New-York tribune., 1909-01-06
SHELLS THE BATTERY
BINGHAM ATTACKS FINN.
Fighting Magistrates Hea0y Gums
Reply to Mulberry Street.

vsr clouds once nlore hoated over No. 500 Mnl-
n. s+reet Yesterday afternoon this time the per
SON taking issue with General Bingham being Nag
,s.rate Finn. sometimes known as Battery Dan
.rgs-ed ~ criticisms of the Police Department and
,ha s+-,tps. Of the magistrate toward patrolmen
who vent,1red 20 arrest some Of those known IN
.e7S7,o.s Who" and In Right General Bingham
gave out a statement calling attention to the police
-sco-d of BATTERY Dan" He also transferred
Patrolu,an p. J. O'Connor. Magistrate Finn's pro-
harion officer 10 a job pounding the walk from
tic Elizabeth street station the magistrate retail
ating bv calling the Commissioner coward
Among otl,er things the Commissioner say
NY attentsn has been called TO the gratullouS
remarks the Hon. Daniel Finn has been MAKING
from the police court bench recently about the po-
lice force in general and the Police commissioner
in particular. I wonder if this can be the san
Finn whose name appears on police statlon mouse
blotters many times as a prisoner II Z" Is 'ie
same Finn. I do wonder that he Is sore on tIle
nofoe he has good reason be, for they certainly
have been unkind 70 him As he has no use lo'
the police force in general. cannot see what use
he would have for a single member of the force
and have felt Obliged take his probation ohcer
away from him"
Then follow extracts from blotters Of various
police stations six in number. giving charges WIT
ten there against the present police magistrate
This interesting bit Of history dates back 10 1879.
ane for violation Of the excise law OF these Mag
lstrate Finn said that he could remember beng
arrested only twice. and both times Tor protecting
et-,self against big loafers'" Then he continued:
This man is 4 Coward. and he resents the way
have talked about the manner in which he does his
zork / cr:ticise him. / think IL Is my DUTY as
a magistrate. Not long ago fifteen women were
arrested here. There not the least shred Of
evidence against them. and I proved to ColnHlls
s:orer Hanson that he was abusing the court
-Je-ks by making trerl 90 a terrific amount or IN
necessary work Nevertheless, postponed nearing
the women's cases in order 70 allow the Conmls-
sioner to he present Mr.. Hanson was here ana
Mr. Mlrphy of the legal bureau We tried 'hoSe
vrorner and there was not the least scrap OF evl-
sence produced against them told hanson 'hd'
the police were not 10 be used for any such pun
pose.
t-ata warming ,,u under questions. Il believe that
there fs 2 code prescribed for gentlemen OF his
kind. am challenging HIM but believe rom
his action in regard my probation ofi1cer tal ne
is a coward. / have objection TO meeting MI
Bingham in a court Of law, on the sidewalk OF
anvzhere else Nv life has been an open booh
ever since I three years old. and everybody
knows that never did anything am ashamed Oh
The kind Of a commissioner we want he
added lis one that has risen from the ranks ike
Devery-a who knows the job AS II slahuS
TOW tie force is demoraIized' At this time Masis-
trate Finn had not seen Commissioner Bingham
Eearly report
That Magistrate Finn does not love p"I'ellI7'ti = !
any too well has been known FOR many moons ana
fhls fact was clearly demonstrated. MOnday morn
ing when he had a run in with Lieutenant
eDi,k' OrConnor, Of the traffic squad Q Connor'
aho is one OF the smallest men in the department.
but who wears three medals for bravery hao ar
raignes truck driver for obstructng car trafhc IN
Third avenue. After hearing the case Magistrate
Finn discharged TIE driver. and took occasion 70
tell O'Counor that he was employed by the city and
not by the company In a second o oConnor
ba-t he GefeTCTg himself IN a most
vigorous manner. The magistrate called several
patrolnen TO put the lieutenant out. but none
see NED anxious for the job. and O'ConnoT had his
say, after which he left the courtroom