New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
CREELMAN'S CHARGE
IS DENIED BY cORR|GAN
Says Talk of His Issuing War
rant Because of Controversy
with Mayor Is BOSh.
WHITMAN ALSO ATTACKED
Arrest of Brother for Oppression
as Clerk of Police Court
Stirs Civil Service
President.

Albert Creelman. clerk OF the Essex
Market police court, was arrested yes
terday on a charge of oppression on a
warrant signed by Magistrate Corrigan,
Who is sitting in Essex Market, and pa
rolled in his own custody for a hearing
the request Of Assistant District Attor-
ney Medaie, who is assigned to the Es-
sex Market court by District Attorney
Whitman
The prisoner is a brother OF James
Creelman. president of the Municipal
Civil Service Commission. who is an in
innate friend of Mayor Gaynor, and the
arrest was made the occasion Of a great
deal of talk that the fcud between Mayor
Gaynor and Magistrate Corrigan had
been renewed with Increased bitterness.
AS soon as James Creelman heard OF
the arrest he rushed to the City Hall
and protested to- the Mayor.
My brothers arrest" he said. before
he went into the Mayors room was
due to a conspiracy. ] have known for
several days that they have been trying
TO get him into trouble. He has been
cleaning out the crooked crowd In the
Essex Market court, getting rid of the
runners behind the rail. and that
brought him into contact with "A certain
assistant district attorney
His arrest is an absolute outrage, and
Magistrate Corrigan ought to be removed
from the bench Application should he
made to the Appellate Division for his
removal Also, Governor Dix should be
asked to start an investigation of the
District Attorneys Office. | understand
that the charge against my brother was
refusal to perform public duty in that
he declined to accept pennies from a
woman who had been fined"
McAdoo Defends creeIman.
; In reply to a letter from Magistrate
Corrigan. advising him Of tho arrest of
Mr.. Creelman, Magistrate McAdoo wrote:
Office of the Chief Ciry Magistrate
First Division. CITY of New York,
New York. Nov. 15. 1911
Hon Joseph +. COrrigan. city Magistrate
Sir: / have Your letter advising me
that you had issued IA warrant for the
arrest Of Albert Creclman, clerk of the
; Third District Court. on affidavit SUB
mitted to YOU by the District Attorney
Some DAYS ago. learning that there was
= conspiracy being Matched against Mr.
Creelman for doing his duty in interpos-
ing between the crooks and grafters
who had been doing business in the Third
District Court and the poor people i'm thai
district | wrote and asked him for the
a full frank and entirely satisfactory eN-
planation. I shall take no official action
whatever in the matter except to advise
the city authorities that, in my judgment;
Mr.. Creelman is entitled to be defended
hy the legal department of the city. and |
shall continue to give him my confidence
as a public. official until some court OF
the matter. Very respectfully.
WILLIAM MADOO.
Chief city Magistrate.
II was said at the chief magistrates $
office that Mr. Crcelman had not been
suspended. but would continue as clerk
of the Essex Market court. pending his
trial. II was learned last week. il was
said. that a conspiracy existed against
MIR. Crceman. and that Magistrate Cor
rigan and Assistant District Attorney
Medalic had been i'm conference about
him several times. ON Monday Mag
istate McAdoo wrote to Mr.. Creelman
about the matter and on Tuesday Mr.
Creelman's reply. which was satisfactory
i'm every way, was received. They