The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
INSPECTOR HERLIHY
TO QUIT THE FORCE
Veteran Of 81 Years of Service
Survived Famous Police
Upheavals.
FAVORITE OF BINGHAM
Once Prosecuted by Late Bishop
POtter-On Staten ISL
and Four Years.

Police Inspector John d. fferiihy. who
has commanded In Staten Island for the
last four years. Is about to retire after
thirty-Hcvcn yeafp OF service The news
tina, the veteran has had enough and Is
to apply for his pension reached Head
quarters yesterday. surprising all except
Heri.hy's close friends.
lie Is one Of the few old tim rs left
over from the turnuituous days OF Big Bill
Devery. Aleck williams and Price: the
days OF the Red Light districts. OF the
first great vice crusade and OF the Lexow
Investigation.
Hard handed. plain spoken and self
reliant, Herlihy held fast through all sorts
Of police administrations. taking Tam
many and reform Commissioners as they
came. Although he was regarded as a
typical police commander Of tho old days
II was a reform Commissioner who gave
him hts inspec'orship. lie won the conh-
dcnce OF Gen. Bingham.
1. was twen,y-four years ago that New
York WAS discussing the sayings and
doinss Of Herllhy. for he brought about a
situation which led to the vice crusade by
tile Committee OF Fifteen and the Tam.
many Committee OF Five.
The Rev Robert l.. Paddock OF the Pro.
Cathedral In stanton street walked into
the Eldridge street station. where Herl!hy
was commanding in 1900. and accused him
OF negligence Ia failing TO keep the pre-.
circt free OF vice.
Mr.. Paddock charged tina. Herlihy Ia.
! suited him and drove him from the station
! The charges made "A sensation after trey
were taken up BY the late bishop Potter
/ Herl.hy was tried and exoneruted by ths
Z BOARD Of t1pllsa tfgruluiS gitrg-E
! District Attorney jerome tried - cor
, rici Err.iAy later OF utglec' OF duty. bu
/ u" was acquitted on one 'ria! and freed
af;cr a Enlargement OF the jury {.
another.
Herlihy kept his record straight in TIE
, department and there Wss never q proved
charge entered against him IN the record
/ When Gen. Bingham became Police Conn
, missioner Hcrlhy was commanding II
the East 10+th street station The Gen
erai received = report that vice cordi
tons were bad lie famed up character
istically and sent for 1icrlhy.
see here" boomed the General. :"
want your precinct cleaned UP aud KEEP
clean. You understand your business,
assume. DO YOU obey orders
When a Commissioner tells me to d
a thing" said Heriihy. II do it. ila,
the hand he deals me / don't care wha
the orders are, they'll be carried out"
The General was pleased with the wa.
Iierlhy talked and more pleased whe'
ii-rlihy disinfected the precinct. IL
transferred Hcrlihy to the Fifth stree
station. where there was work to be done
and finally made Hsrlihy an inspector.
While Bingham was IN power Herlih.
wns in favor. soon after Mayor Gayno
took office he sent Herlihy to conman,
IN Staten island and there tho vctera
has been ever since
TIL" inspector - we'll 10 do. though 10
rich his friends say. and VIII have euoug
to enjoy lie on after he puts aside nj
velvet cuffs His home IL at 239 Yves
.05th street. He is said to lev. severa
profitable Investments, including an in
t.rcsc ia a linen concern.