The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-11-22
AFRAID OF POLICE
MAGISTRATE OF NEW YORK A LIT
TILE sHAKY ABOUT HIS LIFE.

He Tells In Open Court that He Thinks tn
Police had Formed a Conspiracy {,
Take Away His Precious Life--He Is
Reform Judge and Naturally FEARED
the People He had Heard so Many Harf
Things About-It was in the Case o
Patrick Kehoe, vino Pounded an Unfor
tnnate Longshoreman.
New York, Nov 21.-Reform Magis-
traite Mott, shifting in jefferson Market
court yesterday morning, openly ruled
that policeman has the right TO club
a man within an inch of his life, drag
his unfortunate victim over the pave
ment exhibit all the brutality of an
uncfvilized being and, If he does not
believe he can do all this sufficiently
himself. THAT policeman has the right
10 call abrother officer to assist him in
the work Of brutality.
Yesterday mornings Mercury con-
tained an account OF how Longsfaore-
man Patrick Kefoe vino lives ait 46 Carl
ton street. was horribly dubbed by Po-
licennan Kellef1er of the MacdDugal
Ht-rset sta ton Officer FlafIerty. OF the
Barne station, came upon the scene In
time, 80 with esses said. To help m put
ting dTefine glory touches on poor Ke-
hoes head
The victim Of the brutal officers was
RrraFeured in Jefferson Market court
yesterday morning. charged with as
saulting the two buT1y officers. each Of
tall vic
tim Kehoe's c1o.lles were torn almost
off his body. His left eye was entirely
closed and blood and matter were ex-
uding from the swollen lids His head
wtss swa.ti1ad in bandages, and In many
places on HIS head and face were huge
bumps THAT has been caused by the
nightstfcl1s of the officers. who. strange
no say, dfd not show single scratch
to prove the assault with which they
charged him.
KaiBoe sorTreitinne ago was injured by a
fall and since that timeh has easily
been affected by drink. When he had
had few drinks Sunday this peculiar
aty showed itself, and he began ITO shout
end execute dances on Carlton street.
The police claim that he insulted the
wife Of Acting Captain O'Keefe, of the
Aiaod0ugai street station, but this Ke-
hoe denies.
Policeman Kelleher was sent by the
e,cting captain to arrest Kehoe. Ke1le-
her said he told Kefoe to move on. and
as he refused to do so he arrested him,
Kehoe struck him in the face and he
was fog1cstd to uEe his nightstick once in
self-defense. FlalI'euty, who was sta
rioned alt a near by station, came TO his
assistance and Ke1Oe had kicked him
pn the sllins. KelleheT and ne had
Struck Kehoe once more.
That, according to the officer, was all
that was done. He did not tell the
court, however. how an ambulance sur
geon mad TO dress the wounds of the
longShoreman, after DR.. T. J. Hills Of
81 Carlton street, actually saved Ke-
hoes life by T,eIeTnptoTy ordering the
brutes IN pOlicemen's garb to cease gEnsiT
work Of clubbing their already uncon-
Ecious victim They did not explain to
khe court tala horrible appearance of tine
prisoner, nor did tLhey explain how Eheir
own faces came Ito be entirely free from
marks Of the alleged assault upon them
by KeIoe.
Magistrate Mott asked Kehpe a few
questions, among which was a request
aifzalt he disclose The saloon where ha got
the liquor ON Sunday.
The aswer elected the information
Shat all the SALONS in the neighborhood
of Acting Captain O'Keefe's house were
open and doing business with the eX-
eefttion of one, which is run by a man
named AIckenna, and which O'Keefe
closed up feligiously, keeping several
officers on guard. just why the acting
Captain discrimina tes in this matter IS
nctt known IL Is fact that the c,Iie-
saloons are never molesitei.
The prisoners wife was a witness and
she stated that her husband was de-
Eberately attacked from behind by Kel-
leiher with a nightstick. He was on the
point of entering his own house when
the officer ran up and dealt him an un-
provoked and stimgtniy blow with his
Fitick. Kehoe fell TO EHle ground and. be-
for'e he could regain his footing and de-
fend himself against the brutal attack
blow upGn blow was rained upon his
head, cutting iii open in several places.
This testimony Of Mrs. Kehoe was cor
robated by many with esses of the af-
fair. 1t is generally admitted ghat. if
n had NOT been for the opportune inter
ference Of DR.. Hills, Kehoe would have
been dead before the polacemen stopped
their bloody pastime.
After hearing the evidence against
the policemen as given by reputa BILE ana
respectable witnesses. MAGISTRATE Mo5i
a reform administration has clothed I
him in, and delivered himself Of the fol- /
lowing remarkable decision. which I
would strongly appeal 10 some inland (
Russian town, where the eye of the !
governoT-general does not fall.
This man was drunk and disorder 4
ly." said rhe magistrate. "and the police /
had a right ITO arresthi m and 90 use 4
any fouce Gfat they found necessary. 4
They We're TO get him 70 the station |
holrse-dead or alive They had the /
right TO club Rheir prisoner and even /
lad the right to kin him. / hold the 1
prisoner in 81. 600 BAH for trial"
Acting Inspector Brooks said yeSter- |
day that he was going TO Investigate the |
Ease OF Kehoe. He viii conduct the in |
VeSitigation SCday.
After Magistrate Mott had seen the /
statement ne had made published in the /
Hvening papers. he called the reporters
10 him and showed thsn by the crimi-
nal code that he had the right TO use
the words he had given uuierance TO in
tine court in the morning.
The section OF the cUde that the mag
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