New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
ALLEGED POLTCE OTTRAGFS.

THE ARREST OF MRS DIGINEr INVESTIGATED
BY CHIEF coNIIN- MORE CASES IN COURT.
Chief Conlin yesterday personally began An in
vestigation OF the arrest on Saturday night OF
Mrs Laura Diginet Of No i55 West Thirty-third-
St who was accused by Policeman Rosenberg OF
the West Thirtieth-st station. with having sohcited
him Mrs Dginet was arrested IN sxth-ave.'
near Thirteth-st In the jefferson Market Police
Court on Sunday morning where she vas ns-
charged by Magistrate Brann. she denounced her
arrest as an outrage. and claimed 70 be respecta-
bic woman The story she told was that she was
out walking with her husband. who left her 10 go
into a store 10 get cigar While waiting for
him. she said Pa,rolman Rosenberg came along
and spoke 70 her She walked away and he grabbed
her by the and arrested her Her husoand'
who came Of the cigar store. found her strus-
CLING with Rosenberg. who was in citizens dress
Mrs Diginet said that he tried 10 release her. and
Rosenberg assaulted him Magistrate Brann. when
the case was before him. said he did not believe
a word of the policeman's story. which was 10 tho
effect that the woman invited him 70 accompany
her 10 a hotel.
When Chief Conlin reached Police Headquarters
Yesterday he summoned Rosenberg and Sergeant
McDermott who is temporarily in charge OF the
West Thirtieth-st police station. before him 20
hear the officers side of the case. Mrs Dginet
did not appear TO make charges against Rosenberg.
as II had been expected that she would. but chief
Conlin after hearing what the policeman and SER
geant had 10 say. for Acting Inspector Har-
ley and instructed him 70 investigate Mrs Diginets
arrest and 10 make a special report on the matter
by to-day
Speaking of the case. Chief Conlln said: This ar
rest shall be thoroughly investigated II the officer
Is guilty of any wrongioing he will be punished.
have repeatedly told commanding officers 10 Instruct
their men TO be very careful IN arresting women for
soliciting in the street 4 policeman must not arrest
a woman simply because he observes her talking to
men He mus, be solicited himself by her. In this
case Rosenberg claims the woman did solicit him
shall get at all the facts the case. and the officer, II
he made the without proper Justification. Will
be put on trial
Policeman Rosenberg arraigned TWO more women
in jefferson Market Court yesterday morning on the
charge OF soliciting The first one. Sadie smith. VINO
said that she twentysix years old. and lived AT
No 262 West Forty -hfth-st. pleaded guilty 10 the
charge and was fined S. The second one Mary
Brooks twenty-five years DID, Of No 263 West thirty
fourth-st denied the charge and said that sne vas
a respectable working girl employed as sa.eswoman
: he policeman accOsted her. and then arrested ner
The time OF the girls arrest was given "a 100 O'Clock
She did not explain why she 80 late AT night,
but Magistrate Brann evidently believed ner story.
as ne discharged her from custody
Policeman Conway arraigned Dora tlark twenty
;wo years old on similar charge. she was repre-
sented by Joseph Moss. OF Howe & Humme - law
office who declared that she was victim OF ponce
nersecution The woman's story was tnat sne nad
offended Rosenberg by saying tlat ne looked IKE
negro md that her arrest by Conway was nstlgate1
by Rosenberg. Magistrate Brann discharged the