The herald., 1896-02-15
Patrick Smith Shows No Sign
OF Weakening
HE IDENTIFIES SIEWICKE
The JaiIer Is Equally as Emphatic IL
His Denial
What the Officers Say Who Mads the Arrest
and Who Took Smith to
the Station

The story told by old Patrick Smith, as
! to his alleged mistreatment while confined
in the city prison, as published in THE
HERALD yesterday morning, caused de-
cided sensation in police circles, and was
the general topic of conversation about the
station yesterday.
Smith still sticks to his story as printed
in THE HERALD, and says that he intends
| to take his case into the courts as soon as
he is able to get about. Yesterday Jaier
Siewicke, in company with HERALD re-
porter, called on Smith at the Upper Main
street lodginghouse where he is staying,
and when Siewicke asked him who kicked
him, Smith pointed at him, saying that he
did, and that he did it we'll, and evidently
knew his business. Siewicke then asked
him if he would swear that he kicked him,
when Smith replied that he was not swear
ing at this time, but that this would come
out at the trial, or words to that effect.
At the police station and among the
officers generally but little credence is
placed in Smiths story. Officer Fifield,
who made the arrest, says that Smith was
not arrested on First street, but that it was
on Main street, near the Hoffman house.
He says that Smith was very drunk and
was unable to take care of himself. He
was holding himself up by telegraph pole
when he was arrested.
Patrol Driver Cox says that Smith ap-
peared to be quite lame when he was taken
out of the wagon and had to be assisted
into the station. Officer Long, who was
with the patrol wagon when the arrest was
made, corroborates Cox. He says that
Smith walked lame and that he and an
other man had to help him back to the Jail
door.
Clerk Bean, on the other hand, says that
Smith did not appear to be lame the morn
ing after his arrest. He made no COM
plant about any ill.treatment at the hands
of the jailer. and when sent out in charge
of Officer Richardson walked without as
sistance.
Officer Richardson, who went out with
Smith to secure bail, says that the old man
walked without assistance. AS they left
the station, he says that Smith remarked
to him that he did not wish to be seen in
custody of an officer. and asked that he
walk behind him. The officer says that he
did as requested, and the old man made
his way along the streets without any
trouble. After getting bail he returned to
the station with Smith, where he gave the
money to the clerk and was discharged.
At no time did Smith make any complaint
about being mistreated.
Jailer Siewicke. despite Smiths identifi-
claims kicked him, still emphatically de-
nies the old mans story. After his inter-
view with Smith yesterday he said there
were number of inconsistencies in his
story. In the first place Siewicke says that
he was not in the cell in which Smith was
confined on the morning after his arrest.
Smith was brought out by trus.y, and he
then, noticing the old mans condition,
took him by the arm and assisted him to
the breakfast table. Siewicke says that he
is positive that the trusty did not misuse
the old man, and he is equally positive that
none of the others in the cell did so. He
says that Smith must have hurt himself by
falling. or may have been assaulted in some
other place, before his arrest. AS he
was very drunk he did not realize his con-
dition until the effects of the liquor passed
off, and he found out how badly he was
hurt. This is the only explanation he can
give of the affair, as he says that he knows
that he is innocent.
From the above it will be seen that the
case is a complicated one. Both sides
have been impartially given, and the mat.
ter is now with the police commissioners
for investigation.