New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-14
WAS BERNHOLZ ROBBED 7
THE PARK POLICE INCLINED TO DOUBT
HIS STORY.
AN EXAMINATION ON THE SPOT WHERE HE SAYS
HE WAS HELD Up GOES TO SHOW THAT
THERE IS SLIGHT FOUNDATION FOR


HIS TALE WOE.
The Park police yesterday made a careful in
vestigation OF the story told by August Bernhoz
Of being robbed in Central Park Saturday after
noon. Miss Lizzie Cross, sixteen years old, Of NO.
"A East One-hundred- a nd -sxteenth-st., who works
for dressmaker in Coumbus-ave., reported 10
Sergeant Flock that she was sitting on Dench
near the shore OF the lake the west of the west
drive Saturday afternoon between IL ana
o'clock. when she a man deliberately jump INTO
the lake with the apparent intention OF committing
suicide. The man had no sooner struck the water
which not than two feet deep than he
baw.ed for help and a man who was attracted 10
the scene pulled him out On the bank the man
asked him what he jumped into the water FOR ana
he said he did to live any longer Asked
why he shouted for help. he answered that the
too cold. Just then PARK policeman
appeared at some distance away and the man ran
out of the Park as fast az he could he was EVIL
IDENTIFY under the influence Of liquor
Sergeant Flock had .dea that the man VINO
Jumped Into the lake was Bernholz and he sent
for him and tod him to be at the lake at noon yes
terday. The Sergeant also told Miss cross 10 oe
there at the same time. Both were on haho' out
when Miss Cross Bernholz che said she couiu
not recognize him as the man who had jumped INTO
the lake
Then 1t became apparent that at the very time
on the east side OF the drive. another man na a
hung himself into the lake on the west sde Vi '''e
drive and not more han 100 yards away 49,.
Miss Cross said that she sat a bench at tne
junction of the Onehundred and -hrst-st ana Nne
hundred nd thlrd-st paths and near h
where the path crosses the lake. Tor neary a., Nc
between u and | o'cock on Saturday ana ma h ,o
one passed her ia that time. She added .hat S,e
was In easy hearing distance or the spo' "neae
Bernholz says ne was assaulted. ana that 10 oho
shouted for help while she was there -, I'll Gar
After Miss Gross went away BernnoZ leu "1 ho
geant Flock over the path when ne sau s IL
iraversed after crossing the footoridge anu p sno,
ing under the arch. and showed MN me Sp 90
where he was assaulted but he sald that ne 80
not chloroformed and that his assailants peat nm I'm
and kicked him numerically before .hey tooh MS
money and threw him into the lake 49, ,L.
For the whole distance east OF the aich Tue IAN
Is not more than feet deep In It's deepesi pa.
and where Bernholz alleges that ne was mr. ,n,d
in the water s less than a root deep; ne .o.u
TIE Sergeant that he around the lake lot kmo
hours shouting for help all the time. ana when
asked how ne could swim in such shallow Wa,cr.
replied that the lake was six feet deep last %
The Sergeant then asked Bernhoz why ne ou
nor como out Of the water. and he replied thar II
was impossible the bank was so steep n
ract is tina. the shore of the lake recedes graduay
from the water and is not six Inches ABOVE the
surface OF the lake at any point , -.
pe-nholz spoke excitedly and acknowledged tnst
he had taken three milk punches during the moIn-
ing but he declared that he only drank one nlih
pSerpeant Flock believes Bernholzs story is false