New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-14
PART II.
FOUR PAGES.
NAGLE, INJUREDINNOCENT
POOR TA.IAIANY LEADERS, POLICE GET
THE MONEY AND THEY THE
BLAME

lerclVal T. Magic Commissioner OF the Street
Cleaning Department. wants to have II distinctly
UNDERSTOOD mat he isn't captain of the East One
huhdred-and-twe nty-sixth-st police precinct that
he has very poor opinion of policemen as a gen.
eTal thlns and that il will be exactly safe for
any OF his friends during the next two three
days to address him as Captain"
Mr.. Nagle is over six feet tall weighs above
three hundred pounds and isn't particularly fat at
that. His friends aIlege that he can pitch things
around handiy when he's agftated and for that
reason they will not inquire particularly about
the story circulated yesterday TO the effect that
Commissioners Maggie snubbed by Captain
Walsh, Of the Observation-Disclosures
station. and was told by the captain TO keep away
from the station. he. the captain, would not
permit Mr. Maggie to stand as the guardian of
gamblers and handbook men in the precinct
BY 4 o'clock Mr. Maggie was angry for he had tried
10 Took pleasant" all day long while his friends
nagged him.
I'D just like to know the man that started that
story said the Commissioner, pounding his desk
The newspapers talk about gambling and other
resorts in the Harlem district There is pool
room open there, and there is not handbook doing
business
How about being snubbed by Commissioner
Murphy" he was asked
Commissioner Murphy and I old friends, and
! never had a disagreeable word with him IN my
Ife," said Mr.. Maggie. Talk about the police force
Of New-Tork; Why. IL would be good thing for
the city II whole crowd Of them We're taken out
and hung What do care about the police force?
What dealings have l with the police force? 1t
would be good thing II never had anything TO
90 with them Talk about protection money. Why.
who ever heard Of any one getting a five cent
piece out OF a policemans hands after il was put
there? Then we get ali the blame. don't know
Captain Walsh, and never saw him until he came
the district.
The policemen get the money-if they do get it
and the district leaders OF Tammany Hall have TO
stand all the abuse. getting tired OF such
stories.
i don't care anything about the police. As for
the talk that / had a mana policeman-by the
name of Buckridge transferred. l Will tell the
story. ] have known Buckridge from boyhood.
man who nearly blind came 10 my house one
morning before o'clock. He told me about his
going 10 help friend Buckrioge came
up IN the courtroom and said 10 the court officer,
Put that OF here Then he abused the
blind man. he called the unfortunate man names
wen. the blind man came to me ana tod what
happened. I said 10 him. Jump into this carriage.
We drove TO headquarters, and the complaint was
made against Buckridse. He was transferred, ana
the records Of the Police Department VIII show the
Jerome soon found out when he started TO IN
vestigate He says that the Tammany leaders 90
not get any protection money from gamblers or
other people. and yet must take an the plaihe.
I am getting tired Of that game There IS not
pooroom OF gambling place OF any KIND IN my
Commissioner Maggie offered reward Of 5000
several months ago II a gambling place or oisoF-
Derby house could be found in his district