The sun., 1902-03-11
FROMME BROTHERS RILE POOL
"I.IL R.N THIS COURT HE
TELJS CROKERS' FRIENDS

s..red IN he some Doubt About Who
did run u. for when the Nss'rNe
ordered. Ike and Jake said. Don't 10
IT, Wardmen Accused OF fN'or"""'
rx.Reeister Ike Fromme. the friend of
the Hon. Richard Croker. and the ex-heg-
jster's brother Jake tried to run things IN
yorkville police court yesterday ana ,ney
stirred I'D Magistrate Pool nightly
Brother Jake appeared for precinct detec-
Y,yes Thomas Tunney and Martin ray
Of the East Sixty seventh street stauon,
Who with Louis Silberblatt, tailor oi
IA Fast Seventy y-=eventh street. were uP
for examination on q charge Of extorung
$50 from Moses Glnck, a pawnbrok"r OF
1920 Third avenue.
The ease came 10 light through tho efforts
Of former Assemblyman Joseph !, Green
who after Gluck had been arrested for re.
ceivinr 81 Glen goods, discharged, rearrested
and reycatedly remanded, took the pawn
brokers part. Brother Ike appeared for
Slberblau The case has had several
hearings.
Click testified that the detectives and
the tailor went 20 his place on Feb. is and
accused him Of having there 500 worth OF
clothing stolen from the tailor. He tod
them he did not have the cloth and asked
them 70 search the place They dld So
but did not find the clothing.
"Tunney then said that something must
be done to square it, Clock testified, and
threatened TO arrest me. ! offered Sill
terblatt 500 to drop the matter, but he
said lie wanted $50 for hia trouble. | gave
him the money rather than be arrested,
although l was innocent. To be arrested
would run my business.
Siierh!att gave him a receipt for tho
money. tiluck said. but afterward he was
arrested and the receipt was taken from
him by Tunney The Sergeant at the
police station took the money from Silber-
b.,'. The money and receipt were pro-
ducud ia court. Ahram CLICK. the com
plainant's brother. and Louis Ben2inger
corruborated the complainant. Then
Fx-Asseuirlvman Green called on Scrgt
Guilty to produce the station house blotter
IN which was the entry Of the arrest OF
CLOCK
"A station house blotter is not public
record and you have no right to examine
Il, declared Jake Frommc.
No right at all and YOU shall not eI-
anime it," echoed Ike Frommc.
Now. Brother Ike, YOU let me argue
this With hi4 Honor, said Brother Jake,
The Magstrat announced that a station
house blOtfer was public record and could
be- brought To court on a subpoena He
wanted 10 know if this one wac in court.
Sergt guilty responded that he had II
with nim.
Il ask that YOU bring it up on the bridge
that may inspect it, saio Mr.. Green.
Don't YOU DO it, sergeant called out
brother Jake.
Mind What my brot her tells Won ser
gesnt," warned brother Ike.
Il order you to bring that book up here,
said the Magistrate TO the sergeant.
. Il order you not to do so, said the two
Frommes together.
The sergeant remained in his seat. Mags-
trate Pools face grew crimson. He raped
with his gavel until he obtained silence.
Then he said
L am going to see who is conducting
this court, the Magistrate, or Lawyer
fromme. Sergeant, bring that book here
right away"
The sergeant produced the blotter, and
LAWYER Green examined him about the
entry of Clicks arrest.
This entry seems to have been altered
Was the alteration made by your" asked
Mr. Green.
There is no alteration there" answered
the sergeant.
Here are some words crossed out with
red ink and here are some other words
written OtWcen TWO HlleS. are lnty nov
alterations?" asked the lawyer pointing 10
the hlotter.
The sergeant said that he at first had
thought that Slberblatt had recovered
his stolen goods from Gluck and so entered
II, but afterward discovered that he was
mistaken and crossed out the words He
had made the interlfneation at the time OF
the original entry, he said.
This is a shameful imputation in this
charge against two honest and efficient
policemen, Judge" said Jake Fromme,
when the sergeant stepped down.
"They are the two best policemen that
ever was" declared Brother Ike from be-
hind Brother Jake.
Yes, We know all about that, hut we
can't permit you two gentlemen TO talk at
ONE One at a time please, said the
Magistrate
Capt. Brown of he East Sixty-seventh
street station, said that Tunney and Fay
were good men and he had never heard
anything against their character
Il will read for You what one Joseph
Reilly, who keeps a saloon in your pre-
cnct, said in Special Sessions when he
was arraigued there q short time ago by
Tunney and Fay declared Mr.. Green.
'He said that the Sunday on which
he was arrested he went around the
saloons wide open. He spent $40 in
buying drinks in violation Of law and yet
he was the only saloonkeeper arrested in
tho precinct that day. Now. captain,
do YOU still think these detectives are good
mem"
Il do. the captain replied.
The Magistrate finally put the hearing
over ill he could have more time for
holding il.
Mss AND WAKE JP ~ COtRT.