justice Mcmahon
was puzzled as to what had become o
him.
Nash pressed the complaint agains
, Bartender Kelly, who was held In 81 90
bali for trial. Clifford was discharged
Nash refusing to press the complai In
| against him. When Clifford was aske
, In court where he received his injurie
he said that he fell against the bar rail
1t was the general impression that tn
case had been fixed"