New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1916, Page 10

10 - NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1916. POLICE SCANDAL IN MANHATTANDEPT. nother Becker Case Revealed Through Arrest of Detective New York, July 12.—Ten police- hen, at least one higher police official nd several others are Involved in a nfessian charging them with graft- g from women of the streets. The olice Department of New York to- ay through the arrest last night of jpe of Police Cammissioner Wood's ost trusted men, Detective William Enright, faces a situation that [arallels the expose of Lieutenant ecker and his ‘strong arm” squad. Charged with perjury in testifying inst a white slaver who refused to 2y him graft, Enright was sent to 6 Tombs last night. It was not ore than a year ago that Enright v a series of daring arrests of men pught selling women came before the ublic. Enright's good work brought sev- al commendations and he was in ne for rapid promotian. His work to the attention of Mayor Mit- rel, and the stories of his remarkable genuity in landing these vicious pes of the underworld made him nd out. Aided by women social lonkers who posed s characters of be street, the detective went from ty ta city, representing himself as a aver and lived the life of such for eeks in order to finally land his ry. Such were the storfes he-told, hd.such were believed at police head- arters. First Two Arrests Made. ‘About a month ago *“Red” Levine, i7l, smooth shaven and having the nce of a policeman, wag ar- Psted on the complaints of women ho said attempts, had been made to ffackmail them. Then followed the of a character known in the Tendertoin as *Liebush,” 11 man resembling a typical dope @ of the stage. He, too, was ed with-the same offense in In- James §. Nolan’s distriot, s bounded by Twenty-third eet, Tunning to Sixth avenue, Two of Inspector Bolan’s men, ge Conway and James Seeley, Iked with the women who made the arges. They also questioned the vo men the women accused. Then ey started on a still hunt for a ird member of-the .gang, who is be- eved to be the brains of this band. h of the accused was known in olice circles as an informer. “Better Jook out,” was the warning at reached some of the men work- g for Inspector Bolan. ‘“These fel- ws you picked up can reach down- wn. Enough evidence, however, had ached Inspector Balan to make Klm brn to that very source downtown, d at police headquarters a confer- ce was held about the charges. The strict attorneys office was notified d yesterday the arrest was ordered pon indictment of William J. En- ght, hanor man of the police depart- ent. Boright for months had been fer- ting the four carners of Manhattan pr the brains of the vice trust that pught and sold girls. His work was one with the ald of two other police- en, sometimes assisted by a clever oman soctalogist interested in this b of work. He acted directly nder orders from Second Deputy oner Lord. Enright ‘Won Much Praise, Commissioner Woods and Deputy Jomemissioner Lord had commended it for the number of young girls : ed from being sald into slavery d the convictions obtained as the psult of the cleancut cases made out ough good police work done by pm and his two aids, Sergeant wghes and Policeman Faley. Boright had been working on a me yesterday afternoon when Lieu- pnant “Honest Dan” Costigan en- ed the First Branch Detective urean. He came over to Enright d gmavely satd: “T'ye got.a warrant for your arrest.” “What's that?’ said the detective. lostigan showed him the warrant, hich had been issued a shart time fore, following the indictment for erjury/handed down by the grand ry. Bill Enright- straightened up, then le repressed an effort to speak and 1t on his hat. He was quickly ought to the Tombs and locked up. t a late hour last night no bail had een fixed. No message reached his ife, who sat waiting up to a late our, with supper ail prepared “Why don’t he call up?” she asked, hen one of the newspaper men who new Enright had called her on the plephone several times during the ight. “I am worried; he always alls up: is there anything the matter ith him?” Enright's wife was not formed where her husband was. An ffort to reach him through a mes- ge conveyed to the Tombs author- jes falled. Inspector Bolan sald last night that e did not care to talk about the case, Those who remembered the arr f the three men a month ago, who confessions implicated En- for more than a year reached them about \e pernicious activity of a squad of etectives working for the so-called white slave squad.” No attention anticularly was pald to these reports, s they ame from sources which un- er no circumstances could pro- uced in court to verify of raft among women of the Twent hird street district and lower Ten- herioin of Manhattan. Then came the frrest of the three men, two of whom onfessed and were freed on suspend- Ld sentences. One is now serving a ve to ten year sentence. District Attorney Swann's office has ad a number of men working he vartous clews. ries had be stories I { had been given of years for the part he played in the graft plot and for representing him- self as a policeman, that the other two indicted men awalkened to what was in store for them. A week ago some one sent word to District At- torney Swann. Accused Men Tell AlL “We'll talk. We'll plead guilty, but go light on us. It is a go?” That was the substance of the message which they sent. Representatives of the District Attorney’s office had a long talk with Red Levine and his pal. The result was a long statement which step by step unfolded one of the most amazing recitals of under- world history. Their confessions were thoroughly investigated. The fact that they had the reputation of being police inform- ers and of their own part in the sys- tem of grafting presented a serious question whether the storles could be verified. Corroboration, however, is believed to have been obtained. Last night it was said that the police department was about to ex- perience a shake-up that would in- volve a number of policemen and would again show that the system built up before Becker's time, but so successfully used by him, had again gripped some of the policemen who the confidence of Police Commissioner Woods. Swann Silent on Case. District Attorney Swann would not throw any light on the arrest of En- right. It was learned, however, that Deputy Assistant District Attorney Smith and an agent of the Society for the Prevention of Crime have been working on the case for some time. It was learned that Mr. Swann had had a talk with Enright a few hours be- fore he was arrested. Friends of Enright last night main- tained that his arrest was the result of a frame-up. This was the cry that Enright raised. “Why, they’ve nothing on me,” he said. “They tried to do it before— but it didn’t work, and it won't this time.” FITZGERALD DEFIES ‘BLACKMAIL” CROWD Says He Cannot Be Coerced Into Favoring Panama Appropriation Washington, July 12—In a vigor- ous statement, charging political blackmall, Representative John J. Fitzgerald, of New York, chalrman of the House Committes on Appro- priations, announced yesterday that he was opposed strongly to new quar- ters for Panama Canal employes or a bonus, for the canal workmen, and that he would not approve those measures, although certain alleged labor leaders had informed him that they would organize opposition in his district because of his adverse in- fluence. In his statement, Mr. Fitz- gerald says— “Some time ago I was informed that unless I agreed to obtaln certain appropriations for the employes of the Panama, Canal an effort would be made to organize certain forces to injure me politically. T de- clined to be coerced in the perform- ance of my public duties or to submit to such species of blackmail. During the construction perfod of the canal the compensation of the employes was as much as seventy-five per cent. in excess of the compensation for similar services in the United States, and in addition they were furnished with quarters, light, heat and many other services free.” Mr. Fitzgerald has opposed the large appropriation proposed for new quarters because he believes they are not necessary and because the con- struction period of the canal is ended, and the amount of rent asked for the present quarters is exceedingly liber- al, as compared with other houses of similar size. His statement in part continues:— “The permament organization of the canal became effective April 1, 1914. Out of the large number of employes, a very limited number were selected for life positions. Under the law their compensation was to be twenty-five per cent. in excess of the compensation paid for similar services in the United States. “About two years ago it was pro- posed that a very large expenditure be made for new quarters for the em- ployes. Over $2,000,000 has been ex- pended. The quarters consist of con- crete two and four family houses. The two family houses cost $24,000 and the four family houses $20,000 each. An apartment in the former costs $17 per month, in the latter $14 per month. “The rent was fixed to cover the cost of maintaining the houses, re- pairs, water, garbage collection, light and janttor services. “That the rent is very moderate is further apparent from the fact that a single room in the city of Panama costs § a week, while the apart- ments provided for the canal employ- es consist of a sitting room, dining room with range, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and laundry in the lower part of the house. “Emploves of the canal are enraged at me because T will not vote to pay them a bonus for their services. It will take $9.000.000 to pay such a bonus. They have been well treated, and T shall not favor such measures. BAND CONCERT DATES. The Chamber of Commerce has ar- ranged for the first of two band con- certs that will be paid far out of the money left from the Fourth of July appropriation on Wednesday evening, July 19. The music will be furnished by the Philharmonic band. The second concert will be held on August 2 and the City band will play. At up | Tt was not until | assist toth concerts the Boy Scouts will PHOTO © NAT'L PLOGRAPNIC SOCETY. Alarmed by the spread of infantile paralysis in castern states the hea of the public health service met in Washington and decided to ask con- gress for an appropriation of $100, 000 to be used for infantile paralysis research work and in fighting the d ease. The urgent need of money was made clear by C H. Lavinder of the federal service, now in charge of its work in New York. He declared that the exten of the research work would depend solely upon the amount of money available. Only about $15,- Tt is becoming that the fed- 1000 is now on hand. , more and more evident cral service faces a problem in preventing the epidemic from be- coming widespread throughout the east. With about 100 new cases dis- covered in New York city daily the city authorities took drastic measures to fight the plague, dren paralyzed if it them. Children were theaters and moving picture houses, Sunday and summer schools were | closed, picnics and other gatherings serious does not kill barred from all which leaves chil- | Congress Called Upon for Assistance In Fighting Children’s Plague of children forbidden and a general cleanup inaugurated. Many persons were arrested and fined for leaving garbage uncovered and for other vio- Iations of the sanitary code. It is held by many scientists that the com- mon housefly responsible for the propagation of infantile paralysis, as it is for the spread of many other diseases. Pictures show: No. 1, chil- dren playing among gutter refuse; No. 2, the housefly; No. 3, passing candy from mouth to mouth, a dan- gerous practice. is BUFFALD BILL I3 Famous Indian Fighter Headliner With 101 Ranch Show Colonel William F. Cody, “Buffalo Bill,” the original and only bison hunter on public ex- hibition, cowboys, cowgirls, Indians Mexicans, United States cavalry and artillery, cowboy bands, gauchos. cos- sacks and others among the rough riding fraternity of the world, part and parcel of the 101 Ranch occupy the city today and have held it prisoner since 7 a. m. this morning when the vanguard of the only Wild West show rolled into the Commercial street freight yards. | Young New Britain has not enjoyed such a day since Companies E and I of the First Regiment, C. G., boarded coaches in the selfsame freight yard and were hauled away to Niantic and later to Nogales, Arizona, for border duty and whatever may develop along the Mexi- can front. The younger element, which alone Judges the Wild West at its true value, was up this morning at and before 4 o'clock to witness the arrival of Buff lo Bill and the lesser stars of the last frontier. That the survivor of the Lit- tle Big Horn and countless other bat- tles with wild Indians and wilder white men was a bit late in pulling into town only whetted their appetites and when a long drawn-out shriek shortly before the 7 o'clock whistles announced that the 101 Ranch outfit was in the suburbs a burst of shrill cheers was forthcoming. A few moments later & big mogul puffed its way over the Elm street crossing and there followed a rush for the Commercial street siding where without loss of time the outfit began detraining. From the thirty cars, flat, box and passenger, the denizens of the wild and woolly slowly and methodically demounted or debouched according to, the section of the war zone from which one hails. 1t took an hour to reach Rentschlers park and more than two hours to prepare for the street parade, for which Young America and all the family had by this time prepared, but when it me there was no call for apologies or adverse remarks. Right behind an escort of States cavalry at the very head of the better known as United reminiscent of the in kee g the crowd in good oo of a gang recelved & long term | order. {and i carriage, pioneer days, rode Colonel Will- AGAIN OUR GUEST outfit, | great pageant, in an original western | i plains | iam himself, accompanied by his friend of years Vice-President H. C. Noble of North & Judd's. The { famous New Britain saddlery concern | has furnished Colonel Cody with sets ! of silver spurs for more than a « | ation and the survivor of the | Kit Carson never forgets that | welcome awaits his arrival ! Hardware City. Behind the gentleman of the flow- ing locks, Colts and memories of oth- | er and greater days, rode columns of | Indians (Pawnees, Comanches, | Apaches and Sioux) bands of cowboys {and cowgirls, with their free western | SWing and ease’ of carriage, the ori- ginal Tex long horn, now almost as extinet as the dodo bird, swarthy Mex- icans, quite as vilainous as Villa n appearance and possibly just as bad though a trifie more suave, being in the land of the hated Gringoes. Trim and trig and hurned as brown almost as the aborigines, preceding a dele- | gation of (os: and Turks, rode a column of United States cavalrymen nd then a battalion of field artillery. | In these times of stress and strife it was all very suggestive of what Uncle | Sam holds in store for the unruly in- { habitants of Senor Carranza’s republic beyond the Rio Grande provided they make just one more mistake of | kind that happened at Car The ! temperature was just 90 degrees when the cavalcade turned into Main street | and that was another reminder ' the kind of weather the boys down in Nogales are contending with but when Colonel Cody, the cowboys and cow- girls and their redskin friends could ! pretend that nothing unusual was being experienced why Young New | Britain and his friends were not go- ! ing to be outdone by a little heat, not much. Following the time-worn route and concluding with the time-honored cal- | liope, the parade was witnessed by | thousands of sweltering citizens in- cluding all the younger members of the family from Johnnie who got up at 4 a. m. to Baby Sue who reviewed the great and departing spectacle of another age from the vantage of a perambr Coay, a in Cody Guest of Noble. known Mr. Nobie the and ac Colonel Cody, who has been a personal friend of { for many yes in fact since mer was a government scout tive on the western plains, was his | guest at luncheon at the New Bri | club today. The party was comp. of C(‘olonel Cody, H, Noble, esident managers of the branch offices of North & Judd's, here 1 a visit, and a number inent salesmen Colonel Cody Mr. Noble the northwest s accepted. This afternoon | prominent men for- " who were of their srom- extended an invitation to g0 on a hunting trip next November and to in number of in the Buffalo the Bill the | of | and | | tract outfit visited North & Judd’s and were shown over the big factory. The visit to the factory was both a pleas- ure and a revelation to these pioneers of the plains. Johnnie Baker, “ne of Buffalo Bill's right hand men, ac- companied the party and all received as souvenirs of the occasion sets of silver spurs. The women riders were honored with sets of silver spurs in- laid with gold. The performance park this afternoon was attended by a huge crowd despite the terrific heat and the show proved up to its his- toric traditions, winning the plaudits of both young and old. It will be re- peated tonight. at Rentschler's Personals Lawrence Humason Sugar Hill, N. H Mr. and Mr: have returned from M L. L. Spencer of New York, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and M J. L. Patterson of Brook street, left today for Highland Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hicks and son left today for Oak Bluffs. Helen S. Reidy of Brooklyn, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John . vle of 447 Church street. . T. Swift has gone on her vacation. Miss to Block | Island L. B. Banford will spend his vaca- tion in Rutland, Vt. i Miss Julie Russell left taday trip to New York. on a Miss Kate Germond has East Northfield, Mass., tion. gone to on her vaca- POST OFFIC o1 Concrete Contract Givem—Orders in Regard to Soldiers’ Mail. The H Putnam company of | Hartford has been awarded the con- for the concrete at the post office and will start work at repairing the front walk and putting in a new drive. Orders have been received by Post- master Delaney from Washington to tle all mail for soldiers in bundles and send it divect to Arizona. Difficulty has been experienced by the men handling the mail at camp hecause of the initials C. N. G. TLocal people chould address all mail Conn, N. G. so that it will not became confused with the mail for the California Na-| Guard, whose initials are the E. tional ' same. i | Chinuanua. BLISS TO BORDER 1% owned gees T0 BLOCK SCANDAL Will Probe ‘Aecomodations Given National Guard in Southwest July recurrence Washington, 12.—To prevent any of the scan- dal that arose during the Cuban war possible over the provisioning and of militia forces the war department has ordered Major General Tasker H. | Bliss, assistant chief of staff, to the | Mexican border to make a thorough inspection of conditions and to make | certain that ‘“everything possible is done for the health and comfort the Guardsmen.” Already criticism has been lirect- ed against the war department for the accommodations and areatment |t accorded some of the militia units on | the trip to the border. The depart- | ment has stoutly defended its action, claiming that the accommodations | given the men were the best obtain- | able, that they were far superior {o | those given troops in any other co n- try in the world and better than those given American troops in the Cuosan campalgn. | The department realizes that such criticism is bound to come. and it expects, in fact that it will in- crease as the period of service for the guardsmen on the border length- ens out. Here is war department sion of Major General Bli “General Bliss leaves this afternoon for an inspection trip of the militia troops on the border. The object of | the inspection {s to insure that cvery- thing possible under the circum- |- stances is being done for the health | and comfort of the guardsmen. He | is accompanied by Major Nolan of the | general staff.” The House has adopted a resolil- tion offered by Representative J. | Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania cal- | ling upon the secretary of war to fur- | nish certain information relative to | the conditions under which the militia | were transported to the border. Mr. | Moore alleged that these conditions were not what they ought to be, and offered the resolution. Before the resolution was adopted it was amended by Representative | August P. Gardner of Massachusetts, s0 as to call upon the president for information relative to the number of guardsmen in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona who did not respond to the call for duty. Press reports have reached Warh- ington telling of the practical con- fiscatlon by the Carranza governmcnt of the Babricora ranch propertics Until a direct report this is made to the department the owners of the ranch no action can be taken, but then the department will protest, as it has done in all such instances. Tamplco reports of the shooting of two American sailors by Carranzista | soldiers were denied at the navy de- partment. The report was belleved treatment the announcement of the | said toward state of Durango. C | were of | Andrew arrest today when they brought Devoy Wilcox of | de; | previou | street secured the loan from regarding the mis- | gay Louis Rotello, | in borough court { Cohan, = & incident when privately refu- due to an on June on a American river. o have been occurred fired tug bringing out of the Panuco Reports of the Mexican embassy that the Villista forces in Chi had split into two bandsand appeared to be headed north the Texas border, while the was making its way toward the rranzista forceg of them 1uahua hat one »ther reported in pursuit DETECTIVES ROUND UP THEFT SUSPECT Devoy Wilcox Charged With Stealink Tools From Vacant House Yester- day—Has Previous Record. and clever Detectives J Bamforth made a Samuel Richardson on a charge, carpenter's Stein at A to headquarters having stolen ools from Wexler building on Arch Investigations at pawnshop this morning the stolen tools had been there yesterday by a man the name of Ferguson ription of the man that of Wilcox, arrested from a vacant The detectives on ‘the street and charged the theft Although Wilcox ledge of the theft, had identified him some and street. Bessie Feingold’s showed that pawned who gave gave a tallied who 1 been for stealing & on Park Wilcox he nd with house found him watch denies all knows the pawnbroker the man who her, the police a hearing In morning. as He will be given police court tomorrow STORES CLOSE TODAY. % - And Main Street Business tion Was Deserted After 12:15 o'Clock. schedule, city 15 o'clock, al- Beginning their summer stores the closed this noon at 1 lowing the clerks a welcome half holiday. This practice will continue through July and August. Many df the. clerks attended ‘the circus this afternoon, others remained In the cooling shade, where such could be found, and other took side trips on the trolley. After noon the the city was practically the various yout business section of deserted. 'S PAWN CHECKS, 12 as SOLD BOG Torrington, July allas oLuis Otello, a Hotello, alias charged with defraud- ing Michael Panaetts of $41 by sale of bogus pawn tickets to him and by the appropriation of money received for a diamond ring sold for Janaetts —Louis Lent, was bound over to the superior court under bonds of $500, after a hearing today. He wae Litchfield jail to await trial taken to PHINE COHAN DEAD. York, July 12.—Mrs. Fred formerly Miss Josephing sister of George M. Coham, the actor, died here today JOS| New Niblo, Thursday and Friday FRESH SHORE HADDOCK .... FANCY FRESH MACKEREL lhf‘l OC FANCY HALIBUT STEAK ...........lb 19C STEAK COD FRESH TILE FISH PORGIES GENUINE BLUE LEAN SLICED BACON FANCY BOSTON BLUE o1 8C San » 12V5¢ rich ol 2¢ CAPE BUTT! ?](v P loc FISH Flounders 7c YELLOW TATL } FRE b RIB OR LOIN LAMB CHOPS ..........1b ZOC BONELESS COTTAGE HAMS .. Fresh Conn. 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