New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-18

told Of other presents she says she
Gavo him. Mr.. Niece asked her
whether she had received any money
from Assistant District Attorney
James 4. Smith for her connection with
the case. She denied this cmphatcally.
Rose Gonzales. or "Sponsh Rose,
also was a witness Yesterday She
told of the transaction in which Miss
Howard alleges she gave Gunson $50:
conferred with District Attorney
Swami regarding the reduction of bail
on Il charge which is pending against
her. Tho bail was reduced from 5000
to $1,000. The witness denied that she
had been advised by tho District At
torncy to plead guilty so that she
could get a suspended sentence and
so to her home in Porto Rico In re-
ply to questions she said that she had
been discharged ten times and con-
victed six times. Every time she
paid, she said, she got off.
In the trial of Pntroiman Boudereau,
of 1873 West 1884 Street, attached to
the East 126th Street station, and Pa
trolman Mecdhamcr, of 1872 East Tooth
Street attached to the West Forty
seventh Street ststion, in tho Washing
ton Heights Court, Carpenter, the COM
gized when Meedhamcr demonstrated
with him for acciden tally striking
against him. Carpenter was seated be-
hind the patrolman, who was in plain
clothes. at the Polo Grounds. He said
that the patrolman then stood up and
struck him in the face, first with his
fist and then with a blackjack and de-
clared that Meedhamer continued the
assault when he was down on the
ground. Neither Carpenter nor other
witnesses testified that Boudereau had
actually struck Carpenter.
Tho defendant testified that Bou-
dereau, who was not in uniform, came
up in the midst of the trouble ana
questioned Mcedhamer's authority. The
latter showed his badge and Boudereau
from the grounds. Carpenter said his
nose was broken and that he pleaded
with the policemen to get taxi to
drive him to the station. Boudereau
later left Carpenter in Meedhamer's
charge and disappeared At 135th
Street and st. Nicholas Avenue. Car
penter testified, Meedhamer boarded a
patrol wagon and left him standing in
the street Alexander P. Gazollo, of
3l9 East 106th Street, a vcnder, tes-
tilted that Carpenter was handled bru-
tally. He said he followed the patrol
men and Carpenter to 135th Street
Joseph u. Abatc and Joseph Crocoa
two soldiers from Fox HILLS Hospital
said they had witnessed the affair at
the Polo Grounds and that thew heard
Meedhamer turn around and say, "Why
don't you keep your feet off nv coat o.
why don't you get a box seat if you
are so PARTICULAR" they testified Car
penter answered.
The soldiers testified that they saw
Meedhamer smash Carpenter in the face
and hit MIN number Of times with
q blackjack. Boudeleau did nothing
they said. Boudercau took the stanc
and said that when the fight started
he tried to keep back the crowd anc
did not see what happened. He sale
he saw Mcedhamer with a blackjac
in his hand, but did not see him strike
Carpenter with it. Boudereau testifie q
he knew Meedhamer. Both patrolmcr
were on their vacation when the fight
occurred
Magistrate Simpson called the as
sault on Carpenter "outrageous' anc
held them each in $1,000 bail for actor
by the grand jury.
In the case OF Patrclman Herald, he
is charged with attacking Mrs. Marian
ninth Street.
When Herald was arraigned on July
II before Magistrate Nolan in York
Vile Court, Mrs. kuber failed to iden-
tify him IS her assaiant. The case
vas dism ssed.
| She was unable to identify Herald
Yesterday at the police trial.