New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-17
PROMOTION COST $4,000.
EY-TNSPECTOR ACCUSED.
Wsdosc of Murdered Sergeant Says
". s. Thorn psoR Got Insurance.

". s. Thorn psOR Got Insurance.
A summons has been issued for ex-Police In
spector Walter s. Thompson. retired. TO appear
before Justice Mayer. in the Court OF Special
Sessions next Tuesday. and answer the charge
OF Mrs Margaret Gilhooley widow OF Police
Sergeant Thomas f. Giihooey. that her hus-
hand was forced TO promise to pay TO Thompson
s., 500 for his promotion TO a sergeantship, ana
that when her husband died. last May, a lie
insurance policy Of $1,000. transferred by Gil
hooley from his wife to Mrs. Thompson was
paid 10 the inspectors wife. Sergeant Gilhooley
was fatally shot May 3 the night OF the
police parade by "Jer'' Sanders. a negro.
A few DAYS ago Mrs. GiIhooley went TO the
District Attorneys office and made the charge
against the ex-inspector a statement taken
from her by Assistant District Attorney Lord
was made public yesterday. in it Mrs. Gil
hooley says that her husband was made ser
reant on January g. 1901. Inspector Thompson
then W.T. to her husband and told him ne
would have to pay $500 for being promoted.
GIlhooleV promised to pay the money in annual
payments OF $500. the first payment being due
on January l. 1902.
II was on that date Mrs Gilhooey declares
her husband told her OF the arrangement. and
added that he didn't have the $500 that was
due. on May l. 1892 he drew $500 from the
Manhattan sank. winch. she asserts. ne toid HeT
ne paid TO Thompson. She says her husband
told her that the inspector had agreed TO accept
monthly payments Of Sal each for the balance
and as a guarantee that the money would be
paid. Mrs. Gilhooley alleges. her husband trans
ferred the policy on his life 10 Mrs Thompson.
From June 6 10 November 1902. Mrs. GilhooleS
AYERS she went herself to the inspectors home,
at No 49, West e-hundred-and-forty- sixth-
81. and paid either 10 the inspector or his wife
the monthly installments Of Sal In November
she alleges she said TO the inspector and his
wife: It's a shame that my husband has TO
paw this money. He was first the eligible list
for promotion to sergeant from roundsman. and
would have got The place anyhow"
Mrs. Thompson replied: It's too corrupt a
matter to talk about"
Inspector Thompson said: It's too bad. but it
can't be helped
No money was paid in December. 1902, Mrs.
Gilhooley says and in January. 1903. the in
speotor and his wife called on her husband at
40. 132 West Ninety-sixth-st. Gilhooley was
not in. and the inspector told his wife ne would
have to pay up The December payments were
finally made and the regular payments OF S41
were made I'm February and March. 1903
When her husband died. Mrs. Gilhooley de-
clares. Mrs. Thompson received. on the payment
OF the policy. S2.207 G6.
Assistant District Attorney Lord said that the
official charge that would be made against the
ex-inspector when he appeared in court next
Tuesday would be Receiving bribe"
Mrs. Gilhooley. who lives with her three young
children at No III " EST Ninety-sixth-st yes
terday in the District Attorneys Office said:
when my husband died 7 had but SO and my
None of his associates aided me in the least.
often gave mp s. 20 help some poor widow OF A
policeman. but nothing Ike that done for
The Thompsons. whom We had known FOR nine
husband was alive. but they never have since.
The day after my husband died Inspector ThOmp-
get certificate OF his death. That was he
see Thompson recently and he said TO me:
,o, 9 can sn'e You q, any money ] am sorry for
hat your husband was a good man"
Ny husband was six years under Inspector
husband had been dishonest De and I could have
Thompson he often saie he regretted that nv hus-
band hsd 20 pay The money, as he was good man
emo did not deserve to De treated that way. IL
stated TO me on several occasions that the money
eeeyed We himself know is paying s. a day
have been very 81 since my husbands death
] have had 10 undergo two operations. ] have been
Youngest child is three years and the oldest eleven
II ] could work ! would gladly. but am too weak
ii YVES said my husband was killed when he was
not performing his duty. and / have no way ~
iagton 70 see president, Roosevelt about my O. 80
but did not because I thought he would he too
busy % listen 20 me Ny husband was made a
roundsnan by Fresident Roosevelt when he "A
commissioner and IL did not cost my husband a
cent.
Commissioner Greene yesterday said the
charges were called TO his attention early in
September. and he turned them over to the Dis
tTlct Attorney Tor Investigation He assisted
Assistant District Attorney Lord Ia looking up
the case
according 10 Commissioner Greene. the story
vas that when Mrs. Thompson collected the
500 policy. Mrs. Gilhooley asked her for some
Of the money and Il was refused