The sun., 1890-09-01
MARSHAL DELEBAR LIMPS.
HE SAYS a POLICEMAN CLUBBED HIM
ar THE BAKERS PICNIC

II Wasn't ATidaiGht, HHo says, when the PO-
lice Stopped tho Fan at Lion Park-The
Biotter Says ne Was Arrested at 1870.
August Delebar. Secretary OF the Journey
mon Bakers National Union, and Grand Mar
shnl-eloct Of to-days parade Of the Central
Labor Federation, limped into the meeting Of
the Central Labor Federation yesterday after
noon, leaning heavily on stout stick, and
oursinR the Police Department all the way
from the Commissioners down to tho last an
pointed patrolman. He breathed a sigh OF
relief as he dropped wearlly into the nearest
seat, and muttered Damn tho Police" A
group OF delegates soon gathered around him,
aud all wanted to know the cause OF Mr.. Dele
bars detected appearance.
Mr.. Deebar rubbed himself, and with an
other damn at the police force. explained.
1t was at the picnic Of the bakers' unions ut
Lion Park on Saturday. short half hour ho-
fore midnight. when the fun was at Its height,
when all the picnlckers had drunk just enough
beer to make them feel hilarious, and when
the band was playing Its best, the minions
OF capital, as Mr. Delebar called them. invaded
the place and put harsh end to all merriment.
They began by ordering the music to stop,
end. MIR. Delebar says. threatening to club
everybody. Mr.. Delebar said that he ap-
preached the group Of fifteen or twenty officers
OF the law and told them that II they wanted
the grounds cleared he would see that 1t was
done quickly and quietly, but that he didn't
care TO have the people ordered homo IN a
brutal fashion. Upon this. he said, they arrest;
ed HIM, He protested and they clubbed
fashion, to the Tooth street station and put In q
not take 1t. He spent the night In the station
house. and yesterday morning was brought be-
| fore Justice Power In the Harlem Police Court.
charged with the three crimes OF disorderly
| conduct, resisting arrest. and attacking an
| officer: He was discharged. and homeward
limped his weary way. All the delegates SYM
patnized with him. and said that the police had
been brieed by the boss bakers @ to create & dis;
TO draw up charges against the policemen and
| present them 10 the Commissioners.
Capt. BerGhold Of the one hundreth street
station was at Lion Park mos! Of Saturday
said yesterday that there was good deal Of
confusion and many OF the crowd were half
drunk. just before midnight several OF them
Of 26l West i25th street was. arrested and
| locked up for being drunk and disorderly 1t
| was at midnight. the Captain Gays, that the mu-
closed. but a lot Of men insisted on remaining.
Delebar. one Of the committee In charge. was
one Of them, and he became unruly He
wouldn't take any points from the :, po-
the officers aaid., SO Policeman Russell
and the effect Of this HM was T. Est the whQIS 5
did any clubbing. Nearly a hundred men fol-
lowed the prisoner and officers from the Park
| down to the station house, and tried. 30 Rus
sell 81 says, M to SET 1elehar away; away, o-a, 49,
| the blotter was l2:40 A. NJ. He was dis
charged in the Harlem Police Court yesterday.
Bumslger was committed for three days.
policeman who handled him roughly In the
| BoWery.