The New York herald., 1922-08-27
MODEL POLICEMAN
ACCUSED in BRIBERY
Man With Clean Record
Charged With Taking
Bootleggers' 500.
QUICKLY SUSPENDED
Another May Be Prosecuted
/ for Shooting at Man
in Motor Car.
TICKET SALE Is INVOLVED
Defendant Says He Was Sum-
mOned Because He WOnld
Not Buy.
TICKET SALE rs INVOLVED

pollCeIHeII yesterday ana as a reSul
one is in Jail and the other is threat
ened with prosecution for encounter,
in which he is alleged to have tried
to force one man to buy tickets fol
the police field day games and to have
fired shot at the automobile o.
another, the bullet coming within ar
inch or so of striking the motorist's
wife,
Patrolman Daniel Tierney. "a, O
165th street and st. Nicholas avenue
is the man under arrest, charged with
accepting bribe, and Patrolmar
Joseph Farrell, of S22 East 1880 street
The Bronx, is the officer threatened
with prosecution.
BOotlcR&ers Complain.
Patrolman Tierney was suspended las,
night and locked in the West Thirtieth
street station. charged with accepting a
bribe of 500 and thirty-six pints OF
whisky for not making an arrest when
he found liquor last Thursday in a stable
in West Seventeenth street. Tierney, a
policeman for six years. has an excellent
record. He was arraigned in Night
Court and released in $500 bail.
The complainants were two men who
said they We're Charles ustrowsky OF
125 Quitman street, Newark. and Izzy
Brounstein, 472 South Tenth street,
Newark. They told Inspector Thomas
Underhill they had forty-nine burlap
bags filled with pints of whisky in a
stable at 422 West Seventeenth street
when Patrolman Tierney came In and
threatened arrest.
They quoted HIM as saying the bribe
would ''be sufficient to protect them on
this one lot of whisky" but would not
give them immunity in any other raids.
They said they met his demands.
stable Is Robbed.
Twelve hours later the stable was
broken into and the entire lot stolen
The next day the two men complained
to Inspector Underhill, who ordered an
investigation. The complainants re-
fused to say where they bought the
liquor.
Yesterday afternoon Inspector Under
hill. Deputy Inspector Howard and
Capt. Archibald Mcneil lined up the
patrolmen of the West Thirtieth street
station. Ostrowsky and Brounstein i'm
mediately picked Tierney out Of the
lineup. Tierney was taken into a back
room. questioned for an hour and sus-
pended.
Capt. Mcneil, in command of the West
Thirtieth. said Tierney had served un-
der him In the Fifteenth and Seven
teenth precincts, and he considered him
an exceptionally able policeman. He
never before has faced charges.
Tierney lives with his brother. sister
and invalid mother. whom he has helped
support for many years. frequently ask
ing for night details to be at home with
her during the day while his brother
and sister were away at work.
Field Day Ticket Charge.
Sherman Billlngsley. contractor, OF
1855 University avenue The Bronx, and
Arthur Romano, proprietor OF print
shop. who lives at 2453 Cambrelling ave.
nue., The Bronx, threatened to prosecute
Policeman Farrell. who is connected with
the City Island station. for felonious
assault when he arralgned them in Nor
risania court yesterday for violations OF
the traffic regulations. It was charged
by counsel for the defendants that Ro-
nanos Tclusal 10 Duy TICKETS IoI INC
field days was responsible FOR his being
served with n summons for driving on
the wrong side OF the street.
Farrell was stationed at booth at
Pelham Parkway and City Island road
Friday night when he stopped Romano.
eccused him OF driving or the wrong side
of the street and served summons on
him. Romano's counsel told Magistrate
Smith his client was driving on the right
side OF the street when the policeman
stopped him and asked him to buy two
field day tickets Romano pointed out
five tickets sticking in the windshield
and said he did not want any more
Farrell, according to the lawyer. in.
formed him he would find It cheaper tc
buy two tickets and then served the
summons.