New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
o,RRIEN AND O'HARE AT ODDS
III reflective CHIEF ATTACKS TIKI
ASSISTANT DISTRICT-ATTORNEY
ur TELLS THE POLICE BOARD THAT Mr. o'HARE
WAS RECREANT IN THE PROSECUTION
OF ~ ALLEGED PICKPOCKET.

WAS RECREANT IN TIE PROSECUTION
OF ~ ALLEGED PICKPOCKET.
~. Police Commissioners yesterday received from
.,,s,n O'Bren. OF the Detective Bureau long
"1..ment about the quarrel which ne had with
,sstant District-Attorney OIIare in the Court Of
General Sessions last week In the report Captain
oRr,en presents a number OF alleged facts tend
-. N show that Mr.. OHare caused miscarriage
:, ustce in the acqu!ttal OF Thomas Reilly, a
occasional p.ckpocket. who was indicted on the
largo O, robbing Mrs. Clara Miller, OF Jersey
CIV in a stree:car in this city. Captain OBrien
isc,ares that the evidence sufficient TO war
can't the conviction Of Reilly If II had been pre-
.n;ed 10 jury properly. He says that Reilly
OWNS house in LeXington-aVe., IN the NNth AS
.embly District.
When Reilly was arrested and searched. the
assc,ives discovered that there a hole through
che lining Of the left outside pocket Of his coat
This being an arrangement whereby professional
,ickpockets make II appear that their hands are
n their pockets. when in reality their hands are
free to rob their victims. AS 10 the Identification
a. the prisoner the report says:
Mrs Miller. having been notified of his arrest
came 10 this bureau accompanied by Mrs. Clerihew
ber sister on December 20 last, and stated that on
the day Of the robbery. while in the company Of
ter sister Mrs. Clerhew she boarded Sixth-ave
car al the Desbrosses-st ferry. going east. She
nlaced her pocketbook in silk bag which she
carried on her lap. She found afterward that the
oocketbook from which she had taken the fare to
nay the conductor when she got into the car had
heen stolen The prisoner. Reilly, then brought
IN from his cell. He was put In line with several
men and Mrs Miller pointed 10 the prisoner and
stated she positive he was the man VINO
robbed her Her sister. Mrs. Clerihew. also picked
him out and stated she positive he was the
man who had robbed her sister
When Reilly was called for trial before Judge
Newburger last week Assistant D!strct-Attorney
OHare wanted to have the indictment dismissed.
declaring that there was not sufficient evidence to
convict the prisoner, although the witnesses had
come from another State to testify. Captain O'Brien
went 10 the court protest, and found that Judge
Newburger had ordered the trial of Reilly TO pro-
coed In his report Captain O'Brien declares that
Mr. OHare informed him that he had recon-
mended the dismissal Of the charge against the de-
fendant on the ground Of insufficient evidence and
that there wasn't a d thing in the case.
After describing the manner in which Mr. O'Hare
conducted the trial until the defendant was ac-
Quilted, Captain O'Brien declares his belief that
MI ba qu M had superSed detectives to
harsh and improper treatment on other occasions.
and that Mr. OHare had been moved to resent
against the Detective Bureau because he was
laughed at for swallowing the story told by Syl-
vester the ex-copvict, about the Burden diamond
Captain 'Brien also alleges that there was a
miscarriage OF justice in the case OF Chares heicr
who was arrested charged with receiving stolen
goods october last from John Lyons. William
Steinborn and John W Berger, who were con-
sik establishment Of F. A. Strauss at No. 80
Greene-st. one Of the men. Berger, confessed that
Reiher had purchased the proceeds of the burglary
knowing the same to be stolen goods Nevertheless.
according Captain OBrien. while Lyons. Stein
born and Berger were confined in the Tombs, await
ing trial Assistant Dstrict-Attorney O'Hare recon-
mended the discharge of Reiher. who had been
admitted TO bail shortly after his arrest. and on
such recommendation Re.her was discharged: Cap
tain O'Brien says he has since learned that Reiher
previous to his discharge on this Indictment. had
settled with F. A. Strauss. the complainant In the
case. for money consideration. civil suit which
had beeu brough. against him by Strauss.