The New York herald., 1921-08-18
z 2PATROLMEN Held
ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Asserted One Beat Man at
Baseball Game While
Other Looked On.
$1,000 BAIL FOR EACH
Magistrate Says 1t Is High
Time Such Practices
Should Cease.
TIGHE CASE POSTPONED
Others Arraiened for Brutal
ity. Accepting Money and
Attacking Woman.
$1,000 BAIL FOR EACH
TIGHE CASE POSTPONED

Two policemen were held yesterday
felonious assault ana three more We're
arraigned before Deputy Police Com
missioner Leach on charges that in
cluded wanton brutality. attack upon
a woman and accepting money from
women whose presence on the streets
is regarded as a menace.
Magistrate Simpson held Patrolmen
Boudereau and Frank Meedhamer in
81 900 bail each in the Washington
Heights court after the two pleaded
not guilty to a charge of feloniously
assaulting James A. s.. Carpenter, an
advertising agent of 70 Sherman ave-
nue.. at the Polo Grounds on August 8,
Carpenter testified that he had, by
accident. put his feet upon Need
hamer's coat. Meedhamer. who had
been sitting in front of him, punched
Carpenter in the nose, the testimony
ran. and later blackjacked him. Car
penter told the court that he had
apologized profusely but that Need
lia,ner refused TO accept apologies.
Alexander P. Gazollo. 31s East 106th
street, told Magistrate Simpson that he
did not see Boudereau. who. like Need
hamer. was wearing his civilian clothes.
participate in the punching and black
lacking of Carpenter. Carpenter agreed
that Boudereau INDUCED in none OF the
Ath NorTap tsNf. n nd
Gazollo said that Boudereau's part In
the affair consisted IN standing by and
seeing to 1t that the fight was private
one and not disturbed by the various
persons who manifested a desire to go
to Carpenters aid.
Disabled Soldiers Testify.
Two disabled soldiers from Fox
Hills-Joseph d. Abate and Joseph
Crocca-testified to the effect that they
heard Meedhamer ask Carpenter TO keep
his feet off his coat.
why don't you get a box seat II
you're so particular" Carpenter replied
according to the soldiers.
Then. they said, the punching black
jacking and dragging OF Carpenter was
perpetrated Boudereau, having ascer-
taincd that Meedhamer was a cop, stood
by watching the excitement. Frank
Low OF 4l0 West Eighth street said
that he attempted to go TO Carpenters S
aid but was warned away by several
policemen" Albert Frank, 3S7 Char
lotte lane, Glendale, L. l.. said that he
saw the two policemen and Carpenter
at 134th street and st. Nicholas avenue !:
that Boudereau left the group and then
Meedhamer jumped upon the step OF a
passing patrol wagon. deserting Carpen-
ter, who by this time was a rather
battered object. Low then directed Car
penter to the police station, where the
latter made his complaint.
Boudereau said that his part in the
affair was merely that OF holding the
crowd back. lie said he saw a black
jack in Meedhamer's hand but that he
did not see his fellow officer use II.
Boudereau said that lie went so far as
10 pick up Carpenters glasses and return
them TO their owner.
Magistrate Excoriated Cops.
This citizen exclaimed the Megis-
trate. has been grossly and feloniously
blackjacked. IL Is high time that the
people of this city felt safe on the
streets and in their homes, especially
from attacks by the guardians OF the
law. l see no justification for this afro
cious assault"
Charles +. Tighe, the detective who
Is alleged to have run amuck during a
raid on a Ninth avenue cafe on the night
OF July Is. was arraigned before Deputy
Police Commissioner Leach for trial on
charges OF conduct unbecoming n police
officer. But Samuel Furstenburg. his
lawyer insisted that Tighas police trial
be deferred until after the Court OF
Special Sessions disposed OF his case.
Commissioner Leach agreed to post
pone the hearing until he had an oppor-
tunity to consult with Commissioner En-
right.
The crowd that had congregated in
Police Headquarters to listen 10 the tes-
timony against Tighe remained to hear
the second nstalment OF the police trial
Of Detective John J. Gunson. who Is
charged with having accepted money
from certain notorious women. Further
more he Is charged with having failed
70 report an alleged disorderly house
For the most part the testimony was
repetition or that which was taken IN
General Sessions before Judge Rosalsky
who declared Gunson's case one for the
police board and not his court. Finally
Commissioner Leach continued the hear
ing until next Wednesday.
Patrolman Charles Herald OF the East
Fifty-first street station was arraigned
before the Commissioner charged with
attacking Mrs Marian Kuber at l39 East
Thirty-nnth street on the night OF July
l6 Herald Is further accused OF being
drunk on that night.
FIRE WIPES OUT NINE