The evening world., 1893-06-26
.l|BEL's STORY or ASSAULT.
Delaney Street Reserves Called
Out for Supposed Riot.
All the Result, 1t IL Alleged, Of
Police Outrage.

Jacob Libel. of Market street, pro-
poses to visit Police Headquarters to-
day and tell the Commissioners tho
story Of alleged brutality on the part of
the police.
In substantiation OF his statements he
viii show them cut nearly two inches
long on the top Of his head which, he
says. was inflicted by club in the
hands of Policeman Tellers. of the De
lanccy street station. late on Friday
night.
Louis Hoffman, who keeps dellca-
lessen store at 9s Clinton street Eva
Tinebeg, nincteen-year-old servant
girl. of the same address, and Joseph
Wordsman. all OF whom claim to have
crate the complaint,
According to Libel's story he entered
non man = store for "A glass of water. on
Friday night. and while taking il a row
started up near the corner of Ryington
street On the appearance of policena n
eilcfs the crowd vanished, one of the
lighters taking refuge, in Iioffman's
store. whittier Tellers followed him
Hoffman claimed that TcIlers had mn
right to enter his store, whereupon, ac.
rording to Libel's statement. the police
iiith began to swear. called them all
kinds OF names. and concluded by draw
ing ms club and threatening to clean
out the place.
by that time considerable crowd
ing around the officer, they got him out-
slhe. III was then. Libel claims. that
ne was struck savagely with the club
''s wei as being put under arrest
Another officer coming up. Hoffman,
Wordsinan and the girl were also ar
over night, Libel blei so much ti tmt'o't that it
was deemed advisa bic to send for an
Inn Il
ne claims to have been absolutely
gull ltless of any wrongduing.
When arraigned before Justice Koch
the next morning in the Essex Market
Police Court the Court said there was
no evidence to hold the prisoner yet
In spite OF that fact. on the policeman
saying that he was not getting "a fair
show" they We're all ordered to find
bonds for their good behavior for one
month
when seen at the station-house after
wards the policeman told u much diff
ferent story. He said that complaints
had frequently been made about num-
Der or young men who hung around
Hoffmans store insulting passers-by.
ON Friday night he said, three appar-
entity respectable men were passing the
them which led TO fight, the men
working their way up towards the cor
ner Of Rivington street.
one of the fighters jumped on horse
car on seeing the officer, and the latter
followed Then the man jumped or
and ran into the dclicatessen store
The policeman demanded his prisoner
and told Hoffman. who barred his way
that he was interfering with him in
the discharge of his duty.
Hoffman" he went on, "called out in
Hebrew to crowd of about forty men
and women who had collected. to do me
up. On the instant they got around me,
and the glasses began to fly. l was
knocked down, kicked and held down.
until retired policeman, who happened
to be passing, came to my assistance.
Il could not Use my club, as both
hands were held fast. What would have
been the result | don't know, If some one
had not run to the station-house and
given the alarm. All the reserves were
called out. and even then there was diff
ficulty in making the arrests. The man
| wanted for fighting got away.
Even when the reserves We're there
Eva Tinebeg rushed at me like tigress,
grabbed me ny the throat. and 1 had
great difficulty in shaking her away. ]
court, although ] had half dozen wit
nesses. They had four lawyers there
who argued that ! had no business go
ing into the store at ALL"
Although TellerS said he could prove
he was In the right and that he did no
clubbing, he was unable to furnish the
reporter with the names Of his witnesses
nor did he know the name of the retired
policeman who first came to his assist
anCe.
He said that Libel must have received
HIS injuries by being struck with one Of
the glasses.