The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
throp. Jr. There were thirteen contestants
their scores being as follows:
CLUBBED BIZ A POLICEMAN.
Tables Turned on Ebermnn when He ArrniEnI
His Altered Asanilant In Court.

Tables Turned on Ebermnn when He ArraiEns
His Alleged Assaiiant in Court.
When Max Dixler, a restaurant keeper at 90
Allen street. was arraigned In the Essex Market
Court yesterday on a charge Of committing q
felonious assault on Policeman Eberman Of the
Eldridge street station on Saturday his head
vas covered with bandages as a result of the
clubbing he received at the hands of the blue
coat. His counsel denounced the arrest as an
outrage. and the admissions of the policeman
and the testimony offered were Of such a
nature that Magistrate Meade ordered the
charge changed to disorderly conduct, and con-
tinued the case until Wednesday 30 that an in.
vestigation could be made.
Eberman was sent Saturday to do duty in
front of Dixlers restaurant by Acting Captain
Titus because of the presence OF disorderly
women In some Of the houses in that block. He
stationed himself on the top Of the stoop lead
ing to the rooms over the restaurant, and ac-
cording to his statement in court yesterday. re-
manned there five hours. According to Dixler's
version Of what took place a crowd was at
tracted by the presence OF a uniformed police
man in that elevated position. Dixler said that
the crowd seriously interfered with his bust.
ness, and he protested against the policeman's
continuing on the stoop, but without avail.
Mrs. Julia Stein. TIE housekeeper of the apart
ments overhead, also protested. A quarrel en-
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that she was under arrest. She ran down the
steps into Dixler's restaurant, followed by the
policeman. He chased her into n rear room.
She struggled to get away. Dixler interfered,
and the policeman drew his club and struck
Dixler. telling him to the floor and inflicting
a deep cut on his head. Eberman then hailed
the woman to the Eldridge street station. where
she was locked up on a charge Of disorderly con-
duct. An hour afterward the policeman went
back to the restaurant and placed Dixler under
arrest.
Eberman admitted in court that he had been
advised to make a charge against DiXler in
order to protect himself against charges at
Police Headquarters. DiXler's wounds were
scwed up at the station house by an ambulance
surgeon from Gouverneur Hospital. The police
man made a charge of felonious assault, which
prevented Dixlcr from being released on bail
except by a Magistrate.
Magistrate Wentworth, who was found at his
home. went to the Eldridge street station about
10 O'Clock Saturday night on a bicycle and ad.
nit ted Dixler to bail. The Magistrate explained
that he was delayed on the way by his lamp
going out, and. as he did not want to get ar.
rested. he had to search around and find a store,
where he bought another lamp.
Max Hirsch, an iron worker. OF 200 First ave
nue.. who said he was a stranger to all the par
ties concerned, testified at the hearing at Essex
Market Court that he was eating dinner in the
restaurant at the time the row occurred and
that the policeman dubbed Dixler without
provocation. Magistrate Meade fined the Stein
woman $40. as she admitted using abusive Ian
guage TO the policeman.