The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-26
POLICEMAN TRIES
TO SHIELD BROTHER
Swami to Present Story Of
Lieut.. Regan's Efforts to
Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury will hear on Monday
the interesting story of the alleged at
Tempt Of Martin Regan. police lieuten-
ant, to shield his brother. kid" Regain,
who is charged by Robert J. Hamilton.
Jr.. Of trying to defraud Hamilton of
$3.50 by means of the ancient game of
matching"
Hamilton. son OF wealthy Californian
and himself resident of San Francisco.
went to see Mr.. Swami yesterday with
Ralph NJ. Frink Of Leonard NJ. Wall
STEMS Office. In the absence from the
the Citizens Union and therefore more
than passingly interested in Hamilton's
story, Mr.. Frink took the Californian's
affidavits to MIR. Swami and assured the
District Attorney that the Citizens
Union was anxious that all the facts be
spread before the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Swan assured Mr.. Frink that he
would present the facts personally.
Hamiltons affidavit contains many
statements that, II true, might quite
easily be converted into charges. He
maintains that after he left the West
Side court on Thursday with Policeman
Gill that Gin introduced him to Lieut..
Regain; that Regain asked him whether
he would be quite satisfied to forget the
whole matter and go back to California
! II his $3.50 were returned.
The Californian claims that Lieut.
Regan assured him that the offer to
return the money was bona fide, and that
William OShaughnessy, Deputy Assist
ant District Attorney, could attest to
that fact. Hamilton claims to have
| assured the lieutenant that O'Shaugh-
| messy had already suggested such q
course. that inasmuch as the prose
| cutor counselled such measures he, Ham
ilton. considered it was the reasonable
, thing to accept the money
Another interesting portion Of Hamil-
toms affidavit has II that the evening
of kid" Regans arrest in Brill Bros.
store, 1919 Broadway, a man rang him
! up at his hotel. The man declared him
self to be Lieut.. Regain and asked Hamil-
/ ton to walt at the hotel until he arrived
| that he. personally, would escort Hamii-
| tonic court, where kid" Regan was
being arraigned. This offer of escort was
made when Hamilton declared that he
didn't know where the court was located
| Almost Immediately atterward. Hamil-
ton says, another detective rang ur
I Hamilton telling him that kid RegaI
! should hasten to the West Side Court
to identify him. Hamilton then told
the detective that Lieut.. Regain had
| already told him this and that Lieut.
Regain" was at that moment hurrying
to the hotel to act as guide to the court
Whereat. according to Hamilton. the
second detective told him not to accom-
pany Lieut. Regain"
Furthermore, Hamilton claims. kid
Regain himself came to Hamiton's hote
! to assure Hamilton that the $3.50 would
| be returned to him If he'd just have
patience for an hour or so. This &C.
CURED last Tuesday. kid" Regan's
promise was fulfilled at 1880 that night
There are no charges against Lieut.
Regan. It is the opinion of the District
| Attorneys office that 'Kid' Regan's
brother is guilty of nothing more seriou;
than an overwhelming desire to keep tho
| erring Kid out of additional trouble
The kid has many aliases and has 6
prison record. He Is No. 21370 In tn,
Rogues Gallery. Joab II. Bandon, AS
sistant District Attorney, is In charge
of Mr.. Swann's investigation.