The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-28
Crime Grand Jury Subpoenas
Him and Every Police
Captain.
NO FREE HAND ALLOWED HIM
Gaynor Hints Of a Complaint
About VIII ltman Made
to Gov. Dix.

1t is believed that Deputy Police Com
missioner Flynn expected to be put at
the head Of the Police Department after
be had finished the six months term
originally contracted for and that he
declined to stay in the department on
any other terms. He says that he was
not allowed TO have the free hand in de-.
tective work that was promised him.
! and he many times found himself sold
and delivered behind his back. He 10
quoted as describing his surroundings -
"the crookedeet layout he had ever
! encountered and as complaining that
men high up in the service known to be
\ crooked were retained. He has been
subppnaed to testify before the crime
Grand Jury to-day and the Mayor may be
called again.
Besides Mr. Flynn the Grand Jury has
summoned for to-day every police captain
in the city Deputy Commissioner Walsh
and Inspector Russell. The captains are
commanded to appear at $50 o'clock and
bring with them the records Of arrests
showing exactly what their own men and
the detectives assigned to their precincts
have been doing.
| Rumor has it that both Commissioner
Cropsey and Deputy Driscoll will retire
from the Police Department and that the
appointment OF Mr.. Flynn's successor
will he accompanied by a considerable
shakeup. A report that Driscolls resig-
nation was already in was contradicted
yesterday.
The first effect Of tho published news OF
Flynn's resignation was a controversy
between the Mayor and the District
Attorneys office. The Mayor sent for
Mr.. Flynn yesterday morning and wanted
to know how the fact Of Flynn's resiRna-
ton had become public. Flynn said he
didn't know. The first intimation he
had of its publicity came late ON Wednes-
day night when a reporter called him
up on the telephone and asked him about
it. The Mayor and the Deputy Commits
sioner talked the whole thing over, Flynn
telling the Mayor all the conversation he
had had with the reporter so far as he
could remember There had been. some
mention made Of the Grand Jury. Flynn
recalled.
That's it," the Mayor exclaimed. He
told Mr.. Flynn that the publishing Of the
fact at this time had seriously interfered
with his plans. In the presence OF Mr..
Flynn he dictated this st tatement
We borrowed Mr. Flynn from the United
States Government for six months to rc-
organize the secret service or detective
force OF this city. as was stated when he
WIS appointed. His lime was mp on April
20, aud he has been preparing to go back
to his old post for some weeks. and especially
since receiving "A recent letter from Mr..
Wilkie chief of The United States secret
service reminding him that his leave OF
| absence had expired. He is staying with
the city until we select his successor. |
am sorry he has to go back, a. his services
have been great To the city.
! told all of This to the Grand Jury yester-
day freely, and II was given away by one
who was present but not a member Of he
i Grand Jury. II is a criminal offence for The
testimony or happenings of the Grand
Jury to be made public. but nevert he less
the secrets OF the Grand Jury have been
given ont and published from day 10 day
here for several weeks. II is a hagrant
| scandal | am informed the Governors .
attention has already been called to IL
and he matter will be dealt with hereafter.
. When this was published District At
! torney Whitman called n conference in
the chambers of Judge O'Sullivan. who
had charged the crime Grand Jury be-
fore which the Mayor had appeared.
Those presen. AT the conference included
Judge O'Sullivan. District Attorney Whit
man, Assistant District Attorney Frank
: Moss. George Gordon Battle. special as
sistant; Maynard Hollister. foreman Of
1 ha nd nd az har hr
, had taken minutes at the Grand Jury
. sessions. After noon District Attorney
, Whitman gave on: this:
Our attention has been called TO pub
p lishcd statement to the effect fhat tho
secrecy of the Grand Jury has been violated
. and that testimony given before IL yester-
day to the effect that Deputy Police Com
missioner Flynn had resigned had been made
public by some person present before thu
Grand Jury and not member OF the Grand
Jury.
In our opinion none of the testimony
given TO the Grand Jury yesterday by Mayor
Gaynor has been made public, No one OF
rs divulged any word or part OF the testi-
mony We had no knowledge that Com
I missioner Flynn had resigned until the fact
= was stated in the morning papers.
r CHARLES s. WHITMAN.
FRANK Moss.
hhoNtE boHDpN bAIILE,
MIR Whitman said that the only man
T, who had made public anything supposed
= to have been told the Grand Jury was
= the Mayor himself in his statement.
Mr.. Flynn said yesterday that he him
;. self had tod this same Grand Jury some
: time ago that his leave Of absence from
n the secret service expired-after an
= extension May !.
y y II has been matter Of general comment
that MIR. Flvnn was not getting on vel
with Commissioner Cropsey and First
Deputy Commissioner Clement c, Dris.
e coll Statements have been repeated
J. to Flynn OF hostile remarks said to have
Il been made about him ly at least one
d ofticial Of the Police Department
's On April is Mr.. Flynn wrote this lettel
u of resignation to Mayor Gaynor'
~ April Is.