The evening world., 1911-04-28


Commissioner Flynn was sub
poenaed yesterday afternoon to ap-
pear before the Grand Jury this after
noon at 3 o'clock. Since the subpoena
was served Mr.. Flynn has been quoted
as saying that he was not allowed to
straighten out things that were on
color. Interference In that respect
could only come from an authority
higher up, and the only ofic.als su.
perior to Flynn In the city government
are tho Mayor and the COMMISSIONS
Of Police. Mr.. Cropsey.
District-Attorney Whitman. Assistant
District-Attorney Frank Moss and Spe-
clal Assistant Distributions George
Gordon Battle were in conference until
late last night, arranging a line OF cues.
lions to be put to Flynn. The conference
was continued to-day. 1t was settled
that the Second Deputy Commissioner
attributed to him or TO his friends that
has appeared In the public prints sincs
the announcement OF his resignation.
Flynn Will Tell.
No doubt exists tina Flynn will tell
the truth. He has lived in New York all
his life. During his association with
the Secret Service he and his men came
into direct contact with police inspec-
tors. captains, l~ieutenants and detec-
lives. Flynn went into the Police De-
partment with the records OF scores Of
prominent policemen marked down In
his little book. and those records have
been fattened by Information he OBJ
tained from the inside.
The uneasiness In the Police Depart.
ment arises from the fact that police
ofhcials who are not strongly bulwarked
beAnd honest records know Flynn has
no use for them. There win be keen
until the Grand Jury takes action one
way or another on Flynn's information.
While FLYNN was waiting III the ante
room for the Grand Jury to call him
Police Commissioners Cropsey entered
the room. lie had been summoned 70
appear before the jury and give some
information. 1t was 40 o'clock when
the commissioner arrived. He shook
hands with Flynn and sat down for a
chat with him.
Flynn consulted with his counsel,
william l.. x. Olcott. this morning.
relative TO instftuting a suit for libel
against a morning newspaper which
referred 10 him In a slurring way in
to-day's issue, II 1t Is decided by the
lawyer that libel has been committed
the suit will be filed without delay, OF
a r~etract!on viii he demanded.
In an interview with an Eveninl
World reporter yesterday Flynn sale
he had asked the Mayor and the Com
missioner of Police to relieve him o
the duty OF rsiding gambling houses
The Evening World has been informe,
that this request was made as long agr
as last February. Mayor Gayno
promised to make a change as soon a
he had power to appoint an additions
deputy commissioner. a bill p~royidin.
for such an appointment Is now maxim
It's t~ortuous way through tho Legis
lature.
Swallowed by Spies.
The Grand Jury has information that
" = Wv Ni"N hh ~ ave Nhs'b''
In his crusade 'on gambling houses. h
was constantly Swallowed by spies in III
pay OF gamblers. Flynn fooled thes
spies by getting his reports from hi
stool pigeons outside Headquarters, An
the fact that he was spied upon woul
be OF no particular Interest but for III
police end of II
The outside spies were kept poste
from Headquarters, by telephone an
otherwise. Of the plans OF the secon
Deputy Commissioner. lie Statistic
himself OF this by allowing false info
nation as TO his contemplated NOV,
! ments to escape and then sendlt
trusted men TO see II the gambler
spies would he al the places ind!cat,
y by the misleading tip at stated times.
The spies never failed 10 show up.
Undoubtedly the Gran Jury viii q
TO got at the bottom OF this sort
treachsry. For many years It has bee
. the complaint OF law officers that CO
templated raids and arrests were tipp,