New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
COURT REBUKES POLICE
MuIqueen Tells Oougherty to
Provide Evidence, Not Advice.
PRISONERS RECORD WRONG
Reminds Him of Detective S
Testimony in Brandt Case
Prisoner Gets 20 Years.

Judge Mulqueen sent for George =
Dougherty Second Deputy Police Commits
sioner, TO come 10 his part Of General SEES.
sions yesterday and explain what he meant
by a letter he wrote 10 the judge giving
what plrported to be the record Of a man
who was to be sentenced Judge Muldueen
called the letter impertinent. and told the
Deputy Commissioner TO attend to his own
business and not try TO advise the court
Then ne sentenced the prisoner TO twenty
years.
The prisoner was George Ryan, alias
Walmsey. who was convicted Of robbery
In the first degree. He robbed a saloon on
Tenth avenue at the point Of "A revolver
Commissioner Dougherty wrote 20 Judge
Mulqueen saying that Ryan had been twice
discharged "by your honor"-OnCe when ""
was charged with grand larceny and once
when the charge was robbery. Judge O'Sul-
Ivan has suspenden sentence on him once
and once Judge Swami sent him TO the
pententary for carrying concealed weapons
Judge Muqueen read the letter. Then hH
asked Commissioner Dougherty II what lie
had written was Of his own personal knowl-
edge Commissioner Dougherty answered
that he had sent the letter to bring the
record Of the prisoner before the court when
sentence was pronounced. The matter it
contained. he said was furnished by detec-
tives
Didn't YOU hear detectives testimony
discussed recently in the Brandt case
asked Judge Mulqueen. and don't you
know how worthless it was? There is no
court record of any such discharge by me
as that you mention here as occurring in
1905. AS to the second discharge by your
honor as you say. don't YOU know that the
District Attorney in open court said that
there was no evidence against the man and
recommended that he be dscharged?'
That | don't know no." answered Com
missioner Dougherty
"Your records are not kept with a view
Of besmirching the courts, are they asked
Judge Muqueen
They are not" answered Commissioner
Dougherty. shortly
Let me tell you. and tell your depart
ment through YOU" said Judge Muqueen.
ito get legal evidence. TO keep your records
IN a way so that they will deserve respect
and not contempt. that they will be rec
ords Of fact and not of fiction. Now. the
records kept in that way may suit the Po-
lice Department. They may be Of use -
YOU in the detection Of crime don't care
how YOU detect crime. n you do detect it
but when when you come into court bring
legal evidence. Understand that"
Il do" Commissioner Doughorty wa
biting his lips and flushing.
And the judges Of this court don't need
any advice from tho police" continued
Judge Mulqueen. whirlinG in his chair. SOD
that his back vas toward tho commission
er. and they suggest 20 the police That
they attend 10 their own business amt
get the evidence"
II have instructed began tho Deputy
Commissioner.
You may go p" shouted Judge Mulqueen.
whirIing squarey back again toward Nj.
DouSherty 81 don't care 10 hear any fur
Their from YOU Your letter is an imrerh-
nence and uncalled for
Il sent you that letter in the best inter
est Of Justice said Commissioner Dough
erty as he left the court
RYAN seemed 10 feel that things looked
we'll for him, and he also took a whack AT
the police They have pounded INC and
framed mo up and ! can prove IT," h"
said
you were convicted after fair trial,
said Judge Mulqueer. and shall impose
the maximum sentence under the law,
which IS twenty years in state Prison