New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
GARDINER IS .SLDETRA CKED.
GRAND JURY SIGHTS HIS EFFORT TO
INDICT THOMAS, AND KEEPS ITS
EYE FIRMLY ON GAMBLERS.

There strong indications yesterday that the
March Grand Jury is not paying much attention TO
the Tammany District Attorneys efforts to reform
the Tammany police in their treatment of dis
orderly women. Assistant District Attorney Nc
Intyre issued subpoenas on Tuesday for several or
the plain clothes men, of Captain Thomas of the
Tenderoin, to go before the Grand Jury yesterday
and give evidence of the existence OF disordery re-
sorts their precinct which had not been reported
by the Captain to Headquarters. Chief Devery
was also subpenaed to bring Thomass reports.
and on these Mcintyre was to ask most earnestly
for the Indictment of the Captain who had insulted
the District Attorney in the manner reported in
The Tribune yesterday. All these appeared,
and Captain Thomas also, but the only one ad-
mitted TO the Grand Jury room was Devery.
IT Is reported that Devery's examination there
had to do with vice in all the precincts or the
city and not with the Tenderlon especially. There
are that the Grand Jury Will go higher than
, a mere captain if it indcts any police officer
Rumors that this will be the result strength
ened by the way in which the Grand Jury received
a request from Devery that Captain Thomas hlm-
self be admitted and heard. Devery was hr1nly
told 1t is said that when the Grand Jury wanted
Thomas Il would send for him, and that Devery
would have enough to do to look out for him
self Mr.. Gardiner and Mr.. Mcintyre also went
before the Grand Jury, but all they could do did
not result in the indictment of Thomas. They did
get something from the Grand Jury. however
Both of them got a strongly worded warning that
they had been talking too much for publication
about the Grand Jury's proceedings, and that more
retcence their part would be appreciated This
warning had an immediate effect and the Assistant
District Attorneys, who have in the last few days
| been giving out interviews freely. had nothing
10 say yesterday.
conclusion that the Grand Jury regards the Dis.
houses and the Social evil as only a blind to draw
attention away from the gambling houses .n1t and
to in mo month badf than nth the t6
Jury has its eye too firmly fixed on these gambling
resorts to be s1detracked by Mr.. Gardiner on any
Evidence which the Parkhurst societys superins
M hoGs G n he sc ta
they are to-day protected ID by city officials Dr. Dr.
yesterday:
| The raid made by Superintendent Burr last night
on the expensive Broadway gambling house was
There are other expensive gambling houses. The
have not been Inactive. Events may soon show
| that even the most wealthy gambling resorts here
| can be broken-even Dalys.
After Devery and Gardiner came out of the
| Grand Jury room they had long consultation be-
| hind closed doors What they talked about neither
| would disclose, but 1t evident that the Grand
| Jurys actions had given them much food for
thought. and they certainly had a startling effect
| upon Gardeners attitude toward the police. for
after Devery had gone the District Attorney called
| In the reporters and said
| do not believe that Captain Thomas made the
With and viii say this for the police Of this city:
the position of Chief is of the greatest respon
sibility. and l think there is city in the world
| where persons and property are SO safe.
When told that q member OF his staff had said
that subpenas had been sent out summoning wit
| nesses TO the Grand Jury who would show that
| Captain Thomas guilty of neglect of duty,
District Attorney Gardiner said that this statement
was made without authority. This rather hard
| on Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre, who in
issuing these subpHnas had only carried out Gard-
ners orders but Mr.. Gardiner would only add:
l have nothing further to say, except that every
| thing, far this office is concerned, looking
toward the suppression of vice in this city is pro-
| crossing favorably