New-York tribune., 1900-08-18
POLICE USE CLUBS AGAIN.
oContsnued from nr.s page,

were Edward Moran. seventeen years old. of No.
Is Sixth-ave. John Cassidy, thirteen years old,
fourteen years old of No. i40 West Fortieth-
ST. and John D0ugherty, nineteen years old, of
No, 22e East Twenty.second-st, When asked
what he was doing so far from home, Dougherty
said he had come over 20 see the fun: Jacob
Bauer. thirteen years old. OF No. 22s East
/ DonTherty to see the fun; Joseph Haug.
eleven years old. of No 411 Fourth-ave. said
he had come to deliver. parcel Gottfried
ave said he had come with Haus TO see the
fun and that Haug had parcel to deliver.
when Albert PUttini, twelve years old, of No.
25S East Thirty st. was arragned. the
boys father appeared at the station TO take
him home, but Chief Devery refused to permit
his release The Chief said the boys had been
arrested as a warning to their parents to keep
them off the streets when trouble was likely tc
occur The last boy arraisned was John Bren-
nan, fifteen years old. who said he lived at
No 6S6 Greenwich-st. Chief Devery, who was
standing near the lad took hold Of his arm and
asked him why he had come so far from home
"To see the riot" Brennan replied.
All of the boys, excepting Moran and Dough-
erty, were taken to the Gerry society rooHls III
the patrol wagon.
RIG KNIFE "To SHARPEN A PENCIL"
All day yesterday the West Side cross streets
where the negroes are thick were peaceful.
Negroes kept indoors and the pawnshops and
gun stores were watched closely by the police
to guard against the sale of firearms TO the
colored population.
MAGISTRATE Hogan In the Jefferson Market
court fined several negroes for carrying re-
vovers and put one man under bonds to keep
the peace. Acting Captain Burns told the
Magistrate that the Crook company sent word
to him that 1t had sold more ammunition on
Thursday than In months.
Policemen Kenny and Rourke. Of the West
Thirtieth-st. station were standing at Seventh
ave and Twenty y-seventh-st. Thursday night,
when they saw Sol Russell Wright, a burly
negro, OF No. 125 West Twenty -second-st come
along. He wore shirt waist white shoes and
yachting cap. He had knife more than foot
in length and was f1ourishng it. In court yes
terday he told Magistrate Hogan that he was
merely sharpening a pencil. The Magistrate
held him in $500 bonds to keep the peace for two
months.
Acting Captain Cooney yesterday arralgned
twenty prisoners before Magistrate Cornell, In
the West Side court. Eight were negroes, and
nearly all were fined.
Inspector Thompson, with Sergeant Mangin. of
his staff, arraigned two white men who were
charged with storrng an Eighth-ave car and
melting a crowd to riot and urging them TO res
cue two white prisoners. Magistrate Cornell ex-
pressed his pleasure at having before him white
dsturbers He said. 'It is a sad commentary
upon yesterdays occurrences that 1 had before
me only one white person-a small boy" IN
spector Thompson's prisoners were held IN 5000
to keep the peace for six months.
Chief Devery last night said that if any per
son would come forward and make complaint
against any individual policeman or policemen
for brutality in a station toward any Of the ne
groes arrested at the time Of the disturbances on
Wednesday night, he would himself push the
charges and would recommend TO the Board that
the accused policemen be dismissed
''As far as using the club upon rioters in the
street is concerned - said the Chief "I will stand
for that. That is done under my orders
policeman doesn't carry his billy to play with
nor to wear as a bouquet. He has 1t TO use.
The Chief said he thought the worst Of the
trouble was over, and that most Of the reserves
from outside precincts would probably be sent
back to their regular places last night.
There was considerable gossip about the
charges of brutality against the policemen under
Captain Cooney's command about Headquarters
yesterday. 1t said that Thorpe the muir
dered policeman, was engaged TO be married 70
a near relative of the Acting Captain and hau
recently become convert to the Roman CathoHc
Church The zeal of the policemen under Cap
tain Cooney to avenge Thorpe's death was ac-
counted for in this way.