The evening world., 1912-04-22
COP WAS ROBB|NG
SHOWCASE WHEN
NABBED, He SAYS
Capt. Rohrig Arrests Policeman
Maroney While Working in
Full Uniform.
SENT TO PRISON CELL.
Charged With Stealing Goods
Which His Superior
Found on Him.
SENT TO PRISON CELL.

ooectAtora IN the Centre street police
court this morning rose from their
benches and gascd with excited surprise
when q policeman In fun Uniform was
arrhsGned on a charge Of petty larceny.
The prisoner was Patroiman John Ma
roney q the Eighth Precinct.
Capt. Frank r. Rohrig Of the Leonard
street station. who accused the police
man and who also captured him. said
he thought the charge would be Maro-
noy's swan song as a member Of the
force. This 10 not the frst time Maroney
has been In trouble.
Aaroney was attached 10 the Leonard
street station and on post last night.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Capt. Rohrig.
mating . round. was unable TO hnd him
on beat In the neighborhood Of Warren
street.
iAccordins to Capt. 'Rohris. he caught
1sAronsy behind one Of the three side
walk showcases In front Of Edward
Jonssis haberda sherry store. at No. %
Greenwich street. the door OF the. show.
case open. . false key hitting the lock
in Masoney's hand and . golf cap and
pair Of cuff links In the other hand.
jones' store 10 In the full light be-
meath the Greenwich street station Of
the Ninth avenue IL" Maroncy was
IN full uniform. He wal also perfectly
sober. the Captain declared.
'cAuoHT WITH THE GOODS"
oAio THE CAPTAIN.
Aehrig arrssted Maroney and took
him 70 Leonard street and afterward to
the Night Court. where he told Msgis-
trats Ksnochan tia, he caught the po-
iiesman with the goods on him."
Magistrate Kcrnochan held the prisoner
IL esoo bail for further examination at
~ Centre street court this morning.
1earoasy was put IN . cell. He refused
- oay . word.
Magistrate Frsschi held Maroney In
Q.eoo ball for examination on wednes-
day. The policeman said that he
wanted IN opportunity 10 see = lawyer.
The amount OF ball was ixed ut the
request Of Capt. Rohrig. The captain
toiA the Magistrate that he had found
: ekslston key In A~aroney's pocket
when the policeman was searched at
the station house. He also said that
there had been many robberies Of .
similar nature In that district Of late
| ana that he wanted time to Investigate
them.
AAronsy. who 10 . Brooklyn man. has
toen In tho Police Department eight
yeAfs. Three years ago he was arrested
there and indicted on q charge OF club
btns . man. The case drlfted on for
some time and the indictment was
nnally Quashed.
subsequently, Maroney was moved to
. ~ Mercer street station. which. on &C.
count OF the rigid discipline OF Capt.
Deminick Henry there. was known
: among the police a. the ''psnitsntiary.'
Capt. Henry took Maroney In hand,
forced him to sign the temperance
piedgs and thought he had made . good
ofncsr Of him.
During the recent Mayoraity cam
: paign Naroney was stationed at the
Cooper Union on the occasion OF q Dem
ocrAtic rally. He failed TO return e
the station house to report after the
0ooting and the next mourning wal
found In uniform hilariously drunk. tn
records say. over on Second avenue.
Not long afterward. on Aug. . las
yea. he was arrested at the corner o
WaliAbout and Franklin avenues
Drookiyn. md taken to Clymer stree
station. Police Surgeon McGoldrick de
cisssd him far too drunk for a police
man In uniform. and Maroney was tr!e'
before the Deputy Commissioner an,
0nod thirty DAYS paw,