The sun., 1896-02-05
MIR. GREEN'S scARrpIN STOLEN.
A Fake Cop Tnterfered When He Was At
tackea by Three Men In BrondYxnY.

A Fake Cop Interfered When he Was At
tack ed by Three Men In broadway.
Robert Green of Mount Vernon had luncheon
Mt the Astor House Mt noon yesterday. After
luncheon he strolled into the barroom, where ne
met n very pleasant. well-dresscd man. who nt
Green's invitation took several drinks with him.
Green's new friend very sociable. and
showed great admiration for three diamond
rings Green wore on one OF his fingers Whom
Green said he was going up town to the Morton
House. his new friend said he also had to 60 up
town, and would ride UP with him. The men
boarded a Broadway car and stood on the rear
platform Green noticed that his friend stood
rather close to him on tho car. but he paid no
particular attention to It.
When the reached Fourteenth street
Green jumped off the car. and his friend fol-
lowed him Before Green reached the curb
three strange men surrounded him and began
to strike at him without any apparent reason.
Green's new friend was in the fight but It was
hard to tell whether he was helping Green or
the three men who were attacking him. The
Mount Vernon man was showing that he was
able TO take caro- Of himself, and he was giving
his assailants some pretty sharp cracks. when o
fifth man up and grabbed him partly by the
top of the coat and partly by his neckte. IN
which there was large garnet scarfpin.
I'm an officer" said the fifth man, " and this
He shook Green's tie and told him he was
under arrest but let 60 Of him an instant later.
saying:
~ guess won't arrest you. after ALL"
Tho man then started to walk away. Green's
three assailants and his Astor House friend had
already disappeared. Some one told Green that
his scarfpin missing Green overhaued
the man who had said he was u policeman and
accused him OF stealing the pin. The man. he
| says. was giving II back to him, when Police
mRn Pfefer of the broadway squad appeared
As he had got his scnrfpin bnck. Green didn't
| want the man arrested. hut Policeman Pfeifer
| insisted on taking him to jefferson Market
| Court and on having Green go along to make q
| complaint.
| In court the prisoner said he WAS William
| Emery. II years old. of 700 Columbus avenue.
| He WAS we'll dressed. and looked respectable
| Green. who had the appearance of man who
he'd been drinking. told Magistrate Deuel. his
story.
| Emery who said he was employed in the De-
| pnrtment OF Street Opening. denied that he had
stolen Green's pin. He said he had seen Green
lighting with three men. and rushed in to try to
| separate them. When he had done this he
| walked away. He was followed by Green. who.
| when n policeman arrived. had him arrested.
Several witnesses testified to seeing Green
! struggling with three men and TO seeing the
| prisoner rush In and grab Green. but they could
| not swear that Emery had taken the scarfpin.
| The hearing was 1nally postponed. to give
Emery chance to produce some reputable wit
Eesces in court TO swear to his honesty.
Green refused to tell what his business was.
He said that his scarfpin was an heirloom, and
that he priced it moro for its associations than
for Its real value.