Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-25
YIELDS BLACKJACK
TO RESCUE COPS
NABDED At POLLS
Two City Officials
Accused in Elec-
ton Row.
DETECTIVES ATTACKED
ARRESTING POLICEMEN
Prosecutors Office Begins In.
vestigation and Indict-
ments May Result.

Indictment of two prominent city
officials, one a Democratic alderman,
the other high in the counsels OF
Essex county Democracy, is expected
to follow an investigation by the
prosecutors Office of fra cas- which
occurred outside the polling place of
the Third district of the Fourth ward.
at 1877 Commerce street. last night
Charges of assault and resisting an
officer were made against the two OFF,
cials at the prosecutors office today
by Detectives Hargen and Slutzky, of
the prosecutors staff
The detectives allege that one of the
men accused welded a blackia and
that the other assisted him in his at
tempt to prevent them from arrest
ing two policemen, charged with
ejeeting from the polling place a
regularly qualified challenger.
Another Assault Alleged.
The story of another alleged as
sault committed by the man charged
with using the blackjack on a chal-
lenger at the Leni Lenape club, q
polling place in the Second ward, yes
terday afternoon, will also probably
be put in the hands of the prosecu-
! tor.
| The Fourth ward incident occurred
shortly after II o'clock last night.
Detectives Hargen and Slutzky drove
/ 4 in n CT In, OF
| tomobile, armed with two John Doe
warrants for the two policemen who
J were on guard there. Judge Osborne,
sitting as a committing magistrate
| in the Court of Quarter Sessions had
| issued the warrants when he was
| told that the officers had excluded
John J. Rogers, challenger en-
| ployed by the Progressive Democ-
racy of Essex county, from the polls.
Call for Bondsman.
| When the prosecutors men arrived
the two policemen seemed loatb to
| go with them. Two roundsmen, who
were at the polling place, advised the
! officers to submit to arrest and they
started for the detectives automo-
bile. At this Henry Reiboldt. at the
rear of whose saloon the polling place
is conducted, called to them to wait
until he had teephoned for a bonds
man. A little later Reiboldt appeared
with Painclothesman Crawford, of
! the First precinct, and, after coun-
selling the policemen to delay their
visit to the court house as long 9
| possible, disappeared again.
Then, according to Detective Har-
| gen, the two prosecutors men bun
died the officers into the automobile.
| At this juncture another automobile
drove up and stopped at the opposite
side of the street. Hargen suggested
that the start for the court house be
delayed no longer, but one of his
prisoners begged him to wait, as they
| had not "heard from Crawford yet"
Tells of Aldermans Activity.
Then. Hargen says. desirous to
! hurry Crawford. he went to the door
of the polling place AS he attempt
/ ed to enter, he says he was pushed
roughly away. Returning to his own
automobile, Hargen says, he saw an
alderman, whom he named to AS
sistant Prosecutor Andrew Van Blar-
con today, standing in front of the
car The official, according to the
| detective, was ordering the prisoners
TO get out of the car, saying:
whats the matter with you?
Don't let them take you away"
When Hargen endeavored to expos
tulate with the alderman for his in
terference, he declares, he was showed
aside, and the official hurried over to
! the other car.
! Then, according to Hargen's story,
the other official hastily jumped from
his car, rushed over, and, addressing
| the prisoners, said.
Come on get out of that. Where
are you golng?"
When one of the policemen in the
auto had told this official that he and
his companions were under arrest, his
ouestioner laughed and scornfully
said:
] "Get out of that. | tell you. What
do you care for them?
The policemen glanced from Hargen
to the official, the detective says, and
after hesitating a moment started 10
climb out of the car.
Then Hargen says, the oH1ciai VINO
came last on the scene, drew black
lack from his pocket and attacked him
and Slutzky.
Hargen says he then jumped to the
front seat of the auto and ordered
the chauffeur to drive away. Be
fore the latter could obey. the de-
tective declares, young man Who
was standing on the sidewalk drew
revolver, and. pointing 1t at the
chauffeur, said;
"You'll have your head blown off
| if you move
After this, Hargen says. came
free-for- all fight in which he and
Slutzky were opposed to the two
officials, their two prisoners and the
| two roundsmen who had advised the
policeman to submit to arrest Final
| ly. Hargen says, he was convinced
by the wielder of the blackjack that
1t was necessary for the two police
men he had attempted to arrest to
remain at the polling place until the
! ballot boxes were sealed 30 he and
Slutzky departed without their pris-
| oners.
The other assault with which the
man is accused OF using his black
jack is charged is alleged to have
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