The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-06
GAYNOR FINDS DLB POLICE
VINO FAVE SBNfKNKLLED ng-
SERTED HOUSES ALL WENTER.


Mayor 0aynOr. who says he b his
own Police Commissioners. took q llttls
automobile tour yesterday through three
police precincts In the lower part Of the
city 90 ascertain for himself whsthsr 90
not stories were true which had come %
him 20 the effect that uniformed pollcs-
men were being kept on duty In fronl
OF disorderly houses and gambling housss
which had gone out OF business months
ago. The information which the Mayer
received was that these were easy iohs.-
distributed as fsvo-s.
The PLACES that Mayor Gaynor visits
were in tho Elizabeth. Mercer and Mal-
berry street precincts. lie did not tell
Commissioner Baker or Inspector Daily.
who In in charge of the district. tina. IN
Intended TO make an Investigation OF
his own. He got a city automobile. AMI
taking with him William b. Melonsy.
one Of his secr-tar'es. had personal IN
Ierviews with the fortunate cops. sonB
of whom had nut in stoves to keep ths-l
comfortable in their Information an I
have got the stoves yet in case sprin
and summer pass ana 1911 approach
them where they ST..
What will he the outcome Of yests.-.
days trip can only he speculated upon
IL h thought that Commissioner Baker
is still safe in his job. but Inspector DAILY
and the precinct captains may expsc.
that something is going to drop
| -. ~. 4. "A l..
besides MIR. Meloney. stopped his auto
mobile first in front Of two houses at III
and I2s Macdougal street. These were
Supposed to be old disorderly houssn.
but they have long been closed The
Mayor found q policeman patroiling
solernnly In front Of each Of tho hounen.
Next he went over to corner about 100
feet away. and there inside tho storm
door Of . vacant house he found q httle
sheet iron cylinder stove and chair
There was . policeman beside the stove
and the policeman told tho Mayor thar
he and another policeman had for aix
months besn taking turns At night and
day duty In watching what was supposed
60 be q disorderiy house although the
place had been vacant all winter. The
pair had rigged up the stove for tho cold
weather.
The Mayor went next 10 ISl and Iss
West Third street. Here again the Mayor
found q policeman walking up and down
In front Of two houses which were dilapi-
dated and apparently uninhAbited.
canvas cover bad been stretched from ths
stoop Of one house to the other and under
this shelter there was n small stove hike
the ons in MAcdougal street. The poles
man who was doing duty admitted that
he did not know for what purpose he
wan detailed TO tho place. but said that hs
and bis side partner had been on the job
there for six months and that they had
fixed up the shelter and the stove.
~ 100 Mulberry street the Mayor
found a policeman stationed. and it 10
understood that IN reply 20 a question
pat 20 him by Mr. Gaynor the man was
una ble to give any good reason Why he
shOsild have been kept there The place
had been smashed up by the police In
october last Because of What the cop
told him the Mayor went into the house
and found that every article Of furniture
in the rooms had bsea destroyed. The
Mayor ASKED the Policeman who was
responsible for the destruction and he
replied that the men belonging TO hrs
precinct had turned the place inside Qua
aud that in the six months he had bes1
stationed in front OG the mouse it had
been unoccupied
Tho neNt stop made by the Mayor was
az IL Mott street. policeman who was
pacing in front of that house told the
Mayor that he had bc-n on duty thc-s
for more than eight months. SO tar a.
the Mayor could learn there was no reAsDl
why he should bc Kept on duty there.
Another place tho Iavor had on his rs
was 10. Worth street. where another
policeman was found pounding The front
sidewalk
what are YOU doing here's Ssked ~,
Mayor
Il don't know the man replied. an1
he added that he and other policemsi
had been kept pa;rolling in front of tae
building FOR nearly eight months. al
though every tenant had moved oar
long ago
The Mayor asked this policeman. who
struck him as being intelligent. Why his
superiors kept him guarding the building
II IL was supposed 90 be empty. The
Officer said he had not the slightest idea.
His orders were 10 stand at the doorway
and warn any ono seeking % enter that
IL he went into the place he might expect
20 get into trouble. But not for months
had any one even attempted 60 wAIk up
the Stoop. The last stop vas made 40
Mott street. once Paddy Mulhns's place.
where another policeman was found doing
duty. although the place has been closed
mp for nearly q year.
The Mayors auto made no little seir In
the three precincts and a crowd collected
wherever u stopped
Tue local pOlioS said that MuIlins's
lawyer had complained 20 the Mayor Of
the permanent guard ct on his place.
They aaidthAt Mullins Lost his hcsnss about
a year ago for running disorderiy house
Above the saloon Paddy has rooms % lst.
Last January MuIllna appealed % the
Mayor 10 have the policeman taken away.
The complaint went through the usnAl
course 60 Capt. Mike Calvin. The poncs-
man was not taken away. Last night the
Mayor asked tho cop stationed 0utaids
What ho was doing. .Obeytng OrdsrA.'
was the answer. Paddy Mullins haS .
l nav kcpnsa The police nay however ho