New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-20
AGRATE CHARGE AGAINST POLICEMAN
OFFICER HERTZ ARRESTED IN CONNECTION
WITH MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

OFFICER HERTZ ARRESTED IN CONNECTION
WITH MYSTERIOUS DEATH
II To- testimony offered by reliable witness may
be trusted Policeman Matthew Hertz, OF the Twenty
third Precinct may be tried on serious charge soon
The story OF the case has developed in somewhat
remarkable way. The actions OF an ambulance sur
geon served for time TO conceal the real nature OF
the injuries sustained by Michael Bolton In his en-
counter with patrOlman.
Adolf Kruger. q wholesale grocer and Of the
firm OF Ford and Kruger. whose store Is at Fticth-
ST. and Sixthave., had spent the night Of THURSDAY.
April @. at home and at O'Clock Friday morning
remembered that he hal left his Overcoat In he
store. Having got the cot he was about 10 relock
the door when his attention WAS attracted bv the
sound OF voices reise1 In angry dispute The SOM /
came from the southeast corner of Flfieth-'. and
'sxth-ave. As he looked tie street h. saw
James Boton-whom for fifteen wears he had known
shaking his stick In the face Of policeman whom h"
recognized Hertz. Ia the same moment lcfA
stepped forward and struck Bolton twc, or thrice III
the face. The Waterman. according 10 Ia" grocer.
fell In Il heap the sidewalk. bis head striking tie
curb with "A crash Kruger ran across the road and
reached Bottoms side the policeman cnt over the
inan'matc form. But persuaslon cntreaty aud threat
powerless to BOllon Hertz then sen, out
a cali for an ambulance. The surgeon QUICKLY u"
assured the policeman. "S'i,ned," he said u h"
looked the and started to revive him. "I'~
only Il scalp wound" he remarked c0Wplaccnly, Tying
the bandaCes round a nasty GU, In the bacA OF III"
head "Talc hin away he's more drunk than hurt
Hertz took him the East FIFTY s-'t polio" station
where hc was locked up dscrdcrly person.
Bolton quiet nlght-so quiet that The door
man. looking into his cell at o'clock In the morn
Ing ran upstairs to the sergeant and said "sonle-
thing Is wrong with one Of the drunks.' As the
sergeant entered the cell Bolton lay back against
the wall IN heavy stupor his eyes closed and his
face white that Of corpse. The sergeant 5
diagnosis OF the case with slight difference agreed
more hurt than drunk. and promptly sent for a
Bellevue Hospital ambulance. Bolton was inScDsiblc
when he was carried into the hospital. and never
recovered consciousness until his death.
The first things that DR.. Miner noticed were Two
peculiar looking cuts, over the right eye. which
had been bInckcned, and one near the base Of ihc
dots. suggested cXiravasaOnS OF blood on The brain
Dr. Miner believed that Bolton had Sustained irac.
ture OF the skull and at last found 1t at the bls" Of
The skull about two inches above the liberation.
until O'Clock yesterday morning, when he died The
autopsy by deputy COrU..": conway showed two
fractures instead OF one.
Superintendent Hyrnes who had Investigated the
skull lad been inclined 10 the opinion that Bolton
lad received hts injury In falling Isnt Immediately
on hearing tile result OF the autopsy revealing fracture
he ordered licrtzs suspension. lie was arrested last
night.
Hertz, Hebrew. has been many years on the
police force, and has an excellent reputation. His
story Is that Bolton. who was drunk. inSIilfcd him
when he had demonstrated Bolton had aimed n blow
and Bolton, staggering back, IclI sinking his head
against the pavement.