New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-10
Found Her Screaming i'm
Grip of Drunken Officer
He Sheltered and Fed
in Home, Man Charges
Third Attack i'm 4
Days, I'd ON Women
Patrolman Mrs. McCarren
Says Blackjacked Her
Is Held Without Bail

Frobationary Patrolmar Peter Vaughn
the third member Of the police force
to be accused of violence in four days
and the second to be accused of at
tempting to attack woman, was held
IN $1,000 bail yesterday in Morrisania
police court for examination on short
affidavit charging felonious assault.
He is alleged to have attacked Daniel
Byrnes, an ironworker, at his home, at
917 Eagle Avenue, the Bronx, when
Byrnes attempted to defend hts wife
from the uniformed man. When Mrs.
Byrnes went to the assistance of her
husband, who is forty mine years old,
she, too. was beaten. Vaughn has been
suspended from duty He is twenty
seven years old.
Byrnes told Captain John Brady, of
the East 160th Street station, that he
met Vaughn late Saturday night, "very
much under the weather." He sug-
gested that the patrolman accompany
him to his home, have something to
eat and sleep until he was in better
condition, he said,
Hears Wife Screaming
Byrnes said he did not disturb his
wife, who was asleep in her bedroom
He fixed some sandwiches and coffee
and, after both he and Vaughn had
eaten something, Byrnes told Captain
Brady, he went into the front room of
his apartment to fix couch bed.
Attracted by screams, Byrnes said
he rushed to his wife's bedroom and
found Vaughn there. Byrnes immedi-
ately ordered Vaughn to leave the
house. and said:
you've got gun and blackjack I'd
be crazy to try to give you the thrash
ing you deserve, but if you did not
have the weapons I'd choke the life
out Of you, old as I am
Vaughn left the house, Byrnes said
but five minutes later he returned
He had taken off his coat and his
blackjack and gun were in his hand,
Byrnes said
IL have no advantage over you now
Vaughn told him, according to Byrnes
He laid his coat. gun and blackjack on
table and added: "Now I'm going to
lick you"
The two men fought through the
length of the apartment. Byrnes said
it was q wrestling and kicking match.
Mrs. Byrnes, who attempted to help
her husband, was also hurt.
Neighbors Phone for Help
Neighbors who heard the fight tele-
nhoned the Morrisania station, and two
ratrolmen who responded to the call
found Mr.. and Mrs. Byrnes badly
teaten. Vaughn had fed. Byrnes and
his wife were treated by DR.. Segal, of
Lincoln Hospital,
Vaughn had left behind him his coat,
gun, blackjack and cap, containing his
number. His shield also was on his
coat. Sergeant Roasner reported the
matter to Captain Brady, in command
alarm for the arrest Of Vaughn
Word was later received from the
Bronx Hospital that hatless, coatless
man had arrived there and was being
tracted by a physician for badly
lacerated wound in his hand. A patrol
man who confronted Vaughn at the
hospital was told by Vaughn that his
name was Peter Scoffield and that he
was a truck driver. But when con-
fronted with his cap and shield he
admitted his identity.
Vaughn was later identified by Mr.
and Mrs. Byrnes as their assailant
Follce Surgeon Higgins pronounced
Vaughn unfit for duty, and Acting
Chief Inspector Dominick Henry sus-
pended him from the force. He will be
eXamined tomorrow.
Second Accused by Woman
Magistrate Marsh, in the West Side
court, held Patrolman George w. Nc
Grath, of the West Tooth Street police
station, without bail yesterday when
Acting Captain John B. Bender ar
raigned McGrath on charge of "black-
jacking" Mrs. Catherine McCarren, Of
.s83 Columbus Avenue, in a hallway
last Wednesday night. Joseph Rosen
back, counsel for McGrath. denied that
his client knew anything about the at
tack on Mrs McCarren.
Magistrate Denies Bail
Magistrate Marsh said:
~ am using my discretion in fixing
no bail in this case. You can go to the
Supreme Court and get bail, but you
won't get it here"
Persons living in the vicinity of
Prince and Mott streets intend to ap-
ply at Essex Market police court to-
day for warrant for Patrolman Martin
Brennan, Of the Mercer Street police
station, who is said to have run amuck
Wednesday, breaking mans arm with
his nghtstick, threatening another
with his revolver and sma shing a
window