New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-12
7. L. NAGLE ARRESTED.
Charged soith Violating Banner Rule
Opens Leadership Fight.

Percival z. Nagle. ex-Street Cleaning Commits
sioner. opened his campaign for the Tammany lead
ership Of the XXUVth Assembly District (south
side) by being arrested the charge of violating
corporation ordinance by swinging a campaign
banner across e-hundred-and-twenty-f -ffth-st
between Third and Lexington aves, without a per
NIT. Patro'man Leonard. OF the East One hundred
end-tweIty- sxth-st. station. arrested Nagle and
made the complaint
Nagle's followers were furious at his arrest. and
charged that 1t had been done at the nstigatton Of
the followers OF the present leader OF the district
John b. CowRn, the ex Deputy Police Commis-
sioner. Nagle's friends charge that the machinery
OF the Police Department placed at the dis
DosaI of the Cowan forces.
The arrest preceded meeting Of the Kanawha
Club at No $50 East One-hundred-and-tweaty-
hfti-st. called to tndorse Parker and Davis and the
candidacy of Nagle for the leadership. The report
that Nagle to be taken into custody had
spread through the district. and big crowd gath
cred IN One-huadred-and-twenty- y-hfth-st to watch
the show.
A large pole for the banner which measures
50x3o feet, had been placed in a yard the south
side OF One hundred and h-st, and rig
ging for the other end of the banner was placed
the roof OF a building opposite. Amid the yells
Of the street crowd and the people in the club
house, NaBle srasped OF the guy ropes attached
TO the banner and pulled. Then he dropped tho
rope and placed under arrest. Followed by
a mob he walked TO the station, where he was ar
raigned before the sergeant. and the complaint
made he3nThile the banner was uh4uIlcu "S
some os Nagles followers. In answer 10 questions
he said that he forty-two years old. was born
N Ireland. and contractor. He said tha1
he lived No 3 East One-hundred- -and-twenty-
nnth-sl- The sergeant fixed his bail at $500 which
furnished by ex-Park Commissioner August
Moebus who Is running with Nagle for the leader
ship in the north side OF the distric: Moebus
offered as security his house and lot at No tS
East e-hundred-and thirty eighth-st, worth Sl5-
CO. Then Maggie returned 10 the clubhouse, wher'
he gave out the following statement:
When I sent TO the Department OF Highways for
a permit, | was informed that Mr.. Cowan, the al
legged leader OF the district. had made application
for both blocks One-hundred-and-t"ent -nttn-s1-.
between Third and Lexington aVes., and the sans
between Park and Lexington aVes con-
suited lawyers and was Informed that had a per,
feet right put up banner so long as dla
authority from the owners Of property on botn
sides OF the street nnd put pole In Il back yard
the south side and rigging or the ROOF on IHe
other side 7 ascertained the ofic" Of the Com
poles the street the police mad no right 10
interfere This afternoon Thomas Bannon. Mr.
Lindsleys deputy Police COMMISSIONER secretary.
accompanied a by a man named Levine. appeared IN
hundred and ty-afth-st. and ordered Il
policeman TO arrest anybody he saw attempting
10 swing a banner. Tonight swung the banner
and arrested.
John F. Cowan said last night that Nagle's ar
rest vas simply to make political capital. He
added:
Why should we object 20 Parker banners? Two
years ago when Magic was beaten for the leader
shin he took down IDS Coler banner and turned
the poles TO the Republicans ! am sorry 20
Parker campaign, as it is serious drawback 10
Parker.