The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-11
Disgusting1y Brutal Act of
/" Jack" hunt in Police
Headquarters.
THE DETECTIVE DISPIGURED FOR LIFE
Hunt is an Ex-POliceman Dismiss
ed for brutality-A Petty Per-
sonal Grudge the Motive.

As result of an encounter with Hunt,
Detective Doyle is minus his left ear.
Hunts head is cut in several places, but
he is alive and that fact is the cause of
much astonishment.
The encounter took place last night at
about eight o'clock in the Detectives
room at Police Headquarters.
Detective John Clos. who is the largest
man connected with the department ex-
cept Roundsman ''Con" Noonan, was on
duty at Headquarters when Hunt and a
companion, who was as dirty and greasy
as himself, entered.
rs Mike Doyle here?" asked Hunt
rather quietly.
HE is not answered Clos, ''but I
expect him every moment"
..'losfqo l.uop noG J! uIlq IoJ 4IeM ILL,
said Hunt.
Detective Clos allowed Hunt and his
companion to sit in the Detectives ROOM
They had been there only few minutes
when Detective Doyle entered Head
quarters.
Jack Hunt wants to see you,'' said
Clos. HE and friend are in the wait
ing room.'A
What does he want?'' asked Doyle.
Clos was unable to tell him.
Doyle went to the room where Hunt
was. AS he entered Hunt sprang to his
feet.
do you want to see me?" asked Doyle.
81 do,'' answered Hunt in an ugly tone.
''You and Dalton have been talking to
Jim about me, haven't your
The Jim referred to by Hunt is his
Quoted butcher shop ON Railroad ave-
nue. and Newark avenue. Dalton is
detective and is Doyle's side partner.
Answering Hunts question Doyle said,
Eyes have been talking to Jim about you
and what I said was for your own good.
That however, is neither here nor there.
I don't want you around here. I want
you to get out now. I don't want any
trouble with you. Whatever trouble there
is between you and Dalton must be settled
by you. 1 am not interested and 1 don't
intend having anything to do with you
or being bothered by you"
Uttering string of oaths which made
the atmosphere blue, Hunt sprang at
Doyle and dealt him vicious blow in the
face Hunt is powerful wretch and the
blow staggered Doyle, who is a man much
older than Hunt, and possessing less
strength.
Doyle grappled with Hunt and a fierce
struggle was in progress when Detective
Clos ran to Doyle's assistance. During
the scuffle Hunt with his usual brutal
custom butted Doyle in the face with
his head and pounded him in the stomach
with his knee. Doyle was in bad shape
when Clos arrived.
AS soon as Hunt saw that Doyle had
help at hand he let go of him and pre-
tended to be sorry for what he had done.
His manner deceived Clos. The telephone
bell rang at that moment and Clos re-
turned to his desk. That he should have
done so and left Doyle at the mercy of
Hunt, knowing what brute he Is,
astonishes police officers. Clos could have
handled Hunt without much effort.
A soon as Clos left the room Hunt
again sprang upon Doyle, and pinioning
his arm at his side, managed to get his
left ear in his mouth. With the ferocity
of a bull dog he chewed and yanked until
he had bitten Doyles ear off close to the
head. Doyle was game. Drawing his
black jack he dealt Hunt blow behind
the ear which felled him. Once down he
yelled in most cowardly manner for
mercy Doyle did not desfst, however.
until the blackjack broke. That unfor
tunate occurrence is responsible for the
fact that Hunt was able to be in court
today While the fight was in progress
Detective Clos whistled down the tube to
the Gregory street station for assistance.
He asked for two men, and then four.
Policemen Keefe and Heath responded.
Keefe is big healthy fellow and afraid
of no one. On the stairs he encountered
Hunts companion. He insisted upon go
ing out and became surly. Keefe sprang
at the man. He skunk into a corner and
cried for mercy. Keefe marched him up
stairs on the double quick
In the upper hall Keefe met Hunt.
HUNT was crying; Blood covered ms
face and neck. When Keefe saw him he
and selling Hunt by the collar dragged
him down stairs. Hunt protested, but
Keefe turned upon him, and in no uncer-
tain way said, You get down stairs or
I'll carry you.'
Hunt shook like leaf He saw
Keefe would take no nonsense and very
quietly he walked into the Gregory street
police station. He was booked on the
charge of mayhem.
He whined to such an extent that DR.
Atkinson was sent for* Hunt insisted
IL.
policeman in the station said that he
hoped it was, in Hunts hearing. DR.
Atkinson examined Hunts wounds. He
was not dangerously hurt. 1t was with
pleasure that Hunt was jammed into a
cell by the officers on duty.
In the meantime Detective Doyle had
found his ear under a table, Covering
his wound he hurried to the Office of DIR.
McGill and asked If the member could
be sewed on. DR.. McGill responded in the
negative.
The doctor trimmed the rough edges
and sent Doyle home and directed him to
fined to the house for a month and will be
disfgured for life.
A half hour after the occurrence Chief
Murphy entered Headquarters. Clos told
him the circumstances.
Hunt is in the morgue, suppose" said
NO" answered Clos, ''he is down
stairs
What" exclaimed the Chief.
Before Clos could answer the Chief
turned on his heel and left Headquarters
in state of mind that is rarely SEEN
This morning Hunt appeared in court.
Counsellor Henry McCartin appeared for
him and asked that he be admitted to
bail.
.sNo, SIR said the Court emphatically
at the outset. mo bail for this prisoner
under any circumstances. He viii have
to answer to the Grand Jury"
led down stairs his head covered with
blood and his face swollen from the few
blows Doyle struck him.. Under the law