The evening world. Newspaper, July 30, 1912, Page 4

} oe NS FE SG ON wer ve ee PPP i ‘ | CITY HAS BEEN WIDE OPEN SINCE GAYNOR'S FIRST DAY, SAYS WILLIAM F. BAKER Waldo’s Predecessor Declares Gam- blers and Crooks Got Notice Af- ter Election and Flocked | Here From All Over. BECKER SHARED GRAFT HIGHER UP, HE ASSERTS. Mayor Gave Men Like Lieutenant a Chance by Organizing His Special Vice Squad. New York has been “wide open” to gamblers ever since Mayor Gaynor took office, according to former Police Commissioner William F. Baker, whe succeeded Gon, Bingham at the head of the department. Mr. Baker also says the doctrine of “personal iberty” has deprived the honest mem- bers of the department of a fair chance of vindicating themselves by enforce: ing the spirit of the Jaw; that the department is honey-combed with graft and collusion with criminals has become a recognized industry among the powerful dishonest minority of the fore In short, says Baker, police conditions during the last ‘wo years have been growing worse than they ever were before. “That there tan't any excuse for this T told it to him more than once. T sald state of affatre,” declared Mr, Baker to|that he would have to have a strong n | Hvening World reporter to-day. |man a the head of the department, | “you can eee from the fact that during | 7M) the copa would respect and be | the Jast atx months of Bingham's admin- | = eat ae tenon istration and during the first part of! sioner, so long as he ran the department mine, prior to the ttme Mayor Gaynor |and bonsed the Job, But, unles took office, there were not strong, fearless and just hi bling houses running in ‘ hopeless, And the Mayor ‘There were some poolroome—not many, | eartily agreed with me. though, tn proportion to the number you! MAYOR PROMISED TO anay find to-day—and handbook men RAID WARRANTS. flourished simply becauee they Nad NO) «Now, consider the altuation as it was recognised headquarters, but drifted |thon. If you wanted to raid @ place you from corner to corner, But gambting, hed to get a warrant, and even if the big gambling, wae dead. It wasn't an/ court clerk didn't leak beforehand you easy thing to do, but we worked hare had difficulty in executing it. You ware to agcomplish it, and wo practically euc- | Ob!lged to have pos! evidence first, dete ch moant that you must have a wit: ness who had been inside the gambling NOTICE place. True, the Mayor at first offered to help us out by promising to issue warrants himself, but he never did so, and we had to rely on Chivf Magistrate McAdoo, who, 1 must say, was very helpful to us. Still, the situation was Jan, 1 the town wan to be ‘wide ope: impossible, Our hands werp tled go that This ts a fact. Gamblers and shorte| we could accomplish nothing worth cam men began to flock Into town from | while, and Instead of being lessened, the the West and from other Eastern cities. | Chances for graft were Increnuad. We had got things running 0 that it|,,"1 Knew how things were. 1 knew hats comparatively easy to shut | {at Wie city wus getting more and " more ‘wide open’ every day. But what oat offenders; but. early in December, could 1 du? 1 testified before the Grand the crowd of shurps and gamblers got Jury, when the question was brought up te Be so big that they were noticeable, by the Disirict-Attorney, and when I and we hed our work cut out for us stepped {nto the room, I sald, ‘Gentle- merely keping track of them end their me, I watve all immunity. If you can movements. find anything blameworthy tn my pé ‘McClellan was Mayor then, remem. “fer. 00 are at Hberty to indict me, ber, aod he soon caught on to the way os ed to them for two hours, telling i Substantially what I am telling os aad woing. Presently he | you and what I had told the Maywr. As the Police Department was run then, ‘Bay, Bil.’ he said, ‘for God's sake! and as tt Is run now, it ds useless to ay: these fellows quiet until I get out look for effictency, ut vr " Of office, will you? 1 ssid I'd do my! COMMISSIONER'S JOB HOPELESS and T did. With the backing of the ‘Mayor and Jerome, who was then) AND THANKLESS. fn the District-Attorney’s office, 1 man-| ‘Tt haw been #aid that I was ‘sore’ ‘aged to beep them under contro! for the When I quit the Department, and, be- reat of the month. But that was ull Senet reve ie ene Adah Unie When Gaynor took oMce he promul id ine “a teat eager Aad us ne of ‘personal liberty, #reund. But that t# not the eave. Tam gated bis dootr not sore at anybody, I am friendly doom the cops’ nightstickhs away from with the Mayor, although we do not thom, forbade the ure of force to obtain and er CaN Agree OL police subjects. evidence and capped the climax by abol- I'd like to write or say all I know toning plain clothes staff. about the Department's affaira, but that “his last happened while 1 was away Would bo imposslile. ‘There te no ure a my vacation, and as soon as 1 re- |“! 'Akonizing people, turmed I reinstated the Headquarters y\ Vat, 2 Marted out to any, though, was that Twas very thankful when I plain clothes men. It was not lone quit the job. I was glad to wet rid of before I resigned, you may reecull.| it, and 1 should never ike to try it Mayor Gaynor did not exactly abolish *kain. It is thankless, hopeless and the piain clothes force again over my, troublesome, as things run to-lay, head, but one of his distinctive traits {4 ,PHy [he man who tries to tackle is never to admit himself in the wrong. gleep 6 if ex ee eceeee Dover my realgnat) He accomplished his object, therefore, | best thing Lever diay it wae the in @ @ifferent way. He eplit the piuin] "The Mayor's friend, Charles tothes men up among the precincts,| Hyde, was City Chambenain during aesigning #0 many of them to each,| Your administration, Mr. Baker, and ‘This, he claimed, was to do away with) Wa# Said to be the chiof power back of ail ohances for graft. the gamblers, Did he ever interfere LAUGHS AT METHOD oF pRe- with you?’ the reporter asked, OF WIDE-OPEN TOWN APTER JAN, 1. “Then, afier Gaynor wes elected, the word gat around through the unde world—don't ask me how—that aft | didn't let him, ana Mr. VENTING GRAFT. Baker, “I didn't allow ai rar ie ins “well, anybody who ts fan with | terfere With me-except the Mayor.” In there police conditions can only laugh at such @ contention, The great bulk of force is honest, beyond any question a doubt, but Gaynor's plans did 1 prive the dishonest or weak portunities for graft, W y reason why gambling n New York?" replied Mr, Baker, have told you~in the latter part of Gen. Bingham’s ad- ministration and the fret few months mine but go ahead and constitute a sye inine-compriaing the last year of squad of one hundred and fifty cClellan's term as Mayor—the town : to the Commis was ahut up Usht as & drum, OF course, I'm not talking now of the pee, oe were ce cup! social evil. In a city Uke New York “This was all very well, It meant) 20% can't throttle that off the way you that the inspectors and the captains (f" other Phases of lawl . But in the districts and precincts would hav» the gamble nd confidence men were no direct chance of blackmailing ®{F4ld to operate, with a few wide and crooks, But it also meant that som ered exceptions, Co-operation be- man like Becker, who stood tn strong nthe District-Attorney and the pollce—that's the answer But what ts needed in the frst place te the ble Investigation and show. ing up the ¢ Department hes ever known—and {t looks very much as if the | department would get it) T hope it doos. 1 hope Burns ts working on the case, with the Commissioner and Winale Sheehan (Waldo's Becretary) and who could wet himself on the & squad would stand a good cha: pulling the trick Instead “And right bere I want to it tan't fatr to blame Becker to ana Xt z c hope he producer the rods. ly, No man Of the calibre of the aver=| ought age pdliceman should be trusted with | to such power and responsibilities a8 he | again had. Remember, & man in his position coean't have to fo owt and ask for monay, It ts thfust upon him, Veople » ‘pursue him and clamor for him to ac-| j cept thélr favors, Even if he were hon- | eat In the frat pl 1 doubt if bh ewuld withstand the temptation e simply whould not be placed in such @ position; no policemen should, The or Wanimation of the department should be such that no ordinary policeman could be brought directly within reacn of the the gambling squad. Becker had to five up to those above fim to keep his place and bis pull. “Pm not surprised at what has hap- pened. J've seen it coming for two years, and 1 have seen it coming more and more rapidly in the past tow months. Jt was something that HOW ROSE CON fieationn of the case their namern to lteht bak BV EWING BAKER SAYS GAYNOR OPENED WAY FOR POLICE GRAFT Former Police Commissioner, Who Blames Gaynor for “Open Town’’ COUNSEL FOR (Continued from First Page.) wil! soon bring | DECLARES WHITMAN “HAD AXE UP HIB SLEEVE.” “Phere has been muoh said,” continued Mr. Sullivan “about how Gleverty one lawyer after another handled this :matter, but I would Uke te point cmt that it is a mis take to overlovk the little District- Attorney. From what t know he the gentleman who did it with hi Mttle hatchet. Mr, Whitman whei Re left Now Yerk Friday ni, was no lawyer or nu:nber of law- yers that cou) have withstood it. ‘We lawyers simply got in ont of the wot. “IT want to say for Ro deh dle, but it began days ago that the that a false to dawn on him » fe formation was buing whipped into shape behind him and that the prupose was | to push him over the line into the| electric chair, Events yesterday con- Vinced me that the algnals had been given and we decided to break up the Ine at once. “Rose was left without himself or his family. absolutely, He temt what this des such teed meant to have n th aaaistance ran away and did the ons trich trick. It was only after this came home to dim that he was amenable to reason,” WASN'T 8URE HE HAD NOT BEEN “FRAMED.” Mr, Sullivan deniel wRh the utmost emphasia that Roxe had made any sort ri means for| of @ confession to elther Commisstoner Dougherty or Mr. Wh ey terday. What Rose Dougherty, whom he feured because he was not sure that Hecker had not eady med” him, was simply a denial of complicity In the murder, Mr. ivan detailed a most absorbing chain |he half-hearied of timmuntty, n rejected. Word was that the actual in custody. Sullivan hastened tera to he con- fronted ty and Hughes, tilvan, in r divuli ml to hi ntly declined and on Thursday went back to the Tombs to Rone who, even to his life long friend back in who ere: Connecticut whom he had chummed with as boy, main- tained his innocence. Rose dis- ' played such loyalty to Becker as | Astonished Sulliva For two hours the lawyer and gambler it | th uation, Rose finally broke into tears, begged Bulli- | ‘van to see and comfort his wife Jim, in an hour," ) he said. “Let me have this out with | myself, Let me go all over what 1] know and see what I cun find." SULLIVAN SAW WHITMAN AS TO| ROSE STATEMENT. Bullivan went directly to the District- Attorney and opened negotiations as to Rose'n protection, in the event that Rose disclosed information of ald to the prosecutor. told Sullivan rent tho lawyer back to | the Tombs, eyes Were swollen but Sulliva! has had w long « r allng with persons gu at onve that Rose had Him, when you are sald simply, “You are the only man the world I trust now, Twill tell you all I know, t place myself in your . Do what you can for me, 1 can't atand this gaff any longer.” ‘Tam ready, Vast. influences of the powers of the nnn — diy ‘Phen for two hours or more Rose ney. us he } that | ditch.” Then the District-Attorney and Sulll- ne enjoyed the pro ‘* adroitly manuxed and Vallon within pmuntication In the n was told how far the District-Attorney | A! a tho Rosenthal.” stantially what Jury last night relative murder. But he went further. wyer all the yetem's” told thi of the wubb, TUbSewAY, dua’ sv, lvad, FESSEDTOLDBY — GAMBLERS to “40 up Rose disclosed sub- ramifications graft, where it went, what Becker told him of those who he declared Profited by the levy and how muoh he suserted he had collected for ‘Becker. Mo such tale of graft and corruption was ever breathed in a lawyer's ears before, Gul- livan said to-day he feared even to receive such confidenc Again he went to the District-Attor- 1 as fair a bargain ould, gave the District-Attorney 4n outline of what Rose had told him up to comfort Rose's wife nd went nd children. * concluded Then came the District-Attor- Rey's strongest play Mr. Whit- man feared there would be a leak and that Becker Rose's story. would hear of To disarm the police and to reassure Becker, Sul- Dehalf of Rose, Sullivan ma vigorously who al rand wally broke down aboat good. the Vallon, ‘Rose did his work well. Me grad- “Bridgt to to play ‘ombs, much so that the east side gambier sent for his wif jamant, Rose did mot tell Web- vi iad ite effect. ‘ebber at art of events which lod to Rose's aonfes-| told Rose won. would stand After his arrest Dougherty, Whitman! gutitvan } and Hughes, the lawyer stated, made’ = \ \. uy the by Vallon was By Friday night 4 Vallon were at the ‘king point. brought in Webber and Vallon Recker a chan that “tor iki ard of their stand Saturday! Grand PU declaim 4 onstitutioaal hts of his client and asserted boldly Rose would stand the last to go with They had the matter and early Saturday latter satd, BECKER'S POLICE CAREER MARKED BY TROUBLE EVER ~ SINCE HE JOINED FORCE icp “Burglar” Killed in Chase Turned Out to Be Innocent Plumber’s Helper and “Strong Arm” Man Was Called Upon to Explain. Charlea Becker revetved his appointment as a policeman on Nov. 1, 1893, when he was twenty-three years old. He was strong, active and willing to work and seemed anxious to make something of himself. For exactly ten years Becker “pounded the sidewalks” {n hot weather land cold until he was made a roundsman, Nov. 24, 1903. He remained in that position until Jan. 4, 1907, when he was advanced to the rank of lleu- tenant. On June 30, 1911, he was assigned to the Central Office squad, which | 1s supposed to control the gambling situation, Becker’a path has not been strewn|he and Carey were suspended pending with roses since hoe entered the Polica| an investigation. Nothing came of this. Department. He has trod upan unsuaily| About the same time Becker was in sharp thorns, but in almost every in-| hot water because he had arrested an stance his troubles were brought on by | {nnocent woman on an Infamous charge his seal or lack of judgment, He had|and had her locked up. He was brought begun his career before! up on charges, but when the case came charges of assault were made against|to trial the testimony was conflicting him, and he got off scot free He then His first serious case was when John | claimed $79 under the Ahearn law for ¥, © plumber's helper, who lived at | expenses in defending himsi . 1882 Third avenue, was shot dead} Once Becker got into trouble with @ during a burglar chase, Becker testl-| couple of negresses. He was found in a fled at the inquest that he and Patrol-|dark hallway at inidnight yelling for man Carey chased Fay through Thirty | help. He was Biace ibis club and re- seventh street and both fired shots at| Volver and declared the negresses had him because he refused to halt when|0t only taken his pistol, but had tried ioe to rob him, When afd arrived in the Rabie to do a0, One of tine policemen | sang of a uniformed officer one of the hit him, women was taken Into custody. NOTHING CAME OF TROUBLE! Last March o negro was killed tn one FOR KILLING BOY. of Becker's gambling raids and con- Fay was “{dentified” as John O'Brton. | siderable trouble resulted. The matter a burelar, and was sent to the Morgue| was being looked into when Rosenthal de his charge against the Lieutenant. under that name, Becker got much! Suit was brought a credit for the killing until the real iden=| relatives of the ¥ tity of the boy was discovered. Tacn ' axes tum, | preference. This was communicated to ! It gave him new strength. Hut the mysterious secret wires of the Crh al Courts Bullding picked up the Rose's intentions, ber, Valion and their counsel were old that Rose would go before the Grand J yeaterda Mr. Steuer lost tn time fn ing with the Grand Jury. © communteated with his clients, In short order District- Attorney Whitman got the news which startled the underworld late yesterday afternoon that l- jon had agree It was learned that Becker had been practically under surveillance from early yesterday. As soon as the Dis- triet-Attorney was assured that all three xamblera had agreed to confess, he disp: ed four sleuth to the Bronz | police station and two to Becker's home to awalt the word from the Grand Jury. —< (TURKEY WANTS PEACE: READY NOW 10 END morning, He told the District-At- torney. ' ‘The reason of thetr new born defi | ance soon appeared. Word reached | Sullivan that young Pitt and friendly to Becker had sent out wo that Rose was in the hands of # coun- try lawyer. REPORTED “JACK WAS BEING BADLY HANDLED.” \ “Jack is deing badly headled,” spread | the report. “He cit co have counsel | jot eminent quality, The names of several ‘eminent coun- wel were brought to Mr. Whitman's ears in the wild rumors that spread through the under channels about the Criminal Courts Bullding and one lawyer visited Rose in the Tombs. lawyer frankly sald he had no ¢ sion, but merely called to se Rose reasserted his faito in Sulll told his lawyer that the “frame to mace him the goat’ was showing its hand. Sullivan said iy lear that Be y had practi- for Rose communicated Attorney. Rose 1 appear on he 4 a} and men higher in auth: counsel He cally engaged new Saturday morning, this fact to the 1 was told hat Steuer w scene Monday, Webber repulsed Ros suggestions that he get in under and warned the gambler that any me t that time might bring disaster to him Sunday was Rose's most miserab! He half decided to reseind his nfession to Sullivan the latter said and to stand up for Becker. He heard of the atrange automobile which visited the Tombs and this he construed to mean signals of reassurance to Webber and Vallon. | BEGGED TO BE TAKEN BEFORE GRAND JURY. Monday morning events moved fast. in Chamber of Deputies da at Constantinople. ‘TANTINOP: July 8, ~ The ah Government is willing to enter peace negotiations with Italy if are conducted In 4 manner compat- Rose quickly learned that 8 ‘nd {ible with Turkey's honor and dignity actually been engaged as and her rights ure adequately safes counsel. He thought he saw the be-) guarded, of the end. for Sullivan. to get him Jury at once. Mr, Whitman, who know of He franticall He begged Sul- before the Grand ginning culled ivan ‘This was announced in the Chamber of Deputies here to-day during the read- 1 ing of the new Ministerial programme, Rose's | PROVING AN ADAGE, penitence and disposition to ald, from} (From the Cincinnath Enquire the Friday before, was at all times| Gabe—Do you believe that all things prepared to see that when it came to| come to him who walts? | getting any of the prisoners before th Steve — Sure, I know a watter who Jury Rose would have ihe owns four houses and a vacant lot, effer than medicine. is the hot bath. Ifyou heave xmodern_» GAS WATER HEATER youwill have‘all the hotweder needed for e morni snoye; thie nigft-time'needs "the sick-room;or for laun or d kitchen"use sand et it) instantly: WE SELL WATER HEATERS ON: ZASY ‘TERMS Colles Bes Caves al fae WAR WITH ITALY jit was apparent, Bullvas aciared. the Powerful that Webber's gamo was to kee ose firm until Webber had the chance toy} Disinfectant “come across to the Grand Jury.” a asi Goa Gill Ke pacaiee te | Rose this meant but one thing—the Rata y prepa: siectele. ohale for, Hops, Official Announcement Made CHILDREN KNOCKED DOWN BY RUNAWAY, FOUR BADLY HURT Spirited Horse, Driven by Woman, Dashes Into Group Playing on Sidewalk. Four children were run down and in- jJured, two of them seriously, by a run- |away horas at Third avenue and One | Hundred and Seventy-fifth street this afternoon, ‘The injured eildren are: MBYER SCHLIESWR, aged six, of No, 694 Kast One Hundred and Seventy- fifth «treet; internal injuries and severe contusions of teft arm SAMUDT, AUSLANDPR, aged seven, of No. 6M Mast One Hundred and Sev- enty-fifth street; severe bruises; inter- 1 injuries and fractured right shoul- der. SIDNEY MINCE, aged seven, of No. 5M Bast One Hundred end Seventy-fifth street; severe bruises and contusions, LOUIg YBNOFSKY, aged eight, of No. 4145 Third avenue; severe bruises. Mrs, Sophie Miller of East Chester road, the Bronx, was driving a epirited horse through Crotona Park this after: noon. In leaving the park she headed toward Third avenue. A passing ele- ated train frightened the horse, which bolted directly toward a group of a dozen children who were playing on the e@idewalk at One Hundred and Seventy-fifth street. Before Mra, Miller could get the frightened animal under control the horse had dragged the Might runabout on to the eldewalk, the wheels striking four of the children and knocking them down, A few moments later Mrs. Miller managed to quiet the horse. 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