New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
PLOT DR|SCOLL'S DEATH
81 Care Not" He Declares;
"Oon't Think I'm Scared"
NOT A GAMBLERS SCHEME
Not Five in Town, He Says; Then
Tells of SIS, 900 Fund for
His Destruction.

First Deputy Police Commissioner DriS-
coll displayed considerab BILE enthusiasm at
Police Headquarters yesterday over a plot
that, he said. had been formed to kill him.
He was enthusiastic. but fearless.
4 care not he declared, throwing a pa
per clip clear across his desk II care not
for these threats. Don't think I am scared
Don't get that idea for a minute 1t is
what man in public life has to expect.
But If these fellows are squealing now
wait until we get through with them
Why why-why, therell be nothing left for
them but to croak. ] am paid $500 q year
for filing this JOB. 1 don't care a fig for
the Job. / didn't ask for it, and I can get
out and earn my living in this city. But
am paid 5000 year of the public money
and / was put here with specific instruc-
uons from the Mayor to break up gambling
and that Is what I am going to do
Yes" he said. in answer to a question
''s. fund of $1,000 has been raised to do
away with me-
But don't think I pay any attention to
it, he added hastily. Il know just what
1t amounts to-
Not Five Real Gamblers Here.
No he said. in reply to another oues-
ton. i don't want to tell YOU who the
people are who are back Of the offer. That
is police business. But they are not gam
hlers. There are not five real gamblers in
the city to-day. There are lot of stuss
dealers and people like that, but there are
not any real gamblers left here You
couldn't print what these people are if |
told you.
These fellows are trying to scare me.
that's what they are doing, but they can't
do IL Why. only last week when I was
lying in my house sick in bed a man came
to me at 1 o'clock in the morning to warn
ME trat these fellows had offered $4,000 for
my life. But I am not afraid
Before that they had the man picked
out TO kill me. know it's So There isn't
any bluff about that / knew all about it
knew just who the man was and lust
where he was going to get me. and I went
right to that place TO give him a chance"
Was that the time YOU pulled revolver
in the Harlem raid?" Mr.. DriscoH was
asked.
Yes" he said, that was the time. And
when the fellow found out who 7 was he
wouldn't kill me. He didn't know who |
was when he took the job. and when he
found out he wouldn't do it.
First Hears of $4,000 Plot
II heard about the plot two or three days
before that. That was the first time knew
anything of il. ! went up there after that
fellow, and then they began to try to scare
me by sending me word there was a fund Of
SIS. 600 raised to put me out of the way
Mr.. DriscolI applied match to the glow
ing end of his cigar and started it into
blaze which he blew out, and continued
rapidly:
These gamblers went down to the Dis
trict Attorney, Assistant Attorney Smith,
think it was. and tried to tell him a story
about buying the police. but when he want
ed them to go before the grand jury they
said:
"'Oh, no. we can't do that.
"Then they sent another fellow down to
whisper the story in his car, and Smith
said:
you're just the man I want. Just wait
a minute and well get this down in writ
ing
And he pressed button to call stenog-
rapher. and the fellow said:
..'Oh, no, can't do that
And then Smith kicked him out OF his
office.
II understand Smith has been threatened
IN the same way since. They say they are
getting up fund to kill him. the same
wav they are for me. But he isn't any more
scared than | am
He lighted his cigar again
.Nhat I won't stand for is, to have my
honesty attacked" he said. Il haven't been
in this Office two months yet. and they are
already talking about graft. That's the
reason why men won't take public office IN
this town. A man takes office here ana
they Immediately begin TO talk about graft
They are trying it on the wrong one When
they try it on me. and III sho" theH'
But don't think | am airaid OF tnis
threat. Don't get that IDEA III your hean'
knew what I had to go up against "heh
came in here. and they can scare me