New-York tribune., 1892-01-01
OBITUARY.
GEORGE WASHINGTON WALLING.


The announcement that ex superintendent wallns
had died early in the day at his home In keyport'
~ j., from pneumonia, shocked the officials at Police
headquarters yesterday. HIS Illness lad not boon
known TO them. Mr.. Walllns had many friends at
the Central once where he had been the active head
Of the force for period of ncarly eleven years They
recalled the resolution which the Police commissioners
pa ssed when he was retired June 6. 1855. on an
annual pension Of $500:
The Board Of Police cheormlly embrace THIS opp'r-
tunity # bearing testimony to thcil h gh appIcflatlvn
ot the many years cf valuable service rendered u l
public by honest worthy and capable oncer, "p
pOlutcd a patrolmeD December %. i-1I promoted IN
each instance through The several grades u captain
IN Rscto ard % 9tt f rns rer "a 'r tr o.
trust. The bright crara'ter and fathlul .efsie. ~
wanr arn 1ne nr sed to the force as an Example
worthy OF emulation.
George Washington Walllng wns born on May J.
| 1923 in Mddletown Monmouth County. y. j. lie
received q good common school education. and at an
early agc was employed IN his fathers drygoods store In
Middletown. lie remained there until 1s45, when
he obtained other employment In this city, IN The ia
Of ls47 he lost his situation and after seeding work
for month at last obtained employment as police
| man. lie WIS appointed patroman BY Mayor VIII
lam V. Brady December 90. 164I, ana was sent 10
the Third Ward for duty. Mayor Havemeyer came
into Office In 1913. and during the year detailed
Patrofman walling TO duty IN the Tombs Polio Court
In Is4p we was transferred fom the court to the ohce
~ snperntendent Matse 10 act MD. superintendent
Matse soon appoint him stage inspec tor on september
30 1853 no appointed captain OF The Elgh"onth
Ward police. There were no intermediate promouoliS
between the rank Of patrolman and captain As
captan he soon became popular in the Eighteenth
ward and at one Of the fall elections was nominated
,or AssembIyman Ho accomplished his purpose. di-
ycrtne enough votes to give the Office to tA'rd
candidate One night large stone was thrown through
the door OF wealthy resident Of the Eighteenth Ward
a ID a complaint made to Mayor Wood TWO DAYS
afterward that Captain waIlng hnd failed to discover
III, perpetrators Of the outrage. Mayor WOOD ptompN
removed the Captain for allcgec neglect OF duty'
Two months later the Metropolitan Police Dsrlct was
orcanlycd The Captain applied for rcappmntm' nj,
and his application was granted by the new fonce
Commissioners.
During this month the contest between Mayor Wood
and the new Metropolitan Police commissioners or inc
control OF the Police Departmen took place mayor
Wood claimed that the act OF the state Legislature
organizing the Metropolitan Police was unconsutu'
uonal Acting upon this belief he refused to recognize
the authority OF the Commissioners ana ofueieu "lc
poice not to obey their commands. lie aiso' Us IL
were intrenched himself In tn" city Hail. hhg ule
bullding with policemen from the wards which sun
recognized his authority. Recorder James NJ e.nl'n
at once issued warrant for the arrest OF Mayor "oou'
Contaln WaTing was told to arrest the Mayor
lie took the warrant, and, although dlSsuaueo
by his friends who told him that the NASor
pollcc would certainly attack him II he eh'ereu inc
Citv Hall he determined to attempt to serve H. En-
terlng tie City Hall alone. lie passed throug" wv
ranks OF hostile policemen and gained the Mayor
or,co Tie found Mavor Wood and several OF his
,1ords I'm consultation. ITc showed the Mayor the
,rarrnnt and asked II he would accompany MN T"
Recorder Smiths court. Mayor Wood refused 10 leae
tho building. Conscious that IL would be ht''r "'N
uess 10 attempt to arrest Mayor Wooh "he he ""s
surrounded by the police. Captain Wains turned anu
l.t1.tt fe moments
companv o, Metropolitan Police upon attempting 10
en,or tho building we're attacked by thrir FORMER CUM
radcs, beaten down the steps and se'erai "cn ",N
MANNED for life. Awed by the Indignation "noh N''a
caused among the people OF the city, Mayor "oou
permitted Coroner Jones, who held CIVIL war an "
arrest him. A fortnight sfterward inc au,uoi'! Va
tho METROPOLITAN Commissioners was acknowledged oy
all the police force. .
ON NAV 90 1857. Captain walng was scnt 70
Staten Island 10 protect tho Quarantine buildings on
soulins Point which the residents threatened 10 10
stroy Ho remained there four months oh return
ING IN the fall he was assigned TO the command oi
tho Fourth Precinct He there remained rntI tep, 10
fSsr Ss s.S IIG ''en Pecnc Four months aftewa5d he
"o ,oL Command Of tn detective squad. having
.GoUsr much ability In the arrest Of noted crmnal
The Commissioners. in December, 1860 transferred
hi Kim ~ the twentieth Precinct ..
MN Al - hat time Wang was regarded rs the strongest
man in the force lie siN feet and TWO lhcneS S
hirh With broad shoulder, and larSe limbs Ie-s Me a
fu besi III. bryey rais %as pr i5ss he was the
ddTiv cau.n who held his police station AGAINST ulc
mob. Nth blow Of his tit he killed .1ter Ter who 5%
I.Gs Ie Vas promoted 10 the rank Of inspector, ne
led u detachment of ponce IN .hc o'c From July
Ga is74 when he became superintendent OF ' t0nce'
until his retirement In l5eo' lie wa /, popb p H., farm
n ni'ft Eevnnrt lie had acquired property worth nearly
slO0 900 Two sons survive mhi nv NV ros, rgftv
fhward : wnlng, Is a roundsman IN tne E'S' in''