New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-21
ANGRY AT TIE POLICEMAN.
AN INDIGNANT CROWD AT BROADWAY
AND FOURTEENTH-sT
~ THE POINT OF MoBsING AN OFFICER WHO
MALTREATED A PRIsoNER-cFiARGEs
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MALTREATED y
TO BE PREFERRED.
po,,caman John J. Bannon, Of the Mercerst
citation WAS nearly mobbed by large number Of
INDIGNANT citizens last night at Fourteenth-ft
and broadway. for assaultng a prisoner-NL
ohoe, 7 Glider. of No. III Second-ave. large
theatre crowd was passing the new dairy kitcha
=, No Id East Fourteenth-st Of which war
ron 7. ZONES is the proprietor about ii O'Clock
,,orv If them were attracted by disturbance
g., tho restaurant. They saw Jones expostuat
ing with man at the cashiers desk
Tha IVAN who was Glider was going out when
one of the employees called Policeman bahnon'
,r,,o o,poar ran into the place and caught Glider
nv the Iapel Of the coat. He shook him roughly
and demanded to know why ne was creating
disturbance there. Glider. who is small man.
seemed afraid of Bannon. and said ne would 81
quietly with him. A number OF men SAID ai'er'
ward that Bannon did not wait. but strucs
Glider with his club on the back, ABDOMEN sce'
shoulders and legs until the latter CRIED lot
mercy. His pleadngs and groans were heara
half a block away and attracted large gather
ing in front Of and about the place.
Bannon then dragged his prisoner TO the side
walk striking at every step ana telling MIN I"
stop making any disturbance. the Policeman
who many of the witnesses said, was in'oAi'
Gated, spoke in a loud tone OF voice, and KEPT
dragging his prisoner out OF the store until 10
reached the sidewalk There number OF
men. indignant at the treatment Glider w~re'
eeiving, spoke sharply to Bannon. telling MN
not to assault his prisoner. All the while Ghas
protested that he would go quietly with Inc
officer if allowed to-
lust then another policeman msde MS wa!
through the crowd and told Bannon 70 De care
full with his prisoner. Bannon toid his co"''
nanion to take care Of the man, but instead tn'
officer sent fop a patrol wagon "niie II wa
coming a dozen men pushed forward toward
Ramon and spoke threateningly to him for nis
,,,treatment of Glider. They were followed oy
,nanv others all Of whom raised their voices
AGAINST Ramon, until at one time 1t looked as IL
serious trouble would result
nv the time the patrol-wagon had reached the
scene the Indignant crowd were lowering ABOUT
Rarnon and Glider and calling the former al
sorts Of names. Several times the cry OF Lynch
b,nw was heard. Bannon got his prisoner lnto
the wagon and took him to the Mercer-s, s.auu,
uhsre a charge of intoxication and disorueiy
conduct was made against him: Inc sei So
ca ramon insisted that Glider was drum
some of the men on the scene insisted 'ha' ''''
policeman was intoxicated. a.
An impromptu Indignation meeting was ne' Ia q,
Fourteenth-st and Broadway by eight men VIZ
viewed the entire proceedings. They wen' "
Police Headquarters to ask for inforiIla,iion
garding charges to be brought against foiloe''e'
Rannon. They were told to go to the MerceI-sI
station to see Captain Groo. The captain to,a
them to call at Headquarters this morning anu
make charges to Inspector Cortright ms ,ney
said they would do, and the committee OF thres
was appointed to make the formal charges
against Bannon. ,o.,,
The eight men are B. r. Meyer OF Cincinnaui
w. /. Beers. Of No. 1S6 Remsen-st, BrookyM,
F. L. Bussey. No. ZIG East Fifteenth-s MOTIFS ,ns
Stuckauf No $40 Church-st. r. Smith. NO 10
Bleecker-st: George York. No. $50 East Thi rs
St; T. T. Tergament, Of No: 10 Whtenai'-,s,r Mr.
Reers was made chairman of the committee