New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-23
BOMB FOR POLICE.
Exploded BY WHITMAN.
Magistrate, IN Charge of Station,
Orders ETciSe Arrests.

Magistrate Charles S. Whitman president Of
the Board of City Magistrates. and Police Com
missioner Bingham took drastic steps for police
reform early this morning. At 80 o'clock Mag
istrate Whitman IN evening dress, entered the
West 41th street station house and asked Ser
geant BOlan. who the desk, to summon
Captain Daily. who is in command Of the pre-
cinct.
When told the Captain was not about the
magistrate said: 4 am City Magistrate Whit
man, and 1 shall have to call on you, sergeant,
to surrender the desk TO me for a while. There
is at this moment a number of saloons open in
this precinct, sixteen in number according TO
my estimate, and operating in violation Of law.
l want whatever policemen you have in the
station house, and all you get, to go out
and make arrests
Sergeant Boan got up in surprise. and said
he did not know the city magistrate. one
roundsman. however. and several reporters at
once recognized Magistrate Whitman. and as
sured the sergeant Of the magistrates identity.
The magistrate swung off his top coat and
took seat with the sergeant.
There is a saloon now opeE and drinks are
being sold at the southwest corner Of SlXth
avenue and 49th street" he said. There Is a
saloon being operated at the southeast corner
of Eighth avenue and Forty-seventh street l
The sergeant rang the bell which calls out the
reserve policemen and when two men were
dispatched to the saloon at the place last in
dicated in the magistrates list. above given
the magistrate said:
Just one moment, officers; I shall go with
you"
The magistrate announced that he would leave
the written list of thirteen other places with the
sergeant 70 be investigated Immediately and
putting on his topcoat and silk hat, he went out
with the policemen TO the saloon at the SOUTH
east corner of Eighth avenue and 4Ith street.
The party found man and woman sitting
at a table drinking
Taste that stuff officer said the magistrate
- one or the policemen "au1 see II that Is
bccr?''
The policeman tasted the liquid in the glass
and said. THAT is beer"
The magistrate then ordered the arrest Of the
man who sold the drinks at the bar and the
fellow became at once indignant He was finally
placed under arrest. The man refused to tell
who he was.
The magistrate on returning 70 the station
house, removed his coat and hat and said ne
would hold court in the station house
The first prisoner was then arraigned before
him
Meanwhile several policemen in the station
crowd that had gathered.
James Quinan. the bartender AZ 4sth street
and sixth avenue, and John McGeury. the bar
tender at ATTN street and Eighth avenue. were
arrested
While holding court in the station house on
the cases Of the prisoners Magistrate Whitman
declared with great earnestuess. that Patrol
man Daniel Fox. Of the precinct. whom he said
he met I'm front OF the saloon at 49th street and
sixth avenue told him that the saloon was open
and running after hours because the captain OF
the precinct captain DAILY, had been fixed"
Asked If ne had not made this statement Pa
trolman Fox denied It.
Magistrate Whitman said that he would pre-
fer charges to- day against Captain Daily and
Sergeant Bolan
Magistrate Whitman said To Tribune re-
porter before leaving the station for his home
Il was dining with some friends in seth street
when / was tNltted about excise conditions ex-
isting In this city. l determined TO make an in
vestigation for myself. a saloon I entered had
five men in front Of the bar and three In the
rear room. This man (pointns to McGeury)
was serving them drinks. lie also served
with drink
The magistrate held tho prisoners in $4,000
bail each for further examination. a dozen per-
sons tried 10 bail them out. but Magistrate
Whitman refused them all.