The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-23
EXPECT WALDO TO RIP
FORCE WIDE OPEN SOON
Friends Say His Secret Inquiry
Aimed at .Grafters Is
Fruitful"
SEVERAL ONCE TRUSTED
Police Charges and Trials More
Interesting Than Haycs's
Anticipated.

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Friends uf Police Commissioner
waldo said Yesterday that hints aud
limitations proceeding from the Dis
trict Attorneys Office that the Commits
sioncr has done nothing toward invcsu-
eating for graf, in the department are
und"servcd because tho Commissioner
tpr manv weeks has hcen carrying on a
secret inquiry aimed directly at insp"c-
tors AMI captains in whom the Com.
missioner has lost confidence.
waldo" said one informant. may
drive from the department almost any
day ~Srrai inspectors and captains who
are hciercd Ia have had profitable rcla-
tinns with gamblers and other profess
s!ona! laNhreakers. He is hard al work
getting evidence against men that 10
once trusted hut against whom there
are some black charges. He hasn't
gone around with brass band telling
everybody his business and he hasn't
Chronicled the steps of his investigation
in tho newspapers. But he Is getting
results"
! IN" of tho results of Commissioner
Waido's secret inquiry was the transfer
from the Detective Bureau to police
! station desk duty If Lieut.. William
| Funston. who had long enjoyed = com
mand at Headquarters according tu
! The story going tho rounj.s in the de-
partmcnt Commissioner WalN, sent for
/ lieut. Funston about ten DAYS ago and
asked him to make an affidavit agrlinst
a well known inspector.
/ 'Yuu have kuovledgc." the Comm!s-
! slnner IS reported to have said to Fun-
sion. that Inspector --.------- has an
! interes, in a gambling house | want
YOU To make an affidavit to that effecl. =.
81 wont do IT," said Funston
I'm the ro.icr Commissioner and |
,oU Won what you shall or shall NOT
de- in the way Of police duty"
"If van we're Nayor ~ the city
wouldn't make the affidavit" Funston is
said 10 have replied.
"You know that INSPECTOR -------- Is
a CRATER. don't Won
81 do not said Funston.
rha interview concluded there. ac.
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