Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-21
POLICEMAN IS HELD
ON GIRL $ CHARGE
PatroIman Rebsch, Accused by
Mary Garland, Must Face
Grand Jury.

Policeman George Rebsch. of the
First Precinct, under suspension, was
held for the grand jury in $500 bail by
Judge Hahn today in the First Grim
inal Court on a serious charge pre-
ferred against him by Acting Captain
Caffrey Mary Garland, of PIT Plane
street, who is jointly charged with
the crime with the officer was held
in $1,000 bail and was committed to
the House of Detention.
The principal witness against the
accused policeman was the Garland
girl, who under questioning by Judge
Hahn, said that she had rented the
room at PIT Plane street with So
which she borrowed from Rebsch.
She added that the policeman waited
for her at the front door of the house.
while she looked at and engaged the
room. She further stated that she
told the proprietor of the house that
she was going to occupy the room
with her husband. When asked by
Judge Hahn who she referred to as
her husband, she replied Mr..
Rebsch."
Policeman Visited Her.
According to the girls testimony
the accused policeman visited her
seven or eight times while she occu-
pied the room.
She testified that it was at the in
stigation OF Rebsch that she had
made complaint against Joseph
Gartsell IN the Fourth Precinct
Court, and in which case 1t is charged
by Judge Herr that Rebsch interceded
for the girl to be paroled when she
was held in 500 bail as material
witness against Gartsell, whose ar
rest she caused on a charge of as
sault and battery.
Samuel II. Morrow, proprietor of
the furnished room house at 217
Plane street, was called to the wit
ness stand. and stated that he had
her husband. He denied emphatical-
ly that Rebsch was the man intro
duced by the girl as her husband.
Louis Beers, attorney for Rebsch,
endeavored to draw from the girl
that she had been promised immun-
ity by Probation Officer John ]. Cas-
coyne, or attaches of his office, If
she would make the charge against
the policeman, but further than to
say that she believed they would be
easy with her because they appeared
to be friendly, nothing was gained.
He also endeavored to prove by the
girl that she had not been permitted
to see anyone since she had made
the charge, but she said that she
had never requested to see anyone
though she had written to her mother
to call.
Gascoyne Takes Stand.
Mr.. Gascoyne was put on the stand
and told of the manner In which the
case against Rebsch had been brought
out. He said that the girl had vio-
lated her parole and that investigat-
ing the charges against her which
had reached his Office he learned
that she had been living at the Plane
street address with a policeman, and
later was told that 1t was Rebsch. q
Charles Bazill. an agent of the pro-
baton office, who arrested the Cart
land girl for violating her p.-role. was
placed on the witness stand, but
added TO testimony in support of the
girls.
Mr.. Beers made a passionate ap-
peal in behalf of the officer. his wife
and child TO have the accused paroled
for the grand Jury. but Judge Hahn
said: There Is enough evidence to
substaniate the complaint, and the
case is of such Importance that I will
send 1t to the grand jury. / grant
you, however, that there has not been
enough evidence to warrant a con-
viction.
ct don't feel that this court should
parole the defendant, and I will treat
the case as l would any others, and
hold the defendant in $500 ball to
await the action of the grand jury.
The girl will be held in $1,000 and be
committed to the House of Deten-
ton"
Rebsch supplied the bail.