The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-24

man The First cAms out for HIM anA ha
was elected. From that year until i1eD
ne served m the State lower house and
was again elected Aassmblyman IN IeaS
and served until Isos. During his Assembly
service he served On the COMMITTEES %
Federal Relations and Charitable and Re-
llgious Societies. Public Lands, Banks.
labor ant Industries. Railroads and Cities
ana many moro committees.
HE Sullivnns had much 20 do with
Battery Dan . alhaeuusnt career although
hlg Tim and IN fact all the Tammany
chteftains deserted HIM when he and
Leader Tom Foley decided twelve years
ago "a pat up Daniel kiondan, now Con-
gfesssnan, Tor the state Senatorial noSninA-
ton against John " AheArn.
IL Finn will stick TO me- Foley aaid
At that time, TN nominate RtordAn no
matter what FouFteeulA Street says"
Finn stuck. and together he and Foley
sent RtorStAn to Albany. Sinco thoas dave.
have been closs frisnds. Among hi most
faithful visltors during his recent illness
have been Blg Tim. Presidsnt John Fog
q the DenOcrAtio Club and ex-s5hsriH
Foley.
Battery Dan Wa elected 70 the Num-
Mcclellan appointed him q Police MAgis-
trate. Tuherose horRsshoes. baskets Of
orchids. a gold and ivory gAvel. q 6OrAl
horseshoe tagged. on AGAIN. on again,
Finn again. and many hurrAhs greeted
Battery Dan when he started in to hear
police cAses IN tho apring of 1915.
His spectacular entrance upon his
duties that day in the Tombs court was
followed from that time until illness
last January caused him 10 give up his
work In the police courts by much newa-
paper publicity. most Of which had 90 do
police and for hls lenity with prisoners.
Barney he would yell in court to
O'Connor. his prohAfion ofioer tho re-
movAl ~ whom by Gen. Bingham led
20 the trouble bstween Battery Dan
and the former Commissioner Aarnsy.
out "a the nearest street. cornor and make
EN- patch up their scrap Now take 10
from me- he would cay when the woman
wosld start IN with q protest. -n scnd
your husband up you'll be around here
IN two days trying to got him out. G'wan
with Barney and AK IL up
During bAttery Ilans days on the
police bench the newspapers bristled
with headline~ about him to the effect
that Finn Lets q Pickpocket Co:
Battery Dan Scores GroGgery RAiders":
-Finn Lenient With POolroom Men,.
Police Resent Battery DANE Advice
60 shoot; Bingham Riles Battery Dam
and 80 on
In February last Maynard ". Clement,
the state Excise Commissioner asked
the Appellate Division 90 remove Magic
trate Finn ON the charge that he had
-wiifully. unlRwfully and frAudulently-
discharged many prisoners In cases 81
EXCISE Law violations -i33 cases in about
siN n'onths during 1910. Or. Edward X.
Ross. Battery DAn's physician. however.
submitted an affidavit saying that such
service would be seriously harmful to
his patient and tn" charges we're not
pressed
Magistrate Finu leaves a widow. q
sister. Mrs. Markham 81 Jersey City;
four sons Lawyer Daniel y. finn. JT.
John. who " a court clerk Joseph y. at
the County Clerks Office, and Philip ID
Also he leaves an unmarried daughter
Mary. and three who are married. Mrs
John DugAn. Mrs. John Sheehan and
Mr.. Matthe~ Strip.
Mgr Mclean 81 ST Peters Church in
Barclay street administered the las;
sacTamsnts Ia Magistrate Finn just he
arrangements have been made - FAR
except that the burial will n. ia Calvary
The dead leader was a member % Dahl
gren Post. No. ia, u. A. r.. the Democratic
Club. the Catholic Historical society
and the Catholic Club.
Battery Dams achodl training con
sisted Of only a few Year, ia the elemen.
tary sChoOls 81 Manhattan. He had
gathered toasther. however. a smatteT
ing 81 miscellaneous information flashes
OF which often surprlsed the coiieea
trained men he met az various time@
through the habit he formed years ago
~ reading books OF all kinds until FAR
into the night in his Broome street homo.
He was admitted In tho bar Ivy "A special
act of the Legislature and never was he
accused even hy himself. ~ having a
profound knowledge 20 the law.
And take IL from me- said one Of
his young lieutenants yesterday. he
didn Z leave any money. and that's going
some for a man who has led the First
ever since he heat Col Mike Murphy
Some 81 the wise insisted yesterday
Battery Ian a. IeaTer 4 smaller Rroup
Was itlat a. sure that senator William
4 IaMrnn ill L.. lha nn..ar hr.aa