The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-23
CREELMAN, NOT WALDO,
FIRST WITNESS TO-DAY
Curran and Buckner Will Sub
stitutc Him for Police Com
missioner on stand.
HIS RECORDS SUBPOENAED
Examiner to Ask Police Head
About Influence Of Politics
in His Regime.

James Creelman, head OF the NUM-
cipal civil Service Commission. will he
the first witness before the Aldermanic
investigating committee when that
body resumes its work at =. NJ. to-
day.
II had been the intention OF the COM
mittce to put Police Commissioner
Waldo back on tho stand to-day To-
answer many questions suggested 10y
his own testimony and tho testimony
"f Lieut.. Stanton. but Yesterday Chair
man Curran and Emory II. Bucknnr,
counsel for tho committee, agreed to
call Mr.. Crcelman Al once.
The main purpose in questioning MIR.
trcelinan viii he To find out what sort
~ an investigation was made by thu
tivN Service Commission Of the records
ot men appointed by Commissioner
Waldo although they had been arrested
FOR serious offences. Mayor Gaynor re-
fsrred the committee to Mr.. Waldo and
Mr.. Waldo passed tho subject on to
Mr.. Creelman
The records OF the civil Service Com
mission have been suhpPnaed.
Former Police Commissioner Crop
SOY. Waldo's predecessor. may he en-
aminel to-day also. IL there Is time for
{ his testimony. The committee wants
! "a cicsr NJ the method Of making ap-
pointmonts 10 the police force before
/ c"inc into other fields.
! Richard Wsling and Aleya nder
keoEh -. tho Clvll Service Comm! ssio n
have been asked 10 appear to-day and
10 hr ready 10 testify.
! Commissioner Waldo will hc aues-
toned again when the committee can
get around To him.
! When commissioner Waldo is age in
n witness II IS expected that Mr.. Back
ner will try to Ind out whether or not
| politics had ANYTHING to do with the
appointment L" the force of men with
! criminal records.
II was learned Yesterday that the
! Commissioner Is likely To he closely
questioned about promoting William j
l.aheH, Edward y. Hughes and George
W. MCclusky 10 he inspe tors without
investledtiHe their records. and why he
dil no. md 1t necessary ~ act on
charges iha; were pending ara!nsc
l.i"u'. iohn z Eelth just before he
made Rc.'h n captain.
There was some speculation yoster-
day as To uhether or not Mr. Waldo
would hring 10 the session the hack
leather COY ored book which con. aims
tho records Of transfers made in the
EinInam administration. with notes ~
"a who rcques; ed that the transfers n.
made. The entries We're made by Cen
E.nshan's secretary. Daniel G.. Slattery
and they contain the names Of poll!
,'!cians who had power under the ad-
minsration Of Mayor George B. Nc
Clellan.
Mr.. Crcelman intends to inform
the committee. IL was learned. that the
Municipal Civil Service Commission did
everything possible toward investigat-
ing III" records of applicants for places
on the police force. but that the inquiry
was necessarily limited because he haC
few In est!gators.
Gen. Bingham will hc recalled and l.
Expected To go more fully into the case
Of capt. Reith. who made an affidaN II
that $4,000 was the price of captain
tces. II was said that Gen. Bingham
has further information 10 offer To th'
committee concerning Rei,h's polio,
record
II was not known jus, when former
Mayor Mcclellan will I've questioned. tu
the committee hopes 20 expedite II,
end of this week. His appearance or
the stand is locked forward To with 9
great deal OF interest because Of ono a
the mos, sensational incidents of his ad
ministration-the dismissal Of Polict
Commissioners Bingham az a result o
attacks made on him by Mayor Gaynor
then u Justice.
So far the inquiry has hardly touched
upon charges brought out by the de.
velopments OF the I.osenlhal case ant
the charges resulting from that cas-,
alone may require months to investi.
gate.
Members Of the committee profess tt
be well satisfied with the progress thu.
far. although disappointed by the al
tltudes Of Mayor Gaynor and Commits
soner Waldo. ariey resent any sugecs
tion that politics is playing any par
in the inquiry.