New-York tribune., 1911-04-06

Magistrate Joseph f. Corrigan was
the principal witness yesterday before
tie grand jury that is investigating the
city's police administration. For an
hour and a half he discussed police af-
fairs with the jurors. answered rapid
ere of questions, made suggestions and
gave the names OF witnesses, including
members Of the police force. whose
stories. he assured the grand jury, would
,brov interesting light on, the subject.
The MAGISTRATE, came to.the jury room
from the Essex Market police court.
where he had presided at the arraign-
nent of Yeddo November and a dozen
others captured by Deputy Commits
sioner Fl.nn the night before in raid
on the cigar store at Allen and Riving-
ton streets 10 which Corrigan had re-
,erred I'm his City Clubsaddress last Sat
urdav as the resort of persons that
oueht to be scrutinized by the police.
The results Of the raid were being
hailed Yesterday by Corrigan's friends
as n vindication of the course he has
,ursued in his attack upon the admin
istration of the Police Department
DrscoIl Finds Vice Unchecked.
They also welcome the discovery OF
IN entry on the blotter of the Tender
Ioin police station. made by Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner DriscoN. which they
asserted fatlv contradicted Mayor Gay
nor's frequent assertion that outward
order and decency are being maintained
nv The police The entry. which was
made al 11:35 o'clock on the night or
March u. 1911. just four DAYS after the
publication Of Magistrate Corrigans
public letter declaring the city TO be
wider open than under Devery, is as 1oi-
lows
Clement j. Driscoll. First Deputy
Commissioner. visited precinct ana re-
ports that broadway chat portion OF II
IN the 23d Precinct was being patroiled
hy many prostitutes, and that there
were very many beggars standing
about"
Below the entry is signed, element D.
Driscoll" The blotter in which II APP
pears is one Of several brought 10 the
grand Jury on Monday by captain NJ
Elroy Of the Odd Precinct.
In the precinct complaint or "squeai
book. which he also brought with hliii Is
an entry that on March %. 1911, DTS
coll again visited the precinct and re-
ported seeing many beggars on Broad
way. between 34th and 42d streets.
The attention Of the grand jury was
directed 10 these and other equally IN
teresting records OF the Police Depart
rnent by Magistrate Corrigan, who also
promised TO send the jurors tables OF
statistics OF police conditions which he
had prepared.
Corriaan Personal Observer.
When Magistrate Corrigan emerged
from the jury room he said he had gone
over practically the same ground COW
cred by him in the City Club on Satur-
day. when he said that he had list Of
2l2 criminals from other cities who had
come TO New York and were unmOestcd
by the police. another list Of eighty
eight pickpockets and twenty-five hold
up men now in town free TO prey upon
the public, which he had obtained in a
few minutes, besides the names Of burg
lars and the location Of gambling houses
whose business the police were not inter
fering with in the slightest degree.
Magistrate Corrigan told the grand
jury that by far the bulk OF his in
formation came 10 him from others. al
though some Of the conditions 10 which
he referred had been observed per-
sonally.
He gave the names Of several patrol
men who had signihed their willingness
70 testify in corroboration OF what lie
told the jury. and further suggested sew
eral lines Of inquiry which might be
taken up by that body with profit.
To Call O'erien Trial Witnesses.
foreman HOLSTER. on behalf Of the
jurors thanked Magistrate Corrigan for
'ne information supplied. and the latter
peiore departing suggested that some
'oed OF The controlling spirit Of the de-
P"''iheht might be obtained from q
peFusai OF the minutes Of the trial Of In
spector OBrien. who was tried on
On rses growing out Of what the mag
istrate has called riot Of vice in Coney
hidhd last summer. O'Brien's trial
TASTED thirty days. II ended more than
ufee months ago. The evidence was
obtained by inspectors of the Commits
sioner OF accounts under direction Of
1ohn Purroy ,iitchel. the Acting Mayo
Decision was reserved.
~"sistrate Corrigan suggested that in
ue 1--WE thousand pages Of testimony
"'isht be found the reason WHY 40 de-
''~i'h has been rendered. District At
"iNey whitman said later that the min
u's oi the O'Bficn trial would be sub
'"''d probably for the next session Of
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