The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
COURTS FILLED
BY SUNDAY
ARRESTS
Cutting ARRAY in Reilly's
Saloon Yesterday--PrOprie-
tors Give Bail.

The Third Precinct Police Court was
filled to overlooking this morning, when
Acting Judge Elmer Freeland pol evil
dence against three sa-loon-keepers for
alleged violation of the so-called bish-
ops law yesterday and last night. The
men were held in $500 bail each to
await the action of the Grand Jury.
The prisoners were Thomas Sheridan,
of GAL Market street; Thomas Reilly, q
years old, of 11S Chapel street. and
James Herman. IS years old, of so Elm
street. They were arraigned under the
State law, Police Captain Christie maxi
ing the complaint in each case.
There came neal being a murder in
Reilly's saloon during the raid, as one
man was badly cut and is in st.
Janes's Hospital with several bad
wounds on the head and body hat will
keep him there several days. He will
carry scars for life a. a reminder of
the big thirst he a last night.
It was about s o'clock last night when
the police were called to the place on
the report that several men were being
killed In the saloon. When the police
arrived they found James Dougherty
and his brother, John Dougherty, of 176
Rowery street, lying on the floor of the
saloon in a big pool of blood, and Ar
thur Royce. 26 years old, Of 2S Webster
street, in a corner trying to suppress
several big swellings on his face and a
few small cuts on his body.
The three men were hurried to st.
James's Hospital, where it took nearly
an hour or more to fix them up. James
Dougherty was the worst injured and
although he was in a very bad condi-
tion he demanded to be locked up. He
was sent to the police station. but he
returned to the hospital. His brother
and Royce were locked up.
Royce was arraigned on the charge of
assault and battery and held in 5000 bail
for the Grand Jury. 1t Is alleged that
Royce was in the saloon when the Dough-
erty brothers entered, and mistaking
Royce for another man they called him a
"blubberhead." Royce aid he wasn't, and
in a few minute there was a free fight,
and. 1t is alleged, Royce drew a penknife
and tried to cut a pathway out OF the
saloon, and in doing so the Dougherty
brothers got In the way and felt the keen
edge Of the knife several times.
Royce was hit a number of times in
the face by the Dougherty brothers, who
also blackened both his eyes and raised
Jumps as large as hens eggs on his head
before they took refuge in a corner.
At Keiman's place the police found a
half dozen men in a back room with a
box OF beer. They said they were or
ganizing a Reform club to knock out the
Bishops law" They we're in the act of
Initiating a new member by making him
drink three glasses of beer when the
police broke up the meeting. They were
all paroled as witnesses for the Grand
Jury.
were refreshing themselves with big high
ones and discussing the warm weather
when the police walked in.
Fitzsimmons tried to get under the bar,
but his legs were SO long they projected
outside and the police saw his feet. The
men were all taken to the police station,
but were subsequently, paroled, with the
exception of the proprietor who is bailed
for the Grand Jury.