The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
SOUGHT TO RUIN
AN UNOFFENDING
POLICE OFFICER
Serious Blunder Of
Horace Jackson.
WAS STRUCK IN THE Jaw
CURSED A POLICEMAN AND WAS
SoUNDLY THRASHED.
After Recognizing His Mistake He
Prefers Charges Against Patrol
man Green-The Iatter's
WAS STRUCK IN THE JAW
CURSED A POLICEMAN AND WAS
SOUNDLY THRASHED.
After Recognizing His Mistake He
Prefers Charges Against Patrol
man Green-The Latter's
Statement.

Horace Jackson. who represents the in
teresJs of Colonel Dan Burns in the
Thirtieth District, is after the scalp Of
Policeman Pendergast. Yesterday he
filed charges against the officer accusing
him Of having assaulted him in a brutal
and cowardly' manner.
According to the sworn statement he
was conversing with a female COM
panion in Smoots saloon at McAllister
and Larkin streets last Thursday even
ing when he met his alleged assailant.
The latter was standing against the bar,
and as Jackson emerged from the rear
room he claims he was assailed by a vol
ley Of oaths hurled by the officer. Jack
son, so he asserts, called the policeman
10 account, whereupon the latter struck
him in the face with his Clenched nst.
knocking him against the wall. Bruised
and bleeding, jackson quickly regalned
. his feet, but evidently realizing that he
was no match for his assallant, ne
quickly left the place.
Anxious TO be revenged on the police
man. Jackson yesterday went before
notary public and SwOre TO a complaint
charging Pendergast with having assault
ed HIM without proVocatlOn. Subsequent
~ he appeared at police headquarters and
filed the charges with Captain Wright,
clerk OF the BOard Of Police Commission
ers. After reading the complaint Wright
sent for PenderSaSt and asked for an eN-
PLANTATION. Pen0ergaSt emphatlCaIIy de-
nleu tldt ne nttu ndQ any trouble with
Jackson. He declared he was not even
acquainted with him and did not meet
him on the night that he claims he was
assaulted. Convinced that jackson was
mistaken in the identification OF the as
Sailant, Captain Wright sent for hlm
and asked him if he was positive that
Pendergast was the man who had as
saulted him. he explained that he had
been told that Pendergast was his as
sailant. and, concluding that the infCr-
nation was correct he determined to
bring him before the Police Commission
ers.
Last evening Jackson positively ascer-
tanned that he was struck by Policeman
Green and not Pendergast. Tomorrow
he viii withdraw his charges against the
latter and substitute a complaint against
Green charging him with having ASSAULT
ed him. Green, who is one of the best Of
fCerS in the Central station, is pr pared
to defend himself against the complaint
of Jackson in case the Police Commits
sioners take cognizance of his sworn
statement. He claims that Jackson vas
in the saloon, accompanied by two women,
and as they were making considerable
noise h2 stepped in and warned the bar
tender that he would arrest them If thev
did not desist. Just then Jackson emerged
from the rear room and approaching the
policeman called him several vile names
Green says that he threatened to place
him under arrest, when Jackson strucl,
at him. The policeman lodged the blow
and caught the politician under the chin
almost knocking him out. As he begged
not to be arrested Green agreed not Ia
lock him up on his promise not to Great.
any further trouble