New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
Crime Probers Get First Hand
Evidence in Women's Night
Court and in Streets.
MANY TO TELL OF MAYOR
John Purroy Mitchell, as Well as
Head of City, Among Pros
pective Witnesses
Resume To day.

George GORDON BdttlS. T1dut d pei eisoh"i
Investigation of the Tenderloin late last
night The party started out to find the
Charles street police station. but they
cot tangled up in the maze of streets in
greenwich village. and were lost for
time.
They next visited the women's night
court and watched Magistrate Barlow
dispensing justic until a late hour.
Then the men inspected the cells and
other parts of the building. All ex-
pressed keen satisfaction with conditions
in the building. The members of the
committee complimented Magistrate
Barlow on his handling of the cases
brought before him.
After leaving the night court Mr.. Bat
lie led the committee up Broadway TO
the West Both street (TenderloiO sta
uon This station is considered the
busiest in the city and the grand jurors
had ample opportunity TO see the police
method of handling cases at the desk
After watching the taking Of pedlgrees
IN a number Of disorderly conduct cases.
and noting OF complaints, the jurymen
we're shown over the building by cap
tain McElroy. The committee intended
70 20 :, the mems night court, but they
nostponcd the trip.
The members of the committee were
MAYNARD Hollister. foreman Of the jury
Fred NJ. Johnson. secretary; George IT,
Auon Joseph A. Flynn Francis H.
Rogers and Francis j. Arend.
When the grand jury takes up the
crime investigation again to-day 'ne
FIRST witnesses will he a number OF ousi-
,oes men and several women who want
- ,eu about their treatment by Mayor
Gsvnor when they have gone to the III!
Hall 10 complain about burglarles anu
~ treatment by the police After these
stories have been told, and some others
IN various subjects that remain to be
heard bv the grand jury. the Mayor VIII
have chance To reply.
The District Attorneys office has oeen
swamped with letters from business men
asking for an opportunity to tell the
grand Jury about their visits 10 the CITY
Hall MANY of the writer's have after
ward gone 70 the Criminal Courts Build
ing and requested 10 be called as VIII
resses One woman. who is the sister OF
n we'll known official. said that she took
a written complaint TO the Mayor. ana
that after he looked at II he threatened
~ throw II in the waste basket. Several
q the men said that after they com
rlained TO the Mayor about burglaries
and hold-ups near their homes, ana IN
some cases in their own houses, his only
reply was that If they did not like 1t in
the section where they lived they would
better move TO some other part OF the
city.
John Purrov Mitchell. President of the
Board Of Aldermen, will be another wit
ness called 10 tell what he knows OF the
Investigation Of Coney Island last sum-
mer The investigation was conducted
under the direct supervision OF. Mr..
Mitchell. and he is expected to throw
considerable light on some OF the things
IN the minutes of the trial of Inspector
John j. OBrien. which are now being ex-
amined by the District Attorney.
Indictment Of O'Brien Followed.
inspector 'Brien, who has been under
suspension without pay for six months
following that trial. which was on
charges growing out Of the Coney Island
investigation. was asked yesterday what
he had 90 say about the situation.
he
piled Let the other people do the talk
ing They ran talk their heads off II
they want 20. You can't make me talk.
The testimony in O'Briens trial has
been in the hands Of Commissioner Crop
sey since the hearing was finished
oBrien was afterWard indicted by the
grand jury Of Kings County for failure
20 prosecute offenders against the law.
which is "a misdcmeanor under the stat
uteS District Attorney Clarke Of Kings
County said Yesterday that he was wait
ing for Commissioner Cropsey's decision
before putting O'Brien on ,rial under the
Indictment He said that o Brien's law
Yer had asked for a postponement, pend
ing the decision OF the Police Commits
S'oher' and that ii had been granted. as
'"e ''id'nce was practically the same in
both cases.
commissioner Cropsey viii be recalled
L tel what he knows ab,u, the nrize-
hsnts that are a regular feature Of the
GU dmusements. After the Police
''''l'NISSloner was before the grand Jury
On HG7E II Was thought il would be a
e''d idea FOR the District Attorney to
"na o"upl" Of his men that night TO
t"aIh something about the difficulty Of
ooidI Ihihs evidence against the s0-called
ooAlE2 exhibitions TWO employees Of
ue District Attorneys Once. named
lawson and Friedman, went 10 the Ma
h'hai Athletic Club that night. bought
"cKets at the window for the fight and
vent In and saw it, They reported to
'he grand jury AT it's next session. and
40" Commissioner Cropsoy VIII he asked
u tel Why the police cannot get in TO
ueSe prizehgh,s and get evidence
Fut Into Lean Sharks Hands.
another thing that he will be asked
"Dout is the reason for changing the
o"ie "i iayine policemen Hundreds OF
"''ers are on file with the District At
V"h'y ana Tie Controller, complaining
I'at the police have teen thrown into
NE hands II the loan sharks by The rul-
'Ae of Commissioners Cropsey. by which
NE policemen do not get their pay until
%"r ihe tenth Of the following month
instead ~ on the first of the month. as