The evening world., 1912-04-12
Mulqueen Reads Severe
Lecture to Second Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty.
l~MPERTlNENT, HE SAYS.
Then the Judge Sentences
Prisoner, Whose Case Is Up,
to Twenty Years.

Judge Mulqueen. sitting to-day In
Part ". General Sessions, read a revere
lecture TO Second Deputy Police Com.
missioner George 9. Dougherty ana de-
hvercd a singing rebuke TO Doughsrty
because he had presumed to provide tho
Judge with tho criminal record Of
George Ryan. alias George waimsicy,
who was about to be sentenced by tho
Judge after conviction on tho chargs OF
robbery In the first degree.
Your letter was impertinent and en-
tirely uncalled for" said Judge Null
queen when he had summoned Dough-
erty before him. The Judges OF this
court do not need any advice from the
Police Department. They gses that
tho Department attend to Its wi bus,-
ness Of getting evidence and leave this
court to decide upon the merits and
value Of that evidence"
The charge against Ryan had been
rated a. q second ofYenss robbery, but
he was convicted for robbery a. a nrst
effense.
THE LETTER THAT AROUSED
SOO06 AN08W.
On Wednesday Judge Muiqueen re-
cclved the following letter from Deputy
Commissioner D~ougherty:
On April Z. 49,. George Ryan, ahas
Walmsley. was convicted before you
Of ROBBERY In the FIRST degree and ap-
pears before you April a. for SEN
tcncc.
Following u his criminal record:
Arrested April 10. 1906. charged
with assault and robbery; sentence
suspended BY Judge O'Suliivan on
June s. 1903. Court Of General ses.
sions.
ARRESTED in doe for assault and
robbery. and discharged by Your
Honor.
Arrested Jan. 10. 1910. on q charxe
Of burglary. pleaded guilty 10 carry.
ing q concealed weapon and was
sentenced to the p~enitentiary for one
year by Judge Swami.
Arrested Dec. l. 1911 on Q charge
OF grand larceny md DISCHARGED by
Your Honor. Dec. u. lal.
Ia u alleged that on March ], 1919,
the life Of William 0ussio was
thfeatcnsd and he was assaulted
because he became a witness against
Ryan. This information 10 submitted
for your consideration when you are
sentencing this defendant.
ooUoHERrv AoMITe Ne HAD NO
PERSONAL kNoWL EDGE.
Judge MuiQusen recognised the fact,
10 he said after iecturins Dougherty,
that tho first charge which In Dough.
crty'S memorandum had been credited
with dismlssaa by Muiqueen had really
been dismissed by tho action OF the
Grand Jury In faYllng 20 find an indict-
The second characterised by
Mulauesn In Doughcrty's nots--had been
10 dismtesed upon the moMon OF Assist
ant District Attorney Brothers for lack
Of evidence. without revealing these
facts to Doueherty at fret. Judge Null
queen started In Thy asking the poa4ce
Official II he had personal knowledge Of
the facts no had set forth In the letter.
D~ougherty said that he did not.
"raen why did you write this letter
to me?" Judge Mulqueen wanted TO
know.
1t Is my Intention In the f%uture-after
the conviction OF a criminal-to send his
record TO the Judge for his guidance
before sentence 10 passed." Dougherty
answered.
DO you think this record IL OF any
value" queried Judge Mulqueen ang-
rhy. Didn't you hear detectives tes-
discussed In the recent brandt
case and how worthless II WAS held to
beF Don't you know that It Is untrue
such as you have incorpo-
rated In this letter that makes q pref
udice against detectives testimony?
Let mo tell o md your department
through you to get legal evidence and
to keep Your records In a way 90 a. to
deserve respect and not contempt ana 90
that they will be records of fact and
OF action"
Mulaueen then sentenced the prisoner
20 twenty years. |