New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-11
HAVE EYES, EARS AND FEET,
SAYS MAYOR GAYNOR

cation into the conditions at Coney
Island in 1910 and into the general con-
ditions Of Manhattan and Brooklyn at
that time in reference TO vice. The wit
ness said he was absent from the city
at the time and not In a condition 10
know what was going on.
Did ii ever occur to YOU that II
would be a good thing 10 have the Com
missioner Of Accounts make an investi-
cation. so as not TO trust entirely the
reports of the Police Department? ?"
Mr.. Buckner asked.
Never Found Waldo Lacking.
The Mayor said he had had Commits
sioner Fosdick do so occasionally.
When Mr.. Buckner started to ask an
other question, the Mayor interrupted
him by saying:
II have just as much confidence in
Mr. Waldo as 1 have in the Commits
sioner of Accounts. i did not need to.
He is a thoroughly honest man, a man
of high intelligence and he has my alb
solute confidence. ! never found him
lacking yet"
Mr.. Buckner continued:
Q.-But OF course, Commissioner Waldo
might easily be deceived by his subor-
dinates in making his reports7 Al do
not know what | have TO do with this.
l came here to give facts TO this com
mittee, II they do not wish to ask them
Will have TO retire. might as well
be plain with you.
Q.-The particular question / am ask
missioner Fosdick Tor any kind of an
investigation except small petty cases?
Al do not know what he has been
Q.-For instance. in the latter part OF
July Of this year you did not employ
the Commissioner Of Accounts to make
any Investigation, did you, into allega-
tons that were spread broadcast at that
time? A.-Spread broadcast by whom?
What? | do not know what you are talk
ing about. l must again say that ]
shall withdraw unless you come TO some
facts about the failure of the Police De-
partment to enforce the law. That Is the
| Inquiry here.
Odd you ever employ Commissioner
Fosdick to make a general investigation
into the alleged conditions Of graft in
of Herman Rosenthal? Ale was not
employed at all.
Odd you know at that time or did
you hear that he had material in hand
on that subject? A-No. sir.
Threatens to Quit Probe.
Q.-Going back for a moment to the
summer OF 1910. did II occur to you after
the disclosures made by the investiga-
ton OF Commissioner Fosdick, under d.
rection OF the Acting Mayor, that, per-
haps your system Of keeping in touch
with the conditions Of the city was de-
fective? Al decline to answer. shall
go no further with this business unless
you come TO some failure Of the Police
Department 10 obey the law. had moth
ing at all to DO with that matter. ]
think the whole world knows that. and
that should not be asked word about
II here.
Q.-You did not think then that your
system was defective? Al do not tell
you what ! think at all. came here
TO produce facts.
Q.-All right After the disclosures
made with reference to the condition OF
Coney Island in 1910, did you change.
| improve or modify your system Of keep
| ing In touch with general conditions In
| the City of New York? Al have moth
| ing 10 do with that matter.
Q.-Do you think the Mayor Of New
York should keep In touch with general
vice conditions in the city? Al shall
not state what think on that subject