New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-22
POLICEMEN CHARGED WlTH ASA UT
An AOGmEvED MOTHER AND An FAST SIDE
acUoR-DEAJ,ER THE COMPbAINANTS.

Az ACHIEVED MOTHER AND AN FAST SIDE
McUoR.DEAJER THE cOMPLAINANTS.
Two policemen were charged with assault Yesterday
n Police Headquarters. The complaint against one
~ the men. Robert B Beck. was made bv MS own
mother md IS due 10 an aggravated case OF mother
IN law The other Charge made BY samuel Wcls'h-
hcrger the owner ~ cheap Fast side barfo'm' VINO
alleges that Policeman James J. Fox, OF The Tw'1th
Precinct. assaulted him on shuday. Ills charge was
o,tlscally drawn mp and WILDLY colored and he had
AN Fast SIDE lawyer with him at Police Headquarters
Mrs Beck who charged her son with assault, is
large determined and vouble old lady. whose vOcao
ula,v contains words not found In the dictionary
She displayed muscular covered with bruises
as witness 10 her vernciiv Her son made counter
demonstration bv holding up the tattcred ana torn
peces Of his certificate OF admission TO the force de
.,r,yed by his mother. Mrs. Beck said that She had
gone 10 call on her son. who Is living at No "24 Fast
v,nty siyth-st with hts motlerinlaw his wife being
ded and that he beat her and licked her ont OF the
house His story that since his marriage.
which his mother had bitterly opposed. she had made
trouble for him. After his wife died no took ms
mothcrinlaw into his house which. he said. made bis
maternal parent more angry than ever on Tuesday
her wrath eliminated IN visit - his home While he
.. ont She entered the fOuse fOrcIbly and begun
~ accuse HIS mother law OF all the crimes in the
cs,epdar and several others. When her now OF e0-
ouence became exhausted the indignant mother began
% smash things. and ended by tearing the certificate
out OF the frame and ripping IT to pieces. lie put
her out OF the house. but did not strike her. he said
Jnspector Williams refused to entertain the complaint
sam,sl wetenbergcr, Of No. 85 Ftst~, alleged
,ho, Policeman James J. Fox. OF the Twelfth Pre-
,tn,t had suddenly attacked him In front o. his
hcuse on Sunday afternoon. without any cause what
aver Ind driven him mo the back yard using toiA
,a,e,age TO HIM, and throwing him down had beaten
ua licked him. Wesenbcr0@ was locked up on
sunday afternoon charged with deorderlv conduct
,,h., he appeared In court on "Wednesday he SHOWED
rus,,ce Duny a curious medical certificate, t'stifytng
mo, tho terrific beating (of which not a sign was
,, Yesterday had brought on dangerous attack
., .Ick. headache The Justice laughed nj the GER
,nco,e and lined the prisoner S3. although wesen-
,rcrr amended his original complaint and accused two
o.h., policemen ot having struck bin In the sutton
,use when ne being taken TO his cell fercr-
aox he ndded snOher charge, TO the effect that The
,oucsman had Called Mrs. WeisenberSer vile names.
rha polscemnn, who = q good natsrcd and pleasant
.sng young fellow. denied che story absolutely. lie
cd, that the harroom wide open, and that Wcse'-
~ rr,e, wns violating The excise hw without any
sticmpt M concralment. There was crowd AROUND
tss place ard he ordered them on. All wen, Keep.
WeasenberEer. who had previously been Gazing uo