New-York tribune., 1905-01-18
EGGERS PICKS SLEUTHS.
Lindsey Completes EUidence
against NeglcctfuL Captains.

Several captains OF the police force learned
with dismay yesterday that Commissioner Nc
Adoo was after their official soalps. Deputy
Commissioner Lindsey, who is the assistant of
Mr. MoAdoo. charged with the legal investga-
lions Of the department, went into precincts and
took certain blotters from the stations. He
carried them 10 his Office at Police Headquarters
for study. L became known that he and one
Of District Attorney Jerome's assistants were
engaged in collecting evidence against captains.
using some of the entries in the blotters 10 cor
ro6orate testimony OF witnesses.
I was learned. too that special force OF de-
tsctives would De organized at Headquarters TO
sh IN the work Of getting evidence against the
captains. In fact some OF the detectives had
been selected and set 10 work yesterday. They
are detective sergeants ana roundsrnen. They
VII not be expected 10 perform ''shoohy' work.
which yvould make them objects Of hatred TO
the entire patrol force, such as acting as spies
oa patrolmen on posts and making complaints.
but they viii DO special work for Commissioner
NcAdoo in the line Of suppressing gambling
houses, pooroons and other vicious places. and
a. the same time getting evidence against COM
nanding officers Of precincts who are under sus-
ricion.
The force Of special detectives TO be the eyes
complete Of about fifty men. These men are
beng selected by Detective Sergeant William J.
Eggers who has been on Chief Inspector Cort-
rights staff several years. and who was trans
ferred 70 Commission AIcAdoo's Office on Mon
day when Sergeant Bourke was sent 10 the AIer-
oer-st station as acting captain there Eggers
viii direct The work Of the special detectives,
having access IN Commissioner McAdoo's Office
e eli isJs of erspecse7 r'oscs lus7,,shel - tas
a7s1.a,a - % 81 The secret reports that are
Fent 70 the Commissioner.
TO GET PROOF AGAINST CAPTAINS.
Evidence On which raids can be made will be
collected by the m=n under Eggers Incidentally
mere vii be obtained Information of what the
captains Of precincts have been doing in the lire
q sUppressins gambling and other lawbreaking
before the raids are made. Each raid is TO he
maze the basis Of Q complaint against a captain.
ana when the captain is placed on trial he will
nave 10 face lot Of evidence going 10 prove
maj ne IS Inefficient or has been corrupt or neg
Ageit in his failure to make raids
i was rumored at Headquarters yesterday
thal charges were being prepared against four
1plalns, over whose heads raids were made
ny Headquarters men recently. These four cap
ains are James j. Hussey. who was relieved
u me command of the West Forty -seventh-st
station several days ago; john W. O'Connor. who
was sent away from Mercer-st on Monday;
Robert a. Tighe, who was relieved Of his COM
mand in Delahcey-st. the same day ana trans
isrred 10 Headquarters for unassigned duty. and
Edward Gallagher, whose place in East Twenty
heoono-st was taken by Captain Hussey. II
was the report AZ Headquarters that at least
eght more captains and one inspector were
Under suspicion of conniving at gambling and
pooi selling. and that the special force Of de-
iectves would seek evidence against them at
the outset
commissioner McAdco has admitted that he
h dissatisfied With the work of many of the
captains. and other officials at Headquarters
nave declared that he is bent on breaking a
1o1eh or fifteen of the captains whose refusal
'o STOP gambling and pool selling in their pre-
Dnes mas Indicated police protection for
graft Mr. McAdoo denied yesterday that
he had been responsible for the statement that
@ere We're only three honest captains in the
H'oe' buJ he did not volunteer a statement OF
90" many he thought were honestly trying to
ENFORCE the law IN their precincts.
Acting Captain Bo1rke began his work in
~eroer-st yesterday by making a raid the
Ip9Eoom IN Macdougal-st which was visited
py Inspector Titus and Captain O'Connor on
@oaoay. Two of the men who were arrested
az iaiQ On MONDAY We're arrested II the place
asAin yesterday by Bourke. They were running
me pooroom for the benefit Of about fifty play
efs OF the races
Dourke had 10 batter down a door before he
'1io get into the poolroom- He compelled all
,-s men IN the place TO give their names and ad-
--sa@es' and then he let them all go except the
~ "ho were supposed 20 be running the place.
- % Ae sent the list of names and addresses 10
.1'i+c' Attorney Jerome 10 be used in calling
esses unoer the Downing Law.
"AeA The addresses Of the men in the pool
sSs-M &c. we're being taken one man at first gave an
YDzrS9s n Brooklyn. but when the police de-
ssSrel Feflhcation he gave another name and
w. 50 80, ana exhibited some evidence that he
49, s444ig The truth. He allowed 10 go,
on, .sler Sourke was told that the man was
Dets",.,Le nc Ifoprletors of the poOlrOom. He sent
6lssr-s.e arey IN pursuit, but the man had
N-OO FOLLOWS JEROME's LEAD.
commissioner McAdoo late in the afternoon
clnOheo TO his Office al Headquarters Thomas
So g'1I' me alleged proprietor % a poolroom In
~. .S1e' where there have been two recent
s.. IL was said the Commissioner had deter
Jeroro % Follow the example OF District Attorney
sss b., - - seek Information from the poolseli-
"a cHtsking them testify under the Bowling
''@'i was with the Commissioner an
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