Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-15

enough to hold the audience and wit nesses that went last night to attend the meeting of the board Of public safety. It was the most interesting meeting held in long time and 1t was deemed necessary to hold 1t in the aldermen's room.
 The first matter took up was the charges against Policeman Samuel O.. Walsh. preferred by Michael J. Law Tor of South Main street. The charges consisted of assaulting and abusing the plaintiff while he was viewing the railroad wreck near the acid works on the forenoon of March 81. The officer plead not guilty. He was represented by Attorney O'Neill while the com plainant was represented by Attorney Bronson.
 MT Lawlor being sworn testified he is almost 60 years of age and has lived in the city about Al years. On the forenoon in question he was after at tending the funeraly of the late Alex ander Bouffard. He went to see the wreck and had scarcely got there when he was assaulted by Officer Walsh. Detailing this matter he said the officer said "Get out O here" and then he W1lICSS Wllu HIS CAuO Oh @AS stomach. rendering him breathless. Upon recovering himself he asked the officer why he handled him so roughly, whereupon the officer again told him to get back, and pushed him down the bank. Witness said he still feels the effect of this treatment.
 Cross-examined by Mir O'Neill wit ness said he was certain he was sober that forenoon, had not had one drink, was not even in a saloon. There was a crowd of from one to three thousand and three, or four policemen there, Witness denied he stepped out from the crowd to cross the track; that the officer told him to go back, and that he witness, was no better than the rest of them, or that he, witness said he would stand where he liked. The officer he said, took him by the coat collar and pushed him down the bank 1t did not enter witness head what business the big crowd had, he did not have time to think, he said, when the officer tackled him.
 Frederick H. Lawlor, son of the com. plainant, practically repeated the above. After his father was given the second push witness told him to keeI quiet and he would take care of the matter. He was within ten or twelve yards of his father when he was push ed. He would swear his father was sober. 1t appeared to witness that Officer Walsh was doing all the work meaning police work at the wreck.
 George Whif1er, an employe of the American Ring company, said the offi cer had hard work in keeping back the crowd. A gang of Italians. seemed tc make 1t particularly hard for him. He heard the officer tell complainant tC keep back and complainant said some thing to the officer that he did not catch. He did not see the officer strike complainant. abuse him or use his club on him.
 Charles w. Sherwood, carpenter ir the employ of the Randolph Gloves company, added nothing to the above Neither did the evidence of Mrs Debol This closed the case for the complain ant and Officer Walsh was sworn. Ills testimony was brief It was to the ef feet that the crowd comprised about .2,O00 people and he had hard work fl keeping them back The employees o1 the railroad were throwing parts of the wrecked train down the embanklmenr and required all the room they coult get. He told people to stand back, bu they would not go. The police kep moving along the footpath on top o the embankment, telling and trying tt keep the people back. Finally com plainant stepped out from the crowt and witness told him to keep back Complainant said "Oh, I'm all right and witness said You've got to keel back" Complainant insisted on keep ing on the track and witness then push ed him back. Complainant raised hi hand as if to strike witness. Com pla1nant looked to be under the in fiuence of drink. Witness did no touch complainant with his stick When he acted as if he were inclineO to fight his son. Fred, held him back
 MT Bronson then took the witnes and his manner of examination 500, exhausted Mir O'Neill's patience wh repeatedly urged him to hurry up san not keep us here all night" MT Bron son was asking witness why he though complainant was under the influenc of drink, when MT O'Neill lost all DO tience and Chairman Lahey interrupte him. MT Bronson said he was nc fairly dealt with, that MT O'Neill wa getting a better show than he was. M O'Nein said that evidently MT Bronso was present for some reason, but whs it was he did not know, and that if h were the board he would throw M Bronson out MT Bronson gave up disgust and declined to question wi ness further. He did not examine an Of the subsequent witnesses. The were Miss Burns, Michael Dillor George W. Fowe, Daniel J. Lane Officer M Healey, Michael o. German Eupernumerary Daunais, Dr A. 4 Crane. Sheriff Mcdonald and Samut
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