New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
NOW AFTER POLICE GRAFT
Grand Jury Next to Consider
That Feature, 1t Is Understood.
CRIMES STILL GO ON
Flourishing Crop of Hold-Up
Men and Other Evildoers
Are Gathered In.

Despite the energy and thOrOughness witt
which the authorities have started upor
an investigation Of police conditions and
the consequent increase OF crime through
out the city as wildly brought to the at
tention Of the public by Magistrate Corri'
gan more than two weeks ago. and so fai
substantially uncontradicted, the crime
wave does not appear to have yet material
" abated, as Is shown by the list OF re-
cent cases which have actually been re-
corded on the police reports
hourishing crop OF hold-ups and petty
crimes was harvested in the police courts
yesterday.
The grand jury investigation OF Magis'
trate Corrigan's charges is expected TO be
continued to-day Assistant District Attor-
neys Moss and Reynolds and George Cor
don Battle. who have charge Of the crime
inquiry. held long conferences yesterday
and Saturday, and II was said that some
new lines were being mapped out FOR the
future presentation OF evidence to the grand
fury. While no official confirmation OF the
immediate turn the investigation might
take could be obtained yesterday. 1t Is be-
lieved that alleged police graft and the case
of Inspector John J. O'Brien. who was for
merly In charge al Coney Island, viii be
the next subjects Of inquiry
II was reported that John Parroy Mitchell,
President OF the Board of Aldermen. VIII
be an important witness before the grand
Jury on this phase Of the investigation.
Mr.. Mitchell was acting Mayor last sum-
mer, when Inspector OBrien was suspend
ola trial for allowing
Coney Island 10 run wide open" A dis
position OF the OBrien case has been hang
Ing fire since last December.
The Rev Thomas r. Slicer. member OF
the city Clubs committee on city affairs,
said Yesterday that no investigation OF
prevailing police conditions would be COM
plete without an official airing OF the
O. Brien case.
"The O'Brien case is peculiar in that II
has dragged for so long without any fnai
disposition. said Mr. Slicer THE records
Of that trial ought TO be subpPnaed and
examined by the grand jury.
Calls Police Demoralized.
Mr.. slicer. who has made a careful study
OF police conditions for several years, SAID
that II was easy for any one taking the
trouble TO look around TO be convinced Oh
the decentralization of the police force AZ
this time. Policemen felt that they were
between the devil and the deep sea. he saiu
and were afraid to make technical arrests
because of the attitude of their superiors
He commended Deputy Commissioners
FLYNN for the work he had done In the de-
partment. but declared that man who
had come up through the department and
had a broad police experience to his credit
was needed at the head.
Mr. Sicer felt confident. he said, that the
substance of the charges OF n large IN
crease of crime i'm the city made by Masls-
trate Corrigan would be proven In the
course of the grand jury investigation.
Practically no excise violations were re-
ported yesterday by the police. From all
reports emanating last night from the Ten
derloin district, particularly in the upper
T'enderloin, the places were closed tight,
the proprietors apparently being unwilling
to take any chances.
4 layman casually observing conditions
Yesterday At some of the saloons along up
per Third avenue and in other East Side
districts remar ked upon the air OF business
which prevailed at many of the places, AZ
a rule an opening had been made III the
vooden paneIs in the windows which usu-
ally obstruct n view Of the interior from