The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-21
DOOL[Y ACQUITTED.
Justice Potts Dismisses the
Assault Case Against
the Policeman.

| Policeman Thomas Dooley. Of the Sew
| enth street station, who, while on his
vacation on August s, assaulted James
! Murphy of No. % Halliday street, an
| agent of the Prudential Insurance Co., at
| his home. No. III Ninth street. was tried
in the First Criminal Court. before Police
| Justice Potts this morning. Dooley was
found not guilty and was discharged from
custody
| James Murphy, the alleged victim, tes-
tilted as follows:-Afte having several
beers during my trip about town, / went
| to No. I'll Ninth street. to collect some
money from Mrs. Darcy. who resides ON
the top floor. On the way upstairs met
Dooley who was coming out of his apart
ments. I asked him If Mrs. Darcy was at
| home. He said no. l went upstairs new
& ertheless and tried the door. 1t was lock-
ed, and / knocked at Mrs. Breslin's door
opposite. and asked Mrs Darcys where
about again. 1 was told she was not in.
/ j started downstairs, and on the way I
met Dooley coming uptsairs, as though
he had forgotten something. He asked
me if had found Mrs. Darcy. I said no
and went down. Dooley followed men and
struck me in the face He got me down
+ stairs and again beat me and threw me
out into the yard where he left me.
Counsellor Manning. one of Dooley's
lawyers, brought out the fact and got
Murphy to admit having been drinking
on the day in question
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, who resides at No.
215 Ninth street, testified:-'I heard a.
noise in the back hallway newt door and
looked out the window. I saw Mr.. Dooley
having hold of Murphy by his collar, but
did not see Mr.. Dooley strike Murphy.
Murphy's nose was bleeding, however.
Mrs. Mary Bresin, who lives in the
same house with Dooley, swore that she
did not see Dooley until he reached the
yard She heard his voice in the hall.
Mrs. Breslin went out and saw blood on
the stairs and heard some one crying.
Going down into the lower hall she saw
Dooley, with his hand ON Murphy, but
did not strike him. Mrs. Breslin said
Dooley had something in his hand, but
could not tell what it was
Mrs Alexander, of No 215 Ninth street.
was the next witness. She heard some
noise in Dooley's house. Looking out the
window. she saw Dooley take hold Of
Murphy. Mrs Alexander, like the pre-
vious witness, said OFFICER Dooley had
something in his hand (Which the prose-
cution tried to prove was a blackjack.
Mrs. Alexander swore positively that Doc
ley did not strike Murphy. Murphy, she
said. was not drunk, as far as she knew,
but had blood on his face Mrs Alex
ander could not say whether Murphy's
injuries We're the result of being assaulted
or falling down stairs.
Mrs Dora Welsh, of No. 215 Ninth
street. said, 81 saw Murphy lying on the
grass, and Ohicer Dooleys having hold of
him by the collar Mrs Welsh, added
as soon as Mrs Smith called to Dooley
to let go of Murphy, he did so and went
away.
Mrs. Pray, of No. 217 Ninth street. saw
Murphy enter her apartments He was
bleeding from the nose. II asked Murphy
what the trobue was?' He said, u don't
know After washing himself he went
down stairs. l heard more noise in the
hall, but paid no attention 10 it.
Roundsman Engles or the Seventh
street station was on desk duty at the
time when Murphy came in to make a
complaint Engle's said Murphy was
bleeding from the nose. btu as far as he
could see was ober.
70 oct out Of the han door. but he found
i locked
Fach of the states witnesses were ex-
amined on this fact and all swore posi-
lively tbSat the door was never locked.
roo,s,, r,as naxt mn an the stand for
tbe defense. He had no witnesses. Coun-
selor Manning and Rurode represented
the offaeer Dooley testified as fellows:--
August S. was home on my vaca-
ton. ABOUT snies o.ios. -, -,et
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