Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-20

athlete, are now wondering what
might haxe happened to the police
men if Hunt had been their adversary,
instead of McDonough.
The adversaries of the wrangle were
Patrolmen Seery, Fannan and Rich
1t is said that at the time of the fight
they were not on duty, though in
uniform. They were called to the sa-
loon when McDonough resented his
chastisement by Hunt, by hurting a
brick through the saloon window.
McDonough's home is at IA Christie
street. His mother said that her son
came home Sunday morning with
blood trickiny from a wound in his
head and had then gone to st. James's
Hospital to get the wound treated. He
came back from the hospital shortly
after, ancording to Mrs. McDonough,
and had then gone to bed.
About 1 O'clock in the afternoon,
Mrs. McDonough said, Patrolman
Seery called at the house and told her
that Captain Christie wanted to see
her son William. Mrs McDonough
told Seery her son was asleep and
she would not disturb him.
1.-THE policeman then asked me-"
she said, whether my son wanted to
make trouble for him. I said 1 didn't
think So and that 1 would beg him
not to, ebcause l didn't want any
trouble with the police. Seery came
around again in the evening and
talked to my son. suppose you're
sore about what happened this morn
ing, Bil1?' he said. You're right,
am Bill answered"
At this point Michael McDonough, a
brother of William, who had been
listening to the conversation between
the reported and Mrs. McDonougb,
said:
1--WE don't want any trouble at all
with the police. Believe me, you can't
buck them. If anyone starts any
thing with cop he'll have to fight
the whole p. b. A. for the rest OF ms
life.
"Bill did not tell us what happened
to him other than he had a mixup
with Fannon, Seery and Rich. He
fights his own battles and never
comes to us for help"
Mrs. McDonough said that after
Seery left itho house Sunday night her
son left shortly after, but did not say
where he was going. 1t was learned
that he did not go to the Third pre-
cinct at all. So far no attempt has
been made by the police to arrest him.
William McDonough and Michael
Hunt were in each others company
Yesterday They were laughing and
chatting when discovered by a Star
reporter.
Hunt explained ''just what hap
pened and how it started" as he
put it.
"You see, / was cleaning up the
place here Sunday morning. I forgot
to bolt the side door. Bill here-he's
a. second cousin of mine-came in
through the doorway and asked me
for a drink. Now, this saloon is not
open on Sunday, SO l told him l
wouldn't give it to him.
bill grew excited and slammed me
one in the face. I didn't know what
to make of it, so I had to put him
out. I'm getting a bit old now and
was afraid Bill might cause too much
noise and disturb the neighbors.
"Well, finally got him outside the
door" continued Hunt, land then he
got so sore he broke the glass panel
in the door I sent a kid over to
Patrolman lannon's house at 80 Brill
street and he and Patrolrlan Seery
and a cop whose name I don't know
came over"
The cop referred to was PATROL
man Rich, who has only been on the
force a few minths. 1.-THE kid found
sthe cops playing cards in lannon's
house, and when they came over they
started to take Bill away. Now, what
happened then 1 do not know, as
stayed in the saloon and finished
cleaning up. If there was a fight on
the outside ] didn't see it,"
When asked whether he struck any
Of the officers McDonough said:
81 guess I did l don't know how
many 1 struck, but 1 know I struck
someone good and plenty. We've set
tied the thing all right. There's no
hard feeling all around"
McDonough could not explain why
the policemen did not arrest him.
sometime ago McDonough filed an
application for the police department
as patrolman.