The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-29
Second Deputy Commissioner
Charges Predecessor Left
Gambling Lid Of.
QUIT JOB IN A HURRY.
And Cleaned Desk Except
for a Batch of "Stale"
Warrants.

Second Deputy Police Commissioner
George $. Dousherty told an Evening
World reporter to-day that his prede-
cessor. william J. Flynn. who has been
made graft hunter for the Adcrmanic
Investigation Committee. never gave
him any Lists OF gambling places when
he got out OF the department In May.
1911. Mr.. Dougherty said that he did
receive from Flynn u list Of twenty-one
paroled prisoners and their photo
graphs--all small-fry clerks around
gambling bouses--and from twenty to
thirty unserved warrants, but that the
latter were quite stale when he got
them, being holdovers out Of patches OF
warrants issued In connection with
raids already made by Flynn.
This Is a direct denial to claims made
by Flynn that when he left the depart
mcnt tho lid was down on the gambling
game. and the town was cleaned. That
Flynn did not turn over to Dougherty
any list OF gambling houses which he
had not yet been able to raid will
greatly surprise officials with whom
Flynn has talked since he resigned and
returned TO his old JOB as Chief OF the
New York Bureau OF the Secret Scr
vice.
Mr.. Flynn got me into the Police
Department and himself out 80 quickly
that there was not much chance for
the confidential chat I surely expected
to have with him before l began my
duties as Second Deputy Commissioner"
said Mr.. Dougherty.
DO you mean that Flynn secured for
you the Job you now hold?" was asked.
SAYS he OWES HIS PLACE TO
FLYNN.
SO Tar as ] know I owe the place TO
him. replied Mr.. Dougherty. who. when
pressed to tell all the details. added:
Flynn called me on the telephone and
said that he wanted to meet me away
from Police Headquarters. We met and
talked FOR nve minutes, and he said that
he wanted me to meet the Mayor. We
went to see His Honor together, and
when the job was formally offered to me
BY the Mayor Il saw Commissioner
Cropsey later ] made the stipulation
that II took the post was not to be
discharged as long as was honest and
capable. That was Agreed.
Then l oamo down hereto this very
office. and ] expected 10 have two or
three days conference with Flynn. He
was not here. and tho desk and every
thing was cleaned out. Hardly before
/ got Into my chair Commissioner Crop
scy had transferred Fynn's principal
men. Lieut. Collins and Lieut.. Cain. But
did not care much about the trans
fers, as ! was going to get my bearings
I'M" any new man must who comes to
this place"
Did Flynn give you a list of gam
bling houses against which he had not
as yot got evidence. but which could be
4, raidcd?' was asked.
lie did not" was the reply. 1T vas
many days before / got next to the fact
that the Inspectors make out such IA list
You can bet a fortune that II my pre-
deecssor had given me either a list of
gambling houscs or "a list OF fresh war
rants would have lost no time In
getting busy. I was keen TO mako a
big showing. At the time I recall TINT
! asked Flynn why he wanted 20 put me
/ In job he was quitting. and he said
II was because he wanted to 20 back
10 tho government service"
But YOU did yet some unscrved war.
rants from Mr. Flynn. and he says
there were between twenty and thirty
OF thcmf' WAS questioned.
| Yes, some dead ones" replied Mr.
Dougherty. "holiovcr warrants from
raids which FLYNN had made"
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