New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-23
NEAR "HIGHER-U p" NAN.
Jerome Thinks He Has U'drdmdH
and Politician IN Tolls.

Convinced that he is about to unearth some
startling and important proofs of police graft
District Attorney Jerome has asked that the
grand jury for December shall not be discharged
to-day. but be held for duty in the week he
tween Christmas and New Years. Judge Cow
ing has arranged 10 have the grand jury sit on
Wednesday and Thursday of next week. and
VIII be at the Court Of General Sessions each
day
Mr.. Jerome. it was said last night believes
that he is ready to place his hands big col
lector Of money Cor police protection. who is a
wardman In a downtown precinct and on
politician of prominence who has been standing
back Of the wardman and compelling liquor
dealers who violate the law proprietors of pool
rooms and gambling houses and Keepers of dens
of vice TO make the payments for protection.
This politician. it is understood. is the man Mr..
Jerome is most anxious 20 get within the grasp
OF the law.
An important trail in the investigation was
struck when Mr.. Jerome inquiriug into the
case of Lefty Boyle which led to the arrest
of Patrolmau Lang ON the charge Of protecting
a thief So hot" has been the pursuit OF evil
dence in the case that Mr.. Jerome was not will
ing to let the Investigation cease during the
usual Christmas vacation week. Instead of
going 20 his country home in Connecticut for
the holidays. therefore. Mr.. Jerome viii STAY
in the city and take personal charge of the in
vestigation.
declaration that he never had known the
police force OF this city TO he 'disorganiZed
and corrupt" as il is to-day was made oy Dis
triCt Attorney Jerome yesterday i'm replying 10
an assertion Of Senator John Raines that the
Liquor Tax law was not enforced phoperly by
the authorities in this city. NIr. Jerome said
that it was the duty Of the police to enforce
T'oy hut II rIair +E,o
law not being enforced.
1T will never bo enforced by any political
party" he said. because any party that does
attempt TO enforce it will go out of power at the
next election
Mr.. Jerome said ne walked from his house i'm
RUtgers-st. to the Union Club on a recent sun
day, and on the way counted ffry-two plain vio-
lations Of The law at saloons ne passed. ''In
some cases" he said L could look inside and
see men drinking at the bar Tho policemen on
posts near By could see these things. but they
made no arrests.
The percentage of convictions i'm cases where
The police did make arrests was small Nv
Jerome said particularly in cases which were
tried before jurtes. Than Re added:
have known the NeW-Yo-k police force pretty
Well for sixteen years. and never knew te 50
hers 80 not 60 their duty The District Attorneys
cflce Is not enjon 70 ger evdHuc" cf w~o1 gIoID
on the part of the police. but I have t1keu II up
Gently We had hundreds Of comp at1ts from tn
East Side Of the prevalence of pckpockets. / sent
o&e OF my men there and he made many arrests
of that work The complaints began 70 pour in
again Nov seward ParE and The netgh5or-ns
strets arr being infested with youthful thieves The
warrants aud such work cannot us them 70 in
ysstiSato uoiice matters
Police Commissioner ArcAdoo was too in with
cold at his home to talk yesterday about Nj
Jerome's criticism of the police and other police