The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-23
CAPT. GALLAGHER ACCUSED.
GUSTAV KURVELL, JR., SAYS HE
DEMANDED GRAFT AND GOT 1T.
Kurveli on Arrangement for Keeping q
DisorderIy House swears tho Captain
Calculated That 800 q Month Would
BE About Right-Paid Him S6b In All.

kurvell on AFfaiRnment FOR Keeping y
Disorderly House swears III Captain
Calculated That 800 . Month Would
BE About RiEht-Paid Hin o in All.
Gustav Kurvell; Jr.; Of 400 F1atbush
avenue, was arraigned before Magistrate
voorhees, in the Flatbush police court
Yesterday charged with keeping a dis
orderly house. He is the proprietor OF a
Raines law hotel which he has conducted
for four months. He was arrested on
February 20 by Detectives Black and
Ernest. In the course of his examination
he made serious charges against Capt
Edward Gala CHER. who was transferred
by Commissioner Bingham on Wednesday
and put in command Of the Fifth Inspection
district, Manhattan.
The detectives ties titled that; acting
under orders of Capt. Gallagher, they
investigated Kurvell's place and obtained
evidence upon which they secured a war
rant and arrested the proprietor. During
the examination Acting Inspector O'Connor
was present. Kurvell testified be was 20
wears old and had conducted the house
for four months. He said a short time
after he opened The hotel Capt. Gallagher
called upon him and talked about the place.
The witness said he told Capt. Gallagher
he had no intention OF. keeping a disorderly
house., and the captain said:
well, suppose you take in SO a day by
renting rooms that would be $3.50 a month
Now 500 of that should come to me-"
Kurveil said he had given the captain
a $40 bill and a box Of cigars. He said
that a few days later the captain called
again and said $40 was not enough and
that he was going to give it back, The
next month Kurvell said he sent the cap
tain S25. :,
around Christmas time said Kurvell.
al called Wardman George Meadows into the
cafe and handed him IS as a Christmas
present. / gave Officer Mcdonald IS also.
I gave Meadows $40 as a present for the
captain. My wife was present at the time.
Captain Gallagher r met me a. again r. nt dur
He demanded money, but / told him bust:
ness was slow aud that ! couldn't afford
to give him any. soon after that officers
were stationed at the door of my hotel
I went out q night with my wife. Soon
and approached him as il to enter the
hotel. He stopped us and told us not to
90 in. I asked him why not, and he said
because il. was a disorderly house. Then
| told him who l was, and he said he was
sorry. but he had to warn people of. Things
went on this way until the latter part Of
last month, when l was arrested
Mrs. Kurvell, wife Of IN saloon keeper.
c~orroborated him in many Of his state
ments and added.
sThe captain was quite nasty about it
and was trying to intimidate US
Magistrate Voorhees, said he would de-
eide the matter next Thursday. As Acting
Inspector O'Connor heard the testimony
he will be compelled to transmit it to Com
missioner Bingham, and Acting Inspector
Gallagher may be called upon to explain
the matter. 80,
The Fifth Inspection district, over which
Commissioner Bingham made Capt. Gal
lagher acting inspector on Tuesday, in
cludes the upper East Side between Four
teenth street and Harlem.
The Commissioner was ~reticent about
discussing the case, but it is known that
Gallagher will be brought to trial.
Il Know about the case and it is being
carefully investigated" was all the Com
missioner would say.