New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10

the street I'm most of the places, but the
white. aproned dispensers Of the goods soid
over the bar were clearly IN vie" ana ap-
parently plying their workaday duties Az
emissaries betwees the front ana re"'
rooms There was no hesitation III OPEN
ing the side door to those who knocked at
some OF these places. Similar conditions
were observed on Amsterdam and Eighth
avenues on the upper West Side.
Must Answer for Letter
Patrolman william A. sherry, attached
&C. the Rockaway Beach station. Is To be
ara:gned before Police Commissioner Crop
sey tomorrow on charges Of conduct unbe-
coming an officer and prejudicial to the
discipline OF the police force and insubordi-
nation. II was learned last night. These
charges grew out of a letter Sherry wrote
TO a Brooklyn newspaper on March 3, In
which he took to task the Mayor and COM
missioner Cropsey. and criticised the lat
tcr's method Of running the Police Depart
ment Sherry also took exception TO the
decision OF a. magistrate sitting I'm the night
court. who ruled that patrolmen had no
tight TO make arrests without a warrant
When brought before Commissioner Crop
sey Sherry readily admitted the author
shio of this letter In IL Sherry denounced
the existing conditions In the Police De-
psrtment God pity the women Of this
city," he said at that time. III patrolmen
could not make an arrest without war
rant"
According to friends, Sherry will seek to
Justify the writing of his letter. and what
h. Lcou,, % ha ox{efipc conditions in the
Police Department. 1t is understood that
he will go over the entire letter, statement
by statement. and endeavor to prove that
he knows what he was talking about
Frank McGirr. a bartender IN a saloon
at Third avenue and 18th street, appeared
in the Yorkville police court as complain
ant against four men whom he charged
with fighting and breaking furniture in the
saloon. McGirr and other witnesses were
insIstant In declaring that the row took
place before midnight Saturday night, In
contradiction to the testimony OF Patrol
man Mcdonald who swore that he arrested
the men at $50 yesterday morning during
the progress Of the fight. The contradic-
tory testimony angered Magistrate Butts,
who said that he understood why the time
was fixed at or before midnight, and he
directed Policeman Mcdonald to see that
the proper authorities were notified or the
violation OF the excise laws He fined one
OF the men S. and let the others off with
fines Of 81 each.
William Farrell, nineteen years old. was
held in the Morrisania court yesterday In
g. 200 bail for examination to-day. charged
with attempted grand larceny and assault
IT. Sachs
eighteen years old, OF No. 81 Crimmins
avenue, The Bronx She told Magistrate
O'Conner that while she was walking In
Brook avenue on Saturday night with
girl companion, Farrell struck her In the
face and tried to snatch her pocketbook,
which contained $40.
At the request of Inspector Russell, Ber-
nard Gersbowitz. eighteen years old. OF NO.
III Ainslie street, Brooklyn, was renamed
to the custody Of the police for twenty
four hours yesterday morning by MagiS-
trate Breen, in the Tombs court. He was
arrested on suspicion Of being connected
with the holdup Of eleven Western Union
messengers in the offices at No. 81 Wall
street on Tuesday. March 2.
Two boys were arrested yesterday, VINO,
in company with a third boy are sup
posed TO have been the young miscreants
who held up and assaulted Mrs. Mary Muir
tina. OF No. 4lS West 47th street in hall
way near 9th street and Eleventh avenue
early yesterday morning. Charles Krom-
ster. milk driver, heard the woman's
screams and went to the rescue with po-
Iiceman, who happened TO be on the next
block. The three boys got away at the
time and the two We're arrested later.