New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-16
DUFFY, THE PROTECE OF
MAYOR, GOES TO JAIL
Mother, Whose Complaint
0usted Bingham, Tries to
Get Him OFF with Fine.
DRINKING, PRISONER SAYS
With Two Companions, He
Tried to DO Up Dean
Street, Brooklyn Shop
keepers Tell Court.

George DuRy. a protege OF Mayor Gay
nor. to whom General Theodore 4. Bling
ham owed his downfall as Police Com
missioner got into trouble Wish the police
again carly yesterday morning. and later
In the day Magistrate Charles ]. Dodd'
sitting in the Adams street court. BROOK
Ign, sentenced him to five days 'mprss"
onmcnt In the worknouse on a charge OF
dsorderly conduct.
According to the testimony OF Bern
nardt Schmidt, OF No. $50 Dean street
Brooklyn, n grocer and J. J. GreenzeiS,
n druggist Of No. PSI Dean street. Duny
and two other men came through Dean
street in a dis0rderly manner. They had
rom with an Italian fruit vendcr,
threatening 10 throw tub OF ice at him.
They then caused trouble for Schmidt,
who keeps fruit stand in front OF his
grocery. by disputing about some fruit
which they wanted There was a fight. 4
crowd gathered.
Duffy. according 10 Schmidt's story, en-
tered the store and continued the row
there. George Donlon. o. No "O) Myrtle
avenue. one Of tho men With Duffy, was
pushed into basket OF fruit. 4 clerk
emp,oyed b. Schmidt was thrown 10 the
floor. The scales were knocked off The
counter and then the grOceryman, seeing
his pace BEING used as a frce-for-all
battling ground. teephoncd the police.
Patrolman John Bealler arrested Duffy.
Donlon and Harry Mclaughlin, OF No.
1914 Third avenue. and locked them Up
in the Butler street police station.
Duffy said that he was twenty-five years
old. and gave his address as No. III
Wyckofr street. He admitted on the stand
that he had been drinking. but denied ,he
charge ~ oisorderly conduct lie said
he had been to Coney Island with i patty
o. friends on Sunday and that they did
not return from there until carly Mon
day morning
The trouble BEGAN. according to dc
Laughlin. who followed Duffy on the VT
ness stand when on. OF the policemen
dubbed DuNy. There were no mark on
DuTy to bear out this statement.
DuTys mother pleaded that her boy s
punishment BE- changed 10 fine, pJt
| Magistrate Dodd insisted that he serve a
term Of i've days in the workhouse, the
Others were also sentenced % serve terms
of five DAYS.
Young Dlffy got into public notice ABOUT
/ the time the mayoralty campaign OF
three wears ago was opening up. Mayor
, Gaynor. who was then a justice Of the
Supreme Court, received 4 letter from
! Mrs Duffy i'm which she said her oo'
| George Duffy. was being prosecuted ty
| the police She said that through IN
! error on the part OF the police Of the
neighborhood her boy had been arrested
| charged with being suspicious person
and that his picture had been placed "
| the Rogues' GALLERY. although he had
never been convicted OF crime.
/ Mr.. Glynor took IL upon himself L
J write a brief note to George B. Mctlel
/ Ian, then Mayor Of New York. in which
/ he called attention to the improprietN
! or placing Duffy's picture in the Rogucs
| Gallery. Thereupon the matter shaped
| itself into controversy which rage(
! Tor several days.
General Bingham took the side OF the
police ih the dispute He cpntcndCd tina
they were right IN their refusal TO re
move the picture from the Rogues' Gal
lery. Mayer Mcclellan gave Genera
Binghrn an oppo, tunity TO resign as Pc
ice Commissioner, but he would no
| resign under fire.
! Mr.. Mcclellan then removed him iron
| Office. The Duffy boy" 30 called durins
J the last MayorJlty campaign, was III adj
TO appear martyr. Ills troubles were
thoroughly aired 10y those WHO desired L
| show police DeI sccution. Since Mr.. Gay
nor has been Mayor, Duny has been ar
rested several times.