The evening world., 1889-05-29
WON'T LET TIM GOLDEN GO.
BYRNES SAYS HIS DETECTIVE Is ONLY
FIFTY-NINE AND CAN'T BE RETIRED.

The sudden and totally unlooked-fo act Of
the Police Board in retiring Detective ergt.
Timothy Golden, Of Inspector Byrnes's staff,
by the Police Commissioners, has created n
stir at Police Headquarters.
Golden is hale and hearty, Notwithstanding
his age, and his wonderful knowledge of that
grade of criminals who infest financial CEN
tres makes him the right man in the right
place on Wall street, where he is located.
Inspector Byrnes looks upon Golden rs one
Of his most trusty lieutenants, and he feels
his loss keenly.
The records in tho Detective Bureau and
in the Golden family Bible show that Tim ia
ffty-nine years old, and not yet subject,
therefore, TO the rigors of the sixty-year
clause, by which the Commissioner may mot
must, retire members of the force.
In this case Inspector Byrnes, who is most
deeply interested, WINS not consulted, but
some busybody in the clerical department
discovered that Golde was apparently sixty
sioner and, despite his great usefulness and
splendid record, Golden, without q moments
notice, was decapitated and placed on the
pension list at $1,000 a year, but half the
salary of O sergeant.
Inspector Byrnes says he will lay the facts
before the Police Commissioners, produce
the proofs OF Golden's age, and he believes
that, on Friday the Commissioner will I'M
doubtedly restore him TO active duty.
Mistakes of this nature have occurred be-
fore and In each instance they have been
remedied. Every vacancy, created by retire
ment. resignation or dismissal means q
vacancy on the active force and the Com
missioners have SO many more places for per
sonal and political friends. but from present
Appearances no one will I'LL Golden's shoes
for q year at least.
Golden looks like q well-to-do banker, and
ia n man Of nnnaual lnfalliUanpa Aa far
back as 1859 he was detailed as detective in
the Sixth Precinct, and has been at Police
Headquarters twenty-i Ave years.
Merely a few of Golden's most noted
achievements make a record which any man
might be proud Of.
In May, 1860. Golden convicted eleven
porters in H. B. Claflin 4 Co.'S dry-goods
store for consspiring to swindle the firm out
Frederick Schacht for the murder of Thomas
Kavaney at Pearl street and City Hall Place.
The James T. Brady got him of
with a short sentence and never defended q
criminal afterwards.
Golden spent three years to collect evidence
to justify him in arresting Peter aud Mary
H~etferman, expert ahoplifters, who had accu-
mulated $3.50, 900. The wife pleaded covert
after spending $l5, 900. went to prison.
In 1864 Golden captured George +. Howe,
the accomplish of Smith and Stevenson. the
bogus bonded warehouse keepers. who bor-
rowed $3.50, 600 on spurious receipts.
Golden's great piece Of detective work was
in 1878. when he arrested Charles X. Beck
with, Thomas X. Lewis and Charles II.
Ketchum, who by conspiracy, forgery. en-
$2O6, 900 from B. I. Rabbit, the soap manu-.
facturer, and Ellen f.. Peck was taken into
custody also. Lewis was followed TO Lon
don by Golden and arrested. He disgorged
$50. 900 and Ketchum gave up els. 900.
Golden's next work was the arrest in 1879
OF j. r.. Robinson. who had secured &2s7, 900
by forgery in Pennsylvania. He fed to Lon
don and thence to Spain. went to Lisbon and
detective started on his trail. Golden never
lost sight OF Robinson, and chased him up
the west coast of South America, through
Smiths Channel and the Straits of Magellan
Janeiro. where he was arrested and Burren-
dered by Dom Pedro.