The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
GALLAGHER Suspended.
The ShreWd Hoboken Detec-
tive Charged With Ex-
tortion by a Policy
Dealer.

A sensation has bean created IN Hobo
ken. particularly In police circles. by the
suspension. yesterday, by Mayor Pagan,
of Detective James Gallagher, pending
the investigation Of u charge Of extor-
ton. made by a con victed policy dealer
Gallagher is one of the brightest an d
shrewdesr detectives in Hudson county.
Ever since the crusade has been start
ed Dy Mayor Pagan against policy in
Hoboken, Chief of Detectives Tanning
has tried every meaps In his power TO
learn il protection had been paid TO auy
emb of the police ty any OF the
policy PLAYERS. He did not succeed to
any appreciable extent at first, hut about
a montn ago Carl CHASER was arrested III
his place of business, selling policy. The
arrest was made by Detectivee Julins
Nelson, and the paraphernalla was cou-
fiscated by Tanning. Wneu The 9th er
dealers heard that CHASER was arrested
they sought and found a bondsman in
the person OF Frank Jaeger. another
policy dealer. The rest Of the story, as
told by Gallagher's accusers, is as fol-
lows
When Jaeger came 10 the station
house he met Detective Quinn of Fan
ning's staff on the sidewalk and said
That a - - nice thing to arrest
a man after he handed up SIS for pro-
tection.'
"'Who handed up SIS for protectionf
asked Quinn.
"'Glaser handed up today replied
Jaeger"
Quinn reported Jaeger's assertion to
Chief Tanning, and Fauuiny Questioned
Jaeger, who told flaming that CHASER
a said ne gave Gallagher SIS for pro-
lection.
CHASER, his wife and daughter were
sent for by Chief flaming. and CHASER re-
ported that he had paid Gallagher for
protection. CHASER said that Gallagher
visited him at his shop. No. 405 Garden
street, and told him to resume business,
aud hat he, Gallagher, would see that
he would not be molested. CHASER told
Chief Tanning that Gallagher made the
statement IN the presence OF his wife and
a customer who was in the shop at the
time and whose name Chief Tanning
says be holds. Chaser sid he paid hi IN
SIS.
Tanning asked Glaeser to make a
sworn affidavit and Glaeser did so. and
his wife corroborated the statement.
Tanning then took the sworn atfidsyits
and handed them to Mayor Pagan.
Mayor Pagan haa held the affidavits for
some time. He did not like to make the
charge public until he was firmly con-
them.
SUSPENDED BY MAYOR PAGAN.
When Mayor Pagan returned from
Asbury PARK yesterday, where he had
been spending the Fourth OF July with
his family, he sent for Detective Gal
lagher. The following conversation is
reported to have taken place in the
Mayors office:-"Gallagher. l am sorry to
inform you that serious charges have
been made against YOU. auu it becomes
my painful duty to suspend you from
further duty pending the action of the
Police Board"
inlay I inquire the nature of the
chargesf" asked Gallagher.
You are charged with having received
SIS from Carl Glaser."
ut is a lie." holly interrupted Gal
lagher. land / can prove it. l will
acknowledge that l have been absent
from duty for a few days without leave,
hat is ALL"
For your sake and, that of your family
dependent upon you,h replied the Mayor.
Il hope that they are not true, but l have
no alternate in this matter but to suspend
you from duty"
Detective Gallagher was appointed on
the Hoboken police force on November
is. 1873. and was made a de-
tective Two years later. He has
handled all the big and intricate cases of
the department. and was highly thought
OF by his superlors. He has arrested
Chaser several times. and went before
the Grand jury when Mayor Pagan
was herman of it with evidence against
CHASER but The Grand Jury did not indict
him. His superiors emphatically declare
that a man of Gallagher's shrewdness
would not have made the statement
CHASER attributes to him in the presence
of Giaser's wife and a stranger. Chief
Donovan and Captain Hayes speak in the
highest terms of Gallagher.
The charge in full will be pre- scented at
the meeting of the Police Board on next
Monday night. Gallagher Is not only
confident that he will disprove them but
expects to prove that he Is the victim of
O conspiracy. There are lively times
ahead. Glaser's affidavit in full 1s as fol-
lows:
HoBoKEN, June 90, 1898.
Carl Glasow or Carl CHASER of No. 107 Hudson
street makes the following complaint:-That on
or about Thursday, June 70, Detective Gallagher
TOLD me, Carl, go open your place in Garden
street; you are all right; everything is all right.
You must not be afraid. will watch the peo-
pie go up to your place, and you will see me and
bad place and that l didn't want to get into any
trouble. Gallagher said that there would be no
trouble; that everything would be all right. He
asked me for money. and / gave him Sis at the
door of my store in Hudson street about nine
o'clock in the morning. He made an agree
ment with me that | was to give him Sl5 every
month to let me run the policy business.
(Signed) CARL CHASER.
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A BRAVE LITTLE GIRL.