The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-21
BAKER is NOT REMOVED
LEAVE IT TO W.. SAYS WiYOR
GtINOR TO .uITIHEI.


t.rand jury Questions NrtIRE Nay or
TIVE Hours GslnE Nhsad To-day
John Purroy Mitchell. the acting Nlayor.
could not get Mayor Gaynur " assent TO
the removal ~ Police Commissioner
Bsksr The Mayor told Mr. Mitchell that
he would he back AZ the city Hall IN
Few dave and asked Mr. Mitchell to leave
Baker him. The Mayor read the Polics
COMMISSIONER letter 10 Mr. Mitchell and
persuaded Mr. mitchell not 10 mak" u
pubic
Mr. Baker, confident that h" IL in no
dtnK"r ~ losing his job d"ni,d that he
had any Intention ~ criici-ing the acting
Mayor. bat said that he understood Mavor
tiaynor's PURPOSES in police matters and
knew what fra.4siom II action lie would
have had Nth Mr. Gayn"r IA the Mayors
chair
/ Tia" act ng Mayor declined To make any
comment on Mayor Gaynor'z attitude or
Ia -ay what ,nfrT-nrs lac had ORA WI from
the Mayors talk With Eim On Monday
evening at ~ James They had Ron"
over ia" whole I,olice situation lac said
aud hr thought that Mayor Gayuurs
views as Ia RikerS fitness were. identical
NIth hlz
The Mayor and ! talked fnr an hour
said Mr. Mitchell He dl-cu-sed he
/ present Investigation earnestly. II IL az
his r-~IrIsst that | am leaving las attitude
/ vague. lie will he hsck IA the Mayors
chair ~ a fsw days IA full pO-r..--ion ~
/ his faculties. do not know what day he
WI " return. bat IL cannot h. tOo sOOn for
m~
Mr.. Mitchell aid that hs would have
rsrnov-si Baker n h. had not de-,r,d to
aCt with courtesy to Mayor Gaynor be-
ci'r-.. b. believed from the evidence
Commissioner Fusd,cks men had col.
I'-Cis-d that Baker WAS unfit and he knew
BAKER was Insubor,iInate Az u turns out
lie ~ left IN an unpleasant position. with
httl- real authority over AN unconcerDed
official The quicker he - relieved ~ the
smbarrassInent the gladder. hs said, he
would he
Mr. Mitchell condensed his report OF
the talk at 81 James into this statement
i saw Mayor Gaynor at ST. James
last night and LAID before him the entire
police situation. including Commissioner
Bakers letter to me u September ~
The Mayor requested me not TO make
this letter public and to leave the police
matter IN allegiance until his return. which
he PROMISES will take place in few days
Did the Mayor give any indication
of what his attitude would bep' Mr..
Mitchell was asked.
He asked me to hold the matter in
absyancs.-
Did you recommend TO the Mayor
that Mr. Baker should h. r-moved7-
Yes
The Mayor did not agrees With that.
-VidentIys-
The statement speaks for itself
For What reason did you recommend
that he should be r-moved'-
For many reasons which placed fully |
before tn. Mayor
Was Mayor Gaynor's attitude that !
he did not want to support You N YOUR !
views or merely thar he wished Ia take |
II up himself personality
That he wished 10 take the matter
up. think Mayor Gaynor's views and 4
NINE with respect to the fitness of the
Police Commissioner are identical ] |
say think So
Are you disappointed or satisfied
with the results OF your visit 20 Mayor
Gaynor?'
That said NJ Mitchell. - too.
too leading question
n IL pretty well Understood that tbs.
insubordi nation OF the Commissioner
letter consisted IN an objection IN plac-
ing on trial inspector McChskv and
Capt. o. BVi-n. the Responsible polio.
officials I n the Tenderloin for failure
10 shut up gambling houses after they
had b.-U notified that IN. places were,
dung h usin-rS aud ~ insisting ON
the u-e Of plain clothes men after tn
acting Mayor had reiterated Mayor
Gaynor's order forbidding their employ.
ment. Mr. Mitchell would not talk about
Mcf husky or O'Bri.n, bat lac produced
Mayor GaynOrs order against the us.,
of plain clothes men to show that th.
Polic. CommiSsioner had disol-.yad
orders.
Concerning the valu.. 81 the .videnc.,
against gambling houses aud house. -. ~
prostitution secured nv Fosdicks men
Grand Jury purposes. The idea was Ia Z
show up th" laHity Of the Police Commis-
sIOner and IN prove that the town was
wide oIs"n " - one man evidence
largely said Mr. Mitchell w. 90, two
men IN few plsra-. something that ~
always difhcult To do. but for IN" most
part We took the evidence of singh. IN.
ve-tizators. Here's m" idea. II should
go 10 the wicket of a gambling house ,
and say tn The wicket k--per lot me IN
and he should say. No. J cant L"t Won !
IN unless YOU get an q h from Bill Jones !
ia" tarkeep around IN" corner should !
know whether got IN or not that there ,
was something doing in tha' house This ,
evidence was meant TO arouse the police
to sincere efforts
Commissioner Baker issued tins state :
ment.
gaa.ek Al. l.. H.