Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-06
WALDO, ON STAND,
DENIES CHARGES
Declares He Never Ordered
Hayes to Hold Back in
Vice Raids.
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tory witness. His replies were lone
and couched in general terms ano
he had frequent encounters with Mr.
Thatcher.
The police trial of Captain Hayes
started today with First Deputy Com.
missioner Douglas 1. Mckay presid-
ing, in spite of the protest made by
Hayes a week ago.
Rhinelander Waldo, New York's
commissioner of police, was the frs
witness called to the stand.
AT a conference between Commits.
sioner Waldo, Assistant Corporation
Counsel Farley and Deputies Mckay
and Walsh. it was decided that both
Mckay and Walsh should sit on the
trial bench. If Hayes then carries
through his plan to subpoena Mckay
as his witness, Walsh can continue
in charge of the trial.
TechnicaIities Raised.
Although Hayes denied in writing
yesterday that he had said he could
force Waldo's resignation within
twenty-four hours, he has not repu-
dated other features of his recent
conference with Mr.. Whitman, and he
is still expected to be the chief wit
ness at the John Doe" inquiry into
the police situation.
Technicalities promised to delay the
start of the trial today. 1t was point
ed out that Commissioner Waldo had
temporarily reinstated Hayes yester-
day to get from him his written de-
NAL and 1t was the contention of
some lawyers hat even this brief re-
instatement wiped out the charges
against the officer.
Commissioner Waldo testified that
he called before him on August 16 the
various inspectors to ascertain which
one of them, if any, had given an
anonymous interview, published that
day, to the effect that orders had
been given by Waldo that no dis
orderly houses should be raided with
out his instructions.
inspector Hayes then told me that
he understood his orders were not to
raid disorderly houses without specific
Instructions from me-" Commissioner
Waldo continued.
I1dd yOu tNcI StNtD It'll SuIl VI :
ders?" asked Terence Farley, assist
ant corporation counsel, representing
the department.
mo, 1 gave him no orders other
than the general instructions to OBJ
serve peace and good order and to
enforce all the laws. The inspector
was personally responsible for the
enforcement of the laws, including
the excise laws and those against
gambling, in his district, and to did
him and other inspectors, we MAIN
tanned a special squad of detectives"
Characterization Starts.
Did you ever instruct Inspector
Hayes to refrain from obtaining evil
dence against ~disorderly houses?"
Mr.. Farley asked.
HE was never given any i%nstruc-
lions of hat character In any form
whatsoever" Commissioner Waldo
replied.
This ended the direct examination
and Thomas Thatcher, counsel for
Hayes, began the cross-examination
by asking If Commissioner Waldo had
not made a record for eliminating
graft in the fire department
The district attorneys office ex-
pressed satisfaction today in the
discovery of a Salvation Army las
sic, who had rooms near the Hotel
Metropole and was an eyewitness 10
the murder of Rosenthal. 1t is said
that she can identify several, If not
all. the men involved in the shooting
49, In --NI,~ a A -.
ness. Another witness, a member of
the Elks' Club here, has been traced
to Troy, N. Y, and an assistant dis
trict attorney was dispatched thither
last night.