New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10

whether he bet on one or the other, or
what he lost"
Gallagher was enrolled as a Demo-
crat, according to the records Of the
Tammany Central Association, Michael
J. Cruises organization, at No. Dos East
sd street. He voted In the Sth Election
District Of the 18th Assembly District.
| Members of the club who were at the
rooms yesterday said they did not know
the man by sight, and when a picture
of him was shown to them they still
maintained that they did not know him.
HE must belong to Larney's crowd"
said one of the Cruise stalwarts.
| William A. Larney, secretary of the
Fire Department, has waged several
battles for the district leadership
against Cruise the leader Of the 14th,
and the Cruise men were glad to turn
Gallagher over to the opposition Lar
ney was a supporter of Mayor McClel-
Ian.
larney Wants None Of Him.
Thomas B. Larney. treasurer Of the
Democratic club of the 14th Assembly
District, Billy Larney's association.
denied that Gallagher belonged to their
faction.
IF he does, 1 don't know him. said
Tom Larney. ''Of course Cruises
gang will tell you that he belongs to us.
If the devil himself were around the
Cruise gang would say he belonged to
the Larney crowd.
William A. Larney himself denied that
Gallagher belonged to his club
81 have not heard Of a single member
of my organization losing his job
through politics. he added. eff there
was such a man as Gallagher in the
club I would surely know it. l deplore
this tragedy very much, for Mayor Gay
I-or has always treated me in the best
spirit"
Mrs. John Franck, who, with her nus
band. keeps a cigar store at No. Al
Third avenue, knew something of Gal
| lagher's political associations. After
telling of seeing him each day in the
store, she added: often when l go out
l have seen him in front Of the club
there. in SD street. He spent good
deal of time there. l believe the man
| was crazy all the time. 1 used to see
how wild his eyes were
Franck confirmed what his wife said,
and added that he had heard Gallagher
tell Zimmerman, the jeweller next door,
that he had lost $500 on the Jeffries-
Johnson fight.
In the little single room occupied by
| !, ir1 of
Johansen's house there were a couple Of
religious pictures on the walls one a
Madonna There was also framed GER
tificate showing that Gallagher was e
member of the Lincoln Farm Associa-
ton. formed some years ago to purchase
the farm on which the President was
born as q gift to the nation.
At a saloon in East 31st street the
bartender knew Gallagher well. He
would drop in here and take whiskey
sour OF a glass of beer perhaps once
day. or perhaps only two or three times
in a week" he said. He was quiet
spoken man, and talked very well When
there was ony one to talk with l never
saw him the worse for liquor or heard
him saw cross word. / have not seen
him at all for the last three weeks,
though he NAV have come in when / was
not here"
Not Known at Parish Church.
st. stephens Church, East 18th street
is the parish church OF the district In
which Gallagher lived. Bishop Cusaek,
auxiliary Bishop Of New York, is the
rector. When we heard Of the terrible
affair" said Bishop Cusack, I'VE looked
up our records to see whether the man
belonged to our church. We consulted
the list of church members and that Of
/ mem hers OF the various societies con-
nected with the church, but could not
find his name anywhere. l sincerely
hope that the Mayor will soon recover.
as il would be a terrible blow If he
should succumb to the shot of an as
sassin."
According to officials of the Depart
ment Of Docks, in which Gallagher
was employed, the man was what
sailors call a sea lawyer. He was
constantly inveighing against the injus-
tice with which he said he was treated
by some Of the heads Of the department,
and wrote voluminous letters to Con-
trolIer Prendergast about the schedules
of pay and other matters.
His record AS it appears on the books
of the department reads as follows:
James J. Gallagher; residence, No 440
Third avenue. Appointed Waterman April
:. 1899. Discharged July 10. 1910. on charges
preferred for neglect OF duty and mis-
conduct.
| Calvin Iomkins, the Dock Commits