The evening world., 1909-03-20
PRISONER GETS
A BLACK EYE IN
POLICE STATION
Magistrate Corrigan Aroused
by the Story of Charles w.
Johnson.

Charles w. johnson. young car
penter Of No. 40 West Ninety-nlnth
street. watched policeman talking
with . young woman at Forty-second
street and Eighth avenue early to-day.
and for thus occupying his time while
waiting for a car he asserts, he was
beaten with a club. sworn at, arrested
on charges or disorierly conduct. and
interfering with an officer" After
| spending several hours In q cell In the
/ West Thirty-sevnth street station, he
declares he was again attacked while
he waited arraIgnment before MagIs-
trate Corrigan In tho West Side Court
The policeman who figures In the
case is John Y. Stanley, OF the West
ThIrty.seventh street station. SIX
tooter.
STANLEY, In court recited with con-
siderable vigor the numerous charges
no had brou-... against his prls-
n, Then Johnson was allowed to
g. -
Il went 10 party In Brooklyn last
/ night ho said "and came back to
Manhattan shortly after one O'Clock
| felt hungry 80 | got Off the subway
at Times square and went over to Il
restaurant in Forty.nrst street I left
the restaurant about two o'clock walk
ing to Eighth avenue. where Mt Forty
second street | waited for an uptown
car.
II saw the policeman (shanley)
talking to n girl and APPARENTLY he
thought was watching him for he
came across the street and told me to
beat it. He said was drunk and
that he would arrest mo II l didn't
move on told him | was waiting
vile name, swore at me and struck me
over the arm with HIS club seized
his club arm to prevent him from hit
ting me again and then he shook him
self loose. saying he would arrest me
"Then he walked away with the girl
and went to Seventh avenue. was
I
wanted to get his number so ! could
report him. At Seventh avenue lie
ga In approached me- struck me again,
declared was following him and then
arrested me-
"Where did you get that black eye?"
interrupted the Magistrate.
Fright here in the prison pen this
| morning" said Johnson. "Shanley
abused ne all the way here from the
static Y ouse In The patrol wagon,
and wnen he got me here he struck
me after ne got me into the pen. Tie
ether prisoners and two police officers
can cOrroborate me If they aren't
afraid OF getting hurt themselves"
Magistrate torrgan ordered that tho
policemen should he sent for, but they
could not be found, He did find Larry
DOYLE. the pen dOorko 1per. who said
Shanley had pushed Johnson somewhat
violently into the pen. but that he had
not seen him strike the prisoner.
Edward Reardon, Of No G35 Eleventh
avenue. who had been arrested on n
charge Of disorderly conduct, somewhat
timidly testified that he had seen John.
son slapped in the face BY a policeman,
hut n, didn't sem sure that II was
STANLEY who did II.
Thoroughly aroused Magistrate Corri-
gan discharged Johnson. saying:
"Go straight to Commissioner Bing-
ham and report this man. II | had suf-
iicent testimony TO corroborate your
story I would send him where he he.
longs"
Then turning 10 Stanley he said
sharply: "You had no right whatever to
arrest this man. lie did nothing to war;
rant it. 1t Is no crime to follow a po-
lIceman to get his number, and you
ought TO know 1t. There Is entirely too
much OF this beating Of citizens. You
policemen seem to think You can do iust
Won please Get out OF here"
Once out Of the court room, Shaney.
I'm tile hearing Of an Evening World re-
norter abused Johnson, and in the cor