New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
SUSPEND z MOUNTED MEN
scnmittberger's Visit to River
dale Causes Shake-Up in Force.
POLICE CAPTAIN RETIRED

complaints Received by Waldo
from Residents Lead to
Inspection Tour.
--,o mounted patrolmen were suspended
,rdered up for trial within forty-eight
anu ~, charges Of being of post yester-
o,3 captain Michael Naughton, in
CO. ',,5 NJ the Kingsbrdge station fer
las, nine years, was retired, following
~" ,,octior tour Of rhe Riverdale section
81 MET Inspector Max Schmittberger and
',5f,l Of officers early yesterday morn
~. euspended men are Emile Sellhamer
rr,r,o,hv Ryan They both deny they
CO.. IN post and will contest the charges
-. win have to explain, however, the
...,rvrv dsvning evidence Of the merry
49, NJ billiard balls in a barn on the
,.-.siri estate. where the chief inspector
81 mon we're unable TO obtain admit
60 and then the mad dash Of two muf-
"a Yorsen,en out Of the barn and the re
..,r, ~ one Of them three minutes later
L. ,srson Of SelIhamer. with saddle and
.,,t-srerts quite dry, although the in
soe,tor and his men were drenched 10 the
ssin from the downpour OF the previous
TWO hours
RiverdaIe Residents Complain.
,...oysrsl months Commissioner Waldo's
acc had been receiving complaints from
.-.st5opts NJ the Riverdale section These
~ attention TO the large number Of
-. rqrclarfcs and thefts, and the fact
80, II vas seldom possible to catch sight
- Policeman after dark. The complaints
became So numerous that the Commission
decided ro make an investigation. and
detailed the chief inspector to the joo.
V.,b captain Ryan. Lieutenant Reinlsch
I'D rs-rn'rlsu Dreamer, Inspector Schmltt-
h,rrsr started north, and at 20 CLOCK
YESTERDAY morning they arrived In the VI
.,,r,. ~ Rvcrdale avenue and $3.50 street
Ua chose this particular section, having IN
,.4,4 an occasion several wears ago, When
,,stroIruen we're caught of post on the
vora.,,i estate and dismissed as the re-
.rr, of charges. Giura Morosini, daush-
,s- NJ the late millionaire and FORMER par
nor Of Jav Gould after her father oed'n'
married a mounted policeman namen AT
,brr Werner. They live on the estate ana
bs., rargc retinue Of servants and care
tsk'r-
when the chief Inspector and his men ap-
-cs,ed there were several lights burning
Z, ,-a large harm, which is fitted up i'F
,nr recreation Of the servants and contains
,svsraI billiard tables. As the policemen
srproa.red the building the click OF me
han- could ne heard distinctly II was ram
ing hard As the investigators picked thel'
c.y toward the sounds Of cheer ana neIil-
r,.r, IN the harm they were met by ROBERT
provr. an ox-policeman. who Is empIoEeu
m the estate as Waterman lie toIu
1nsre-for Schmittberger that he WonIa
bsva IN &c, permission from the boss be
fore ne could enter. I'm a moment IN an
,ver 20 2 te'euhouo Werner appeared clad
IN o ra,rco3t. nnder which could he seen
. mink rsthrohe and fancy slippers lie
g., told the Inspector that there Would 'e
nothing doing" So far as going into the
harm was concerned The hcdraggled lo-
r.emen accordingly took up their s''no
outside the doors.
Stand in Rain for an Hour
The .,r.rerr5r and his men stood in the
rsr-.lor one and one-duarter hours. AZ
2 sva,tlv fifteen minutes before O'Clock the
rolling doors IN the front Of the barn part
Cd and two hcIsemen dashed out INTO me
r.-t, Roth we're mufied to the eyes III
,-.nher coats. and a. they urged ;heir
b....,g across the Omen SPACE in front they
rss,ad lory over the necks Of their mounts.
VI, the men refused 10 stop Pauolman
r-..w.r drew his revolver and fred several
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