The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-21

that they handcufred him and took him
| away--that's ALL"
BY late afternoon the detectives being
questioned by the reporters had YER
sion Of the manhandiing OF their hand
CURED prisoner which was altogether
different from the midday stories II
was Detective George MoGann, who
/ acted' as chauffeur Of the car In which
Gaffney was brought from North Ber-
gen to Police Headquarters here yes
terday, who gave the last version of
how Gaffney's head and face were
banged up.
1T was while we were coming into
tho Cortlandt street ferry" McGann
explained to the persistent reporters
finally. I'VE saw some tough looking
guys standing there that we thought
! might be friends of Gaffney--we found
out after that they were just workmen
there. But as we got near them Gaffney
gave a lunge or something, so we went
at him. That's how he got the scratch .
Inspector Cray. after talking with his
men, followed this information up with
the statement that he had the shield num-
Der Of the policeman OF the North Ber-
gen force whom they accuse Of having
passed the revolver to Carney in his
cell.
Have you taken any action against
the Jersey policeman the inspector
was asked,
NO" he replied; and then as the
questions came thick and, faster the
inspector summoned the various detec-
tives who had brought CARNEY TO Man
haitian and had them answer the queries
of the reporters. From the detectives
II was learned that they had not COM
planned about the policeman to his su-
periors because the New York detectives
did not want to start any fuss about
the matter"
From New Jersey officials tho real
| story OF the capture OF Gaffney was
learned last night. At Police Headquar-
ters here during the afternoon II had
been admitted with seeming reluctance
that Mayor Hague of Jersey City and
his officers had been working with the
New York police for a week and verify
ing what we 1.-THE Manhattan detectivesl
already knew" But an the facts were
later unfolded and verified II was learned
that to Police Lieut.. Pat Dolan OF Jersey
City should be given most credit for the
capture
About three weeks ago Lieut. Dolan
began to keep an eye out for Gaffney
after he had been told by Hoboken
youth that a young man who said he
was Gaffney had been mixed up In a
barroom fight the night before in Clark
saloon at st. Paul and Oakland avenues.
Jersey City.
The next day Lieut.. Dolan. who had a
good description and photographs of
Gaffney. was going along Bloomfield
avenue on n motorcycle when he saw a
lad along the curb who. the officer be-
lived. was the Gaffney who had escaped
from the Tombs and afterwatd had
slipped through the hands OF the New
York detectives with 80 much ease that
they were publicly censured for letting
him get away.
New York Detectives 'Let In"
Lieut. Dolan. not yet certain enough OF
his man 70 make an arrest, learned
that Gaffney was known as the Coun-
cillor." that he dressed we'll and fire.
Quonted a cabaret saloon and dance hal!
known as "V1cs," at Cortlandt street
and Hudson Boulevard, up in the North
Bergen neighborhood. The police leu
tenant on two occasions Just missed his
man when ne thought he had him cor
nered. In the course of these activities
he told what he knew to Mayor Frank
Hague OF Jersey City.
Mayor Hague and Dolan called up the
Manhattan Detective Bureau and told
the police here that Gaffrfey undoubtedly
was to be found somewhere in the North
Hudson towns. A week ago yesterday
Manhattan detectives were sent to Jersey
City TO cooperate with Mayor Hague and
Lieut.. Dolan. and that night Dolan and
the New York sleuths made another at
tempt to capture Gaffney. but learned
that he had not entered the place where
they expected to find him.
On Saturday night. however. with Do
Ian and other Jersey policemen guard
ing the entrances to "vic's" dance hall,
the New York detectives entered the
place and grabbed Gaffney and two
girls seated with him at a table. as
told In THE SUN yesterday. The girls,
Kitty Coyle and May McCauley, were
taken to the North Bergen station house
with Gaffney and also placed In cells.
The three prisoners were thoroughly
searched before being PLACED in cells and
no revolvers were found on any OF
them. Gaffney was then msnacled.
placed in cell. and Detectives Louis
Barrett and Clarence T.. Daily OF In
spector Cray's staff remained on guard
in front Of the cell.
An examination of the effects found
on Gaffney showed that at the last
draft registration he had registered with
a Hoboken draft board as Victor Allen
Gsrvan''- his real name being Vincent
A. Gaffney-and said he was a Gov
eminent pier worker in Hoboken and
was 10 years old, his real age being
81 years. At the time OF the draft
registration last September and before
and since then Gaffney has been going
and coming freely along the streets OF
the north Hudson towns. almost within
sight of tho disgruntled coppers who
were looking for him on the Manhat-
tan side OF the river.
He had not dyed his hair. as re-
ported when arrested, nor had he donned
the horned trimmed glasses. He dressed
just as he always did when on this
side of the river. a choice of sartorial
adjournment leaning toward well cut sack
suits Of good material, champagne col
ored hose. silk shirts and shoes with
fancy uppers.
CARNEY will be taken TO the Tombs
to- day. Kitty Coyle and May McCauley.
who we're arrested with him. will be
arraignsd in the Recorders office at
North Bergen to-day and will then be
held. on a charge OF aiding Gaffney to
escape. until extradition papers are
signed by Gov. Edge. when they will