New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14
MIR. VALLIAG AND HIS RECORD.
HOW HE WAS RETIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS

NEARLY FORTY YEARS ON THE FORCE-ARREsGING
MAYOR FERNANDO WOOD.
The long and honorable career OF George W. Wallng
as member OF the police force has been marked by
two biief periods OF retirement and it is generally
known to New-Yo kers, who were children when Mr..
Wallng first became policeman, that he was once
tried on a formal complaint and dismissed from the
iorce 10 the credit OF the disappointment it can DO
.aid that he did not his retirement Ill either case
In ls4S within year after his first appointment a
patronau he came III conflict with Alderman Egbert
Benson OF the third Ward. pavement
beng laid IN Broadway. between keade and Chambers
ss, and the police were Instructed to keep IersOrs
from walking it while 1t wa- SOFT Alderman Benson
tried walk over the pavement III company with
several friends night when Mr.. Wailing was on
post there aud he became angry when the bs officer
stopped him.
Don't you know nc. sir p he inquired.
Policeman Waling knew that lie owed his appoint
meut To tue Alderman, but he only replied les,
kn,w vou but am under orders to let any 90
ON that pavement" hcn Jlr. Benson Threatened to
report him To Captain BDudIhOt OF mat " ara, NJ.
WaIlIug told HIN to - away ana Threatened 10 lock
hlm uD il lac vent on the pavement. The Alderman
went To Captain Boudluot TO lodge complaint, Dat tlo
captain SAID: Nanin5 dId just lshI' ahI Il ne hdd
| brought YOU in would nave loo ked you up. ar.
MaLIug apDuntmcut Lad been Tor two years AID AZ
the euu oi tue he iacd to secure leApODtmeht
IN the hrd Ward because he was not subseiNlen1 TO
| tue Aldermen Alter being OH the iofee only lev
weeks however SIR Waning was appointed police
man III the Eighteenth Ward, wIere lie was "teF"aiu
promoted 10 the rank 81 captain , =,
tarly IN 1896 Captain Walling incurred the dis
Measure If Mayor Fernando Wood on account Ol an
| .fLcle watch was puD he'd IN " lie journal u
| Commerce Mr. Wood had appointed man WHO
vas under bail Tor trial Oh cLAi &c oil sn"ay roO-
berry, and the policeman bad been pliced uidei
CAPTAIN Walmg. When The facts al peAIed Ia plint
the Mayor declared that tho story false and called
upon Mr. MallnS to support lin III that decIaIatOn
Inc captain took the polceman before Mr.. GOD and
the admitted that lac va uDuer bonds as stated IN
the acwspapcl It port. Neyertht less, tue Mayor
insisted that Captain WallinS must 80 TO " ne
journal ONCE and contradict the story: MI W ans
saw editor OF the paper ana tod the truth As q
result the attack upon Mayor Wood was renewed with
,,,,r an tho following day by the paper Dir. W God
looked about tor resident OF the Elshteeh ara
who would make complaint az alnst the captain and
ne found helper IN the person OF ~ Al AcC al VINO
owned "a peer sLOp in oecond-a'e "indo" OF me
shop had been broken by drunken bra"lers III inc
street Met AhIll went to Captain NaiIing ana asked
that "A policeman De detailed III 'front.' Vi the suOp 10
utoteet L. Mr Wa.lng refused On ne ground that q
policeman could not be spared Tor sucn pdrpose.
4 otmal complaint was drawn up, charging Captain
W,lling with eglect oil duty IN iahng 10 protect
McCahllls property. The Board OF Police then con;
sisted of the Mayor. Recorder James NJ. Snh and
CIV Judge Elisha CaproR. Mr. Wallin. i'll his defence
showed that not responsible iOr the breaking "
NoC ,hl window and called attention To al orGer Of
Mayor Wood expressly torbddins the aetalilneht OF
noiecmcn TO watch special houses. Judge Capron took
| IL with Mr. WalIns but the Mayor and Re- order
declared that the charges had been proven. Chei oil
Police Matsel received order 10 dismiss the captain
from the force bat told not to promulsatc Il ne-
| diately Mr. Wood ohcIed to redppOlht MI. Waning
aud dstail him to special ddty III the Chefs once II
| he would resign but Sir. Naling SAID tina Il De CAV
up his position as CO ptain MI Nood mus, '1'
r.,ponsbility Allan Pinkerton desired MI @i'ihs
services in Chicago out alter taking leave OF absence
To look into the private Diet, GIVE D"sne'' M. '.n
decided not to accept the offer Inc oideI 10 u''niss
| g.ntain " Al ing was issued IN july, 1906 MT:
Willing went to his native place. Ike port ~ D. ana
remained there most OF the time uhtl me 40
| Departtnent WAS organized III Apri, 1900 "neH no
ya rear noned captain and sent TO staten Island 10
| protect the Quarantine buildings -, .. ., an
Mir. Walings reappohtinen' was p"itiy KerOort
Suffering John" Moynahan aud three other t"io'es
| from the Fourth Ward ROBBED bonCsd warehouse ~
Jersey City and took quantity oil SIX oio ~ az
boat which they did not Know now 10 manage PioP'y
4 storm drove the boat out through tue Marrow, anu
ND the Rarltan Bay and the thieves al length ioohu
themselves ashore at heyport WINE .ne! "oT 49,
| bar-room to warm themselves an lh9uiSitl'e 'olsy
man looked INTO the stranded boat anu 81" inc ssUeA
ak He told OF his discovery IN tue nearing ~ u.s.,
Wallng who at once began an IN W"'u, recognized
| the thieves III the bar-roon' MI " - - -ome
| :. S,nftering John" With the assistance VI so
FISHERMEN lie arrested the thieves ana tooh ]
al the booty Ii cost Mr.. W aliih5 hoo'' ~ ~ n
~ 'toYo. In the proper authorities ana tno S'oion
! nr,nerty TO the owners, and hs never 'oeNou -"'
reward except the glory OF tho eapte. .h o,+nt "A
| -. Mr. Mood after he had refused To fecoBu 20
,hn newly organized Metropolitan fonco Is a''V \.
Of nuble record but several false stories I ~
have been published IN recent ears "ht ~ Al
| i . ur,,ertod by about boo OF the olu MuhioiPai
Police in tho City Hall. Captain w aillns
s,aton on staten Island to report AT tue
| 81 tb, METROPOLITAN Department near tue io"U';
h. entered the Office Of the new Boarc, OomhlsSW"
| Dronrr exclaimed: Here's the man we "ah' 10
| arIrant tor the arrest OF Mayor Wood slSheu y
| prJcr smith WAS handed 10 Captain W dii,ns anu
| bo va drected To serve it, II possible MT. siiu 2
won't nuetly TO the City Hall IN pam clothes anu NJ
| bis name 10 the Mayor requesting an interview "a
| Wood roc eived him alone alter sone ue'"S ""u ''a
| blaudly Iou wish TO see me. sn
| Ycs have "A warrant tor your arrest;
don't recognize you as an officer. dismissed you
| from the Department. "a, ,,..,,. p,I,csp
| al don't recognize tho Metropolitan folce "a.
| Canaan Wang drew the warrant from MS pOcAes
| and said: am an officer and will nov arrest !ou
| unless | am rt sisted" .,.,
| Mayor Wood rang his bell and several Munieipsi
officers lod by Captain Alderman, entered the onv..
Captain Walling refused to 20 until he was seiIea a
Captain Ackerman. Then he retired, sseine ' -, INA
would be useless to make fight. lie reported 70 .y
Recorder that Mayor Wood had resisted the seI'i. ~
| the warrant by force and the Recorder caiieu Up
sheriff Westervet TO give assistance TO the cspM A..
Mr. Brown OF the Sherifs counsel dvlsed 'na Wtiis
Westorvet must render the deslied assistance 81, Mr.
! Cantain Wang was In the Sherihs office with MT.
Brown Coroner Perry appeared at the City Han WIN IN
an order of arrest in OWL suit directed agshs.
| th, Mayor ana the Sheriff Fifty metropolitan omce,;
were with Coroner Perry. but they were set upon az
| When the fight was over Captain Walling went y
| MAYOR Wood office again with the Sheriff anu -.
counsel Mr.. Brown urged Mr.: Wood TO aGknvw n;SS
| tho service OF the warrant held by captain "us
ana give bail for his appearance IN court put hs:S
Wood pounded his desk vigorously anu snou IN.
| No. sir No. sir Ill not be arrested ms Is aon n
to degrade me aud I'll not submit to It," wa C nv
until he 9TH Regiment appeared in front OF tho Si