Word: monaghan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Lyons and Winchell flared up when Lyons resigned as vice president of Winchell's pet project, the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund (TIME, Jan. 7, 1952 et seq.). Recently Lyons lighted a firecracker under Winchell by writing a letter to New York City's Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan. The letter suggested that Monaghan revoke Winchell's pistol-toting permit, unless Winchell could pass a "psychiatric" test...
Winchell, who knows how to use flattery as well as abuse, three days later became the first (and only) newsman to suggest that Monaghan was an excellent "dark horse" New York mayoralty candidate. A fortnight ago, he hit Lyons more directly. Wrote Winchell: "L.L. was made Vice President of the Fund one night when WW, the founder of it, said: 'Congratulations! You are now Vice President . . .' He 'resigned' after he was informed that if he didn't, Winchell . . . would force his resignation . . ." Added Winchell: "[Lyons] has written letters about me (now in my possession) that...
Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan launched an all-out search for the killer. An alarm was flashed for the only known pal of Willie Sutton who is still at large-Frederick J. ("The Angel") Tenuto, 37, a scarfaced murderer who broke out of prison with Sutton in 1947. Police technicians began a laboratory analysis of a dozen threatening letters Schuster had received. Sample: "You won't have long to live. Willie has friends." A great many people immediately leaped to the conclusion that Good Citizen Schuster had been killed by Willie's friends...
Unwilling Celebrity. Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan leaped into a car and set out for Brooklyn, where a jostling crowd of awed detectives were craning at Willie like bobby-soxers goggling at Frank Sinatra. Triumphantly, after suitable briefing and a fond look at Willie himself, the commissioner called in the press and announced: "We've just caught the Babe Ruth of bank robbers...
...Poor boys.") Paladino earnestly told newsmen: "Put in the papers that we didn't hurt anybody on this job. Put in there that we had a gun and a knife but we didn't use it, and tell how the gun wasn't loaded." When Commissioner Monaghan announced promotions for seven detectives, Guidice jumped dramatically to his feet, offered his hand to one of them and said: "We done a job and we failed. You done a good job and you get rewarded. I congratulate you, too. God bless you." The detective shook hands and mumbled, "Thanks...