The evening world., 1890-07-10
R0UNDSAAA SHIELDS 7
Pretty Barbara Weiler's Serious
Charge Against an Officer.
Brutality Treated by a Man Who
Was More than a Policeman"

Police Capt. Gunner, Of the East Sixty
seventh street station, is inve'tigating the
very serious charge which a nineteen-year-
old girl has made against an officer in his
command.
The girl is a sweet-faced German miss
named Barbara Weller, living at 33b East
Thirty-fr street. She claims that after
midnight yesterday morning a policeman
Of Can't. Gunner's squad forcibly dragged
her into ]. Ebling's saloon, at the corner OF
Si1ty-seventh street and Third avenue, and
there assaulted her,
She went to Capt. Gnnner yesterday fore
noon. and the story she told him she re-
reated to an EVENING Womb reporter at
her home this morning. This is her version:
Tuesday evening a friend of mine, John
Donohue, took mt TO q picnic at High Bridge.
Coming home We ouarrelled about some
trivial thing. and he left me at the corner Of
Sixty-seventh street and Third avenue.
1T was then after midnight. While
waiting for q car on the corner, the bar
tender Of EblinR's saloon came out and
asked me to go in and sit down.
II did 30, and we had several drinks.
The saloon WAS closed and locked. and when
We zane out there were standing on the OPP
posite corner two men. The bartender
spoke to one Of the men. who stepped up to
me and asked me to go with him and have q
drink ana q sandwich.
II refused. He grasped me by the arm
and said: I'm more than a policeman. II
you don't go with me III lock you up and
you will get ten days.
II told him l was not afraid. but he took
my arm and dragged me across tho street to
the saloon. The bartender opened the door.
II screamed. but no one seemed to hear
me. The man dragged mt in and then as
saulted me. 1t is too horrible to tell you Of.
Then he went to the door and called q
friend in. l screamed with all my might.
but the man told me that the more l cried
the more | would be hurt His friend also
assaulted me. and after that the bartender
assaulted me. They let me go about @
o'clock in the morning"
This Is the story the young girl told, and
it was related modest,y yet frankly.
The man who said he was - more than q
policeman, she describes as Of short stat:
IRE, slightly bald on the top of his head. and
with n small back mustache.
She does not remember whether he was in
uniform or not. because he took his coat,
vest and hat OIL Immediately after entering
the saloon.
This description tailed with that Of
Roundsman Shields, who was on. the tour
which included that corner Wednesday
who Joined the crowd but did not molest
Miss Weller. whom she describes as being
big and stout. Officer Young, who was on
that post, is - big and stont,"
The bartender is Young Ebling. son OF the
proprietor OF the saloon.
When Capt. Gunner heard this story he
Immediately sent for young Ebling. The
latter boldly admitted that be had had the
girl in his, fathers saloon. and that he had
assaulted her.
Ebling. but she sGi,i she didn't want TO make
any complaint. She was afraid.
This morning she regretted her timidity
and was perfectly willing TO prosecute
Ebling.
however, that Shields had come to the side
door ADD asked for q cigar, but said he did
not enter the saloon.
Capt. Gunner kept Miss Weller in custody
until d O'Clock last night. when the platoon
OF men who had been on duty OF WHdnes-
day morning were drawn up before her.
Shields. and Dung were present, but she
failed to identity them.
She told the, reporter this morning that to
identify Shields shP must see him with his
EblinG, in the, pre.ence Of Capt. Gunner.
hal said that shields was in the saloon.
Th!H evening the OTHER platoon of men
will be paraded tor Miss Weller TO sec II she
can identity any one IN it.
The fact that, she perfectly describes
Young and Sh,e!ds will still remain. even
shnuld she fail to identify any one tO-uight.
Capt. Gunner Is at q loss to account for
her dig criptlon OF his mon, and II inclined
To disbGlleyc the girl. He wants TO get at
the bottom of the matter IL possible, and ii
he find, tlat Shields is guilty will strip him
nj his badge at once. .