The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
COP HOGAN ACCUSED QUITS.
ILLNER TRIES TO RESIGN WHEN
HIS CASE rs REOPENED.
Greene Gets Some New Information About
the Man Who started the Masis-
trate on the Warpath-Mr. Hogan
HELMS to Make Police Trials Lively.

HELMS to Make Police Trials Lively.
Two of the cases against policemen
which resulted from Magistrate Hogans
graft charges were up before Deputy Com
missioner Ebstein yesterday. In one Ma
cistrate Hogan was a witness, and de-
clared that the whole thing was white
wash for the police and that he was the
real defendant.
The other was stopped when the ac-
cused policeman, Robert tTllner OF the Old
Slip station, threw his shield on Major Eb-
STEMS desk and announced that he had
resigned. ITllner's case had been heard
and apparently ended last Friday, but was
unexpectedly reopened yesterday. When
ullner appeared he was dressed in business
suit. A large diamond ring sparkled on
one Of the fingers Of his right hand.
What is the man doing appearing for
trial without his uniform asked COM
missioner Ebstein sharply.
Il was uptown. your Honor said I'LL
,, ner, .and it was 1 o'clock before l learned
that was wanted here. hurried to this
court room Immediately and did not have
time to get my uniform
Il can certify to that said Assistant
District Attorney Lord. 1T was very late
when he was informed"
Commissioner Ebstein ordered the case
| to proceed, but he had reckoned without
| lIllner, who drew from his pocket his shield
and threw it on the table before Major
| Ebstein. saying:
from the department. l am through,
| will now stand trial as lawyer and
| citizen"
Major Ebstein's face grew red and star
| ing at Ullner, he almost shouted
| EYou put that shield in your pocket
| You cannot resign to me. Gen. Greene
| is the man you must tender your reslgha-
| ton to-"
| IAN right" said Ullner, 4but move that
YOU adjourn my case until have an OPP
| portunity to consult counsel
After some argument it was decided to
continue the trial to-day 1t VIII i be h ae
| ton with Capt Farrell of the Old Slip sta,
ton. All the explanation Ullner would
| give was that the heads of the department
| we're "after him" Gen, Greene made this
statement;
II received information to-day. through
the department which attacked the creal-
| bility of Ullners testimony. just what
it is do not care to state. 1t will be brought
out tomorrow at the hearing. | received
this information, which is important, and
immediatel sent for Mr.. Lord and had the
case reopened Ullner has not resigned
10 ME and cannot. He is under charges.
Ulcer has been policeman only year
For some time he has been precinct de-
tective under Capt. Farrell in the Old Slip
station. 1t was Cllner who started Magis-
trate Hogan on his graft charges. UlIner
arraigned hand book prisoner without
any corroborative evidence. Magist rate
Hogan then reminded Ullner that he had
produced some weak evidence IN the case
of q woman he had arrested lot keeping
disorderly house
In following up his charges the Ma gist rate
told of a youD girl who We a held as prisoner
in disorderly house in West Thirty ninth
street and how yourg man, Max Vein
berg, who had appealed 10 the police OF the
West Thirty-seventh streetstation to get
her out was locked up.
This was the case which was first heard
Yesterday, O'Rourke, Boyle and thinner
man of the West Thirty-seventh street
J station being the men on trial Weinberg
testified that he had been calling on family
named Selisch, who lived on the East Side.
One Of the girls, Grace, left home and he
subsequent located her in the house in
Thirtv-ninth street Together with her
sister Julia he visited the West Thirty
seventh street station and asked that she
be taken from the house
| He said that the three accused police
men went with him and Julia to the house,
| the detectives entering and leaving him
and Julia Sellisch outside. Later they
were told to enter, and the girl was found
hiding behind portiere. All hands, ne
said were taken to the station house and the
police told him that he was pris oner also,
on the girls complaint, Julia Sellisch took
the stand ard corroborated his statement
Magistrate Hogan was then called. and
after explaining the arraignment before
him in the West Side court said
"The case looked suspicious to me from
the start. II seemed plain to me that this
Young man was ncarcerated 20 that he
. would withdraw his complaint and the
! matter would he hushed up
, Lawyer Hughes on cross examination
| attemr5t ed to introduce as evidence the
assert ions made by Magistrate Hogan in
| the newspapers Assistant District AT
torney Lord objected and Judge Hogan
: ! then said
Mr. Assistant District Attorney, it is
! that is on trial, and if this thing is going
to proceed into all those details ! want al
: the ACTORS of the defence gone through
, Examine into the way the statements oi
| these policemen We're taken before the
, Deputy Commissioner who investigated
the case. Bring out the manner in which
) the test imony was rehearsed and gone
over and over again, the number OF tlmes
their statements were taken and the manner
, in which they were prompted
AT this juncture Mr.. Lord moved for Al
) adjournment so that he could reopen thu
, Ullner case. Commissioner Ebstein agreed
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