The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

DFOhuWdy IldS DSeH buCH pSuSc- full place lately is that John J. Broderick has been sent back to keep an eye on things. a MT. Broderick, also known as "The Duke" because of his passion for fancy clothes, is a well-knit fellow of 40, weighing 180 pounds and looking like a character actor who'd be in demand for touch de- mand for tough detective roles. As matter of fact, he Is a detective. And tough. His hands have been broken so often that doctors use x-rays of them fore lectures on fractures.
 When the late Arnold Rothstein boldly visited police headquarters to solicit favor the commissioner assigned Broderick to give the racket and gambling czar a public beating. Rothstein was duly drag ged out of Lindy's and drubbed. Those were the days when the restaurant was hangout of racke- teers and their bodyguards, but they'd scatter like two-for-a- nickel pickpockets whenever word was re- ceived that Broderick was on his way uptown.
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 One of his most spectacular tri- umphs was scored when three ban dits got out of their cells in Tombs Prison, murdered the warden and a keeper. and then with smuggled arms tried to shoot their way to freedom. The Tombs was far off down. When he got there the con victs were barricaded behind a coal pile in the prison yard and scores of wary cops were sniping at them with rifles. Broderick entered the yard alone and walked over to the coal pile, firing as he went to keep the convicts down. His pistol. was empty when he rushed them, but he didn't need it anyway. The con victs had committed suicide. Another off-Broadway incident was the siege of Two-Gun Crow \ ley. Battalions of police were em- ploying machine guns and tear gas Intellectually when Frederick ar- rived. He went upstairs, crashed the door through which Crowley had been pouring hail of lead. and smacked down the vigorous little desperado. .,t..
 His service record, beginning in 1923, is full of himitar exploits. 1t seems that Frederick just natur- ally enjoys going singlehanded into difficult places after an armed man, or group of armed men. Once there, he seldom shoots. Fists are quicker. Nowadays when a .crim- inal. has received terrible beating incident to his arrest he is said to have been given "the broderick." - S
 Gives Muggs Pane.
 I would not like to create an impression that the defective is ungallant or indiscriminately bru- tai. He abhoss riot duty because most of the people who get hurt are not dangerous or. particularly despicable indiyiduals. Once he came upon two burly Broadway muggs who were standing in front of a restaurant and insulting wo- men passerby. Broderick knock ed both of them through the plate glass window, then arrested them for malicious destruction of prop erty. That way, they had to pay for a new window.
 He's model family man, with a pretty wife and two attractive daughters whom he proudly beaus around the rialto theaters. Law l abiding Broadway rather idolizet him. It is said. indeed, that the reason he was transferred to a quiet suburb a couple of years ago was because he was becoming toe important character-somethine of Q free-1ance arbiter and a law unto himself. But Broderick now is back among his friends and dearest enemies.
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 He keeps himself in magnificent condition with almost daily work. outs 1 na gymnasium. Never smok' es or drinks. As a kid, he fought all corners in the old gashoust district, and at 12. was supporting his mother by driving & brick truck. Later he became bodyguart to Samuel Gompcrs, late head ol the A. F. of L. He guarded Jacl Dempsey. too, and Dempsey uset :. to admit that he wouldn't wan any part of Frederick in rough and tumble fight. #sl Jack Sharkey seemed to have held the same opinion! On a figh An..L 4As
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 manager, took q swing. at an un
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