New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
MAYOR MAKES PLEA
ASKS FOR RESPITE.
Wants Calls TO Stop TO Gice
Him Time for Other HOrk.

hsyor Gaynor wishes it to be known
that he VIII appreciate it If those who Wish
70 see him or personal matters viii post
ro;le their visits for week or two in
making this announcement he said that he
wished 20 be free to devote his time 10
certain duties performance OF which couio
not longer be postponed. 1t Is believed tha1
he desires 10 devote more time 10 his ihNes-
sigation OF tie Police Department. although
he would not give that as reason Tor MS
request.
II IS known that his inquiry as 20 the men
and methods employed in the department
has been much interrupted by the mass OF
other business that has been forced upon
him. and that he now feels it imperative
that this be ended as soon as possible. He
feels also that IL is bad for the department
10 have so much uncertainty as 10 the
final outcome of the investigation. Disci-
Iline has not been improved by the re-
1,crts and rumors as 30 changes and shake
ups
The Manor is unwilling TO make any
radical changes before he has acquainted
himself thoroughly with the entire stu
stfon- So il IS believed he has decided to
give as much time to this matter as his
routine duties viii permit until it is com
rle1ed.
The Mayor s statement IoAoNS.
have TO ask that those who want TO
see me personally VIII postpone their cans
Tor week or two, As there are seiIe
taInES which j must now 90 IN the as
charge of my public duties. The impact
upon me has been very great, ana nave
rrIed 10 see every one who called, but /
must now have some i1termiSsion OF that
work or fail in some things which should
not postpone any longer
Inspector Flood. who has charge of the
nod
men were transferred last week after they
had made several excise arrests spent
1hirty-five minutes with the Mayor yester-
day afternoon. He would not say a word
when his interview was over.
The NIayor said he had discussed police
business with Flood, but would not say
that the Bronx transfers had anything to
DO with she visit. lie let it be inferred
that he purposed TO meet personally all the
inspectors and that Flood had simply Wis
i,ed the CITY Hall in his turn TO give the
MAYOR what light ne could in the course Of
his investigation.
Ic did not care to talk OF his investiga-
tion now the Mayor said, but when II was
over the results would be made public and
would speak for themselves
Four patrclmen, three of whom were &C
Clsed Of assault. were dismissed from the
Police Department yesterday. ana So1llIIllS-
~ioner Baker in his daily talk TO the re-
porters at Headquarters had lot 10 say
about the attitude of the newspapers toward
him. since the transfer of two mounted pa
t7olnen in The Bronx 20 patrol duty.
The Commissioner said that he did not
like the general inquisition 10 which he had
been subjected, and added The attitude
assumed by the newspapers during the last
few DAYS toward what is happening in the
Police Department has become so out
raceously unfair that if continued i shall
from now on refuse to receive their repre-
sentatives in my Office
As Police Commissioner am response
bic TO the Mayor for my actions, and ! do
not propose to discuss every matter Of dis
cipline or policy of this department that
may arise with members of the press who
Intentionally disJort ana Try TO bring oGium
. on the Commissioner and the department
~ he signed the orders Of discharge Of
Frederick Mus. John c. Groth and Freder-
Icls g Ciebhardt. il. the Commissioner said:
Let this bc a warning TO all members of
The Police Department that their clubs and
bfaclljacl1s are furnished 10 them for self
defence only not to commit Wanton or I'M
necessary assaults These men have been
fairly tried, and deserve the punishment
mcted 10 them"
Tho Commissioner said that PatTolnan
Thomas Agnew. who was dismissed for be-
ing off post. had received q penalty beft-
ting his offence.