New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-10
GALLAGHER GOES BACK.
SENT TO BROOKLYN.
McAdoo Displeased at Hotel Cterk
.4rrests-Other Transfers.

police Commissioner NfcAdoo yesterday showed
s,snIsasfre at the arrest Of night clerks at four
hotels in Captain Bernard Gallagher's precinco on
saturday night. He transferred Captain Gaiiashe1
T-on the west 47th-st station back to Brooklyn.
contain Gallagher took the transfer much ~
.nearh He said he had made good record IN the
rrecinct IN the three months OF his service eere.
s,5 he could imagine no reason Tor oelhg sent
away in disgrace. except his raids on the ho'eiS'
He added;
,sre f1ade from respectable peope-gases.s o. 1he
hotels residents of houses IN the iI1eoce fs
49, could he no doubt in my mind that me paceS
theIe J5isorderly l myself investigated the hotels
NetS Them at and o'clock in the morning
1eft no stone unturned TO get the proper endehce,
and f fse Tsids Wouldn't be foolish raid
4 respectable hotel
= che west Side court yesterday Magistrate
Baker did not agree with Captain Gallagher' anu
discharged the clerks of the Hotel Gerard the
T-+ol hamilton and the Hotel Dunlap dismissing
aeas as he had dismissed the case against the
--.bridpe Court Hotel the previous day. The
- of the magistrate followed by the transfer
= ~antain Gallagher probably will save the city
from suits for damages WHICH eiie iA0 me-
rianning tc bring.
Tasaa stearns, counsel for one of the hotel men,
Ia last night that there was no reason to sup
So +berA would be another attack on the hotels,
= i,v Of the stand taken by Magistrate Baker
- commissioner McAdoo. There had been re-
l-- that the raids on hotels were preparatory
s.,,snds for blackmail by the police. he said
-. - there vas no proof to sustain such report
poland " McCurdy. of the Cambridge Court. said
ne knew of no attempt at police blackmail. al
sheueh he had advertised in police publication be-
nse he did not want to have the i'll will of the
police.
commissioner NcAdoo yesterday said that he
,ras in favor of keeping vicious women out OF re-
nactsble hotels and thought the hotel proprietors
sbcuid use greater caution for the protection OF
tLeir resnectable guests. No decent and honest
,oaTaeerf > he added, need fear the police They
viii cooperate with him TO keep his house re-
snectable and I would quickly punish any oIlcer
mo violated the rights of hotel keeper.
Mr. McAdoo, however. would not ADMIT tnat ne
had transferred Captain Gallagher solely on &C
count OF the raids at hotels He transferred sew
eraI other precinct commanders at the same time
isfie5 with the work in more than one precinct
Captain Daily sent from West Mth-st TO take
Caiagher's place in West 4Ith-st.; Captain Bur
frind was sent from West Chester to West 2Oth-
St Acting Captain Gray, of the City Isiand sta
fion being ordered to command the West chester
force: Captain Tighe transferred from the
Madison-st station TO the Central Office, MS com
rnand being turned over to Acting Captain snevln
of the West SSth-st station, while Captain FafreA
was moved from Old Slip up to West Soth-sL
CAPTAIN Burfeind'S transfer was regarded as a
nrou1otion although he made such poor showing
in the TenderIoin that he was sent to goat dls-
trict" not long ago. Captain Tfghe is In disgrace
having been fined for letting poolrooms run In MS
precinct when he in command in Mercer-st-
Acting Captains Gray and Shevlin are on the
eligible list for promotion