New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-20
DIR GALLAGHER's LIFE IN BROOKLYN.

DIR. GALLAGHERS LIFE IN BROOKLYN.
u,s rwo TRIPS TO EURoPE-HIs REPORTED IN
MISUNDERSTANDING ACIDS OF DRUGGIST.
Dr Thomas Gallagher lives-or did live until
abont SIX weeks ago-with his mother and sister al
No. 424 Manhattan-ave., Brooklyn, T.. ID. Inc
house is and basement structure OF COM
Portable appearance, and stands on a corner where
Java.st intersects Manhattan-ave. large tin sign
with the words, Or. Gallagher" hangs on the bal-
cony outside DR.. Gallagher is young man about
thirty-fve years old He is spoken of in the neigh
borhood rs pleasant man. though somewhat retl-
cent. He lived in the Seventeenth Ward of Brook
lyn (Greenpoint, for four years or longer and had
a good practice He looked little like Roman
Catholic priest and affected clerical style of dress.
He had a front pew in his church. and made 1t a
point 10 come in late and the uncharitable say to
have himself called out in service. He was publicly
commended from the pulpit by the parish priest,
Father Murphy, as a man of good moral char-
actcr and o conscientious, God fearing Catholic
While some of DIR. GaaGher's neighbors
EXPRESS surprise that lie should be mixed up In such
send on such business" Some OF his intimate
friend, refuse TO believe that he is the same man
spoken OF in the dispatches, Gallagher is AN an
lllierate man, re Was formerly served his
IN Time an in nO4 Glasgow, Scotland Afterward
he worked at the Singer Sewing MACHINE works AZ
EIiZahptn. ", y
tai. Although not well read, he was consder r,
naturally smart His practice was worth
at at least aS $50 day, but was vas al
most entirely among the tenement
homse class, Outside of that class he does not
anpear TO have been held IN much esteem. lie hau
been two years in Greenpoint when his pracuc1es
took n Sudden boom" after he had united himself
with the and League and won the good Will OF the
priests The police of the Seventh Precinct say
fhat he has been OF service to them III cases OF acc
1ent and when the Smith box factory was burned
he went 10 the station and dressed the wounds ol
| the children.
In last October or November DR.. Gallagher, his
neiohbors saw went to Europe, ostensbly TO WISH
and sudy the great hospitals oil London, farls anu
| Vienna but no returned in SIX weeks. After re-
naming at home for about month ne aSaln ioI'
his house. Ii was reported that rather MuI'
| nhv intended to accompany him on the first
| imp but for some reason be dld not 90 so
Dr. Gallagher asserted that lie met on the steamer
| an English gentleman WHO introduced MN 10 q
member of the British Parliament Parnelis par
| he said held aloof from him during his stay. Oh
his first trip TO Europe The doctor did not appear 70
| have mucn money. On his return from his second
he had letter OF credit for 5000, which IS believed
| bv his neghbors to have been provided from the
| O'DOnoyan Rosa fund. On ms second trip' M
family gave out that he had gone to Massachusetts
| TO receive fortune of 100000 left INN ny ue'
| ceased uncle 1t also stated that ne had gone
| TO Chicago for n legacy OF $4,000 rom an uncle
| that he had gone to some other point Nesl
| for fortune OF $40, 00O and that, whlie theit'
telegram had summoned hun to appear ana lhhor't d
fortune of q quarter of million dollars Iell MN "
| his aunt. These statements were made, IL Is no"
believed by his ne ghbors. to cover his real move
ments, aud account Tor his strange absence IRON
| home at q time when his practice delhahucu
| his presence in GTccnpOiDt. there Is re-
port floating in Grcenpoint TO the ehect
| that the sum of 500, 900 was TO be paid to IN,
| person successfully carving out the Plot wiz
EXPRESSED surprise 81 the charge against hum. other
were not astonished, being of the opinion that u
| went into the scheme as a business enterprise:
| II WIS r.norted that before going to Europe
| Dr Gallagher bought number of rubber bags iron
drnroigtg in the gl borhood All bat ono denied
| he ssfate,nenf From one he bought such quaint
res of acids as 10 excite his surprise Had known
| for what purpose he wanted them, he never shoui'
| have had Them said the druggist.