The New York herald., 1922-01-31
Searched Customers, Threw
Balls Wildly, Smashed
Lights, Is Complaint.
COMMENDED LAST WEEK
Regan and Neuweiler Had Cap
tured Two Burglars in Chase
Through Trapdoor.

III the west Slue court Wnere, only
week ago, they were commended for
special bravery. Patrolmen William
Regan and John Neuweiler OF the
West Forty-seventh street station
were arraigned yesterday before
Magistrate Peter A. Hating on
charges of felonious assault
On an affidavit by DomIn,Sx Jaca-
vino, covering many details of alleged
brutality and terrorization of crowd
OF men in billiard hall, the two po-
licemen will be tried next Monday. In
spite of the protests of Jacavino and
his lawyer, Charles T. McCarty, they
out bail in the custody of Deputy In
spector James Troy.
Jacavino said the policemen smashed
up his billiard hall, his customers and
himself on last Wednesday night.
Five witnesses substantiated his sworn
charges.
Accused of Intoxication.
The affidavit charged that Regan and
Neuweler entered Jacavino's place at
40 West Forty-sixth street in plain
clothes and Intoxicated. They grabbed
handfuls of billiard balls from the tables,
st was asserted. and shouted that they
were going to clean the place up Then,
Eaid Jacavino. all the customers were
lined VI and Regan covered them with
-,1.a u
them for weapons none of which were
found.
Jacavino asserted that when one of
the two visitors demanded to know who
he was he replied that he was the man
ager whereupon Regan punched him,
knocking him to the floor. and then
kicked him, and lastly pulled him tc his
feet and held him. shouting to Neuweiler
90 "IIit him !" which Neuweiler did with
an uncertain number out of eight billiard
balls.
Some of these eight. thrown from
twenty feet away. Jacavino said he was
able 10 dodge. while others, as he was
stil In Regan's clutch, struck his shout
der and his stomach. One, he added.
went through a window and out into the
back ward. When this was over he
said. Neuweiier grabbed billiard cue
and smashed three electric lights with
n before the pair left with the instruc-
ton:
"rf anybody asks you who did this
raw tho Police Department"
Jacavinos affidavit was sworn to by
James Lucie. Frank Howe. Frank Ru-
ueliano, william Greece and john Cava-
Hero. Their addresses were withheld az
the request of McCarty. who said ne
al. ,l.xIf ho ta1inQrpd with.
$4,000 Rail Request Refused.
IN referring TO the question of bail
NcCarty declared
'rf tho defendants were any other
than members OF the police force there
A. no question whatever that your Honor
would hold them on a felonious charge
sn heavy bail, and / suggest at least
5000 apiece for theml'
Giving the Magistrate no chance Tor
fcpiy an Assistant District Attorney.
Mr.. Gibbs. said:
.Oniy A day or so before the alleged
pffcncc had occasion to commend these
patroimcn right here In this court for
Tho courageous capture of burglars in a
<ouse on their beat. I think that should
oct aside the question OF bail. Also fair
ness demands that this case should not
be rushed"
MaEiuafc HattinS tncn pafoieu ue
tuo defendants.
Rcgan. who lives at 571s Tenth ave-
rnr. Brooklyn. ~ 81 and has been on
fhr police force thirteen years. Neu-
weller lives az 1858 Cornelia street
y3rookiyn. a. Is and has been three and
q half years on the force.
Tho acts for which they we're COM
n,cndcd IN court took place on the morn
ing ~ January 20. only two days before,
q a. alleged. they raided Jacavlno's
f,Iace. They chased through a trapdoor
end cornercd and captured two burglars
John pepolder and John Shechy. one OF
mhorn war armed with a carving knife,
~ an attempted robbery Of a saloon nj
eti Tenth avenue.
when the attack on Jacavinos pool
ruora took place the two were on a
pisinriothes detail OF five days together
They wer~ accompanied 20 court by their
captain. Thomas Donahuc.