The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-17
REILLY WASBADLY USED UP.
AssITLTED OFFICERS HORFMdS
 AND M'RE0S WITH 4 CLUB.


 The Officers Oyerpowered Him After He
 Had Received seven Scalp wounds-sey-
 srai onieers Badly Bruised in the Fraeas-
 Reilly Sent to the Hospital.
 Maurice J. Reilly is lying Tt the hos pital covered with bruises and wounds, and Officers McKeon and Hoffman will have to lay of for few days to re- cover from injuries received while ar resting him.
 Reilly, who is one of the most notori- oms toughs of the town, was earousing yesterday afternoon with several boon companions nt his home, 27s Davenport avenue. Word was sent to Station 3, and also to Station l, and oficers Me Keon and Hoffman were sent out to ar- rest the crowd who were disturbing the entire neighborhood.
 The appearance of the two officers was n signal for the disappearance of all the crowd except Reilly. He lay on the floor of his house apparently in drunken stupor; so much so that Officer McKeou, noticing his condition, said:
 "I will see if l can catch any of the others while you watch him." But no sooner had McKeou gone outside the house than Reilly evidently aroused.
 SeizIng heavy piece of broken bu- reau he struck Officer Hoffman blow on the side of the head which complete ly stunned him. Reilly then jumped on the half-conscious officer and began to throttle him. Just at this moment Officer McKeon reappeared on the scene with Officer Bellman and both hastened to the assistance of their brother officer. Reilly was undaunted by the sight or the newcomers. Officer Bellman pre- scented a pistol at Reilly, but here his mother interfered and after knocking the revolver out of the officers hand set upon him and began to scratch his face. Reilly then made swinging blow at McKeon with his piece of furniture and in a moment that officers hat was a wreck. The officer instantly realized how affairs stood and he did not stand on gentleness. He immediately drew his club and in a moment it was pitched battle between McKeon with his club and Reilly with the bureau stick. McKeon's hat proved an aid, as 1t broke the force of many wicked blows. After a brief but decisive battle the offi- cer conquered, but at the expense of his clothes and his good looks. His coat and helmet were ''unrecognizable,' his face and arms were cut and bruised. The patrol wagon was summoned and Reilly was carried into 1t. After being placed in the wagon and wiping the blood from his face, he looked up and saw Signal Officer Began bending over him. Without a. moments hesitation he struck the signal officer plump on the top of the nose and commenced to follow it up with other blows, but Off, cer Began proved too much for him and in short time he was again still.
 When the wagon arrived at the cen tral station Drs. Park and Cahill were summoned and after an examination stated that -Reilly's life was in danger After Dr. Cahill had been watching over him for few minutes he rushed to the telephone and summoned Rev. Father Hartigan of St. Mary's church. The priest promptly came, but did nothing for Reilly, as he was still apparently unconscious. Reilly apparently ceased to breathe for nearly two minutes and no action of the pulse was, ,perceptfble. Finally he was taken to the hospital in the police ambulance and his wounds were dressed. At the hospital it was found that he had seven scalp wounds. The hospital authorities said that Reilly had not been unconscious since he ar rived there, although he pretended to be so several times. None of his bruises CT wounds are considered dangerous un- less erysipelas sets in.
 Officer Hoffman'S neck and face are | swollen and Officer McKeon's face is cut, his eye is blackened and his clothes | torn to shreds. Reilly is charged with drunkenness, breach of the peace and resistance, but it will probably be sev- eral days before he or the officers will be able to appear in the city court. | The affair stared in the saloon of Fava Abodasaus at 107 Lafayette street and during it Samuel Kabski of 167 Con- gress avenue was struck on the head with a billiard cue. William Gran field was another of the crowd. He was arrested last night, charged with breach of the peace and drunkenness. He did not resist arrest