40:
290:, William Berghold and Thomas Killiloa were appointed a committee so as to organize the funeral on behalf of the family. McCullagh's personal finances, which had always been a source of speculation and controversy throughout his career, amounted to about $ 115,000. McCullagh had maintained a much lower estimate between $ 65,000 and $ 70,000 which was supplanted with income from property in Irvington and tenement buildings in New York. One of his sons was a student at
192:. He was assigned to Captain Jeremiah Petty and then Captain George W. Walling during his early years on the police force, both men becoming mentors to the young rookie patrolman. While at Walling's Twentieth Precinct, he gained a reputation as a brave officer while posted in such notorious districts such as the Fourth Ward, Battle Row and
278:
was performed by police surgeon
William F. Fluhrer. This brought only a momentary respite as McCullagh suffered a relapse and died shortly after the operation. His nephew John, also a police captain and later the first Police Chief of Greater New York, was with him at the time of his death, however
222:
He also made enemies while on the force. In particular was his assault by ex-police officer James G. Taylor who had previously been dismissed from the police force due to an official complaint made by McCullagh. Taylor attempted to murder McCullagh, ambushing him one night on
268:
and, on
February 27, he suddenly fell extremely ill while at the station house. He declined to go home as his wife was away at Irvington-on-the-Hudson and was confined to bed in his room at the precinct. The doctor found that McCullagh was suffering from
273:
and rheumatism. By the time his wife arrived, McCullagh could not be moved and was made as comfortable as possible in his official office quarters. He remained bedridden for over a week until March 6 when he his condition unexpectedly worsened and a
218:
and bringing in the gangsters single-handed to a nearby precinct on West Twenty-Fifth Street. Heinrichs was eventually convicted of assault and sent to prison where he was later committed to an insane asylum.
235:. Oakey later served as McCullagh's council when he was accused of "improperly influencing keepers of resorts", however these charges were tried and dismissed at NYPD Headquarters.
257:
McCullagh was made a police captain in 1872 and was assigned command of the
Seventeenth Precinct, later renamed the Fourteenth Precinct, and was responsible for breaking up
453:
148:. Popularly known as "Farmer John", he was a protégé of Captains Jeremiah Petty and George W. Walling and battled such notorious gangs and river pirates such as the
242:, he was shot in the leg and became one of the many beneficiaries of the Riot Relief Fund. He also made many close and influential friends while doing service at
448:
463:
227:
with a pistol, but the roundsman escaped with a minor head wound and a marked ear. Taylor was eventually tried and convicted by then
District Attorney
468:
298:
261:'s criminal operations during the 1880s. He was eventually transferred to the Twenty-First Precinct following the "shake up" of 1892.
423:
409:
395:
364:
282:
Upon news of his death, senior police officials gathered at the precinct to pay their respects and console the family. Inspector
251:
185:
145:
458:
193:
279:
his wife had gone back to
Irvington in the meantime. He was survived by his widow, two sons and an adopted daughter.
239:
247:
121:
224:
39:
215:
177:
53:
333:
283:
208:
161:
152:, the Battle Row and Hell's Kitchen Gangs. He especially confronting the latter gang when their leaders
443:
438:
189:
243:
181:
381:
Our Police
Protectors: History of the New York Police from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
214:. He battled the three men for over a half an hour before knocking all three unconscious with his
287:
149:
110:
419:
405:
391:
360:
291:
200:
157:
20:
180:
in 1842, John McCullagh emigrated to the United States as a child. He attended school at
352:
141:
83:
402:
City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and the
Commercialization of Sex, 1790-1920
432:
228:
71:
334:
Farmer John" M'Cullagh Dead; The
Veteran Police Captain Expires In His Station House
258:
165:
275:
270:
211:
203:
and two of his henchmen in Hell's
Kitchen while investigating the theft of two
265:
302:
232:
204:
153:
140:(1842 – March 6, 1893) was an American law enforcement officer and
164:
yards and express trains. McCullagh is also credited for the breakup of
113:, the Battle Row and Hell's Kitchen Gangs during the 1860s, 70s and 80s
357:
The Gangs of New York: An
Informal History of the New York Underworld
238:
McCullagh was promoted to sergeant in 1866 and, present during the
196:
having notable successes against the gangs dominating those areas.
19:"John McCullagh" redirects here. For the Anglican priest, see
390:. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
254:, he was a personal friend of Reverend Dr. John Hall.
388:
The Missing Corpse: Grave Robbing a Gilded Age Tycoon
127:
117:
105:
97:
89:
79:
60:
46:
30:
16:
American law enforcement officer and police captain
359:. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (pg. 183, 217)
404:. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1994.
264:In early 1893, McCullagh began complaining of
168:'s criminal organization in the early 1880s.
8:
38:
27:
328:
326:
324:
322:
320:
318:
454:New York City Police Department officers
348:
346:
188:in 1864, less than a year following the
314:
109:NYPD police captain who fought against
7:
449:Irish emigrants to the United States
414:Lardner, James and Thomas Reppetto.
464:Police officers from County Tyrone
14:
383:. New York: A.E. Costello, 1885.
252:Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
469:People from Irvington, New York
186:New York City Police Department
146:New York City Police Department
286:and Captains George Washburn,
1:
418:. New York: Macmillan, 2001.
240:New York Orange Riot of 1871
416:NYPD: A City and Its Police
485:
199:McCullagh was attacked by
18:
248:New York Republican Party
37:
379:Costello, Augustine E.
297:McCullagh is buried at
178:County Tyrone, Ireland
54:County Tyrone, Ireland
459:People from Manhattan
400:Gilfoyle, Timothy J.
284:Alexander S. Williams
209:Hudson River Railroad
162:Hudson River Railroad
190:New York Draft Riots
244:Grand Central Depot
182:Irvington, New York
288:Anthony J. Allaire
246:. A member of the
231:and imprisoned in
160:began raiding the
150:Tub of Blood Bunch
131:2 sons, 1 daughter
111:Tub of Blood Bunch
386:Fanebust, Wayne.
305:, New York City.
299:Woodlawn Cemetery
138:John H. McCullagh
135:
134:
32:John H. McCullagh
476:
367:
350:
341:
330:
90:Other names
67:
42:
28:
484:
483:
479:
478:
477:
475:
474:
473:
429:
428:
376:
374:Further reading
371:
370:
353:Asbury, Herbert
351:
344:
331:
316:
311:
292:Yale University
201:Dutch Heinrichs
184:and joined the
174:
158:Dutch Heinrichs
118:Political party
75:
74:, United States
69:
65:
56:
51:
33:
24:
21:John MacCullagh
17:
12:
11:
5:
482:
480:
472:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
431:
430:
427:
426:
412:
398:
384:
375:
372:
369:
368:
342:
338:New York Times
313:
312:
310:
307:
207:of ham from a
194:Hell's Kitchen
173:
170:
142:police captain
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
107:
106:Known for
103:
102:
101:Police officer
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
84:Irish-American
81:
77:
76:
70:
68:(aged 51)
62:
58:
57:
52:
48:
44:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
481:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
436:
434:
425:
424:0-8050-6737-X
421:
417:
413:
411:
410:0-393-31108-2
407:
403:
399:
397:
396:0-275-98762-0
393:
389:
385:
382:
378:
377:
373:
366:
365:1-56025-275-8
362:
358:
354:
349:
347:
343:
339:
335:
329:
327:
325:
323:
321:
319:
315:
308:
306:
304:
300:
295:
293:
289:
285:
280:
277:
272:
267:
262:
260:
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
236:
234:
230:
229:A. Oakey Hall
226:
220:
217:
213:
210:
206:
202:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
171:
169:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
130:
126:
123:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
85:
82:
78:
73:
72:New York City
64:March 6, 1893
63:
59:
55:
49:
45:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
415:
401:
387:
380:
356:
337:
296:
281:
263:
259:Shang Draper
256:
237:
225:Ninth Avenue
221:
198:
175:
166:Shang Draper
137:
136:
66:(1893-03-06)
25:
444:1893 deaths
439:1842 births
276:tracheotomy
271:sore throat
212:freight car
93:Farmer John
80:Nationality
433:Categories
340:7 Mar 1893
309:References
266:rheumatism
216:nightstick
122:Republican
98:Occupation
303:the Bronx
233:Sing Sing
205:hogsheads
172:Biography
154:Ike Marsh
250:and the
176:Born in
128:Children
144:in the
422:
408:
394:
363:
420:ISBN
406:ISBN
392:ISBN
361:ISBN
156:and
61:Died
50:1842
47:Born
336:".
301:in
435::
355:.
345:^
317:^
294:.
332:"
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
