New-York tribune., 1906-07-04
ARREST YOUNG MCGOWAN
BITES Il PATROLMAN.
Taken at 3-4th Street Fe7y-Intori.
cation Charged.

Frank MCGOWAN, eighteen years old son of
Patrick +. MCGOWAN. Acting Mayor and Presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen. was arrested
last night at the 34th street ferry, while on his
way to Baldwin. Long Island The young nan
was charged with intOxication and biting Pa
trolman Smith. who made the arrest three times
in the hand. According to Smith, young Nc
GOwan fought desperately with him. and in
order to get him TO the station house he had to
use his nightstick freely. When the pair
reached the station house DR.. Lindsay. of Belle
vue Hospital, summoned He dressed a
scalp wound sustained by MCGOWAN from the
patrolman's nightstick and cauterized The three
bites inflicted by the young man in Smiths hand.
According to Patrolman Smith. MCGOWAN
entered the Long Island Railroad station, at
34th street. with two other young men. In the
waiting room they became offensive and abusive.
he declares. When Smith went up to MCGOWAN
and asked him to keep quiet, he says that the
young man began TO abuse him.
81 Aln2the son of the Acting Mayor" Smith
declared young afeGowa1 hurled at him. shout
ing at the top of his voice. 'and il you arrest me
I'll have you broke. You had better keep your
hands off me. or you'll be - sorry for it,
To this Smith replied:
"That bluff don't go with me- have had too
many young men spring that story. Mayors
son or not you are violating the law. You are
a chance and lock you up"
He then placed MCGOWAN under arrest. To
this the young man objected, and began to re-
sist, when Smith tried TO take him to the sta
tion At first his comrades attempted TO aid
him. but were frightened away by Smith, who
threatened them with arrest
MCGOWAN struggled with Smith all the way
from the waiting room into the street. In the
street he began to bite the patrOlman. sinking
his teeth three times into the patrolman's hand
until the blood came. One bite was in the
thumb. another in the back OF the hano ana the
third in the palm.
MCGOWAN also fought with his fists. and
Smith had his hands full. The two made little
progress west in 34th street, and large crowd
followed, attracted by the cries of the young
man that he was the Acting Mayors son.
Smith declared that in self-preservatiOn and
in order to get his prisoner to the station he was
Obliged to use his nightsticl. He says he hit
MCGOWAN twice over the head. One of the blows
resulted in scalp wound, which bled freely.
After the nightstick used the young man
gave no further trouble, and marched along
quietly to the station. but maintaining that he
would have the patrolman broke for his
tions and treatment of the Acting Mayors son.
Young McGowan's face covered with
blood from the scalp wound. and the patrolman
complained from considerable pain from the
bites, which had begun to swell. An ambulance
from Bellevue Hospital was summoned, and DIR.
Lindsay dressed the wounds of both. Smiths
bites became so painful that he was placed on
sick leave.
Patrolman Smith, at the station, when asked
what the young man had done in the waiting
room. said: well, he tried to run the whole
business. He acted as if he owned the place.
and commenced to abuse me and want to fight
when 1 spoke kindly 70 him.. The charge
entered on the blotter was "Intoxication and as
saulting a policeman"
Acting Mayor McGowan went TO the East S5th
street station arrange for bailing his
soon as he heard of the arrest He was escorted
at once to the captains Office and closeted with
Captain Corcoran. He was accompanied by a
clergyman whose identity unknown a late
hour last night The door of the office was closed.
and Sergeant Mccoy. on the desk. refused 10 take
in the cards of the newspaper men who wished
10 see Mr.. McCSowan-
Joseph Willis. twenty years of age, of Baldwins.
Long Island. one of the young who accom-
panied young MCGOWAN, was also arrested. charged
with disorderly conduct.