New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
DRIVES AT SYSTEM
BCGHER GIVES 1T 4
SH4SHING BLOU.
Has Fine Of Raiding DetectiUe
Remitted, and Goes after
His -4ccusers.

the worst blows in its history yesterday
as the result OF the unprecedented action
OF Acting Commissioner Bugher.
Mr.. Bugher examined personally the
men who arrested Detective Gallagher,
who, as q member OF Chief Inspector
Schmittberger' staff, was concerned
IL 4 gambling raid over the heads OF n
spector Hogan and Captain Morris on
Monday night Gallagher was arrested
for "disorderly conduct" on wednesday
morning and was fined So later in the
day by Magistrate Harris in the YORK
vile court
Mr. Bugher saw in the arrest an at
tempt to discredit new policeman en-
ployed in active effort to destroy lile
system and jumped into the case at
once, with such telling effect that Gal-
lagher's fine was RENTED yesterday oy
Magistrate Harris He then restored the
detective to duty and transferred the
men concerned IN the arrest
TO DISMISS THREE MEN
Deputy Commissioners Walsh heard
men charged with being connected Win
the alleged assault on woman III
barber shop in East Saith street on Jan
nary -. At the end of the trials ne an
nounced that he would recommend the
dismissal Of three of the men ana re-
served decision in the other two cases
na4roIr7an OF the Bergen street sta
+ior RrooLlvr. was arrested on a charge
~ Urecking the home of a storekeeper'
The case fell through in court, however
hecause the complainant refused to press
the charge.
Acting Commissioner Bugher secured
2 rehearing of the Gallagher case, be
cause he thought the detective "dld not
have a square deal at the first hearing
1.ecause important witnesses were not
called. g" Throughout the hearing he was
alert. and sharply cross-eXamined the
witnesses when their testimony was con-
tradic+orv. once he turned TO the mag1s-
4rste. and. as he winked. remarked'
..S17rlI IS the condition of affairs
Patrolnan Sullivan. Of the 9th street
e+a1ion. the first witness, testified that
vben he was in 14th street Iuesday
night several women told him that z
non 1-ho rosed as detective had de-
r1snded money from them, and that one
of them said Gala CHER was the man
PatroIman Farrell, who testified that
De+ectize Nelson. who arrested Gal
laeb.r. and Gallagher used hard IAN
z,aee in addressing each other, said in
replv 70 q question of the Commissioner;
gallagher was not intoxicated as far as
l could see"
NAY GO ,HIGHER Up,
Gallagher was arrested on Wednesday
morning by Detective Nelson, ana De-
tective Bishop bore witness against hlnl-
Mr. Rug1er sent them both to walk the
streets Yesterday. and both are likely to
face charges later. in which Lieutenant
Kuehne. on the desk in the East 9th
street station when Gallagher was
brought in may be involved Bigger
men still may be brought up with D
round turn # Mr.. Bugher can get the
facts he is looking for
At the hearing yesterday Nelson re
heated his testimony of the day before
that Sullivan told him of the women
complaints and that ne thought Gala
CHER was intoxicated.
Mr. Bugher. in examining Nelson, made
rho detective say first that he was afraid
GALLAGHER would shoot him, and then
ADMIT that Gallagher had no gun.
Nelson then said: 4 have woman IN
court whom this man Gallagher ap-
preached"
WOMAN TAKES THE STAMP.
The woman was called to the stand
end said her name was Sophie Burns
where was Patrolman Sullivan stand
ing when YOU walked up TO him." asked
Nelson
AT 14th street and Third avenue
What did you say TO him."
Il told Sullivan that a man was about
flashing badge. and that he posed as
a policeman"
What did Sullivan do
sullivan went with me, and we
walked to where you were standing, at
18th street and Third avenue. and
heard Sullivan tell you about a man
flashing a shield, and then l walked
away"
| Nelson said that after Sullivan and the
woman walked away, he saw a crowd
across the street, that he ran across
| and the woman pointed out Gallagher
| .s the man who had accosted her and
had showed her with his fist
Then Mr.. Bugher examined the woman
! and brought out that she had known
| Nelson and Bishop for about two weeks.
/ Then she said that she had been in the
,,,e.i17cr for four years and had not been
! arrested at all for two years.
Have you any questions to ask this
| woman" the Magistrate asked Gala
! CHER
u don't know" replied Gallagher,
| "yhether il was she or not who accost-
ad me I was in 18th street, between
Third and Fourth avenues. when some
woman accosted me. pushed her to one
! side and told her TO get ava, that had
| c,bar business t. attend to-"
Bishop testified that Gallagher had
not acted in a disorderly manner. DR..
/ r.l,,,er. chief surgeon of the department.
,a~+4fied that Gallagher. an examination,
.hov,ed no signs z intoxication. Then
Magistrate Harris said:
..Trnder the additional testimony | am
-,., ,,-ipced that Policeman Gallagher was
- ,ntoxicated. Technically Gala CHER
,..as nlaced Under arrest at 10th street