New-York tribune., 1909-01-02
GET A SCAR FACE MAN
HE POSED IS POLICEMAN.
Made 4rrcsts and Did Other DlSc0n-
certing Things.

After searching for many weeks for man
with scar" who. with the aid of ponce
badge has been impersonating tentraI ounce
detective to shake down numerous N"'l'"s'
the 7,olice las. night arrested a man with a long
scar across the right side Of his fac" VINO gave
his name as William Delaney, twenty -e'h"'
,,oars old and said. according TO Inspector Nc
Carrerty that ne was formerly patr"ifnah az
tacbed 70 the East 1o4th street station. De
spite his denials the police say that Delaney IS
the man for whom they have been looking ana
that he is the one who took the clothing ana
ra,-oI,ers of several officers Of the first court
souad from the lockers in the basement OF tHe
Criminal Courts Building on Thursday hEH'.
He was locked UP at headquarters cha' su
with carving concealed weapons and burglary
Delaney was arrested in front OF NO l59 =" est
ard street shortly after o'clock YESTERDAY
o,.o-roon bv Patrolmen Patrick O'Leary and
Iobn Collins of the West 4Ith street staton-
Tho two patrolmen were attracted to the scene
- ~ .--.a,,,s of a woman and on reaching
the snot found Delaney trying to arrest a negro
u,or,ap They sought to learn his authorlty'
ord +bev declare Delaney exhibited ponce
badge No 1904. saying that he WAS poHce
man OI1eary and Collins rec"gnlzed me ""u3e
as one for which general alarm had oeel s''
ont as having been lost by Patroiman " imam
Carav Of the West 6Sth street station ABOUT
December ..
1,a1o,e,, was then taken 10 the West ""th
street police station. where Lieutenant DeihPSeS
,oo. him under arrest The police say that
two revolvers. police manual eolu "a'~.
ard two cheap watches were found on him. ana
49,. o,o of the revoIvers was the property of
Patrolman Johp J. Shea, Of the I'mos court
so,ad and was part of the property taken
from the lockers on New Years Eve
Ta,anev denied all the charges made against
him He said he was a driver by occupation
The nol,e tell Of long series Of escapades
Of the man with a scar on december o.
tbev saw man who said he was Centrai
Once detective appeared in the East DIST street
station with a prisoner named George BANKS
whom he charged with disorderIy conduct. After
,a1aDboning to Police Headquarters the impcr-
senator assured Lieutenant Dunn that II was
"an fixed" and said he would appear in the
morning He failed to show up. Banks was dis
ob.rgad and Lieutenant Dunn began looking for
the IMAM with scar"
The next appearance of the mysterious i'm
rersonator was the night or December -
whom ne became involved in dispute in the
night court and again displayed a police badge
saving that he was an officer.
Aoa,n on New Years Eve the police say that
the man with a scar robbed the lockers In the
CririnaI Courts Building. and then invited
TafT fTOlm3n
bave drink with him. They say he explained
that he was an officer and that the clothes he
,-as carving were which he was taking
home
Tho last appearance he made before his ar
res+ according to the police, was in the West
2nth street station at noon yesterday with a
,,fsoner whom he said. he had arrested for
oobting in the street. The prisoner was en-
+orc5 in the bIotter Antonio Martin, eighteen
,-e,re old an errand boy Of No. 375 Seventh ave
mo charged with disorderly conduct. The scar
faced man. after displaying shield No. 1922.
tortad for court with his prisoner but never
arrived there.
r,be nolica also say that Delaney was present
- tho fire lines at the burning of the Herald
SQUARE Theatre, where he displayed a police
ha1ge and addressed several Of the men on duty
~, name Deputy Commissioner Hanson was in
obarpe Of the police at the fire.
Iieutenant Funston. attached to Police Head
| Quarters said he had found Delaney's picture IN
tbe rozres' gallery, where he was described as
-sneak and package thief Lieutenant Funston
| also said that the had serred t-rIzs In FL
mira and Sing Sing.