Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-17
TWO POLICEMEN
HELDFOR FRACAS
ON TROLLEY CAR
Brother of Motorcycle BIuecoat
Also Put Under 81 900 Bail
for Grand Jury.

Motorcycle Policeman Frank G.
Gazette and Patrolman William Peter
son, of the First precinct. both of
$50 Eighteenth avenue, and william
Gazette, OF 116 Bruce street. brother
of the polio sman. were held in S20uO
bail each for the grand jury by Re
corder Henry P Bedford, il. the Iry-
ington Police Court today charged
with assaulting Joseph IT. Quicker, a
prosecutors detective. in a row on a
Springfield avenue car in Irvington
last night. Later the bail was re-
duced by the prosecutors office to
$1,000 each,
Quicker. who lives at 1905 Spriug-
field avenue, lrvington, was in court
today with a bandage over his right
eye and with his face and body COW
cred with cuts and bruises. His in
juries are said to have been inflicted
when he was dragged into a clump
of bushes after he had attempted to
quell a disturbance in which the pO-
liceman and seven others were fig
uring in the trolley car in front OF
the Red Mill Inn, 1347 Springfield
avenue, Irvington.
According to the story of the wit
0eSSeS, fllc lilGil BOT Ol the Cal at
Hilton and only eight of them paid
their fares. When Conductor Crow
ell asked for the other fare, the men
are alleged to have told him he had
all he was going to get. The con-
ductor made several demands for the
fare, but his passengers laughed at
him.
At the Red Mill Inn CrowelI stopped
the car and renewed his demands for
the fare. The voices of the men
quarreling with the conductor rose
SO high that Detective Quicker, who
lives nearby, heard them and went
to mind him own business and re-
ceived a slap in the face.
At this Quicker seized Peterson and
attempted to place him under arrest.
1t is said Peterson and other mem
bers of his party dragged Quicker off
the car, took him to a clump of
bushes and beat him.
The car went on but most of the
members of the party of nine that
had boarded it at Hilton were not
aboard.
Acting Captain Kirkbride, of the
Irvington police, was summoned from
his home, and communicated with
Sergeant Godfrey of the prosecutors
Park. Godfrey started an investiga-
ton, and found a hat belonging to
Motorcycle Policeman Gazette in the
bushes where Quicker is said to have
been beaten.
Acting Captain Troy of the First
precinct was informed of the row and
sent for Gazette. The latter blamed
Quicker, saying the prosecutors de-
tective had boarded the car and
placed a revolver against Petersor's
breast. Fearing the weapon might
be discharged, Gazette said, he seized
Quicker by the hands Some one then
struck the detective in the face, he
said.
Peterson and Gazette were not ar
rested last night, but went to the
1rvington Police Court today in GUS
tody of Captain Cordano, of the de-
tective bureau. William Gazette also
was in court today. The three plead
ed not guilty, and Recorder Bedford
held them in $1,000 bail each. Will
lam Gazette was locked up in the Irv-
ington police station, but the two
policemen were permitted to go TO the
prosecutors office with Acting-Cap-
tain Troy and Chief Weimer. of the
prosecutors detectives to obtain bail
The acting prosecutor reduced their
bail to $1,000.
William Fl. Templeton, a former
Newark policeman, who has detec-
tive agency in this city, offered to
furnish a bond, but could not qualify
because his property in this county is
owned by him Jointly with his wife.
A man named Michaels, said to be
a special officer of the Newark police.
is alleged to have figured in the row
last night. 1t is said he took De-
tective Ducker's revolver when 1t was
knocked from the officers hand. The
police are endeavoring to FIND
Michaels.