New-York tribune., 1910-02-14
RAID ON POLICE
BTGHER DESCENDS ON
4 STATION.
Takes Ten Hen To Be Iden-
tilted By Prisoners Who
Charge Clubbing.

The investigation OF clubbing charges
against policemen assumed the proper
ton of a raid on the East 1o4th street
station yesterday, when Acting Follce
Commissioner Bugher visited the station
in his automobile and ordered four po-
Iicemen to accompany him 10 PONCE
Headquarters. The men were not aware
of the charges against them until theS
were identified by three prisoners IN Ilie
Tombs, who had complained OF alieseu
crueIties a their hands when tHey were
arrested on January %
District Attorney Whitman torNardeo
the charges after the three men had peen
sentenced to terms IN Jail for the roo
berry OF a small quantity OF candy from d
Harlem store According 70 tnelr sCat
ments, the prisoners were taken 10 IN0
East lO4th street station. ana "nlle
awaiting the usual police examination
we're cIubbed and otherwise mlstreateo
Commissioner Bugher refused TO COM
r7ent on the examination after the pIls-
ouers had picked the policemen lIoii "
line of ten uniformed men
The inquisition was made more III
pressiye by the quiet al Police Heao-
quarters yesterday. The offices we're ue-
serted, and only few sergeants were Oh
duty when the Acting Commissioner ana
Inspector Schnlittberger arrived Win
the four policemen, whose names were
given as Matthew Hogan. James y SUI
livan. George Rowley and NllLlarn
Hause-
-fr7<.-
the four policemen were ordered to the
Tombs. where they we're met by SIX Hen
from the Mulberry street station 1heh
the ten men were ordered 70 hold thelr
hands over the precinct numbers on
their coats and stand in line heu-
tenant was stationed on either side OF
the policemen.
When the line had been formed. George
Levy. Of No. 200 East 101st street, VINO
was sentenced 10 imprisonment for t~o
( and one-haIf years as the result OF the
robbery, was taken into the room he
/ identified the four men from the East
! 1G4th street station Frederick Feul-
! mann. Of No. 1907 Third avenue. and
| Joseph Monahan, Of Nc 1915 second
avenue, who received sentences OF SIX
] months and three months, respectiTelS'
/ then we're called TO look at the polce-
man. They also picked cut the same
/ men.
Although Mr.. Bugher and Inspector
sef7r7ittberger carried out the exanaina-
flcn with rigid secrecy, the circt1rn-
| stances which, led to the charges were
| made public in police channels last
night. According 20 the report the
! prisoners first complained OF the alleged
/ clubbing to the Tombs warden linen
thew were taken before an Assistant
/ District Attorney. whose report TO DIS
.rict Attorney Whitman was hnaAy
given 70 the Acting Police Commissioner
The men we're arraigned in the Har-
lem ,oo1ice court on January q, charged
with being suspicious persons. atrer thes
had been arrested at 1G1st street and
Second avenue at 80 O'Clock that
morning. They had several pounds o.
candy which later was claimed by Isaac
paarIraau. OF No 109 East 10th street
who said that his store had been robbed
ON the night of the arrest Then the
charge was changed to burglary, and
last week Judge Rosalsky sentenced the
I three men.
While yesterdays proceedings at first
/ ca,,ead = sensation at the police station
and at Headquarters, the uniformed po-
lice officials later regarded the charges
as 4 part of d conspiracy 10 prevent the
prisoners from being sent TO Jail The
fo,,r men who were identified at ths
Tor7b- we're not suspended after the in
z-ae4fratfo7 and they were not ordered
! to appear for trial II was said last
= night at Police Headquarters that IN
Investigate ton was practically ended