The New York herald., 1922-10-07
CHARGE PATROLMEN
IN ARREST PROTEST
Clergyman and Companion Say
One Was Drunk, Other
Ignored Duty.

Pauolrnen Grover c. Siefert of the
Hunters Point precinct and Otto Holub
of the Newtown precinct were suspended
yesterday by John A. Leach, Deputy
Police Commissioner, as a result of a
complaint made by DIR. Harry L. VOL
lever. editor of the Christian Advocate,
and a widely known Methodist clergy
man, and Mrs. Marlin E. Pew. both of
whom live in the apartment house at 105
Twenty-third street. Long Island City.
Inspector John Kelly of the Thirteenth
District will hold hearing on the COM
plant in his office next Wednesday.
DR.. Wollever and Mrs. Pew allege
that after an automobile accident last
Thursday night at Twenty-fifth street
and Polk avenue, near the apartment
house where they live. they were ar
rested by Patrolman Seifert and two
firemen and marched along the street
for four blocks. Then, when Mrs. Pew
remarked that the incident would be
told to the newspapers, Seifert and the
firemen released them and ran away
DR. Wollever and Mrs. Pew allege that
the two firemen and the policemen wera
drunk. Patrolman Holub is accused of
failing to arrest Seifert and his COM
panions after their car had knocked
down a police stanchion and after he
had been informed that they were drunk
and disorderly.
Say Three Were Drunk.
Seifert was supposed to be on duty in
the police booth az Greenpoint avenue
and Queens Boulevard but instead he
drove through Twenty-fifth street with
the two fremen in an automobile which
had been lent him by another policeman,
it is alleged He wore his uniform
trousers, the witnesses declare, with a
civilian coat and hat. At Polk avenue
and Twenty-fifth street the car struck
the stanchion, knocking it about fifteen
feet and badly damaging the automobile.
DR.. Wollever and Mrs. Pew say that
they saw the accident and that the
three men in the car were drunk. Patrol
man Holub was sent for and came while
Seifert and his companions were trying
to fix the automobile.
DIR. Wollever said that he asked Holub
why he did not arrest the driver of the
machine for being drunk and disorderly.
The policeman said that he did not know
that the man was drunk and that he
had not Seen the accident. At this, ac-
10 LIT. w NOlltNeIs JuiHPch
from the automobile and began pushing
the clergyman about
who's drunk around here?" he de-
manded. according to DIR. Wollever and
Mrs. Pew. You are. IL anybody Is
You're under arrest Come along to
the station house with me-"
Says Liquor Was I'm Car.
Siefert and DIR. wollever then started
down the street. Mrs. Pew said that
she protested against the minister's be-
ing showed and pushed. and was placed
under arrest by the two firemen. But
they had not gone more than few
blocks when she made the remark about
the affair being a good newspaper
story, upon which Siefert said some
thing to the firemen and the three
turned and ran. DR.. Wollever then re-
turned to the corner. but all the fire
men and policemen had vanished. The
minister said last night that one of the
men who helped repair the car said he
had found eight bottles of liquor in IL
Inspector Kelly said he had heard this
rumor. but had not been able TO YER
ify. IL.