The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-28
WON'T WORK WITH GOODWIN
M'NALLY QUITS AFTER A ROW
IN CHARTTTES OFFICE.
special Investigator and Deputy In Nio-
lent Quarrel In Presence Of Commis-
sioner Drummond McNsliy says the
once Is Now a Tammany Annex

Augustin McNally confidential nvesti.
gator in the Department OF Charities
under appointment of Commissioner
Michael j. Drummond. has put in his
resignation. to take effect immediately
His action followed violent quarre
between himself and Deputy Commis
siOnpr Frank J Goodwin on last Saturday
in the presence Of the Commissioner
himself aud in the course of which. II IL
said. McNally tried to call Police Head
quarters on the telephone TO AJAX for the
arrest of Goodwin
McNally gave to the Commissioner ano
his associates In the office as the reason
for his sudden departure the constant
Interference of Goodwin with his work
He said that the Deputy Commissioner
was making the office Of the Conmls-
s,oner of Charities an annex of Tammany
Hall Goodwin is the Tammany leader
of the seventh Assembly district
This is the second change in Com.
missioner Drummond's staf within slN
months caused. 80 the affected officials
said. 10y friction with Goodwin George
" Meeks. superintendent of the bureau
of dependent adults was discharged upon
the complaint Of Goodwin and IL nov
SUNG IN the Supreme Court for rem
statement
McNallys appointment last August
was secured at the suggestion Of severa
well known clergy men ia the tatnoIl'
Church and with the appreciation q
Arcnblrhup Farley. 40 II Vas said hy hi
/ friends Yesterday IL was understood
P -. -. an
/ Drummond directly and that his WORK
was TO br independent OF the deputle'
III the office. Ii became IA matter Oi genera
/ knowledge in the department that brior'
! MCNally had been long. investigating
the work of employees he began To have
| disagreemeItr with Goodwin Ill trellnt
| between them grew until matters came
J to CLIMAX on last saturday
One report II that Goodwin struCt
Me Nally and that the latter tried TO &c
to the telephone To call up Poilc" Head
quarters Another version ~ that Good
win offered to thrash McNally, that Tia
latter dared him to come on and tina
then h. wa< restrained from calling fu
police protection over the wire Neithe
principal would dl.cuss the encounte
Yesterday
MCNaly took ms resignation TO tom
missioner DrummOud Office on lu-Sda
and left it. in Mr. Drummond,s absenc.
with his secretary When MIR Drum
mond receiVed the rrsgnatou he go
McNally on tho telephone aud asked hir
10 reconsider. which Nr\Allv refused T.
do
Il refused longer 10 tolerate Mr.. Good
wins making the Department o! Cor
reCtiun an annex to lammanv Hall.
was the way McNallv explained yrstci
day the reason for his action. SINCE
could not ConsCientiously permit his II
t-rterrnce III behalf of district captain
and politicians from his district Resigned
| do not believe that Commissioner Drum
mond knows how far his othCe II Duun
to the politicians through the actions {
his First Deputy. | hav" no complain
10 max" against the Commissioner hin
self, he has treated me with every couI
teSy. But ! hate 10 sec HIM made IN" Ni'
tim of men who make his office respous
hl- 10 Tammany Hall instead OF 10 II
people.
The difficulties between Me"ks Il
former Superintendent of the Bureau
Dependent Adults. and Goodwin sros
80 Meeks sand III his hearing hefor" tn
commissioner. from his refusal to 70
low Goodwln's : order to change ms repo
. on tn" efficiency and conduct rating
Max Rothschild. then registrar OF {!
bureau Rothschild was a captain in Goo'
r wins district and his conduct IN the otfi,
OF the Department of Charities caus,
Meeks To give him low rating. Goodw
preferred charges OF insuhordlnatic
against Meeks which We're sustained |
, DTummond RothsChild resigned befo
: DrummOnd acted on Goodwin CnHrg
. and dismissed Me"ks.
COMMISSIONER Drummond refused We
i terdav to make any comment up'
=, McNally's resignation