The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-09
THE QUACKEEBOS CASE.
Wiint the Doctor HAS TO Say About
the Mnttcr-A Subject OF Harsh
TrentImNI.t BY the NOrIOIE POIlcc.

Prom New York World. of 9Th Inst.)
Dr. George II. Quackenbos, a tutor i'll
tLr ii.s.ita,lon Tor lne Improved M
Struction Of Deaf Mutes. ut Lexington
avenue and SiEty-seventh street. went
10 Richmond. Va, to spend the holt
days with his wife's parents. He reach
cd Norfolk, Va, carly Christmas morn
ing on the steamship Old Dominion.
Mrs. leuackenbos wanted some needles
ana thread. and her husband went
ashore to buy them IT was holiday,
SO he had to wander about James street
Tor long time before he succeeded In
settiig WHAT he wanted. Then he start
ca pack for the steamship. What fol-
lowed he has sworn to in an affidavit
given TO his lawyer George c. Iiarrl-
son, OF No. Ill Broadway. with instruc-
tons to 80 to Norfolk at once and
begin suit for false arrest
pr. Quackenbos' affidavit sets forth
mat he had just started on his return
TO the steamship. when he was stopped
by man who seized him by the collar
ana roughly demanded to know what
he was doing trying the doors OF stores
al that hour of the morning. DR.
Guackenbos told the man to mind his
own business. Then three other men
came forward and arrested Dr. Quack-
cnpoS Tor resisting an officer. He pro
tested but was hustled off to the 20
lice station In a patrol wagon. There
"SN'i thiS W MS alntlN1l. ne was
very severely handled. The police
searched him so roughly that they tore
his pockets. In one pocket they found
n revolver.
That settles it," said Chief of Police
Sing, and he put DR.. Quackenbos down
on The b,nttcr as Il dangerous and Sl,S-
pictous character. The Doctor was told
that he was suspected Of being ir,pli-
Gated IN robbery that had taken
pEiec on the steamer Jamestown. OF tho
oid Dominion line. the day before 1t
was in vain for him to protest that he
was ut sea at the time.
The Doctor told Chief King that he
belonged to one Of the hest -knowu
families in New York. that his father
had been Professor Of Greek in Harvard
College. and that il would be an easy
thing for him to prove his identity ir
he had an opportunity to do SO. Al
appeal was in vain.
Then Or. Quackcnhos insisted on an
immediate examination before a nrari.-
trate. and in the course of an hour or
two. about o'clock he was taken be
FORE Justice John j. Burroughs Here
he told his story, describing his rough
handling by. the police. and requested
mat an officer he sent to the steamship
I'D Dominion with him to substantive
MS statcmc nts. Judge Burroughs
granted this. and Dr OuaCkrnbos MIS-
marched to the steamboat wharf in Gus
todN Ia see Cantaln iSatcman.
Its an outrage" said the Captain
That man has been on my ship since
we left New York. His wife and chill
urcn are below now waiting for him to
return. lie could not have been ashore
yesterday"
The officers, somewhat discomGttcd.
TOOK the Doctor back tn Justice bur
rouThs. The Judg" listened To what
thcN had 10 say. ana then had the COM
hainl against DR.. Qua ckcnbos altered
to CARRYING concealed weapons. =
"But. said DR. Quackenhos. II hive n
permit In carry that revolver i'm the
city where ! live. | never go without
it,"
THAT may be all right in New Yorl, =
said luSttc" Burroughs. but you are In
q civilized country now. We don't al
low that sort of thing down here, You
are fined SEQ"
pr. Quackcnbos paid the fine. with
$50 costs. under protest and went IN
spend Christmas with his wire's fam
lily
81 wrote TO Justice burroughs" snia
Mr.. Harrison yesterday. "aud received
from him reply refusing the 500 20
He notified me. however that he would
reopen the case. ! received only this
morning newspaper from Norfolk
with description Of Il similar arrest I,v
the officer who arrested Dr. Ou8cken
hos. declaring that he ourht moi to re-
main on the force. The first night he
was on duty he locked up three inno-
cent citizens and turned I'm five false
alarms Of fire. ] am going down there
TO see what can he done about it,"