The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-08
ATTORNEYS LEFT Eye POKED
by THE FINGER OF A GESTICU-
LATINO POLICE INSPECTOR.

snitkin Says He VIII Sue Heriihy Over .
battery That Occurred In the Very
Citadel OF Justioe, 10 Wit, Assistant
District Attorney Murphy's Once.
In a moment OF forgetfulness yesterday
Leonard A. Snitkin. an attorney. told
Police Inspector John D. Herlihy that he
"knew his record As a result a fore
finger Of the inspector was poked into
Mr.. snitkin's left eye. slightly infaming
that member. and as a further result the
inspector will have to face a civil suit.
at least 80 Mr.. snitkin says.
Inspector Herlihy as a captain in the
RED Light district back in 1901 knew
trouble OF many sorts. Since he was
made an inspector he has been working
overtime in an attempt to establish a
record Of another sort. On March 10
last District Attorney Jerome raided q
gambling house at 1928 Second avenue.
the alleged proprietor OF which is Herman
The District Attorney didn't
get any evidence Of gambling. but he did
secure Rosenthal's arrest on q charge OF
bribing an officer. and Rosenthal is now
under indictment and out on 1880 bail.
Inspector Herlihy, who commands the
district. went TO the District Attorneys
Office recently and said that he had
reason to believe that Rosenthal had
opened up again over the Hesper Club,
formerly the bookmaker's home on lower
Second avenue. The inspector said that
not only was he quite sure that a game
was running but that he had reason to
believe that Sol Liohtenstein. who was a
bookmaker when there were any books
to make. had recently lost 1900 at the
wheel in the new gambling rooms.
Mr.. Lichtenstein a asked by Assistant
District Attorney Murphy to come and tell
about his hard luck. Mr.. Lichtenstein
appeared Yesterday in MIR. Murphy's Office
and with him came Mr.. Snitkin. who said
that as he was Mr.. Lichtenstein's counsel
he proposed to stay and listen II any
story was to be told. Mr.. Murphy re-
piled that in that case he would subpoena
Mr.. Lichtenstein to appear before the
Grand Jury to-day, without Mr.. Snitkin.
and tell his story. This was done and the
bookmaker departed.
Inspector Herlihy had been present
at the conference and had made some
remarks about conditions along Second
avenue. At these remarks Mr.. Snitkin
had smiled. His smiles were noticeable
and Inspector Herlihy noticed them and
was hurt. Said he: Don't you smile
~sarcastical at me-
Il didn't know I could look that way
replied Mr.. Snitkin, who is very quick
at repartee.
"Well, you're not TO blame Tor the way
you look retorted the inspector.
Mr.. Snitkin got up to depart and things
might have ended just as pleasantly az
that had he not thought to say as he went
out The door: You're not to blame either
j know all about you and I know your
record
Inspector Herlihy shot from his chair
and bounded out into the hall. There ID
no eyewitness as to what happened in
the corridor. but in a surprisingly short
space OF time Mr.. Snitkin shot back into
Mr.. Murphy's Office and took a seal
abruptly. The Inspector was right beside
him, declaiming: You know my record
do you? Well, then, tell it, The inspec'
tor possibly learned his gestures in
strenuous school OF oratoTy. He stuck out
one finger to emphasize his remarks and,
as already recorded, that finger poked
MIR. Snitkin in the eye.
Assistant District Attorney Murphy
Gained the inspector as hest he coulC
and Mr.. Snitkin departed again without
relating what he knew concerning the
inspectors record He came back
again after the inspector had rome ant
demanded that Mr.. Murphy 60 toftht
police court and make a complaint against
Inspector Herlihy. Mr.. Snitkin pointed
out that he had come to the District At.
torney's Office on n matter Of business
and should have been protected by the
District Attorney.
Assistant District Attorney Murphy
replied that he was not physically capable
Of restraining n large inspector Of police
and that he could not make a complaint
because he had not seen what happened
in the hall. All he knew was that after
leaving the Office the first time Mr.. Shit.
kin had returned as though shot out Of
a cannon. but the propelling force was no,
visible to the Assistant District Attorney
at the time. He suggested that Mr.. Shit
kin go himself to the police court and
make a complaint and then subpoena the
Assistant District Attorney to tell what he
had seen.
This Mr.. Snitkin decided % to do
MY experience he said. "has given
me no confidence in police courts, but
will bring a civil action against the in.
spector. / am not myself capable Of cop
ing with a large policeman or I would
have done something more