The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
CHARGESAGAINSTCAPT. HOGAN
CHIEFLY BASED on PURCHASE
or OTTENDORFER GATES

said TO Have Sent One Policeman
10 Buy Them and Another 10 Take
Them Up the Ri> Case.
Charges AGAINST Capt. william Hogan
OF the Eidridgc street police station and
Central ONicc Detective Israel Rosenberg
OF Capt Titus's -tafI were filed yesterday
afternoon at Police Headquarters They
are preferred by Senior Inspector Cort-
right and We're prepared at the District
Attorneys Office by Assistant District
Attorney Morgan.
The things charged against Hogan &C.
Cured when he was in command at the
West l25th street station. lie In accused
OF neglect OF duty, conduct unbecoming
an officer, conduct injurious to the public
peace and welfare and neglect and dis
Obedience OF orders and of the rules and
regulations Of the Police Department
The main charges hinge upon Hogan's
buying OF the imposing gates Of the Often
dorfer estate at Broadway and i35th street
last summer and sending them to his country
estate at Hudson. " Y. To negotiate for
the purchase Of the gates. which are of
iron and stone. Hogan is charged with re-
moving Policeman Brady from his detail
at the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in Amster-
dam avenue. on Washington Heights and
sending him to the Empire Building. where
he made a bargain with james r. Hay,
agent Of the ottendorfer estate.
Having bought the gates Capt. Hogan
then had Policeman James W. Lawson 20
TO the Ottendorfer estate and remove the
gates. box them up and send them to the
Captains Hudson estate. After Capt
Hogan was transferred from West l25th
street TO Eldridge street he had the patrol
wagon Of the West l2sth street station cart
his private goods from Harlem TO the Red
Light district: the patrol wagon was away
three hours
Central Office Detective Rosenberg
troubles grow out Of his being in Jake
Volts saloon al IL Delaney street two
mouths ago when evidence was obtained
by county detectives that 1t was open Oh
eunday. The District Attorney admits
that he got after Wolf because Wolf had
been instrumental in spiriting awav wit
nesses against police Captain Herihy.
Won has been convicted of violation of
me excise laws upon the county detectives
charges ana says he Is through monkeying
with the District Attorney. jerome will
personally prosecute Wolf. Rosenberg
was friend of VOLTS and Is also known
as friend OF James Is. Reynolds the
Mayors secretary, who used to be head
worker OF the University settlement and
Capt. ierlihy. In spite of reports that
Rosenberg has the Mayors backing tn.
corporation Counsel. through one OF his
assistants. cooperated with Mr.. Morgan
IN the preparation OF the charges against
Rosenberg. who is accused |of neglect of
duty IN not making an arrest when he OBJ
serv' d a violation Of the law. While il
has not been an uncommon thing for the
Corporation Counsel to prefer charges-
lie did it in some of the cases incidental to
the Jewish riots on the East Side attend
ant upon the funeral Of Rabbi Joeeph-it
has been uncommon for him 10 work in
conjunction with the District Attorney
The news OF the Hogan charges caused
a great deal Of unea-iness among many
heads that wear the captains crown. II
was generally believed that Hogans dolngs
came TO the knowledge Of the District
Attorney through IA" agency OF q rounds
man whom Hogan had fined for fighting
due In Harlem some months ago and who
threatened TO 60 even. Wardman Rosen-
ield OF me West Thirty-seventh street
precinct is known TO be one policeman