244:
on the grounds that he was "too fat". As part of his examination, he was made to run around a table forty times. Hodgins would spend the next two years trying to get reinstated and finally succeeded in doing so when
Supreme Court Justice
249:
overruled the police commissioner's order. Hodgins later sued
Bingham for $ 100,000 because his application for police inspector was endorsed "His record poor. He has not the qualifications to command; stupid".
394:
404:
389:
221:
After the eviction he emigrated to
America again, this time settling in New York. Joining the NYPD in 1888, he was eventually appointed commander of the
399:
409:
364:
340:
159:
288:
home on the evening of
October 17, 1912. His wife, two daughters and three sons were all present at the time of his death.
198:
Born in
Ireland in 1856, William H. Hodgins emigrated to America with his father and nine siblings in 1877 and settled in
277:
community were able to begin negotiations toward a truce which would eventually lead to an agreement to end the war.
170:
at the start of the 20th century. He was also involved in the initial negotiations, along with a number of prominent
211:
285:
246:
312:
234:
222:
202:. On the death of his father in 1880 he returned to Ireland and was evicted from his father's farm near
384:
379:
262:
254:
179:
118:
241:
360:
336:
274:
207:
171:
36:
58:
313:
Capt. Wm. H. Hodgins Dies; "Big Bill" Was
Retired by Bingham as "Too Fat," and Reinstated
328:
230:
167:
155:
110:
102:
73:
253:
Upon his return to the force, Hodgins was assigned to the
Elizabeth Street Station in
373:
270:
266:
226:
187:
183:
126:
122:
62:
215:
203:
163:
106:
32:
281:
162:. He is credited for the breaking up numerous street gangs, most notably the
258:
175:
114:
40:
154:(1856 – October 17, 1912) was an American law enforcement officer and
333:
The Gangs of New York: An
Informal History of the New York Underworld
199:
240:
In 1907, Hodgins was ordered into retirement by Police
Commissioner
359:. Madison, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1997.
357:
Alas! What
Brought Thee Hither?: The Chinese in New York, 1800-1950
99:
225:. He was also the precinct captain of the district when
284:. He remained precinct captain until his death at his
280:
Hodgins left Chinatown and was given command of the
141:
133:
95:
87:
79:
69:
47:
25:
18:
145:William R. Hodgins, Georgina Hodgins (nee Smith)
335:. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (pg. 290)
210:in 1881. Hodgins was an active member of the
8:
15:
307:
305:
303:
301:
395:New York City Police Department officers
297:
174:merchants, which eventually ended the
113:; involved in negotiations to end the
405:Police officers from County Tipperary
7:
390:Irish emigrants to the United States
105:responsible for the breakup of the
14:
160:New York City Police Department
1:
273:. Hodgins and leaders of the
152:William H. "Big Bill" Hodgins
257:in the midst of the ongoing
426:
229:shot and killed architect
400:People from New York City
282:Bronx Park police station
410:People from Cloughjordan
235:Madison Square Garden
247:Josiah Taylor Marean
168:Humpty Jackson gangs
111:Humpty Jackson gangs
242:Theodore A. Bingham
223:Tenderloin district
137:2 daughters, 3 sons
20:William H. Hodgins
149:
148:
417:
355:Bonner, Arthur.
343:
326:
320:
309:
275:Chinese-American
208:County Tipperary
172:Chinese-American
83:Big Bill Hodgins
80:Other names
54:
51:October 17, 1912
37:County Tipperary
16:
425:
424:
420:
419:
418:
416:
415:
414:
370:
369:
352:
350:Further reading
347:
346:
329:Asbury, Herbert
327:
323:
319:18 October 1912
317:New York Times.
310:
299:
294:
196:
65:
59:Bronx, New York
56:
52:
43:
30:
21:
12:
11:
5:
423:
421:
413:
412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
387:
382:
372:
371:
368:
367:
351:
348:
345:
344:
321:
296:
295:
293:
290:
286:Tremont Avenue
271:On Leong Tongs
231:Stanford White
195:
192:
188:On Leong Tongs
156:police captain
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
127:On Leong Tongs
103:police captain
97:
96:Known for
93:
92:
91:Police captain
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
74:Irish-American
71:
67:
66:
57:
55:(aged 56)
49:
45:
44:
31:
27:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
422:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
377:
375:
366:
365:0-8386-3704-3
362:
358:
354:
353:
349:
342:
341:1-56025-275-8
338:
334:
330:
325:
322:
318:
314:
308:
306:
304:
302:
298:
291:
289:
287:
283:
278:
276:
272:
268:
264:
263:Four Brothers
260:
256:
251:
248:
243:
238:
236:
232:
228:
227:Harry K. Thaw
224:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
193:
191:
189:
185:
181:
180:Four Brothers
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
119:Four Brothers
116:
112:
108:
104:
101:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
75:
72:
68:
64:
63:United States
60:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
28:
24:
17:
356:
332:
324:
316:
279:
261:between the
252:
239:
220:
216:Cloughjordan
204:Cloughjordan
197:
178:between the
151:
150:
117:between the
53:(1912-10-17)
33:Cloughjordan
385:1912 deaths
380:1856 births
212:Land League
70:Nationality
374:Categories
292:References
88:Occupation
259:Tong wars
255:Chinatown
237:in 1906.
194:Biography
176:Tong wars
142:Parent(s)
115:Tong wars
267:Hip Sing
184:Hip Sing
134:Children
123:Hip Sing
164:Eastman
158:in the
107:Eastman
41:Ireland
363:
339:
200:Kansas
361:ISBN
337:ISBN
269:and
186:and
166:and
125:and
109:and
100:NYPD
48:Died
29:1856
26:Born
315:".
233:at
218:.
214:in
376::
331:.
300:^
265:,
206:,
190:.
182:,
121:,
61:,
39:,
35:,
311:"
129:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.