The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
WAS ISRAELSoN CLUBBEDi
TT rs CERTAIN NE DIkD ON THE WAR
no A POLICE STATION
poiicess Clarke Arrestcd Wiu, bat re
say. lie Didn't Have n Club In nis Roe
- frrct many of slohhyhy

Policeman Clarke Arre.ted Ills, but re
says lie Didn't Have n Club In nis Roe
s~ssior-Dirrct Testiruenr OF slabbihr.
There aro two versions OF the story OF tho
death oi Behr Israelson OF Brownsville last
Friday night. Tho official version. that Of the
police and tho physician who made the au-
topsy is that he died Of npoplexy. Tho other
version is given by his friends. 1t Ia that be
died Of n clubbing inflicted by Policeman
Thomas C. Clark Of tho Seventeenth precinct
OF Brooklyn.
Brownsville is now a part OF Brooklyn. It
used to be settlement in tho town OF Now
Lots. It's inhabitants are almost all Jews.
md appeared to be almost all ta!lors. lsraefson
lived In house In Christopher street. Just
south OF Liberty avenue. He was 81 years old.
His son. Manuel Israelson OF New York. WIS.,
tied him on Friday. Manuel had his ten-ye
old boy with him. md he took occasion to pun
ish him in the evening.
The police version OF what followed Is this:
ADou. ~ o'clock In the evening a citizen ran
up to Policeman Clark. who was in Atlantic
avenue ct Manhattan Crossing, and told
him that n man was beating o boy at
Israelson's house in an inhumnn man.
ner The policeman refused to go thore.
enyng the place was out OF his beat
Soon aiterwnrd another ctizon RON up and
told the policeman tho same thing. He again
refused to CO. But when n third man came
along with tho same story and besouGh him
to 80 to the boys rescue he went. The third
man. whose name was David SprinRstcin. wont
with him. The policeman found large
crowd gathered In front OF the house.
Inside he found three men and u woman and
the boy. whose face was covered with blood.
He handed his club (which he held in his hand.
to Srringstein. and seized tho boy. lmmedi-
ately the boys father attacked him. and the
other nan and tho woman Joined In There
The policeman finally dragged Manuel Is.
raelson outside and placed him in charge of
in the strTS Then he brought out the
Too,mey Now came I. up and tho party started
licemen. dropped to the sidewalk, CLARK
him. lie isIi limp AIthaush still tHinHnS he
was shamming. tho policeman relin1uished
Ea ii. s t +, sx the and n ss% into ths
nSf set In hTs. sraesCn sank down in
in and LAID on the iiqor. serssant Condor ex-
anee e. MS Hes asp Has s
inoned. Surgeon Gala CHER. after brief OK:
that epilepsy was probably the cause. '.' 'A1
The Sergeant not fed the Coroner and sent
n SodK TO day GEndsa9 too
charge OF the case, aud in the AFTERNOON Dr.
Dreamer made an AUTOPSY. he snid that
and decided that no had died OF upoplexy.
Tho other ersion Of the story Is that Israel.
bssn dae to he
Sunday when the sf hearsw }riepas Of The dead
man talked the affair over. They declared
sy G stls meeting In Mers mn
to consider what should be done: The meet
ana T Besnsd aFts "1ss stsa
Manuel sGta od 81 Ee
HI said no had not fogeed his boy Herman at
Ill aEd but that the 10y began screaming tho
all the minute he entered. and that he dubbed
son. who. with his wife. were the others in tho
house at the time, confirmed this story. He Is
garry the thing into court. They appointed
Lawyer CRY, their counsel. and engaged Drs.
Coroner e Lindsay appointei tho inquest for
yesterday. and there was a considerable gath.
sa i e e hs TIE s
si:s ssss .sSfSsr,$s p nr ;ass Nh i
hour a ssrsa a'S Ths Hebrews dselarea that
Policeman Clark must be brought to justice;
The did not He sent
Ill 10 O'clock this morning. This did not please
the crowd. and there were many excited utter
Dr. Ellis. one Of the physicians present. ex:
aTned the body 'h o ana q
limbs This statement was not we'll received
The crowd then dispersod.
that he did not even have possession OF his
club at the time. Clark was on duty as usual
yesterday, but on another post