New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-29
PATROLMANS CLUB KILLS.
A PRISONER DIES AFTER A FIGHT WITH
AN OFFICER.
EVIDENCE THAT THE POLICEMAN ACTED IN
sELF-DEFENcE-HE WAS ATTACKED BY
FOUR MEN IN TENTH-AvE. AND
HAD A HARD STRUGGLE.

HAD HARD STRUGGLE.
After a fight with a policeman James Ken
nedy. twenty-three years old. oe No 30 West
Twenty-ninth-st died last night in Roosevelt
Hospital. The policeman, who admits that ne
used his club TO defend himself. Is Henry Wood
ley of the West Thirty seveDt hist station. JUST
after o o'clock yesterday morning hehnedy'
with John Reilly. Of No. 543 West twenty
eighth-st., ana two other young men. was re-
turning from wake. when the policeman came
upon them. at Thirtieth-st. and Tenth-ave. Ihe
policeman says that all four were very much
under the influence OF liquor that they hau
linked arms and were staggering along, swear
Ing and yelling. much to the annoyance of per-
sons who we're coming from church. Woodley
ordered them to get along with less noise
At Twenty -nlnth-st. the men were still an
noyng persons along the way and the police
man again spoke to them. AZ Twenty-eighth-
ST. the policeman. who had followed the men,
threatened to arrest them all. when ne says
one Of them said: Let's do up the cop
The next instant. according 10 Woodiey' the
four men were pounding him. In ieW iu'e'
there was fierce fight in progress great
crowd gathered from all sides go that Tenth
ave. soon blocked. For a Few minutes
surface car could not make It's way through the
horse along until at Thlrtieth-st. he saw Patrol
man William Powers and told him to go 10
Woodley's aid
TWO GET AWAY.
Nv the time Powers had reached the scene OF
the hgh, Patrolman Quiglcy was also th"re
helping Woodley 10 arrest the men. Two vi
the four ran a the approach or the TWO auu'
tional policemen but Kennedy ana feliIy "cie
placed under arrest. Woodley had useo Ills ''u''
as could be- seen by the heads or the Pi'so"el''
Both were bleeding from scalp "ou"u7' "
ambulance was summoned from Roosevelt Hos
pital Immediately. the crowd all the uIle b'o"
ing in numbers as the three patrolmen stooa
over their thoroughly suhdued pr'sohe'S' ""O
were both lying on the sidewalk
The ambulance reached the corner under 'he
cbarga of DIR MacNelder. After examination
the surgeon saws he decided that he would nave
N ,oLe Reilly 10 the hospital. but according 70
tho nolice he said that Kennedy should be taken
direct 70 the station as he was sunerins mercy
from superficial injury. sight scratch over
tho ler, eye So Kennedy WAS taken 10 the "es'
Tbirty-sevonth- st. station IN patrol wagon
a, . o'clock in the afternoon. Kennedy was
seen I'm his cell by Captain Brown. II" d'u ""'
COMPLAIN much then. The captain ash'u mn
how he felt and Kennedy said all f'gh'' hu'
,us, before o'clock the doorman. IN haN'"s MS
rounds. found the prisoner UNCONSCIOUS III III,
cell Then an ambulance was suih'ho''''' ",''
Dr MacNeider again responded lh'S .''''
surpoor said that from the symptoms h'""'''
might posslbly be suffering from "'''''
,ha h,s. ~ the sruIl. although there was no OUT
ward sign OF such an injury lie 'ooh '"e '''"''
TO the hospital ,. consciousness. lie
Kennedy never fesa"'"
d,ed at II 10 o'clock. - -. -oroe
Patrolman Woodley showed evidence or. oI i"Ss ~
treatment /, had been nesrasSFs r%sS vs h. had re-
ra,yad Uls clothing also had been torn III 'hh''y
ulaccs He was in the station las. h'hn,' ",I ~
fronkly admitted that he had used hls c'up' ~
,vos however. under the impression 'hat ~ TO-
s,ruck Kennedy on the shoulder ana no' on ti,'
head He insisted that ne had no, drawn n's
club until the four men ATTACKED MN a,u %
t.anc,,a1 him down He added that before tne
arrival or the two policemen who went 10 ms a'n
there had been general mix-up' ana ne nau
L.en struck from all sides. kicked ana pounded
ca that there were times when he struck Wi'diy.
Sometimes ne was on the pavement, with the
men ON him: sometimes up. with them stil! lgh'-
ing him and he is quite sure ne wouIu nav
been badly hurt had not Quigl"y ana f"WcIS
arrived when they did. II was the hrst tlme
,n the two wears ne had been In the department.
Woodley explained. that he had ever been forced
70 draw his club Woodley is tall and athletic
man. and Captain Brown said OF MN thht ne ~
a model patroman.
BAD GANG. 1T is SAID
The Captain said last night that he was quite
sure that both Kennedy and Reilly were mem
bors OF the Valley gang. notorious for many
wears as a gang OF police fighters. He said that
Reilly had been r,sted for assaulting n police
man a few weeks ago.
After Reilly's wounds were dressed at the hos
pital he was taken to the police station. Later
in the day he released on bail and went to
bIs home DR. MacNeidcr was I'm bed last night
when Kennedy died When he asked for ii
was said that he had refused To get up.
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