The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-16
WILLIAM J.FlYNN QUITS
. THE CURRAN COMMITTEE
Hasn't Been Paid Here and He'll
Go Back to Head Secret
Service.
MORE THAN $4,000 DUE HIM
Investigators Feel That It's
Part Of a Plan to Hamper
Their Work.

william j. Flynn. chief OF the secret
service for the district about New York
and now head Of the investigators for
the Curran Aldermanic committee. will
resign from his place on the staff OF
the committee on Monday next. and on
Wednesday. November 20, will succeed
Chief Wilkie at the head Of the secret
service of the United States, with head
quarters in Washington.
1t was reported at about the time he
mittee that Chief Flynn was likely to
succeed Chief Wilkie. who was consid-
ering retirement. Mr.. Flynn, however.
accepted the Curran committees offer
Government. as he had done when he
was second Deputy Police Commissioner.
1t was expected that he would be ab-
gent from his secret service post about
four months. His connection with the
Curran committee has actually occu-
pied about three months.
The statement that Mr. Flynn was
to resign his place with the committee
came from Washington last night. 1t
was understood there that troubles over
the payment of salary and expenses
were behind the resignation.
The amount now owing him in con-
nection with his work for the city Mr..
Flynn last night placed at well over
$1,000. The city has paid him. he said,
$500. one months salary. The amount
now due includes the second and third
months salary and $500 or 500 ex-
penses. which Mr.. Flynn already has
paid out OF his own pocket
The bin Is being held up, arcor ling
to Emory r. Buckner, counsel for the
committee, by the Mayor. There was
an item OF about . for payments to
persons whose name were not given.
as II was not deefned best to make
them public. The Oil was pa&ed by
the Comptroller. MI Buckner said. but
was referr~d to the Corporation Coun-
gel for the Mayor with regard 80 the
$500 item because Of sNe lack Of n2men.
The Corporation Coup IL has not yet
rendered his decision and meanwhile
the whole bill Is being held up. Chair
man Curran conferred with Corpora
tion Counsel Watson about 1t. and sug-
gested that the rest Of the bill. about
which no question has been raised 80
far as 10 known. be paid. But the bill
10 still held up.
Mr. Buckner said last night that Chief
Flynn had taken the pos't!oo with the
committee with the undr RfAndIng that
10 ba lal to,
ington as head Of the s-c:et service he
might terminate his connection with the
committee at any time the call came.
1t has not yet been decided who will
take his place at the head OF the COM
nittee's force OF investigators.
The holding up Of the Flynn bill Is
taken by the majority members OF the
Curran committee as intended to OBJ
struct their work or at least to annoy
them. They have felt before that
Mayor Gaynor was not giving them his
support. and they point to the resigna-
tion Of Chief Flynn. brought about
partly at least by the fact that he has
received no money for the past two
months. although he has had to pay
out money all the time. as evidence of
the attitude Of the Mayor toward the
investigation.
Mr.. Flynn has said he did not feel
that he could AFFORD to go on paying his
own money for the investigation with
no return and has based his resignation
at this particular time on that ground.
AT the last session OF Congress the
salary Of chief Of the secret service was
reduced $500 for the sake of economy.
John L. Wilkie was advanced some time
ago to be supervising agent In charge
of special agents Of the customs force
and the post OF chief Of the secret SER
vice has been vacant, although Chief
Wilkie has continued to supervise the
work OF the service. Secretary Mac
Veagh has not intended to appoint
successor. Washington despa tches say.
until this salary question Is cleared up.
II Mr.. Flynn receives the appointment
now 1t will he at the reduced salary.