Evening journal., 1895-10-21
ACCUSED THE OFFICERS
McHugh Says He Was
Assaulted and Maltreated.
NOW he MUST PROVE THE CHARGES
As the Result OF Row Thomas Hall is
In Custody on Serious OharRe-B He Out
Minnie Mercer with "A Knife-sarah
Lewis Got Away with Emors's Trousers.
other Municipal Court Gases.

II frequently occurs In Municipal
Court that when parties arrested for
drunkenness or any other charge are
arrAigued they accu q the officers making
the arrest OF maltreating them
Whenever such Is ne case Judge Ball
gives both the accused and aocuser full
chance to bring witnesses to prove or
disprove the charges, but II the unlucky
one falls to Aubstantiate his charges
it generally goes pretty hard with him
Such case happened this morning
Bernard McHugh and Frank Silcox were
seen on Front street, between Orange
and Tatnall, shortly after midnight
Saturday night by Officer Davidson and
Keleher Tney had iust left man who
was lying on the pavement and the
officers made the two go bsck tn
be could investigate. The man was
found to be named Collins, aud he was
drunk. he was Strengthened out and
sent home and McHugh and Sllcox
ordered TO follow suit The former.
according TO the Uincers, cursed David
son and struck ut him twice, lwhereupon
Davidson struck him on the shoulder
with his club McHugh agalu hit at the
officer and started to run, when he was
patrol box and sent in.
McHugh slaimed that no didn't curse
Davidson nor did be strike a. him, but
tnat Davidson hit him twics aud
knocked him down and otherwise
maltreated him, aud even when trans
ierred to the patrol wagon hit him In
the nose aud on the hands. ORcers
Purcell and Riley denied thst any one
hit McHugh at the box The case wss
continued until to night, when fu, thsr
testimony will be taken
At an early hour yesterday morning a
row occurred at the House OF Minnie
Mercer, colored No. Az Orange street,
during which the woman was cut In the
left leg By q razor In the hands OF
Thomas Hall He escaped, but later
was captured by the police aud locke d
up This morning he was arraigned on
q charge OF assault with attempt to com
NIT murder The state was not ready
and at the request Of Horace Greeley
Knowles, who represented the city sollc
itor, the case was continued until to
morrow morning, bail being Fixed at $500.
Thomas Hynes WAS charged with
assault on Daniel Burns. He asked for
continuance until tomorrow which
was granted Later Mr. Burns withdrew
the charge, and on recommendation OF
Mr. Knowles the case was dismissed
James e Neary was charged with
assaulting his wife. He promised TO
take the pledge AMI as his wife was will
ing TO give him another chance he WAS
allowed TO 60
Sarah Lewis is q colored woman with
ostrich tastes, 30 far aa her thefts 60.
Not long ago she was convicted OF steal.
ing an axe from colored family Ia the
West Eud. and this morning she was In
the dock on q charge of itealnR a pair
Of patRloons from Emory Trusty,
colored. She didn't want to use the axe
neither did she wish 20 wear the
trousers, but took them both to
sell. Intending to devote the
proceeds to her animal com
fort. Emory discovered his property
at the store Of Patrick MRloney, on the
coast, and as they had been sold there by
Sarah, he had her arrested She offered
TO make 1t up" With him but Judge
Ball decid, that such a step was not
possible and held the dufky mRlefaetor
In $500 bail for the upper court