New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-22
TO ARREST P4TROLM4N.
District attorney Jerome Acts an
assault Case.

warrant for feIonious assault was issued yes
terday afternoon by Magistrate Moss. in the West
Side Court for the arrest of Frank Mclaughlin,
the patrolman OF the West SiXty-eig ht-st station
who assaulted. Tuesday morning. James 7. p.
Robbins. Of NO. 2,647 Broadway. District Attorney
Jerome has also subp@naed Mr.. Robbins and John
c. Myers. witness Of the assault. to appear to-
day before the grand Jury. At noon yesterday. on
receipt of Mr. Robbins's complaint Commissioner
McAdoo ordered that Mclaughlin be suspended
until his trial next Wednesday. When the Com
missioner examined McLaughlins record he found
It bad Since Mclaughlin joined the force. eight
years ago, he has had eighteen different charges
against him, all save two or three preferred py
using Vile and indecent language practically the
same Mr.. Robbins says the policeman used TO him
fore Rs T@8s 'p eaGghn Yesterday morning
The charge was sustained by the inspector, and an
account sent to Headquarters Mclaughlin assert
ed that Robbins had asked him TO arrest the pro
he had accompanied Mr.. Robbins 10 the place and
given Mr.. Robbins "a good dressing down--a roast
ing" His testimony was conflicting and confused
To support it he brought the officer whose post met
his at Seventy -nnth-st and Amsterdam-ave. Willis
points hestatingIy. and failed to Identity Mr. Rob
bins the citizen who Ind complained OF the cX-
said he did not see the assault take place but that
he had seen man who might he NJ Robbins fan
down at Seventy -eighth-st. and Amsterdam-aVe.
Then Mr. Robbins went TO Police headquarters
and made a sworn statement of the assault 10 the
complaint clerk, and also told his story TO Commits
sioner McAdoo. The Commissioners at once sent for
he ordered the former suspended until his trial next
Wednesday. He advised Mr.. Robbins to bring
criminal action It's a shame that such brutes
should get the force" ne said
Mr.. Robbins then obtained warrant in the West
Side Court from Magistrate Moss for McLAughlin's
arrest. The magistrate directed a officer to
deliver the warrant to Captain CoOneY, with an
order for the captain it on Mclaughlin
personally Although the officer is suspended, he
will have to report at the station house every
morning and night
At Roosevelt Hospital Mr.. Robbinss arm
subjected X-ray examination late yesterday
afternoon. II found that his wrist had
been fractured, supposed but the condition of
his elbow. where several blood vessels broken
and both flesh and bones bruised. such to
make it impossible to tell whether or not the bones
broken.
only one man was known "a have witnessed the
assault but another man named John {. Myers. OF
No 81 Cherry-st.. made yesterday morning long
afidayit to District Attorney Jerome giving the de-
tails of the assault in full He corroborated IN
every detail the story told yesterday by Mr.. Rob
bins and said that the patrolman had COnceiva-
HE excuse for his brutal assault AS soon as MI.
Jerome had received Myers's affidavit he assigned
DEPUTY Assistant District Attorney Kernochan 10
nr6secilte the case and issued subpnnas for both
witness and complainant TO appear before the grand
jury to-day.
hood as Nose also the assault and imme-
diately afterward went up to Mr.. Robbins and said:
..JThat COP must have done YOU good saw him
heating YOU" He then went away saying that he
was not willing TO stay for fear that Mclaughlin
would KIN him II he him talking with his
tim The whereabouts of this witness yet
known.