New-York tribune., 1912-11-22
IMMUNITY TALK AN
INSULT, DOUCHERTY SAYS
"You, Think, Have InsuIted
the City of New York."
BuCkner RetortS.
PROBE FEATHER THEFTS
Sapiro Swears He Gave $175 to
Glynn, Who Swears He Did
Not-Detective Also De-
clines to Sign Waiver.

Emory r. Buckner counsel for the al
dermanic investigating committee, spent
yesterdays short session attempting to
get the various policemen accused by a
stool pigeon OF being in on the robbery
Of feather shop last June to waive i'm
munity before testfyng, but most OF them
refused. Commissioner Dougherty grew
quite angry when asked. and told Mr..
Buckner that he considered the request an
insult. whereupon the counsel replied ::
And / think II an insult to the City Of
New York, Mr.. Commissioner. for you TO
refuse to waive immunity"
on June 90 the African Feather Com
panys storeroom, on the top floor OF No.
robbed. A stool pigeon. Levy. swore on
the stand that he had planned the rob-
berry for the police at the nstigation OF
Second Deputy Commissioner Dougherty
and two or three detectives. and that after
the robbery he had seen some Of the de-
tectives stuffing feathers between their
clothes.
Some Of the feathers we're not returned
to their owner, Harry Sapiro. proprietor
OF the concern.
\. l. Quint OF the National Surety
Company. was the first witness. He tcsti-
fed that his company had paid sl.560 :
70 Sapiro TO cover the loss Lieutenant
John Glynn was then called, but before
testifying argued the question Of immun-
!ty with Mr.. Buckner and twice refused
to sign the waiver OF immunity. lie said
that he had nothing to fear bat would
not waive his rights.
Mr Buckner then asked him II ne want
ed the immunity bath OF the crooks II he
was not afraid 10 tell the people Of the
city he did not fear Indictment. Eventu-
ally he did sign. aud was permitted 70
testify.
He denied that he knew the robbery had
been planned b. the police, but said the
stool pigeon had tipped him off that
four dangerous men were planning IT,
He told how he, with his detectives, had
caught the robbers as they were leaving
the door OF the building In an automobile
with the stolen goods. He denied also
that the stool had let the burglars In
or that he had ordered the door smashed
so that the burglary might look like A
Tcdl one, fit sdlN mat He peu'N'u Ivy
had stolen the feathers.
Didn't you tell SapIro that you and
your detectives had risked your lives In
the capture and ought TO have some re-
ward7" asked Assistant District Attorney
DeminR The witness denied II, but said
he had twice gone 10 a saloon for o drink
with saplro Previously sspiro had tes-
tined that he had paid iI75 TO the lieuten-
ant. 20 he divided among himself and his
men. Lieutenant Glvnn denied that he
had received AS much as a cigar from
Sapiro.
Saplro, accompanied by his LAWYER, next
took the stand. and testified though obvi-
ously much frightened, that he had paid
,75 TO Glynn I'm a saloon NJ sth street and
Sixth avenue. lie said that Glynn had
suggested S0o. Later Gertrude Kasindorf.
his stenographcr. testified that she had
brought the money 10 sdpiro outside that
same saloon She produced check for
$40. drawn upon the State Bank on June
S and signed and indorsed BY sapiro.
Detective Joseph Daily, another OF those
In the loft after the robbery. also re-
fused to waive immunity. though he was
most anxious to tell all" He was eX-
cused without testifying. And then fol-
lowed Second Deputy Commissioner
Doughcrty. who. when asked TO sign the
waiver OF immunity, shouted:
81 haven't done anything. and so |
won't waive any immunity. ! don't waive
anything for you or your committee and
want TO say right mere that think 1;
ia an insult TO ask that OF me, sir"
You. think" said Mr.. Buckner. very
smoothly. have insulted the City Of New
York" Mr.. Dougherty was excused.