The sun., 1895-03-15
HANS S. BEATTIE ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH BEING A sUsFI-
cIoUs PERSON

Released on Rssshi.s the static. Heuse.
Says that, 90 the way Go It. Hs Was
ToId "the Matter Csuid Ne Very Easily
ArranGea"-Hs was Arrested while
Waiting for n Triend en- y Street Cernsr.
Hans g. Beattie. eI. Commissioner OF Street
Cleaning and Treasurer OF the Metropolitan
Traction Company, was arrested at an early
hour yesterday morning at LenoI avenue and
12Tth street by two ununformed policemen OF
the East 120th street station. Ms a suspicious
person. There are two versions OF the arrest.
The policemen say that Mr.. Besttie was acting
suspiciously and that he refused to answer them
when they questioned him as to his business In
the vicinity at that time in tho morning. They
also say that he had been drinking, and In this
statement they are corroborated by third po-
lceman, who came on the sceno later, and by
the Sergeant on duty at the station house, who.
however. says that the prisoner was able to take
care of himself. He released Mr.. Beattie as soon
as he learned who he was.
Mr. Beattie denounces his arrest as an out
rage. He had just stepped of OF a car. he says,
when he was arrested. and the policemen tried
TO make him buy his release. He declined to
listen to their proposition TO square" things,
and so they lugEed him of to the station house.
Policemen Thrall and Cassidy. who arrested
MIR. Beattie, are stationed on Lenox avenue in
plain clothes at night to watch for suspi-
cious characters. They say that they saw Mr..
Beattie standing on the corner OF 127th street
at about 3:15 O'Clock, and watched him for
some time, He showed no intention Of moving
on. which, the policemen say. was enough to
warrant them in regarding him as suspicious
person. They walked up to him, and Thrall
asked Mr.. Bcattie's name and his business in the
vicinity. Mr.. Beattie told him that his business
was none of theirs, and started to walk away.
Thrall says that he then displayed his badge
and informed Beattie that he must answer his
questions or be locked up. Beattie. so the po-
liceman says, replied that he had no homo. and
that the only thing he did have was his name.
and he didn't propose TO tell that to any body.
Policeman Cassidy then displayed his shield,
but to equally little purpose. Policeman Miley
was in uniform at the corner OF l2Oth street,
and Mr.. Beattie insisted on referring the matter
to him.
"Ill 60 to the station house with . man in
uniform" he said. " but not with either OF you
fellows"
When Miley came up and Mr.. Beattie ap-
pealed to him. he declined to interfere in the
mstter at all. He informed Beattie that tho
men in plain clothing were both policemen. and
were only doing their duty in interrogating him.
This announcement did not affect Mr.. Beattis.
and he went to the station house, after having
reIuseu once more 10 tell name OF MS DuB.-
ness. Sergeant Grant was on duty at the station,
and as soon as he was arragned before him,
Mr.. Beattie handed over his card. and said that
he had been waiting on the corner for friend
Further explanations were made. and finally
the Sergeant ended the matter by telling tho
lrisoner that he could go home IL he wanted to.
Mr.. Beattie lost no time in availlng himself of
The charge entered at the station house
against Mr.. Beattie was "loiterinK around in
n
Mr. Beattis was very much excited when he
came in" said Sergeant Grant to reporter yes
terday. when ne had cooled down bit he
gave me his name. and said that he had simply
been drinking but was able TO take care of him
self. and no let him 60"
the day. but his wife told a reporter that her
husband came in at n bout o'clock in the morn
ing very much excited. He told her that he had
been arrested, but gave no particulars. Mr..
Beattie has Office in the Cable building. at
broadway and Houston street. which he did not
visit until late in the day, when he prepared tho
last night had been detained on business.
home. IS West i3ist street. When two mon 10 III IL
ciLizens' clothes stepped up to me and said:
is WhFs .sa M and DO Sha
know that il interests you who am. Why do
you ask = And they said: You viii find out
will present you with my card II you return mo
y3Gpprs; do not understand this InteTrnp,ion.'
want you; we put you under arrest. and with
that he put his hands my shoulder. /
:aG ssdr S1 the Ss asr afGa% aFs
these men? They have arrested me. |
rrisTm T;G9snze i as an 9eer from n
Beattie. and live three blocks away in 13lst
street The officer said: i do not want your
We'll, they show me no authority for arresting
me and show me no badge; refused to give me
the neirhborhood.' and started TO walk along.
Whereupon one of the meu in citizens clothes
,sH: See here; you io are under arrest; you VII
Very well, if ] have got to, go to the station
house will GO and turned to the officer in
these men walk behind 4. we were walk
ins 10 the station house this man in uniform
10 gu 10 the station house and being subjected to
80 much trouble: that athing OF that kind could
arranged. at once replied that thoroughly
understood him, but had never done that Kind
OF business; that regretted that he had made
any such suggestion TO me. Having gone to the
station house, gave my card to the Sergeant at
the desk, complaining OF the way in which had
been treated and demanded to obtain tue names
and some authority for my unauthorized arrest.
but received no satisfaction excepting a permits
Sergeant az the desk the special ofiicers had full
sutl GRITTY TO do exactly ms they had done.
,gate the authority which these special officers
claim that they have in such cases. as am in
formed that l. i, in no way an uncommon occur:
officer In uniform on the way to the station
house Is evidently tho purpose of such out
ragrs."
IA addition TO being Treasurer Of the Metro
poitan Traction Company. Mr.. Beattie is a
director of the Grand and Forty second Streets
Railroad Company, to which office he was
elected last week. He was surveyor of the
Port during President Cleveland's first Admin
islraton. which post he obtained through his
friendship with William G, Whitney. then Sec
retary NJ the Navy.
Mr., Beattie was made Street Cleaning Com
missioner by eX- Mayor Gilroy. and while in that
office was a candidate for Collector OF the Port.
Mr. Beattie was the old leader of the County
democracy in the Thirteenth district and is a
member OF the Manhattan Club, While hs was
surveyor OF the Port he was shot twice by Louis
biersl, customs inspector who charged that
Mt heattle had removed him from office with
out cause. The surveyor recovered from his
MpAhus soon enough to testify against his as
eAIaht, who was sent TO prison for ten years.
Local Business TroubIss.
Deputy Sheriff McGivney has received sew
sraI executions against Napoleon J. Haines, do
Ing business as Haines Bros. piano manufac-