The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
(From the Morning worldly
.HE'D HAVE COL. STORY PAY.
Ferryman Mclaughlin, Of PeekSkill,
Says that He Was Illegally Ar
rested at the State Camp.
SPENT 4 NIGHT IN THE GUARD-HOUSE
He Sues for $4,000. but the Son Of Mars
Says tho Boatman Insultod Woman
and Got OF EARLY.

Counsellor James Dempsey, OF No. 132
Nassau street, has entered suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages from Col. Joseph
@. Story Assistant Chief of Ordnance
of the National Guard, and against two
petty officers who we're parties TO the
alleged illegal act for which piaintin
seeks to recoN er.
Andrew Mclaughlin is a resident or
Peekskill, and was licensed to convey
passengers to different points on the
river On the night of July IL he says
he was approached by woman, VINO
asked him to ferry her from the State
camp dock 70 the railroad station. The
ferryman rowed her over, but was late
for the train. She said she had but IL
cents in her pocket, and asked him TO
take her back to camp again, where she
would procure funds to pay him his FER
rage. He consented, and landed his pas
senger, who entered the camp grounds.
Mclaughlin, according to his story,
went to Fitzpatrick's saloon. in the vii
lage, and while talking there with some
friends was approached by lieutenant
Of the Ninth Regiment, a corporal and
two privates, who arrested him. He
asked upon what charge, and they said
they did not know. He was taken to the
guard-house, in which he was imprisoned
until 10 o'clock the next morning. He
was then taken before Col. Story. The
woman passenger whom he had rowed
to and from the railroad station was in
the Colonels tent.
you. Mclaughlin" said Col. Story; "a
very serious charge. This lady, pas
senger Of yours last night, says that you
assaulted her in your boat"
"Oh!' said the woman, turning to Col.
Story, this is the wrong man."
The ferryman was permitted to de-
part. His Indignation was increased
when he found that Col. Story had
revoked. He met the Colonel not long
after. and the latter. he says, told him
he didn't want him around any more.
outside the confines Of the camp.
ferryman. AS yet. I haven't seen tbs tbs
IN at but
presume that any man may sue for any
amount of money II he can get a law.
yer to take charge of the case.
have you, or has any other officer of the
National Guard, the right to order OF
make the arrest of a citizen. be he or.
Of the National Camp Grounds?"
Most certainly not" replied the Colo
mel, land in this instance the arrest wa,
not made in the village of Peekskill, but
on the dock of the State Camp. The
facts in the matter are these: On,
morning during the encampmsnt Of tn,
| Ninth Regiment ! was notified by g
| Sergeant Of the guard that one of thu
| ferrymen was locked up in the guard
house. .p.,,u hin, ,.ra, and r.
quired into the reasons for his arrest
II appeared that he had while rowing
a young woman, a friend OF seyera
officers and men in the regiment. from
the station to the dock. acted indecently
towards her Just what occurred / dom
| know but 1t Is a fact, and can prove Il
| IL necessary, that the young woman pos
| itively identified this ferryman in m!
presence as me man. / understand tina
she suffered no bodily harm. but wheI
she was fortunate enough to find
and in very few words she told tn,
story of the alleged assault. They i'm
mediately arrested Mclaughlin and con
fined him in the guard-house. TIL,
names OF the .outposts don't recollect.
II asked the young woman, who's
the charge of assault against McLaugh
lin. She said that she didn't care t.
face the publicity that such actor
would surely incur. and so I let tn,
man go. / told him. however, that h,
| must not land on our dock again, anc
notified Village Clerk Crumb that thi!
particular ferryman had come to CAM
l had every reason to believe, acted IL
a disorderly manner. / understand tina
voked."