New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
WRTTS HINDER M'ADOO.
He Asks for Counsel to Fight In
functions IN Higher Courts.

Commissioner McAdoo has asked Corporation
Counsel Delany to assign his assistant, Mr.. breok-
enrdge, counsel to fight the injunouons prousAt
against the Police Department on insufficient or
false testimony The Commissioner was served
with two injunctons to prevent the police from
watching the alleged gambling house Oh jimmy
Wakely, at 42d-st and 6th-ave.. and McDonaIdS' IN
East S1st-st. Justice Marean, in Brooklyn, also
granted writ of mandamus ordering the ComInls-
sioner to show cause why he should not retnstate
Detective Sergeant Joseph Price, one OF the men
caught in the wholesale Topping of Of heads a re"
weeks ago.
The Commissioner has been hanpered by IN
functions. Most of them have been got from the
Brooklyn Judges. and Mr.. McAdoo says great
many have been issued without apparent cause
Commissioner McAdoo says that no injunction or
other writ ever served on him or his ofnoers haS
been or will be disregarded. He said yesterday
that where these writs have been secured on in
sufficient evidence appeal will be taken to the
higher courts to have them set aside.
In commenting these orders Of thu court, the
Commissioner saidi
II the mean time It i the 6qg bound Eb dptg Of the
6ee to persist in enforeng the laws Of this State
despite any difficulties that may present them them
our efforts against brazenly impudent and fake
is Of no value to any one who knows them ana
Ming in ev9ding the. law. These gentlemen are
sing otIig SxoIu sst IN sr tbe pida tte1ossItss
behind doors feet thick, barred windows, peep
holes and secret means Of ingress and egress, and
protect themselves in front by dummy cigar stores,
fake tailor shops and candy stores or else buTroY
IN commercial buildings among the offices OF legtti-
mate enterprises. I intend consulting with Mr..
breckenridge on the advsability of calling the at
tention Of the Health, Building and Fire depart
ments to the effect of these conditions the yes
and health Of the people living in these fortified
places.
One of the orders issued yesterday to the depart
rrent was aimed at the growing gangs OF corner
loafers frequenting 42d-st and 7th-ave. Since the
new traffic regulations there have gone into effect
the crowds of Ioafers have grown until they ma
terialIy hinder the work Of the traffic squad
ST Clair cKelway declined yesterday the Com
nfseoner's invitation to form one of the advisory
board 10 select new police officers. Austen G. Fox
and Morris K. Jesup have already declined to
serve Colonel Dyer and David Mcclure being the
Following complaint from the Women's Prison
Association the Commissioner inspected the Eliza
beth-st station the afternoon and found to be
In the same filthy condition most OF the old
stations He Is considering establishing standard
fVpo of police station. Two stations which satisfy
his idea of models the built two years ago
in Long Island City and the new Parkvtne sta
ton in the I'D Precinct. Work on the latter sta
ton is being delayed by a dispute between the
architect and the contractor the architect assert
Ing the contractor is not following his plans and
specifications This station is expected 10 be the
finest In the city.