The New York herald., 1921-07-31
CLUBBING COP HELD
IN SIMPLE ASSAULT
Iighe, Who Blackjacked More
Than Score, Arrested and
Held in $500.
MUST ANSWER TO CHIEF
S. P. s. G.. Lodges Complaint
and He Gets Second Court
Summons.
MUST ANSWER TO CHIEF

Detective Charles F. Tighe, the Club
Der cop" was arrested yesterday in his
home, 2742 Eighth avenue, by Detec-
tives Dennison and Fitzgerald Of the
West Forty-seventh street station.
A technical charge Of simple assault,
third degree, was entered against him
by Capt. Thomas Donohue Of the
Twenty-sixth precinct, and he will be
arraigned at 8 O'Clock this morning in
the West Side court.
Tighe, who is accused Of running
wild Thursday afternoon in West
Forty-third street and clubbing more
than forty men, women and children,
had nothing to say. Chief Inspector
William ]. Lahey would not see re-
porters. Commissioner Enright. who
ordered Tighes arrest and suspension,
refused to be interviewed. Lesser Of
ficers Of the Police Department main
tanned the "hush 1t up policy that
has characterized the case through
out, despite the fact Tighe's alleged
conduct has aroused public indignation.
In addition 10 the assault charge the
detective faces a complaint by the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children. The first thing Magistrate
Simpson did yesterday in West Side
Court was to isEue summons directing
Tigho to appear before him tomorrow
for beating and choking seven-year-old
Helen Coen. daughter of the proprietor
L., int w har
the trouble started.
Tell of seixins Girl.
Application for the summons was
made by Joseph r. Kenehan, an agent
Of the society, who said he purposed to
press the case to the limit. Helen was
playing near the side door of her fathers
saloon when TigLe. according to half a
dozen witnesse=. seized her by the
throat, cholxed her and dragged her into
the back room where he herded his
prisoners.
Kenehan had several witnesses In
court. Helen among them. She showed
the court where Tighe's fingers had made
black and blue marks on her skim
MAGISTRATE Simpson said he would not
issue a warrant for Tighe's arrest be-
cause he did rot wish to "humiliate"
him.
1--WE known Tighe for years" he said
II am sure he will respond to sum-
mons as promptly as he would to a
warrant"
Tho summons is automatically con-
yertible into L warrant II Tighe does
not appear.
Commissioner Enright telephoned to
the Forty seventh street station late FRI
day night and sent two men out to get
the detective after Inspector Lahey had
let him go free. They waited at his
home for more than twelve hours. When
he finally returned he was not techni-
cally arrested but was taken to Forty
seventh street and detained"
Tighe remained in the custody Of the
two detectives at the police station for
an hour until Capt Donohue arrived.
He looked sick and worried, the detec-
tives said, and he refused to tell where
he had spent the night His brother-in-
law. Samuel Damn of "a West 10Sth
street, furnished $500 bali when Tighe
was placed formally under arrest.
Gets Bail, Goes Home.
Fifteen minutes be1ore I1ghe actually
left the West Forty-seventh street sta
tion word was sent to reporters and pho
tographers who had gathered outside in
force that the detective had been bailed
and had gone home. Most OF the news
papermen left, and the few who re-
manned had only flcetlng glimpse of
T!ghe as he and his bondsman slipped
out and boarded northbound Eighth
avenue car. He would not talk and no
pictures we're taken.
While police officials refused to talk
about the Tighe case. Commissioner of
Accounts David Hirshfield discovered
In It political and anti-Meyer Commit
tee thunder. Commenting on Senator
Meyers proposed investigation Of
Tighe's alleged pull" Commissioner
Hirshfield suggested that Meyer make
a thorough investigation of the record
and inquire particularly into Tighe's
pull during the Mitchell administra-
tion, when Arthur Woods was Police
Commissioner. It was during the
Mitchell administration, he said. that
most of the complaints against Tighe
were made and the suspended sentences
passed.
From the records of the Police De-
partment," said Mr.. Hrshfield. ut
appears that during the Mitchell ad-
ministration Tighe was up on charges
on four distinct occasions. In each
instance the charges were of a charac-
ter which under any efficient police