New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-26
STANTCN'S DISMISSAL
TRACED TO SYEEHAN
Waldo Says His Secretary Was
First to Tell Him Ex-
tortion Story.
BUCKNER TO EXAMINE HIM
AlGernenic Committee Also
Hears the Former Police
Lieutenant, IS Well as
Olive end Cibney.

Vi~f,Id r Sneehan, private secretary
10 Police Co~ni sioner W&lio, appeared
a. TIE man who actually started the ball
,oliing tSat knocked Lieutenant Stanton
O." the force. when Il. Waldo testified
Yesterday before the aldermanic com
rnit:ce.
TIE Csm-izsi ,neG, who incidentally
arose 10 dese-d the characters of both
Oliver and Cibney. tie complaining Wit
nesses against Stanton was asked b.
Emory =. Bucknec waen and where he
had first heard of the accusations that
Stanton had attempted TO extcrt money
from Oliver.
About four or Ave or six days before
! the charges We're preferred" replied the
! Commissioner 'in my Office"
Who told you the story
"Vhy. my secretary. M. Sheehan, told
lit to me FIRST" NJ. Waldo answered.
/ He met q motorcycle policeman named
| CarrIgan and Carrigan told him that
Oliver had told him some time before
that Stanton had tried to extort money
from him"
But il appeared a moment later tina!
Commissioner Waldo had not known OF
! Carrigan's meeting with Sheehan until
after the police trial, so it was left upon
/ the record that the prosecution of stanton
had been started solely upon story toid
TO the Commissioners by his secretary
! When Mr.. Buckner heard this he I'M
Immediately asked the Commissioner If ne
would csI Sheehan to come down and
! testf..
I y win II you send a subpoena" re-
lplied the Police Commissioner.
Il thought possibly you would direct
your secretary to come down Immediately
and let the committee hear his story
without delay" returned Buckner.
Process Server Misses Sheehan.
By the time the subpoena was mace
ont and taken TO Police Headquarters II
WIS found chat Sheehan had gone Tor
the day, and when this message was teie-
pboned down TO the City Hall the COM
rnittee decided to adjourn until Thurs
day at 2 O'Clock, when Sheehan VIII De
called TO the stand.
Commissioner Waldo declared emphau-
cojly that he believed oliver and Gibney
~ BE- respectable men and he evidently
resented the differences TO the contrary
,ySirb were drawn from the testimony OF
r,.-rsrous fremen and other acquainl-
97ccs OF the men at Thursdays session
Taking up the question Of possible
review Of Stanton's case by the Commits
. stgner. Puckner asked whether Waldo re-
clrJed the dismissal of Stanton as Just.
IL regard that question as an insult
ret0rted Waldo holly.
"Oh we'll: do you take the ground that
ill vour dismissals are just?' Buckner
pursued.
Another insult" said Waldo shortly.
Then Buckner wanted to know about
the numerous cases which Waldo had
taken up, reviewed and reversed the find
ings Of his trial commissioner.
IT'S not a question of justice on those,
Waldo explained; ITS simply case Of
whether l decide that the man has had
punishment enough"
Waldo's method of handling the Stan
ton case came up for discussion, but the
counsel for the committee got little out
Of the Commissioner along that line for
the reason that the Commissioner insisted
that in allowing Oliver TO go TO Milton
to get his own corroborating witness he
had been merely following Police Depart
ment custom.
Commissioner Replies Anerily.
1T is not my function" he replied
angrily. when asked why he had not sent