New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
Judge Rosalsky Delivers a
Warning to Detective
Who Made the Charge
Against Miss Irene Bonser
Cunson Hearing Is Begun
Member of Vice Squad Says
Inspector Ordered Him
To Use Soldiers Uniform

Miss Irene Bonser, twenty one years
old, of 1888 Third Avenue, was retired
before Judge Rosalsky and jury in
General Sessions yesterday, following
her appeal from her conviction for dis
orderly &C nduct in women's night court
last December. 1t took the jury only
two minutes to acquit her.
Miss Bonser was convicted on the
unsupported testimony of Detective
Maloney, Of Inspector Henry's vice
squad.
Maloney's partner, Detective Gun
son, who arrested Sally Goblin and
Lillian Cohen on disorderly conduct
charge some time ago, was placed on
trial for conduct unbecoming an Off
Ger at Police Headquarters yesterday
The proceedings in his case have been
turned over to Commissioner Enright
vino will not announce his dec;slo1
for a couple of weeks.
The Misses Goblin and Cohen weye
found guilty by Magistrate Mancuso
on Gunson's testimony, appealed an,
were exonerated and released by Judge
Rosalsky.
Detective Is Warned
After the verdict in the case of Miss
Bonser had been rendered Judge Ro-
sa'sky called Detective Malon-y before
him and sad
"1n these cases a real effort ought
to be made by the police not to act
hastily. Hereafter you will not find
the judges of the Court of General
Sessions affirming convictions in these
cases unless the evidence establishes
the guilt of the defendant beyond a
reasonable doubt"
Maloney in his testimony told of
having followed Miss Bonser on the
night of December 13, 1918, from Forty
eighth to Forty third street on Broad
way. He said she accosted three men
and that, after she had accosted the
third, he went up and arrested her.
Miss Bonser testified that on the
evening in question she and friend,
Miss Theresa Mccoy. of $40 East
.Eighty-third Street, had gone down
town with a male escort. She had
gone to moving picture show, she
said, arranging to meet the others
later. She was on the way to meet
them, she asserted, when she was ar
rested. She denied accosting the man
in question, and said that when Ma
loney arrested her the man said:
She didn't speak to me. l want to
apologize"
Says Man Was Driven Away
"Maloney then said to him." Miss
Bonser continued:
'"Get out of here or you'll get
mixed up in it. We know this girl"
Recalled to the stand by Assistant
District Attorney Smith, the detective
denied this part of Miss Bonser's testi-
mony.
In charging the jury. Judge Rosalsky
pointed out that the case rests entire
~ on the testimony of a single police
man"
At Police Headquarters the trial of
Detective Gunson was held before
Deputy Commissioner Leach. Miss
Cohen and Miss Goblin were in court
with a multitude Of relatives, and their
o1.oi MY, MIS-. CldTlCe DarlSnt, mad
some difficulty in restraining then.
from breaking in upon testimony with
cries of LIAR" and 81 never heard
such things"
Detective Maloney also appeared
here as a witness.
con Saturday night" he said, 81
overheard a conversation they had with
two men in the Hotel Astor. I warned
the girls to keep out of the hotel and
said | would arrest them if | ever saw
them there again.
con Monday night I saw them again,
but did not speak to them. On Tues
day night ! recognized them third
time. | nodded to Officer Gunson, and
Home For Wedding
1sadore Goblin, brother to Sally, tes-
titled that his sister was at home the
entire Saturday evening previous to
the arrest getting things ready for an
other sister who was to be married the
next day.
Miss Goblin testified that the we'd
ding celebration lasted until late Sun
day night so that she came home tired
Monday evening, and after helping her
mother clean up the fat went directly
to bed.
Harold Noar, another detective
swore that he had seen the two girls
in the Claridge talking to men. He
added that he was disguised in
United States army uniform at the
time.
81 wore the unif-rm under orders
from my inspector, Inspector Henry"
he said 81 was told by him that he
had received permission from higher
officials"