New-York tribune., 1899-05-18
uERLIHY SEEMS SCARED.
SAYS NOW HE LIKED CHIEF DEvERYs
TRANSFER OF HIM

John D. Herhy
Mr. Moss-Captain Herlihy. were you present
Yesterday when the Chief Of Police testified that
his first official act was the transferring Of you
from the Fifth-st station to Kingsbridge-did you
hear his testimony? A.-No sir.
Ole testified that IT was his first official act
and that he gave you about two and a half hours
notice 10 get from Fifth-st. to Kingsbridge;o Do
i was sick leave at the time
O-And not actually az the staton-house? A
G.OCwhere were you when you received the notice
QHWhere was your home? A.-One-hundred-
Q@What tine did YOU get your notice? A-6 ~
O'Clock at night could not tell exactly was
'1661Uu33 short time before o'clock A-Yes
the station-house and get your effects? A-Oh' no.
Q-You had to delay that? Al did that when
Q.2And you did get UP from your sickbed AMI -e-
port 10 KngsbrIdge at o'clock that night! ~ p,
Q-What did you do? Al repor-ed ABOUT d
Q@After you were relieved by the surgeon? A.
G'IThe Chief assigned reason for doing that that
as his first official his conviction that you Were
incompetent and pad person 70 have comma anu nu
geant under him. and that he considered the mat
S,,e rIad Won anv notice whatever from any chief
~ Police MIR Devery or any other Chief Of Police,
concerning your incompetency, or your beng an
improper person for commanding that precinct De-
fore YOUR transfer?
Mr o'suiiyan-Isn't that little complex? mp
Mr MSssi5 is pot ,bnk ne qnoerS'a' is H.
Mr Moss Will give you a new question. -
Mr. O'Sullivan-It is only fair TO the "lthess 10
o9 Mr. Moss-rhe witness does not need IT. He was
perfectly conversant with the q-esuoh unu4 VIC
began talk about II.
HE CLOSED A GAMBLING HOUSE
o.-Now Captain Herlihy, had you any notice
from any Chief of Police acting Chief OF Police.
that you were an incompetent person ara unh' ior
that command until you receNeu Sou' ""u'D0 -
transfer? A.-No.
o-As \ matter Of fact. had you been endeavo-ing
70 enforce the law against gambling in that pre-
cinct? Al had tried TO do my best to enforce ell
laws. < -, .,i, T.. - harm
as one law? All the laws
The Chairman-Answer the question .,,u.
Q.-Had you endeavored to enforce the eano''ns
C.EHad YOU succeeded in closing any gambling
place there? Al did close an alleged stnOI'Hs
pioooEWhat was that? A-Corner Of Ninth-st. end
o"What was the name OF the place? AT
regular cafe where PeoPie, PEI on noTSS
dEyon saw there were some people there tha;
were taking bets horse races A--Ihat "1'
t3e Hny ld YOU close it up? Alt took about
G@Ho~ did you do IT? Al kept going tasre
ali the tne the best l could to get evidence II
O-You suppressed II without actually ares'
inr ANYBODY? A.-Yes
0.-You drove them out? A.-Yes.
0-By sticking TO IL? A.-Yes a.,
Did YOU know that a motion had been ma &c
in the Police Board TO transfer you from mat p'-
lice precinct? A.-No. o,rzA
~ % DO you remember going 10 Chief McC iilash
vSen there were rumors OF your transfer, ~, sna
asking him II you going TO be transis srEeu
ODD you hear the testimony OF Ch'ef McCui
lagh Yesterday? A-No -. 1850.
oLNr McCullagh testified that there weie
minors OF your transfer. and that you caino 20
hin and spoke about them. and ne sao yog ma n"S
not heen transferred and would lot bf ransIer,eu Gu
while he was Chief OF Police DO you remeh'D''
O'-You don't remember IT? A.-No'
is UNDER DEvERY's THUMB
. Won are now police captain on duty. areai
you? A.-Yes.
ON command Of a precinct A-Yes.
- win Chief Devery as your superior ofhcer
AYES . - ,-o,s,sr,sd at his will arc
~ 60 A-The Chief has power 10 assign any
oin1ceAnd you have felt his power already. haven
YOU by being transferred from F1fth-st. to KINGS