The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-09
ALIBI FOR A POLICEMAN.
REM<RE/BLE CONFLICT or TEsrf-
MOSY IN 8ERRLtCH'S CASE

He Il Identified NJ the Drunken Perseoutor
of Respectable Women. yet Reputable
witnesses Swear He Was Elsewhere.
An extraordinary conflict OF testimony de-
veloped in the case OF Policeman Horny Herr
Itch. when he was tried before the Police
Board yesterday. Herrlich is accused by Miss
Amanda Florant and her mother OF most scan
dalous conduct on Sixth avenue car.
They swear that he annoyed them. chased
them Into Leonard street store.
where they fed from him and tried
to arrest them. and that he fought with the
shipping clerk Of the store when he interfered.
Though he was in plain clothes. they, insist
that they would know him among thousand.
Two clerks swear positively that Herrlich was
the man. Tho shipping clerk. not so positive.
says that he looks very much like him. 80
does Broadway Policeman Harrigan. who was
called In to arrest him. He did not arrest him
because the policeman showed him shield
and a batch Of warrants aud satisfied him that
he was an officer. For being TOO easily satisfied
Harrigan himself Ia on trial.
A cloud Of witnesses swear. on the other hand,
that the man in fault could not have been Herr
Itch. though he 10 a court officer and carries
warrants. because Herrloh was with them at
the time 1t 10 all said to have occurred. Some
OF the witnesses are policemen. but therc are
others not to be suspected OF professional bias
and as evident honest as the two women
and the clerk. Herrlich himself swcars that
he never saw the women aud that he never
drinks
Herrlich 10 attached TO the Jefferson Market
court squad. The story OF Miss Florant and
her mother has been told. They came from
800 Macon street. Brooklyn. to Manhattan On
Nov 81. and went to Altmnn's store on Sixth
avenue. 1t was between IL and IL O'Clock by
their eckoninR when they left It and went
downtown. On Sixth avenue trolley car man
In citizens clothes, who. they say.wa Herrlich.
stood on the rear platform. He made signs to
them. whistled and behaved himself 40 often
sively that the women begged q passenger who
left the car at Franklin street to let them 20
with h i'm. This passenger had already asked
the m an ut the platform II II was him he made
signs to.
NO." said the man. 1T 10 the girl want"
When the women left the car he grabbed the
RSad away and told him to let her aone The
much wanted. seized him him 10 hold Kim a back.
mans store, on the corner. for protection.
From that point on three clerks in the store
them. The prosecutor OF the woman follower
them into the store, Owen Egan. the sh piping
him ssaa hin sS. an n sn% h: s MS
ran fora policeman and returned with PDiir.-
tween him and the intruder and HarrIRan then
announced that the man was an officer OF the
woman had meanwhiie been, let out by a back
door into Leonard street and had escaped.
clerks in the store. to arrest him, The new
and the man got away. For this failure. Ewing
also Is on trial
among thousand said Miss fiorant. dram.
.,G i.Ds T",qtns e HsfTsh TSS
remembrance Of him was OF ths. face only. and
80 with her mother and the other
that he DARK dTss oSer S5st" and
some Kind Of felt hat. Owen Eagan. the ship. |
scrupIss, He is. picture Of him. he said. bat
saii. tSTs his Goa. and wrspched his nsct l"f He
Rs haa ak so with a SsrTTs his and d ES
, Ing SsGu. the ease he admitted and
the truth and the whole truth about t." The |
witness waited while after leaving the stand |
@ a isd hsrr ns s"ts e IL
wanted anything ot him The lawyer looked |
Why, no, don't want YOU" he said.
Then came the defence. Herrch was once q |
park policeman Capt England ,swo,re he was
Jserson Market court ssnsd dd Ike 81 Same sns
He said Herch left the court at noon after roll |
street that would have taken him over The |
route travelled bv the two women. hut Herlich |
swore that h did not serve tho warrant On |
second Thought he didn't remem Der serving IL,
though he was positive he was not downtown |
hat day. The record would show lust when |
the warrant was served. but thar was not called
Herrlch's whereabouts for the hour succeed
Ing ~ o'clock was iTed by a small REGIMENT o,
SSs S at RS SS 1 a%
lnnitor Of the court saw them 20 together 10 a
restaurant across the street. There they met
and held converse for a stifr hour with TWO real
Mr.. and Mrs. Chick. who were tho other parties
hem there; Keepers and attaches Of the court
saw them there, Herrlich was as sober rs he
ever was they all sswore. None Of them had thu
At ID they LETT H.rrlich. According, to his
avn stot"mrnt he then went back TO court.
At 2 clock. ,Horrch testified that he was in
mourning and never had lrab coat or felt
AG po r. his NE and there tho case closed
hat the man said to he Herrlich satisfied him
Ia, he was an ofiicsr. hence he didn't arrest
; ;hs num6er and at his batch OF warrants and
helen, ;" asked President York. "'''" '0''
..Qb. yea" nodded the policeman.
You had better change your mind then"
Ewing said tho crowd was gone when he ap-
neared: and he saw no one to arrest All three
~e Ire e H fSy S'p S,S Ss.
irrested. drunk. on the day OF tho alleged
outrage, IN another precinct. AMI under. u false
man. who was said To have started II, ques-
Toned He denied knowing anything about it.