The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-04
GAYNOR SCOFPS AT CORRICAN
BIGGER THINGS ~ HAND THAN
VICE AND CRIME.
Grand .iur, Hears Ex-SerEeant Murphy, !,
Now Counsel for tho Patroimens
Beoc,oi Association sends for
p,ottcr. and Also Listens to Crop.ey. -.

Mayor Gaynor would not discuss yes
terdsy Magistrate Corrigan's speech Of
SATURDAY AT the City Club.
DO not persist in asking me about
Corrigau said he. "He is one of those
in this city whose heads are filled with
vic. and crime. How did their heads
get SO filed with vice and crime? You
only have to follow them around at night
10 find that out. Let those who want to
hefoul this city and picture IL as a shame
lees and vicious place go right on. Those
of US who have to deal with the city in
tend 10 90 right on with the large things
that confront us
william E. Murphy. former police
sergeant and now a practising lawyer.
Who is counsel for the Patrolmens 8 Benev-
client Association. was the principal
witness before the Grand Jury yester-
day in its investigation Of crime condi-
uons. Mr.. Murphy interested the in
veetigators for sn hour and a quarter
shile Commissioner Cropsey sat on a
bench outside the library where the
Investigation is being conducted and
displayed green Isle thread hosiery
as he cooled his heels
Mr. Murphy before he went into the
room said that IL he was allowed to tell
all he knew he would tell a lot Of
reasons why policemen-some Of them
seem lax in their duties.
He said that one dissatisfaction among
the men arose because OF the fact that
they are brought to trial for trivial rea-
sons. and though the complaints might t
be dismissed the fact that they were
brought up on charges remained on the
record, which is consulted when a man
seeks promotion.
Suppose that an officer should stop Il
citizen carrying a bundle at a late hour
and that citizen happened not to be a
burglar. All the citizen would have to do
would be to write letter to the Com
missioner and the man would be brought
to trial. Under the system prevailing
before Cropsey WAS appointed the com
plant would have been investigated by an
Inspector before it was sent to the tria
commissioner. Had tho inspector deemed
the charge trivial it would have been
thrown out and nothing would have APP
peared upon the record
As to making arrests for violations
Of the excise law the men are not willing
to take a chance"
Murphy said that patromen were com
planned against by shoofiy men even
II a friend happened to pass the time OF
day and no shoony man ever reported
tina; an officer was engaged in converse.
ton for less than twelve minutes.
When he came out Of the Grand Jury
room Murphy said that from the char.
him there seemed to he division of
opinion among the Investigators.
Capt. Samuel McElroy of the West Thir
teth street police station was before the
Grand Jury with seven of the blotters
Of the station house. A citizen had
written that the Grand Jury might find
some strange entries on one Of the station
house blotters and the Grand Jury wantec
lookin. 1t was understood that wha,
they were looking for they found.
That there was much police activity
last Sunday was evidenced by the testi
mony OF Charles r. Dillon. excise viola.
tions clerk in the Distric, Attorney 5 Office
who testified before the Grand Jury thai
seventy complaints had been made yes.
,erday for violations on Sunday. THAI
was more than for any one month since
last June, according to Dillon. The
iecord showed that for the last eleven
months there had been 800 complaints
Most OF those complaints. however, were
made prior to June OF last year. The
number OF excise arrests for the clever
months preceding was 3.Oi5.
One witness before the Grand jury
Yesterday afternoon was process server
attached to the District Attorneys Office
lie had been sent to the old West Twen-
ueth street station to see il he could ge,
tie service OF a plain clothes detective
as Commissioner Cropsey has said any
citizen is able to do. The witness sale
that he told the lieutenant that there wa,
gambling house down the street and HI
wanted a man to 60 along with him.
Nay, DO. not under the present law.
the lieutenant was quoted as saying
But just then a detective who knew who
the process server was came into the
station house and accompanied him.
At the wicket gate. according TO this
witness, the detective told the lookou,
That he wished to see the proprietor ano
N a few minutes men were escaping from
all parts Of the house
John j. Hoeck OF $50 Ninth avenue
testified that he had complained to Mayor
haynor through the West Side Taxpayer
association Of an assault Tho Mayor
hoeck said. wrote that any man who
'a'd that the police would stand by ant
zee man attacked without making an
arrest was insane
Mr Cropsey was the last witness OF tn,
d"y and he was asked about some OF tn,
,h!hgs that the other witnesses had said
"heh b" was questioned by reporters h,
'aih that he hadn't anything TO say fo
publication and would never have any
'H'ng - say for publication.
ms Grand jury decided yesterday Il
h'H sessions only three times weel,
III" n"S' session will be on Wednesda,
ana Hereafter all Of the sessions will b,
" ''" ft"rnoon. Mr. Cropsey will b'
tH"d again on Wednesday. After hin
rr"pahle that his deputies will b'
'''"I iron to testify.
h'N'''aE' District Attorney !anie,
"'H4'i' "hp had charge of the whit,