New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-05
Use of Police influence Is
Charge. but Deputy Is
Unruffed.
WOODS. ANGRY.
DEFENDS ASSOCIATE
Known Mulligar for Years: Will
Know Him Years More" Says
Assistant Official.

Fran, A. Lord. Second DEPUTY Pc
Ice Commissioner. Was accused yester-
dsy o. using mis- prestige as a police
caicisl 20 influence the primary sight in
the Cd Assembly District in favor OF
Paddy sullivan. brother 20 Big Tim
and recently dcthroned leader o. his
brothers domain.
Members OF the Timothy D. Sulli-
van Association, the official political
organization OF the district. which Pad
c. once headed and which he now is
opposing. appeared before Commission
,r Woods a. Police Headquarters yes
,erday and charged that the Deputy
Commissioner uss extremely intimate
with Larry Mulligan. one Of Paddy
Sullivsn's lieutensnts. and had used
mis- power 70 help the insurgent or
ganization, the Sd Assembly District
Tsnmsny Club.
Mr. lord refused 70 discuss the ac-
cusa,ior Yesterday. ~ have known
Larry Mulligsn for fifteen years. and
hope 20 know him for fifteen more.
vas his sole comment upon the charge
against him.
Tle committee which conferred with
the Police Commissioner came 70 his
ofi:e 10 discuss a circular issued by
the Timothy D. S1llirsn Association.
This circular dealt with the fight for
state committeeman in progress. be-
tween Sullivan and Harry Perry, the
Official organizations nominee. Il con
tanned paragraph insinuating tina, the
rolice would favor the cause Of Sulll-
van on Primary Day because OF the
close relationship existing between one
OF the deputy commissioners and a
closely related member Of the opposing
faction" The men who conversed with
NJ Woods yesterday insisted that they
stood By everything asserted in that
circular.
Men Who Accuse Lord.
These men are John Cardone,
DEPUTY Assistant District Attorney;
Cesar Barra. Assemblyman for the Sd
District. and B. F. Golden. county com
mitteeman.
Barra. when questioned by the Police
Commissioner. said that he knew Multi
gan would do anything in his power
20 receive police aid for intimidation
al the primaries. He said that before
the split in the Democratic organiza-
ton came ne had worked with Multi
gan and knew his tactics.
Cardone then spoke OF the friendship
between Lord and Mulligan, and said
that the Deputy Commissioner had re-
marked that many Of the men OF the
Timothy D. Sullivan Association
should be arrested" lie also asserted
that the people Of the district believed
that there would be police Intervention,
and that Paddy's followers had been
Boosting OF what would happen on
Primary Day.
Despite mis- gloomy foreca,tings. the
regular organization defeated the in
surgents Overwhelmingly. Late last
night il was said that Paddy Sullivan's
ticket had been showed under s 70 !.
Commissioner Woods refused 10 take
the accusation as calmly as Mr.. Lord.
At the conclusion Of the interview he
demanded the names OF the officers Of
tho 1T. D. s." Association responsible
for the publication OF the Objectionable
circular. and threatened immediate &C
zion aRains. them. Mr. Barra said that
he rad forgotten who the officers were.
and requested the Commissioner to
postpone investigation until after the
conclusion Of the primaries.
Woods on Warpath.
Tho notice head. however. repaired
20 the Tombs police court and had
lengthy conference with Magistrate
Murphy Later ne also talked with Dis
trio, Attorney Swami, and requested
that John Doe proceedings De instituted
az once against the publishers of the
circular. Mr.. Swami said that he did
not believe such proceedings would be
productive Of results, but that il the
Commissioner insisted, they might be
brought.
Magistrate Murphy declined 20 dis
cuss mis- conference with Mr.. Woods
when seen az his home last night. He
admitted that the Police Commissioner
had been 10 see him. but would not say
whether they had discussed the accu-
sation made against Mr.. Lord.
Members Of the Timothy D. Sullivan
Association. al their clubhouse, 2OI
Bowery, last night. insisted that the
Deputy Commissioner had not been IL
belled. but that they would bring proof,
IL demanded, showing conclusively that
he mad been on terms Of close friend
ship with Mulligan, and that the police
OF the district had been led 20 believe
tina, the department was backing PADDY
Sullivan