The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-14
POLICEMAN'S NIGHT IN CELL
REGIN MAD BEEN ARRESTED Nv A
CIVIL ACTION.

Rosenberg Alleges That the onicer As
saulted Him and Broke His Jaw-Ad-
mitE That Ho Agreed to Settle the Case
for $500, but Says the Deal Fell Through.
Policeman James ReCan OF tho Madison
street station spent Wednesday night in Lud-
low Street Jail In default of $3.50 bail. The 10.
licaman was arrested by Deputy Shsril Wal
gering on an order procured from Justice
Stover OF the Supreme Court by n Rutgers
street tailor. Max Rosenberg. on the latter
representation that he had good cause OF ac-
ton for damages against EeEan for "wllful
and unproyoked assault Rosenberg. whose
home is at "a Rutgers strset says in an aii
davit that tho policeman assaulted him with
His club and broke his Jaw. RoscnherG ad-
mits in the affidavit that he agreed to sign n
paper generating Regan for $500. but tho
deal fell through when he found that .hc sup
posed roll Of bills rendered to him consisted OF
81 bill wrapped around some green paper.
Maurice Gottlie0. counsel for Rosenberg. sup
plsmsnted the afldavit Yesterday with this
statement:
When Rosenberg first saw Regan tho po-
licsman was stretched out on the grass in liut-
gers Park asleep. when tho policeman woke
he missed his revolver from his trousers
pocket. and after searching for 1t found II on
the grass beside him. This seemed to make
him angry and Immediately after finding the
revolver he began to drive the people out OF
the park. NV client further tells me thatiwhen
he was arraign,l In the station by Regain tho
policeman was unable to stand UP and take
the usualnotss of tho prisoners name. age.
address nationality and the like. but fell into
Il chair ana vent to sleep. The Sergeant re-
fused to hold my client. who was then fol-
lowed to his home bv three policemen who
persuaded him to 90 10 Gouverneur Hospital.
There his Jaw WAS put In n plaster cast, But
every day from June TO June = whe he was
at the hospital medical Students came In and
the cast was broken from his Jaw that the stu
dents might examine it, This caused my
client indescribahie tortnte and he refused t.
remain there longer. His own phvsician ae-
cltnsd to Try to treat "A case 20 complicated and
N the end NV O. ent went 70 Mount Sinai
An attemrt to settle the case f,r 5000 was
made soon after ltos"nfe,rg left Hou, erneur
Hospital. After action hal been begun 10y my
client Regan and another rohc9lnan Mamel
q l!rien, who has since been fined 500 hy
Jnlss GoELnH for aSsnultinS ile.rs,' ped
met Rosenberg in u saloon and offered him
5000 for pnrer signc} by i!1Ssnl,rrg eIHr.
care what he signed SO Ions, a. he got Tho
money. When they attempted to snatch the
paper from my client and I" give him a. hli
wrapped around paper instead Of the 5000
there was a fight The peorIe IN the saloon
took sides with my client. and heGap's .calp
G'Brien arrested Eosenberg. Magistrate
Flammer. discharged my client,
Two other actions have been begun against
Regan. One is for SANDER. the other for false
imrrsonment.
The records Of the Madison street station
show that Sergt. Mcdonald was on ds4k duty
when Regain brought Rosenberg in u. 800
o'clock on the night Of June !. Sergt. Melon
aid IL away on his vacation. Sergt. Insolvency..
who was ON duty yesterday afternoon, -aid that
Lawyer Gottlieb's story ri tho way lsgan fell
into a chair in tbs station ives EratuItoms
invention. There were no chairs In tho main
room OF the station except those inside tho
rail. and never had been in his memory
Policeman Regain is on sick Leave. He was
arrested at his home in l'nionpOrt, and. re-
turned there YESTERDAY when he was Tailed
police acquaintance az Constitution" O'Brien
because OF the facility with which he quotes
the statutes 10 support any side OF an HTCu.
ment he may take. He Is the man who came
ont a fow weeks ago with-a MAN to make one
OF the east side small PARKS into a people mar.
ket. thus clearing tbs sidewalks Of Hester
street and other streets siMlIarIy used.