New-York tribune., 1911-10-10
BOSTON MAY KEEP GUN
Magistrate COrrigan Comments
on WaIdo'S Letter to Gaynor.
WONT REVOKE LICENSE
Says Police Dealings with China
men Are Fine Example of
Their Work

when criticised infArentislly by Nsvor
cavnor yesterday because he had issued q
permit 70 carry revolver - Charley
Boston. well known character Of China
town. Magistrate Corrisan came right
back 0ith a defence Of his action.
You nay 60 az far as YOU like IN saving
that shall not revoke the permit he said.
The Sullivan law Is ridiculous. n The
people of this city were better protected by
the police there would ne no need Of Ter
r1ts n carry firearms. only people such
as thugs and hiehbinders can carry 4 re-
volver now without a permit
Magistrate Corr'gan aroused the wrath Of
Mayor Gaynor I'm March by an open letter.
IN which he said the police force was IN a
state OF decentralization and crime rampant;
that the cause OF it all was the Mayor Wn"
lad tried personally TO run the force. ana
that government by epstle" had failed.
The Mayor replied with remarks about
'seditious utterances" and indicated that
he would try 10 find way to remove
Magistrate Corrigan from the bench.
Some weeks ago the Mayor made public
a complaint that Magistrate Corrigan nad
refused TO issue warrants the police had
asked for IN connection with some gam
bling raids they wished to make. The
MAGISTRATE replied that the evidence pre-
sented was not sufficient
Mayor Gaynors latest move against
Magistrate Corrigan was taken yesterday
when he made public the following letter
from Police Commissioner Waldo:
am in receipt Of a letter. signed by the
chief clerk OF the Board OF city Magls-
trates informing me that MagisIia'e -..l,. Sor.
riSan on October 4 issued Il pta'ot pe1i1,t
TO one Charles Boston, Ol No. II MVI'
street / inCiOse herewith records from lltc
Bureau of Criminal ldeuuncatloh' lhtluu
ing newspaper clippings. showing that MAJ
Boston IL a notorious opium trader mas
been arrested By the federal authorities
was the former proprietor OF notorious
Chinatown dive, and ls one or the IohB
leaders OF that district, whose shootns
ARRAYS have scandalized the community
II would appear that the best interests
OF the public would be served by haylns
this permit revoked. In addition 10 lHese
facts Boston IS not citizen OF the Ohtec
States. The law prescribes mat person
who Is not a citizen of the United states
who shall have or carry firearms shall ne
guilty Of a felony. IL would appear, there
fore that this man had been granted
permission by the magistrate 10 commit
felony
Mayor Gaynor had no comment 10 make
upon the letter.
AZ Police Headquarters last night they
asserted that Boston had acknowledged
/ that he was not a citizen. They declared
/ there were no more than three or four
naturalized Cinnamon in the country. and
/ that only one Of them lived IN New York
/ City
Explaining why he had issued permit
/ TO Boston Magistrate Corrigan said:
In order 70 get a permit TO carry fire.
( arms rhe applicant for such permit must
/ fll out a blank certifying that he is over
7 sixteen wears old. citizen of the United
States ana that he has good reason Tor
wishing 10 carry a gun. / understand tnat
/ Boston was born IN san Francisco. lie
/ told me that ne wanted 4 revolver because
/ he carried large sums OF money with MIN.
/ The applicant must also swear that ne
! has never been convicted Of any crime;
| Boston never has. He has been indicted
| on q charge of smuggling, but the charge
I was never proved.
/ have known Charley Boston for five or
I six years He was an interpreter In the
| District Attorney office when ] was there
! and was in pretty close touch with him
ANY man who carries large sums ~
I money with him ought 70 carry revolver
/ ana 70 be ready 10 use n II occasion re
/ auires As for uspe tor Hughes report
/ that vas sent along with commissioning
/ Waldo's letter. it 's fIll of allegations and
nothing else. Tho dealings Of the police
/ with Charley Boston ara fine example
/ ~ their work Why. n n hadnt z been for
. the newspapers tine 'HNicab murder would
I uAvnr have been cleared ND inspector
/ Hughes admitted himself that his mon 2'd
not know Gsrvev.