New-York tribune., 1901-10-20

-'-%A4 LII 4ldl lile place ana
made it attractive for class of customers who
represented the worst criminal element in New
York Red" Leary and his wife the notorious
Kate Leary, We're seen there so regularly that
1t was popularity supposed that they were Bar
ney'' Martins partners in the business Red
Leary was at that time at the head OF the order
OF active and progressive burglars, and Kate
was equally high in the society OF clever pick
pockets When il became known that these dis
reputable people were interested in the Martin
saloon protests were made against issuing
license, but Barney" Martin had sufficient in
fuence to secure a license in the name of John
Leary, and he went into active Tarnmany pol
tiles alderman and coroner. This was in
lSS2 From that time the present day
Barney Martin has lived politics, and has
enjoyed the confidence of the leader of the
spoils organization. Nominally he is in the real
estate business, but the leadership Of his dis
trict, doing the work for Croker and ma king hay
while the Tammany shines is his occu-
patton
He was coroner three years. When Hugh ].
Grant Sheriff Martin a candidate for
the Office or order of arrest clerk II a place
in which could be of great service to the
criminal element, with which he was known
be friendly footing, and many good people
protested against his appointment. But Grant,
trihe above the average Tammany politician,
refused to turn Barney" Martin down. and
fearing that by doing so he might harm the
ganization gave him the place 1t was said
at that time that Martin tore up the formal
protest in triumphant manner. and from that
time his leadership in the old With was
knowIedsed by all loyal Tammany men
In March. 1899, he Indicted for accepting
bribes but escaped trial a techncality in
the law At that time he had advanced TO the
position of deputy commissioner Of public works
under Gilroy. Little things like indictments had
no effect on the standing of Martin with his
superior in Tammany Hall. and harmed him
more in that quarter than did similar action
against ScanneH and scores of Tammany fol
lowers Of high and low degree. His fitness
promoter of the interests OF the party Of plunder
was esta blished. and in 1881 Hugh Grant ap-
pointed him Commissioner Of Jurors
Still further reward came at the hands of
Mayor GiIroy who made him police justice in
May. 1893 To-day this former associate of
Red" Leary and Of Kate" Leary is a Senator
in the legislature, representing the XIIIth Sen
ate District. and has still year to of his
third term.
His district is that part Of Manhattan within
a line from the Hudson River at Canal-st. to
Hudson, Dominck, Varick, Broome. Sullivan,
Spring sts. to Broadway; thence 70 Fourteenth
ST. 10 Sixth-ave-. west to Fifteenth-st TO Sew
enth-aYe. to Nineteenth-st., TO Eighth-ave., TO
TWentieth-st-. and back the river Martin
takes himself seriously a Senator. and pre-
tends that he does not see that his fellow Sen
ators poke fun him. He is really insig-
nitcant member. despite his position to the con
trary. In his district he relates his triumphs as
= debater the floor of the Senate and the
bows think him a wonderful man At Albany
n is a different He sits next to Senator
Grady from whom he takes his cue when
Grady is not indsposed. He is known as
Gradys ditto" Grady and Martin were ap-
pointed 10 places the bench at the same
time. and were legislated out of office together.
and a close friendship sprang up between the
two Tammany leaders No one could be more
devoted TO a friend than Martin is TO Grady and
his Of the Tammany leader in the Senate
when that person is suffering from the malady
hch frequently cOmpels him to seek rest and
seclusiOn at a sanatorium is touching They
bow deeply when they meet in the Senate cham
ber, and each calls the other Judge" once
every session Barney Martin makes a speech
which is always looked forward TO with pleas
ure by the members not only because its
amusing style but because Barney" takes him
self so seriously while ne is the floor and
looks and though he something
/ more than the Grady caretaker and Croker tool
Martin was born in ireland in lSi5 came to
this country as boy, and received his education