New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-05
VICTIMS PLIGHT BAD.
Patient Nay Not Sur0iUe Police
mans SeUere Clubbing.
UNPRovoKED, WITNESSES SAY.

James Halliday the Eastern agent Of the White
Enamel Refrigersting Company. who was struck on
the head with nghtstick in the hands OF Patrolman
Andrew Brown. OF the Adams-st. station. at Myrtle
ave. and Adams-st. early yesterday morning. is
lying IN the Brooklyn Hospital in a serious oondi-
ton from fractured skull. George c. Matschke.
, OF No. 80 Graham-st-. Brooklyn. who was with
Halliday the time and who locked up a
charge OF assaulting Brown because, as he says.
he warned the policeman to be more careful and
protested against his actions denounces the club
bing a brutal and unprovoked outrage.
Halliday. who had been making his home tenn
porarily at Earle's Hotel. waverley Place. Man
haitian. and Matschke. brother Of Battalion Chief
Mstschke. Of the Fire Department. had been spend
ing the night at Coney Island They had been
drinking. but were not intoxicated. and in the
station house later Sergeant Gaughran refused 20
entertain a charge Of intoxication against them
Matschke said that Halliday in jocular way
asked Patrolman Brown to go in and have a drink
with them. Brown scowled, and Halliday ex-
claimed. ''ShaddabarI" which is a term used by
him TO express surprise. The patrolman. taking
the expression for oath, grasped Halliday by
the coat and began 70 shake him. He naturally
tried to get away. when. according TO Matschke'
Brown stood Halliday off at arms length meas
ured him. and, without any provocation. brought
his club down on my friends head. Halliday fell
10 the sidewalk stunned and bleeding, and Brown
began to drag him to the police station l went
after them and pointed my finger appealingly at
ghe officer. and told him he had made mistake
and should not handle Halliday roughly. That
was all 1 did. I did not lay my hand on the
officer"
Another patrolman came along and comphed
with Browns request to take Matschke to the sta
ton house. The latter was locked up on charge
Of assaulting an officer. but before his arraign-
rnent IN the Adans-st court the charge was
changed to interfering with an officer" The case
was set down for examination on September
Halliday was sent Immediately TO the Brooklyn
HOSPITAL Matschke says that while he was bend
ing over his injured friend IN the station house
he told Brown he would be sorry for what he hao
done and that Brown started after him with nus
club in his hand but the patrolman was restrained
by a fellow officer.
Herman Klein. OF No. 15 Hart-st. supports the
assertion OF Matschke that the assault was brutal
and unprOvOkec ,.., -.
Halliday I am not going 10 let anybody MT me
without hitting back" he said. They can't make
= football out OF me- The newspapers have con-
tanned records of Browns doings before. several
months ago he was trial for being IN saloon
twice in an hour. Next he accused some OF MS
cornpanious in the station Of breaking open MS
locker and taking out his things Then ne was
hauled up for having taken eighteen days Tor MS
vacation instead OF the usual ten days lie oe-
cIared that Sergeant Mckenna gave him PeErnis-
eio- 70 etav away that length OF time. As me
serreant had died IN the mean time his excuse
could be disprOved.