New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-15
CROWLEY on PARADE.
Colonel Is Martyr for Defending
ST. Patrich''s Honor.

On Saturday. when patriotic Irlshnen by the
Thousand parade in honor Of St Patrick. look out
ior Colonel Charles J. Crowley Crowley Is n
marked man. Crowley is something OF a MARTYR
ana by strange fatality no seeEs to have suffered
In defending the honor ~ = Patrick But Colonel
'rowl"y's vindication win come Saturday. when
N" hands nlny St Patrck's Day airs So while
tho soul of The colonel may he somewhat Iaceratsd
~ this instant ne Will oe satisfied and easy with
himself when the crowds tomorrow poin' to him
and say: See that handsome lad on the roam
horse-that's Crowley
To come back 10 The Official story OF Colonel
Charles j. Crowley one has 70 begin in the Tene-
ment House Department, az the head Of which is
Commissioner Edmond II Butler man. like colo
mel Crowley. with Il mind OF his own
year ago Colonel Crowley who until Yesterday
was secretary OF the Tenement House Department.
hut whose official head is now kicking around in
Tho sawdust-a year ago Colonel Crowley. being
Spanish war veteran and entitled 10 consideration.
did not. II is charged. ask permission from his
chief 10 absent himself from his post Of duty
Commissioners Butler noticed it. That the
first rift in the combination Butler Crowley lutte
Commissioner Butler having a mind ~ his own
and being the boss. wondered why colonel CrovvIev
stckler for discipline should have forgotten TO
mention in advance that he wanted get of on
81 Pa'ricks pay n year ago. When the news
finally percolatcd Colonel Crowley that his hon
oTed CHIEF was wondering that he had forgotten %
mention IT. according to the ofice boys in the de
partnl'nt. ne turned red around tho gills From
that time forward the colopers bosom was a small
insurrector camp, with NO surrender" on the flag
which he hung at the outer gate The insurrecton
went on, and finally Commissioner Butler asked for
the colonel's resignation
As colonel Crowley is n Spanish war veteran. he
considered himself immune from the ravagey OF the
removal microbe. and he said he'd be blowcd if
he'd resign words 10 that effect Commissioner
Butler suggested that he would bring charges and
remove hr. Mr.. Crowley said to 60 ahead with
the charges. All HIS friends said that Commits
sioTer Rutlc~ was cunning for him because he was
n shouting Charles F. Murphy man. while the Com
missioner Is personal friend of Mayor.
The wheels Of the machine began to grind and
COlOuei CroWIef was cted 10 appear at a hearing OF
charges that had been preferred against him He
sued out writ Of prohibition. which. after a time
was vacated, Then he got a writ of certiorari
which il sort of blackthorn shilleIah i'm legal
procedure and tried to stop the Commissioner i'm
his efforts to dismiss him. The charges among
other things said that on ST. Patrcks Day of last
year said crowley was absent without leave After
hearing the charges, Commissioner Butler decided
that Mr.. Crowley would nave 10 go and so in
formed him Yesterday Colonel is no
longer draw wing $333 month but is not without iov
aud c&htlaration Last year he marched at The
head Of the LIST Regiment Irish Volunteers re-
morrow he is 10 march at the head of a brigade az
irish volunteers. He's saving some hing for Com
missioner Butler. '