The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-31

PO0L xBREATEEs LhWKBR NEUBER-
GER WITH ARnKSE.

III
He AIso Holds PoIiosusan owens UndeI
$4,000 hail fer an AlleneA Assault On 4
Nearesg-Hs Changes His BIIn FinnlIy
y Lets the BIuscoht on or Parolo-
Magistrate Pool in tho West Fifty fourth
Street Police Court yesterday discharged a
negroes who had been arrested for fighting on
tho street. held the policeman who arrested
her IN 5000 for examination for f~elonious
assault, but afterward paroled him in the GUS
tody Of his Captain. and ordered out Of court
the LAWYER who Ind tried to defend the police
man. -Four times he gave orden that the law
yer be arrested. but each time the police
manSof the, court squad managed to appear
very busy about something else. and the orders
were not obeyed.
Tit neGress 70 Rose Harris Of 230 West
Twenty-ninth street. She was arrested for
fighting on the. street In front Of her home at
8 O'Clock In the morning by Policeman Lewis
Owens Of the West Thirty-seventh street sta
ton. Owens testified that he had arrested the
woman In her back yard. where she had gone
after lighting with another woman on the
street.
Before 1 captured her" the policeman said.
she threw a cobblestone at me and finally BIT
my thumb through TO the bone"
The Harris woman denied the entire charge
and accused Owens Of striking her In the face
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front teeth. As evidence Of this she pointed to
q space from which one tooth was missing.
Have you the tooth In COURT" asked the
Magistrate.
NO" the woman said. but I can get IL all
right"
Then the Magistrate paroled the woman
and told her TO 60 and get the tooth and some
witnesses who had seen tho policeman strike
her. He told Owens to stay In court and not
to 60 near his prisoner, An hour later the
Harris woman returned. accompanied BY two
mora oolored women, Alice Sanford and Mar
celia Carroll Of $50 West Twenty ninth street.
She also had q tooth, which che declared she
had found in the yard with the assistance Of
her friends and a rake.
The Sanford woman said that she was o sIs-
ter of the prisoner and able to testify as TO her
good character. The Carroll woman. after o
whispered consultation with Rose Harris.
testified sthat she had seen Owens club the
woman. Policeman Robert Thorpe. also OF
the West Thirty-seYenth street station, who
had seen the fight and the arrest, corrobo-
rated Owens. Then the tooth was produced.
Magistrate Pool discharged the Harris wo-
man and then. turning to Ovens. said:
fable. You have used much moro force than
charge Of ielonious assault be made against
YOU and hold yon II s2;010; You are a priS-
res MRRsdd he %sss f Il TRc sSeGsRnG Street srF Ftse
ton Cant, Halpin. Sergeant Petty and Police
R Raa s when H Tie Harris wv Eo RsGS was Va sf 9Se iseiS ap.
rent sn;td e e ne court 2! an ds,s s%apnlS ge Lawyer
According to their own admissions. the Har-
rs WoR Bssore hd fdr P 1eitsri me- on n fbe a stsssts tn SSd
rested for fighting. Policeman Trojan Of the
West ThiFty-seventh, street station declared
lived was one Of the worst IL the precinct and
hat he bad made eight arrests there A re;
Overheard the prisoner say to the Carroll Vo-
mani: Say that he lift me with, his club"
Lawyer Heqberger went, up on the bridge
trate. I know ali about L now
But l have more evidence" said the law
Make an AFFIDAVIT to that effect and let mt
na Nsa sSSmssaip t6s snn mGSse 4 s1 Tlt ses M stsssmeps
man, and after syssrinS, to q Ssiors ! Notary
that he would set the case down for another
scsnat You make e a-ftsrn9qppn; yudgsa"
then; and don't want to come up here twice
no" said, the Magistrate. II can't stand it
to hSvss you before ne ned In two cases at onee:n
Neuberger. but ! don't want to walk up here
Get a cab" suggested the Judge.
Il will Il you'll promise not to arrest the
Sir" said the Magistrate. you are not At
to DO here. You are impudent. Go to your
why should you drag my family into this"
asked the attorney. I have refrained from
Sir. what do you mean2. Get out OF my
slde the oS Sstl. SS sSop teSV th s"i MaSistFSate. f HS ping
'9 Rsu b rye F stepped down down N but did Ri1 not go out
.5gst out, said the Magistrates efisOr.
rest that mani II some one don't. I will"
No one did. but the lawyer stepped outside
Then the MaGistrate attempted to question
Policeman Owens again. Up jumped Neu-
-, That Int z my client How dare yo1 put 3.
The Magistrate stood end repeated his order
to have Neuberger arrested.
touch raheE Se isn's sa 4 R tSs IR%9s here y Ye Ss6 S8rS SoS s1
right and defy your power to preSent me from
AHPpS Put him out at once" said he Judge fu-
drunk or q fool: I don't know yhioh%
door he turned and shouted,
I viii present what you have done to tho
Tho MaGistrSte then took the af1dayit, had
Eenberger's name stricken on, ant. instructed
Policeman Owens to sign II. He also advised |
owens TO engage another lawyer and declared
In any case without npoloRszinG
Nothing more was said about $1,000 bail and
Owens was paroled in the custody OF Capt. Hal
and. according to Capt. Halpin. has an excel
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