New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
RUTH ACCUSED OF
 ASSAULT|NG MAN
Bambino Denies Charge and
 Offers AGbi

New York. Sept. 12 LP, - The most widely known ball player in America was halei into court today on John Doe warrant alleging assault.
 George Herman Babe" Ruth, slugging Yankee outtielder, was the John Doe" meant. When he heard the story of the assault, Babe" expressed pity for the victim, Ber- nard Neimeyer, and produced wit nesses to prove that he was in Gar field, \. J., at the time the assault is alleged to have occurred on Broadway.
 Neimeyer told the court that on July 1. shortly after he had been released from a hospital after be- ing treated for a fracture Of the spine, he was walking along Broad vous Of ball players. Two women passed him, he said, but he paid TO attention to them.
 In their wake came a man, iden- ,ifed in court by Neimeyer as Ruth, who brushed against him and call ed to the women. asking them if Neimeyer had spoken to them. Noimeyer said the women replied that he had not spoken 10 them. but Ruth struck me a ter- eible blow in the eye with his left fist anyway"
 I'm partially blind in one eye" Neimeyer said, and l pleaded with him not to strike me again. Then I asked him why he had struck me.
 "'Why did you speak to my Wife?' Neimeyer quoted Ruth as saying.
 By this time. Neimeyer said. one of the women had approached George George He didn't speak 0 us,' Neimeyer quoted the woman as saving.
 A crowd had gathered by this time. Neimeyer said He heard a chauffeur shout, That's Babe ! Ruth Nemeyer said he had never seen Ruth. but had read of him and knew who he was. Neimeyer related how he begged the crowd 10 grab Ruth.' Neimeyer said he had never ed. Then traffic officer intcrvened
 The traffic cop told me to get the patrolman on that beat" Nei- meyer recounted. "I left him and followed the man and the two vom- en 10 where they were getting into q taxi I got the number Of the cab and asked the traffic cop to arrest the man.
 He must be Of terrible import ance if he can strike me and not be arrested" Neimeyer said he told the traffic officer. The traffic cop told me 10 get a summons
 q asked the man what his name was. He held up his hand and said Why. everybody knows me Then I asked the women, again, if l had inSulted them. Then once of them says Yes. he did, George Then I asked the woman why she had not said so in the first place. and why she did not have me arrested" When the man and two women had speedcd away in a taxi Nci- meyer said, a patrolman shooed the crowd away and he went to a station 10 make complaint. After much diff fculty, Neimcyer said, he got 3 John Doe" summons, which he served on Ruth at the aYnkec stadl- um July 29. Neimeyer said he vas positive the man was Ruth.
 Ruth. dressed in neat blue suit, stood in the court as Neimeyer pointed him out. I'll never forget his physique. his face and his dog trot.' Neimeyer declared.
 Ruth. repeating that he was sorry for Ncimeyer. declared that he was much surprised" at-the charge The home run manufacturer had with him two witnesses, who corroborat- cd his statement that he was in Gar field at the time of the alleged as sault
 After hearing the story of Nei- meyer, an interior decorator, and of Ruth, Magistrate Adolph Stern con- tnucd the case until Friday to per init Neimcyer to obtain witnesses to corroborate his story.
 The witnesses Ruth brought with him were Philip Goldsmith of the Bronx and Charles J. Ellias, Jack son Heights.