The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-04
STILL DEMANDS BAKERS HEAD
HITCHEL WAVES PIBLIC THE
"INN BORDINtTE" LETTER.
Hands 10 TyPewrittcn Pages To the
Mayer As . Report % Hls stewart
ship and DceIares mat ihc Police
Commissioner DIdn't Tell the Truth.

Commissioner DIdn't Tell the Truth.
John Purroy Mitchell Ia ded to Mayor
Gavnor yesterday a report running 10
twenty nine typewritten pages in length
rendering an account 81 his stewardship
in the city Hall. A large number Of
thos. pages dwelt On departmental details
% no public interest hut that part which
bore upon the poIic.. wound mp with:
i beg leave Ia renew my recommenda-
ton that the Police Commissioner b"
removed from office
MIR. Mitchell charged against CumuuIs-
sioner Baker that he had been untruthtul
and m-Ibordinate and minated that he
was not fitted 10 continue in Office. Mr..
Miichels report MAS handed 10 the Mayor
after the reception which had been given
I to the Mayor on his return tn the tty
Hall The Mayor pu' It in his pocket
and lsf the hall a few minutes later
/ without having looked over the report
/ II was learned that the Mayor had been
Supplied ~i,h the copy few days ago
~Ith the know l..dR- thu the document
would he made public 10y NJ Mitchell after
he had officially handed it "a ia" Mayor.
! MIR Gaynor had no comm-n, 1" make
/ on the document Yesterday
. In the report are copies ~ the letters
! which paz-..d be, ws-n MIR Mitchell and
: COMMISSIONS Baker The BAKER letter
which Mr. Muchsl up-nly sfat.i WAs
insuhoruIna,. and which ough' Ia lead
90 the immediate dismissal VI the Police
iCommlssionrr was taken "a ~ James
nv Mr. Mitchell ~Ith r-Iu~-, that h"
should b- smpo wer~d 20 at once r-mov"
Baker and at the same tim. - make
public the letter. Mr.. Gavnur advised
paricuce and addei ihat he would attend
TO the matter when hr got bscs
Mnchsl's letter to Baker. which ~
dated september ~. was accompanied
bv about one hundred Addresses Of places
where the comm is= oner II Accounts
inspectors had found Illegal resorts 90
ha running M Mitchell stated that the
reports III. had reviewed showed that
prolrupm- a1d gambling houses abUumd@d.
shat fragrant prostitution and public
sohcitation existed and that conditiuu-
m certain hotels and supposed private
houses are slCh ~ to indicate that littl-
or no rrzI RANT has iI~en attempted 10y
the police.
4 am convinced hs wrut. that the |
conditipnS could not have existed or con |
tinned without the conniyanos of the !
police ! need not mInc- words With YOU I
A sstuAtton vi this kind pree~nts unque-- |
tionable evidence 81 irreg'ilarity and |
fragrant violation II offic,al r-sponsi- !
biIitv |
This letter brought the reply which |
Mitchell looked upon a. insubordinats- |
BEFORE giving the t-Nt II the reply IN /
hiS report Mitchell says a. the MAyor
The Commissioner of Police called /
uppn me IN September !? aud then al. |
miitsd that the conditions complained II b
did exist but maintained that they werr /
due solely to your ,GayuoT-i order /
81 ,n,inAting plain clothes men. Although :
I had A. many times pointed out 10 him /
the possible usa ni his detective hurpau .
~ such way that hs could not have 7
IA lsd 10 understand me | did - agaIn
a. this interview. He lett me- saving that |
h., PROPOSED 10 write me "A letter M order |
to pu' hins-H right before the com
munIty
The Baker letter T." which Mr. Mitch.l ,
objects sad
In he .ar,v par 81 he wear Nayor Gavnor !
Is' " bs understood that his admni-f ION !
vas 10 10 a government Of Laws and not Of |
men and he insis' 80 fna' no arrests should |
~ made uUhout eye sNid@n'e 10 some |
extent this was a revolutionary move 80 far |
a. b. Police department NaS concerned. /
II meant hA' entrance voUli have TO he |
had 10 he-~ various resorts % vice and 1
proper evidence obraiu"i Application made
for varraH' aud ~" ~ lrrsni served Thus ,
taxes considerable time In the old DAYS
the police at times we're not careful and /
on MANY occasions broke into places with
oti legal ~ iden,r but the same result Uas
obtained. = The abolition ot th~ gambling
or di-orl.flv hou-" The present wAv.
inAuzura'.d bv Mavor GAynor - ~. night
way. and he strong indors"msut Of ht-
administration hv the g.~opie SHOW ih.i The
present legal method ma their approval
ln regard to pro-'it ihAi l. Gue--
ton 'bs' j. ~ old az he world u ASS here
h-ir'. rou and Yer" born and will he here
after v. hav" d.9arted from hts world
The prop~r r-W~dv tor reHulai ing ~ NJ Ia
- tN,- STATE - 'oucrrued has no been
found MANY clergyman and Cttiyen- Of
ne no yh~-' character have conferred 18th
me On 'hi- subject IL - hdmute'i 'ha' We
have grra' many prostitutes m New lnrk
and Ths great problem ~ wha' ". re- 20 do
vith them A. vs' none 81 these men hs-
suggested retn"dv Won order them
driven OU the streets Won also order hOu@es
81 prostitution to he Aded " Ve drive
hon N the streets hoy 40 into The houses.
aud wee versa IhI- subject has been
broush' 10 MAYOR GavnoT.s attention a
number ~ times aud under date ~ luns
h. wrote - letter m En-wer TO oitiyen-
complaint against pros'ttut ion IN this oitv
which gave his idea 81 the matter have
discussed ~ with him myself and ha has
prom i-ed 20 take u an IN an orderly vav. !
and am sure thai The result NJ his method
uill he satisfsciorv 10 'he public a. large
Nou ~ill re'ali thai whom You asked mo
TO return from nv vacation which ass
ny third rip 80 NsN Work during the month
~ August N connection With matters
~ Conev Island vh~n vor found that
Inspector O'Rrten had ~ PLAIN clothes
men ~ vork under nv order Won requested
me 10 ., ono. 'ountermsnd Tho order ana
return these men ~ duty In uniform THIS
Was done irnmsdia'"lr
There arr msuv problsm- m tht- gresf
citV which are more Important m the line
~ I.olic- work man re r~gVlatiun ~ 'h.
morals 81 ~" community by the police q
To-nigh' vill end ~" week. festivities
81 Conev Island called the Msrdi Gra-
which ~ ~ r-tins'sd from va pr1 -
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