New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
FLYNN FAILS TO TELL
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of the grand juries. though the advent
Of their committees was eagerly "a'cieu
for at the City Hall. where. 1t was Freely
nredicted. one Of them would get WARM
reception
II was explained by one OF the as
eistant District Attorneys that the widely
differing reports upon the ponce si'ua-
ton were probably due TO the TACT tna'
the regular grand jury, when repor'eu
that police matters were in fine condl-
tion had before it as witnesses for the
most part men from the Detective bu-
reau. who have been under the coii'io'
Of the retiring deputy. commissioner
Flvnn. while the other jury, WHICH le
norted the demoralized condition OF TIE
nolice had before il as witnesses uni
for,,,aa mon from the precincts over
whose duties Flynn had no control
The story of Fred c. Gerhardt ac-
cording TO this man. was illustrative Oh
the noint he made. Gerhardt- url-
torr,od man Of the West 47th street sta
tion. heard a pistol or revolver sho' III "
saloon on his beat and when ne ran III
n investigate found his progress oarreu
-. the barkeeper After struggle he
. reeted the barkeeper and later the pro-
,ria+or who also tried TO stop MS inquiry
ord charged them both with interfering
with an officer in the performance Oh MS
6utv And to put the result IN the "oiuH
90 the Assistant District Attorney y
,,ooistrate dismissed the case against
the barkeeper. n grand jury ulSiliSe'
the case against the proprietor ana the
Navor dismissed Gerhardt
Danutv commissioner Flynns appear
arce before the grand jury was snort
and il is understood that ne fores'aileu
anv attempt to question him upon his
,.;o,,s as reported in yesterday morn
,no's papers by declaring that ne had
80 made the statements credited to him
by his friends
Says Flynn Was Not "sorrowed'
Turing the day dispatch from Wash
,neton came in saying that Flynn sepa-
ration from the Secret Service had peen
~, vav Of a regular resignation, ana
that the explanations Of the Mayor that
r,x,r had only been borrowed were
not correct Asked about this when ne
oapoe out of the grand jury room MT
FLYNN simply drew from his pocket let
for from the Treasury Department OF the
rrrited states government. the substance
r.iebed 70 know his intention now. which
was at about the end Of the six months
neriod following his resignation ana
that II must know by May ].
The letter left no room for doubt that
Elvnn had left his way perfectly open
behind him, and. whether borrowed or
not. he was In a position to return 10
the government service any time up to
ely months after his resignation
"I hav., at no time. nor at any place.
made the statements credited 10 me-
that nv designation was due TO the fact
that 7 had found crooks In the Police
Department. whose services are re-
tanned" sail Mr.. Flynn yesterday. Il
have branded no one that way.
II leave the Police Department be-
cause I was under obligations to return
n the United states Secret Service, and
will do 20 Immediately upon being re-
iieved Of the duties Of the Second Deputy
commissioner of Police.
No Quarrel, Says Flynn.
'T have 90 quarrel with any one, nor,
en- far as know. had any one quarrel
with me. Ny relations In the Police
Denartment with my associates are to-
day and have been I'm the past Of the
friendlest character
In spite of Flynn's apparent deter
mination 70 keep silence, 1t was con-
6rr,ad Yesterday that Mayor Gaynor