The sun., 1902-12-09
CHAPMAN READY TO QUIT4
Looks Like II. hut He Says Not-(harges
Against Hogan.

| A8oI0tt HO8an.
The rumor that Capt. George s. Chapman
Of the Mercer street station. the ru,hles7
enemy Of The" Allen. was suffering from.
that tired feeling" was revived vest erday.
II started when the bewliskered precinct
commander appeared at Police Head
quarters and La u long talk with Deputy
Chief Clerk Stone.
| Mr.. Stone keeps the application blai b.
for retircments pigeorholcd in his de. X
and Is generally the first man seen b., Dspl-
ters Of the force who want TO get ~ ,le
active list. When a Sun reporter tried to
find out If the rIrnor was true he received
the following reply from q high police
, III ,ial
Well if Capt. Chapman Is not retiring
now. he will probably desire to do 70 within
short time"
Capt. Chapman Ia a Civil War veteran
and has served more than thirty years ON
the force. 30 he may retire OH a pension
| whenever he chooses.
| CGp'. Chapman himself denied last night
that he had any intention OF getting out.
They make me tired With their rumors
and reports" he said. That's the only
kind Of fatigue an feeling though. You
can bet Ill not qui, for a while yet
District Attorney Jerome and Assist ant
District Attorney Morgan We're much sur
piised " hen they we're told OF the rumOr that
Chapman had applied for a retirement
| application blank. They said that under
Section 35S Of the Charter he was entitled
to retirement upon application. provided
no charges were pending against him. but
II Conlmis ssioner Part ridge had been notified
that charges were In process Of preparation.
the commissioner, according 10 ruling
by the Corporation Counsel in th" case of
SArUt Met 'nrmiflt had thp III nj i.,,, a
power either TO grant the application or 10
refuse II they said
Capt William II, Haughey Of the West
Iklrty-seven'h street staten. whose appli-
cation for retirement was denied by tie
Commissioner last week on the ground
u le had not yet re; led the age entitling
him 70 pension, G14de another effort
Yesterday TO get out of the depar, ment
ha applied 10 the Commissioner for imme-
date examination by the Board of Sur
geons as to his physical fitness for active
service.
The captain said in his application thH'
his sight was falling and that lie was suff,r
ing from a serious heart trouble. either of
those ailments being sufficient TO incapaci-
tate him for duty: The examination of
Capt. Haughey took place yesterday after
noon. The Board Of Surreors reported
to the Commissioner that il would he
necessary 10 keep the captain under ohser-
vation by district surgeon for four weeks
III 'fUeI 10 UeleffIlte whether tbnfl1lloIl
was serious enough TO demand his retire
nent. A. 'ke end Of that period new
examina, ion will he made ard then the
hoard will submit a fnal report
Tie charges against Capt William Hogan
Of the Eldridge street station. which Dis
trict Attorney Jerome announced lat
Saturday 10 he impending. were filed with
the Commissioner yesterday morning. H.
captain Is accused Of having employed
some of the patrolmen under his command
10 remove a pair Of iron gates from the
Ottendorfer estate TO his own property
M In The Bronx.
A story was current last night that n GO
bet ween let ween West Side police captain
ard the king of the West Side gambling
combine had been confessing something
to the District Attorney. Mr. jerome ard
Assistant District Attorney Morgan. WHO
prepares the cases against the police, were
seen last night M Rutgers street. They
refused 10 make any statement IN regard o
the story