New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
WOODS REWARDS
BRAVE PATROLMAN
O'ConnOr, Who. Carried
Bomb from TOmbs Court,
Made Detective.
WIFE GLAD, BUT NOT
SURPRISED AT DARING
|. w. w. Leaders and Anar-
chiSts Deny Outrages Re-
Ceivc Their Sanction.

In recognition OF the bravery Of Pat
rolman O'Connor, Of the Mulberry st.
station, who hurried the bomb from
Magistrate Campbell's court Saturday
morning. Police Commissioner Woods
not only recommended the policeman
TO the Board of Honor Yesterday, but
gave him a chance for further achieve
ment by assigning him TO the detective
squad. This is in line with the Com
missioner's policy Of recognizing men
i'm the department who exhibit such
self reliance and courage as O'Connor
did.
O'Connor was naturally greatly
pleased, but his wife was even more so.
81 was frightened when he came home
to dinner Saturday and told me about
the bomb" she said. az their home. 2l9
Cooper ST.. Brooklyn. last night. Nov
that I'm over the scare, I'm delighted.
But | don't want you 10 think I'm sur
prised over what he did. He's mine,
and you know we women expect almost
anything from those we love-
The bomb case is what O'Connor says
he would like TO work on, for he was
in the squad which arrested the men
who invaded St. Alphonsus's Church,
and thinks he would remember the
faces OF many Of the !. W. W. men,
whom he saw not only in the church,
but with whom he made three trips in
patrol wagons.
Detectives were all over the Grim
inal Courts Building yesterday. Some,
stationed in each courtroom. scruti-
nized carefully those who entered, al
though practically no one got in with
out a particular reason. Plain clothes
men mingled in the crowds and kept
their eyes and ears open. A few re-
mained in the building all night.
The other courts Of the city we're
guarded, too, including the Supreme
Court. Henceforth special detectives
will safeguard the magistrates. meet
ing them az they leave their houses in
the morning, accompanying them TO
court, remaining during the session and
escorting the officials home again at
night.
Ushers IN sevcra Of the city's
churches have received licenses making
them deputy sheriffs so they may carry
arms and make arrests. Sheriff Grifen-
hagen said yesterday that some Of the
licenses were issued months ago.
The list Of those receiving Licenses
follows: Thomas F. Murray, So. Ste
phen's. IA Fast 2Sth ST.; George VI.
Bume. Church OF the incarnation. 2iO
East 3ist st.; j. Narnum Mott. Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church; Thomas
Z. Dunno. St. Patrick's Cathedral; lg-
mace Rauth, 81. Stanislaus's. l0I 18th
st., and Joseph Martelsky, Rivlngton
Street Synagogue.
Inspector Faurot and Captain Tun-
rcv were busy all day yesterday with
the case. Detectives were sent out or
every possible clew, for Police CommiS-
sioncr Woods is keenly interested M
the result. So is Mayor Mitchell, who
has communicated with the Police
Commissioner and urged that every
thing possible be done 20 prevent fur
ther bomb throwing. There have been
forty-seven bombs thrown since Janu-
AIRY /.
II is understood that much informa-
tion the police obtained about the
habits of anarchists who freQuented
the house where three were killed in
July on the upper East Side is being
utilized in the detectives work.
Last night at dinner time Inspector
Faurot and Captain Tunney, who had
been out together, returned 90 Police
Headquarters and went into consulta-
tain Cray was called in. and later some
twenty detectives were summoned and
sent out after receiving instructions.
During the day Commissioner Woods
denied absolutely the statement printed
in a morning newspaper that he had
received any threatening letters.
The Court of Special Sessions in
Brooklyn had a bomb" scare when a
man placed a newspaper package on the
bench beside him. He was seized and
the package doused in water. II turned
cut 10 be two brickbats he had brought
in as evidence in an assault case.
Patrolman O'Connor appeared before
Magistrate Campbell IN the Tombs
court again with ~ italian who had
hrcd two shots at another man Sunday
night
Leaders of the Industrial Workers Of