Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 1 | Denies Charge

F Denies fi Charge A Ruth Babe Ruth Haled Into Court on Assault Charge ln Maker laker Is Much Surprised Witnesses Uphold Alibi of Ball Pl Player yer 9 The Ji AP most tos wId W f in 2 America was h haled into court t today day on a John Doe warrant alleging assault George Herman Babe Yankee outfielder was the John Doe meant Then he the of the assault Babe expressed ex- ex pressed pity for the victim Bernard Neimeyer and produced witnesses to prove that he was In Garfield N. N J. J at the the- time the assault is alleged alleged al- al to have havo occurred on Broadway here Neimeyer er told the court that on Jul July 4 4 shortly after atter ho he had been released from the hospital after being treated for a fracture ot of the spIne he was walking along upper Broadway Two Two- women passed him he be said but he paid no atten attention at- at ten to them MAN FOLLOWED In their wake came a man iden- iden titled In ourt dourt by Neimeyer as Ruth who brushed against him and called callec to the women asking them it if er had spoken to them Neimeyer said the women replied that ho he had not spoken to them but Ruth struck me a terrible tor- tor blow iri in the eye with his left fist anyway Im p partially blind in one eye Neimeyer said I leaded p-leaded with him not to strike me again Then him why heh d truck struck me did you ou speak to my Ruth as wire wife Neimeyer quoted saying H A crowd had gathered by this time NeImeyer said He h hard ard a a chauffeur shout That Babe Ruth Neimeyer r d never neverseen neverseen seen Ruth hut but had him and ho he was Nel Neim n yer er related l he be beseeched beseeched be- be the crowd and a traffic officer of- of to Ruth grab and of how no one Neimeyer said he was positive the Ruth RUTH SURPRISED Ruth dressed In a neat blue suit i stood In the court court- pointed him out Repeating that he was sorry for NeImeyer Ruth declared that he was much surprised at the charge The Tho home run manufacturer had with him two Witnesses who corroborated his his' statement that he was In Garfield at the time of tie w alles-w assault After hearing the story of Neimeyer Nei- Nei meyer an InterIor decorator and of Ruth Magistrate l Stern continued the case untIl Friday to permit Neimeyer Nei- Nei meyer to obtain witnesses ses to corroborate corroborate corro- corro borate his story