New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-02
Bartender Says Plain Clothes
Man Put Revolver to His
Head and Took SAP
and Gold Watch. '
SECRECY IN STATION HOUSE
Woman Provides $4,000 Bail,
but Complainant Asserts He
Will Appeal to Mayor if
Charge Is Not Given
Full Airing.

Patrolman James F. Brady, charged
with highway robbery, was taken from
the reserve room in the East 5lst street
station yesterday afternoon and locked
In cell In the same station house. He
was stripped of his shield and sus-
pened from duty pending the outcome
of the case.
According to Lieutenant Quinn, In
charge Of the detectives in that station,
who made the arrest, Brady was posi-
lively identified b. John Robinson. Of
No. ~ Prospect Place. as the police
man who on Sunday morning held him
up in a hallway at No. $50 East 43d
street and at the point of a revolver
robbed him Of $40 and gold watch.
Robinson. who is employed as bar
tender in the saloon owned by William
T. Kordlang. at Lexington avenue and
43d street, is only twenty-one years
old. Last night he at first refused 10
discuss the case on the advice, IL vas
learned later. Of the precinct detectives.
When II was suggested that he was
ready to withdraw the charge he be-
came indignant, as did his employer.
and he repeated the story which he had
in substance told 10 Captain Thor and
Inspector Cahalane.
Il was going home" he said. be
tween midnight and l o'clock Sunday
when this thing happened. AS I was
passing through 43d street saw
Brady. who was then unknown TO me.
talking to another policeman in Third
avenue. At that corner l accidentally
ran into man. but l apologized, ana
the man walked on. The policeman
came after me, and. after accusing me
OF insulting persons in the street, said
he would arrest me.
He then suggested that we have a
drink. and We went into saloon at
Second avenue and 43d street. We had
several drinks there. Then l again
started east. and the policeman went
along with me. When we got to NO.
go he said he had some friends in
there and told me to go in with MN.
THE hallway was dark, and we were
no sooner inside then he pressed MS
gun against me and said: You - -
if you yell I'll kill you He
then took nv money and grabbed my
watch and ram
Didn't you make any commotion"
Robinson was asked.
mo. That man was drunk ana ne
would have killed me in a minute
"I don't mind losing the money ne
added. But I'm sore at hin tor
me. I'm sure the po!iee-
man arrested is the one who did tnis'
and I'll be in court in the morning 10
push the case. II don't get satistac-
ton l am going down to see Mayor
Gaynor."
Lieutenant Quinn admitted ne told
the bartender to say nothing. When
asked his reasons for this preoau'Ioh
he said he feared Robinson might be
and that he wanted the
bartender TO tell the true story when
he went to court.
The stories Of the identification va
ried. One was that Robinson picked
Rradv out Of a lineup and that the
policeman was the most surprised man
in the room. Another : that Rooin-
SON first came TO the station house on
Sunday and looked over a platoon OK
men, one of whom Was Brady ana
failed TO pick out his assailant.
He then, according TO this version
came TO the station house yesterday
afternoon. and when confronted py
Brady alone made the accusation
The detectives would give no informa-
ion. but said the identification was
Brady was released last night in bail
II 5000. which was given by Mrs.
Sarah Barr. OF No. 3OS West attn
street. His only statement was made
yhen he was accused. AT that time ne
aid there was a mistake and that he
never saw Robinson before ne Was
ined I'D in the station house
Robinson admitted last night that
"a would be at loss for witnesses
yhen the case came to trial, as no one'
- far as he knew, would corroborate
lis story.
pradv lives with his mother, sister
md brother at No. Isl Nassau street.
He was born and brought
~ in the navy yard section. he Is
wenty-fve years old and unmarried.
IA q boy he attended the parocnia'
chool Of ST. AIMS Roman Cathohc
-hurch and began his working career
,e riveter's assistant In the navy
ard.
In May. 1912, he was appointed to the
,olice force. and was connected with
he Elizabeth street and the East Slst
treet stations, and also spent some
ime in Brooklyn precincts. For sew
raj months he has been plain clothes
nan. According TO his mother. ne
,either smokes nor drinks, and is ..
egular attendant at church.
/ARY ON SPELLING PoE's NAME.
TRy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.