The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-27
M'ADOO SUSPECTS GRAFT.
TRANSFERS THE COPS WHO PUT
II. p. DAWSON IN 4 CELL.
banker Refused to Have His Check for 500
Bali Cashed At Saloon Near Attn
street Police Stafion-Then All
"l'OIrt estes" We're PrOmptly STONED.

Bank er Refused to Have Ills Check for 90
Baii Cashed at saloon Near 47th
street Police Statlon-Then All
Court esies" We're Promptly stopped.
Police Commissioner McAdoo took UP
yesterday the case Of Henry P. Dawson,
first vice-president OF the First National
Bank, who was taken to the West Forty
seventh street police station on Wednesday
evening charged with overspeeding his
automobile. Mr.. Dawson considered that
he had been unjustly treated in the station
house and complained to Mr.. McAdoo.
Sergt Hosey, who was on the desk in the
station house when Mr.. Dawson was ar
rested, was before the Commissioner yes
terday. SO were all the other policemen
concerned in the case.
Before he went home last night Mr..
McAdoo announced these transfers:
Sergt. James j. MoCann. West Forty
seventh street station. to the Oak street
station
Serg,. Cornelius Hosey. from the same
station house to the Edridge street station.
Roundsman Francis T. Waters, from the
same station to the Church street station.
Patrolman John j. Troy. who was doing
plain clothes duty In the West Forty-seventh
, street station. to patrol duty In uniform
In the Eldridge street station.
Patrolman Frederick Goodnow, who was
doing similar duty in the same precinct. to
do similar duty in uniform In the Leonard
street station.
Mr.. McAdoo made long and plain
spoken statement Of his resons for the
transfers:
Il have had before me this morning"
said he, -Sergt Hosey and plain clothes
officers Troy and Bayer Of the Twenty
second precinct, and also Mr.. Dawson
and Mr. Burkhart. friend who accom-
panied him to the station house on the
occasion of his arrest, and Doorman
Donch l did this because l considered
the case an important one from the ques-
| tions raised.
1T involves the whole matter OF bailing
| prisoners and the conduct Of the desk
sergeants and plain clothes men attached
to precincts and the possible relation be-
tween police officers and professional
| bondsmen
Il have no concern with the question as to
whether or not Mr. Dawson was over
speeding. his automobile or otherwise;
that will be settled by the court. But
the actions of the police officials at the
station house raised suspicion in my
into the hands Of professional bondsmen
in the neighborhood from the fact that
| Mr. Dawson, on refusing an offer OF as
sistance. was at once locked up, whereas.
prior to that time, he was allowed to use
| the captains office.
to the effect that Mr.. Dawson had not 500
in his possession and, not being willing to
leave his machine, asked for blank check.
The sergeant permitted him to go into the
capt aims office, where Officer Bayer said he
could find one. and Officer Troy followed
| tha,,, in Tho blapk chock found and
drawn up after some conversation bet ween
MIR. Dawson and the two officers and his
friend
Then Mr.. Dawson asserts he was told
that the check could be cashed IN the
neighborhood, and that special saloon
keeper was named who would do 40. The
two officers admit that the check could
be cashed in the neighborbood but they
deny having referred specifically to any
saloon man by name Or OF herwlse. b ,9.n
that the name Of q saloon man was given;
Mr.. Dawson says he refused their proffereG
assistance because he thought 1t was a case
| of graft and that they intended TO make
Immediately after he refused the aid Of
these officers and his friend started for the
| Waldorf to have the check cashed, the
sergeant revarsed his first policy in ex-
tending undue oourtesies to the Defendant
and locked him at h and he
|
no alacrity in acknowledging the presence
Of his friend when he retprned/ but kept
him waiting a considerable time at the
| desk before Dawson was sent for to be
! bailed out.
| Al am sorry that Mr.. Dawson in the in.
terests of good police administration did
not accept their offer and test whether or
not the check was to be cashed for con-
sideration in the neighborhood. There
is not sufficient proof to put the officers on
trial. but they have raised a suspicion in
my mind as to their good faith in the whole
transa ction"
To take the places Of the men removed
from the West Forty seventh street sta
ton. known as the new Tenderlon, Com
missioner McAdoo transferred Sergt.
Frederick Stahl from the Oak street sta
ton. Sergt. William Bauer from the Ell
bridge street station, Roundsmsn George
Sullivan from the Eldridge street station
and Patrolman John j. Dwan from the
same station.