The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-30
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wsodrsy says No Ciubbea Kennedy IN SELF
Dsrence-wosdiey'a Bnd Record.

Detence-No Sdlcy'n Hno Record.
Policeman Henry woodlcy Of the West Thir.
ty.soventh street station appeared in the West
Side Court yesterday In tho dual capacity OF a
defendant charged with homicide and OF aeon.
plainant against John Riley Of 5o3 west Tween.
t~y.eighth street. whom he charged with feloni.
Gus assault. Riley and James Kennedy of $40
West Twenty, mini street, with two other men.
fought with Woodley on Sunday morning In
Twcnty.eighth street, near Eleventh avenue.
Kennedy was dubbed by Woodley and died in
Roosevelt Hospital on Sunday night.
Coroner Tuthill heard the testimony in the
Kennedy case at the station house on Sunday
night and paro'ed the policeman in the custody
Of Capt. Brown. Capt. Brown was tho COM
plainant against Woodley in the homicide case.
At his request the examination wac adjourned
until to-day, and the policeman's parole was
continued Tho case against Riley was also con-
tinued, and he was held in . 5000 bail.
Riley pleaded not guilty. He said that he.
Kennedy, and two other mon spent Saturday
night at a wake at AA6 West twenty seventh
street, after having enjoyed an evening at the
opera.
''On our way homo from the wake" he said,
I'VE met this policeman at Tenth avenue and
Twenty eighth street. He swore at us and told
us to got of the street. Then, without any
warning. no hit Kennedy with his stick. / told
hit me in the eye, He hit me three times with
his stick, and / didn't knoW anything moro un:
til R 1 %9S Sld @P X Rn nSSs snstb hiSsp about tn, blow
which caused Kennedy's death. Policeman
,Woodlsy said that k q and and X and the
draw his club until it was absolutely necessary.
Coronor's Physician O'Hanlon made an au.
that IA the cause Of death was a fractured skull
and cerebral hemorrhaRe.
lhinf NtIll1uuh AnnrDyN1 the Qnnnnnaipn
ing Capt. Browns report. By his instructions
Inspector Brooks went to the West Thirty.sev-
enth street station yesterday and made him
self thoroughly acquainted with. the facts.
After hearing his statement. the Chief said that
he believed Woodley had acted in self.defence.
arrested on Oct. ii by Policeman Mcara, who
had to fight him and call assistance to get him
In. The Captain added that when. Woodlcy
reached the station house he had a black eye,
his overcoat was covered with mud, and his
Woodley's own record is his worst enemy.
he was appointed on Dec. IL. 1s96-he has
had nineteen complaints against him at Head.
quarters; -Four of these are pending yet. They
are for using insulting and threatening Ian
cent s%asGl language NO S.'t to a citiz nsn1@F " assam H%a a 'e eiti:
bus band" OF tie rest four were ~Gee Charges q Of
using threatening, violent, and indecent Ian
guage," one Of raising a rumpus in q Ninth
ofs arpss shT og ga res1ssn and ID Ray MS t fhefi d EU IN shd dee
fiance OF rules. In one Of these latter cases a
charge of bribery was involved. but OF that he
in the courtroom as well as on the street. He
beat seven of the fifteen complaints that
have been tried 30 far, and was fined altogether
32Ie days pay on the rest, ten days pay once
for essaulting a prisoner, and the same amount
for letting a woman prisoner go. The street
car incident cost him a days pay. The rest Of
discipline.