The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-07
Chief CROKER GETS NABBED
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N~~,ied NAs = Judge AZ the Parade
aud Was Iiurr, ting Ava, In IiI> auto.

Nrw RoCHEILF. Oct. o-Fire chief
Edward = Cruk-r - New York came out
here ~. day as the guest ~ the town
to review firem-n's parade. bat before
lac got more than a block on his way
back to New York after the Judgments
had heen announced he was arrested
He spent half an hour as q prisoner In a
police station and when finally he was
released Sergeant Rails insisted that he
60 IA the custody ~ an Alderman To-
might The officials II the town are g-it ing
ready To send tn the chief Testimonial
~ regret
II was a parade - volunteer fire com
panie- from towns IN West chester county
and adjoining villages in Connections
and un the far side 81 the Hudson. Chief
Croker never ia his life Looked at a parade
u vamps from the judges stand until
to-day and It was only his friendship
for Chief Jim Ross that brought him here
this afternoon. The week in New York
was about the. toughest the chief has
ever known. bat he stuck 10y his promise,
made some time since. TO lie at the parade
to-day
hut things have been happening ~
fast ia New York that he felt that he ought
to get back tn town As soon as the parad.
had passed the stand The other Judges
sXMAyor Raymond and Major Dugan.
who Is IN command a. Fort Slocum. were
down for banquet ~ Glen Island. but
the chief said he'd have To pass that by.
for there was no telling What might he
starting up IN New lork
80 the Others set out for Glen Island and
the chief walk ed "a where he automobile
was and gave IN. word To start for New
Sork HIS chauffeur started down "A side
street and IN making turn toward the
city had 20 pas- the lin. 81 the parade
The vamps and their apparatus were -iill
IN marching order, but the chief was IN a
hustle and he gave orders Ia hts chauffeur
To go through the parade whether ur NO
But Policeman Chsnoweth wouldn't
have u 80. He ordered the chiefs chauf-
four tn stop. The chauffeur looked 10
Chief Croker for orders. and the chief
told him 10 60 ahead. Az the same time
he showed his Fire Department shield
That didn't mean anything 10 ChenoWet
~ he jumped on the running board Of
the automobile
Croker pointed ~ his g,i~-, ~ honor
badge, but that didn'' make any more
impression than the chisf's gold shi.Id
Il don't care Who you are. you're going
TO stop said Cheno~eth. stoutly. NO
by heck. not II you're President Taft
Croker said he wouldn't. ny heck and
the chauffeur threw IN hts clutch Then
Chenoweth said IN. chief WAS arrested
aad he a have - gp go tho station house
The chief went
SsrEi BERNARD Bsl- MAS IN duty alone
Everybody els" ~a- -,thrr a. m" parade
80 else was "n the way T." Glen Island Tor
IN" banquet Rails scratched lis read
Never m all MS experience had b., ,a.,i. 'h-
ohi"f e New Works Pure Department m
cI-t'dy. ~ Ice played Tor som. r,rn" rak-
ing a.. chiefs I..digrr" with what pru-
fs-siural peal h" could summon ILrru-
weIh stood 10y grinrirg lie Interrupted
the proceedings for All instant. though
y" have a quiet talk Nrth Young man
who looked Ike a strong fuuIr
Get down 'r Glen Lizard he wiI-
T"Trd and Tor the lus" It heaven nriug
me snm"hudv vino can t..ll me what T.,
business Ihr young man -,i n 10 ind
Mavor luiW"l 80 ~ Ma'.r Rsl iupud -
4, hl-f .limui, ;.o- 81 .ru"u, dy whu .
knew all IT," awe aruut srrut--r fire
men > Idradt-
Down a. Glen Island 'h"v Wcr'. getting
ready tor the haugu-t But every body 7
~ ~ mixing up with -V"ryl,ud rl~" 80 fas, .
hat the young man cpuliut pick OF any
II those highsSt ~ avthorty Bat b."
found Alderman IL. Count lie ran up
10 him painting cat hI- news
What gasp''d the Alderman -Nuu 7
don say so Come un. you ~ -iuugiug
me-
IN" Young man swan" that ~ "a IA"
CHASTITY truth. The Alderman started .
lack 80 New Rn"h-ll. a. fast a, b" could
He found Bal- stlll p.traInIng "a. uneasy
rocker In" sergeant aud the Alderman
nad a quiet talk
But. Alderman. Rails va, heard ~
reply. there ain 30 way ~ fixing up the
'ass unless the chief GOES ~ your clIs
oIy
That's the way Crok"r got N
HROU W DENIES BRIBERI.