New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24
Waldo ContempIateS Making
Public Names of All Who
Lease Property for
Illegal Resorts.
TAMMANY MEN IN "RING"
Flynn Said to Have Evidence
That Two Politicians Stood In
with UnderWorld-One of
Them Reputed To Be
Protege of Leader.

Police Commissioner Waldo sent to
the District Attorneys Office yesterday
lists tabulated by inspection districts
containing the addresses. names Of
supposed proprietors and names of
owners Of every alleged gambling and
disorderly house in the city.
The Commissioner said Mr.. Whitman
was at liberty 10 make public the
names Of the owners. if he wanted TO.
and that he was not sure but what he
would do so himself. SO far as the po-
lice records show, IL would be the first
time that the names Of owners of such
properties have been even threatened
with publicity.
Inspectors Cahslane and DAILY, COM
manding the lst and I'd inspection dis
tricts. conferred with Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William \. De Ford
Yesterday about conditions i'm their dis
trcts, which take in most of the
cheaper East sid gambling houses and
the downtown houses. of which a few
are scattered throughout the financial
section.
Acting District Attorney Frank Moss.
in the absence OF Mr.. Whitman in
Manchester. VT. worked over the
Becker bank records. II is said that
Becker deposits were found in two ad
ditional savings banks in Harlem, add
ing $1,000 more to the total of the lieu
tenants savings
James c. White and Charles Steinert.
the two former members Of Becker's
strong a s." squad indicted for per.
jury i'm regard 60 the arrest OF Big
Jack" Zelig. were arraisned and plead
cd not guilty. They were held in S10,-
00o bail and ramanded until Wednes
day
Looks Up inspectors Records.
Nh De Ford the Assistant District
Attorney designated by Mr.. Whitman
TO take charge Of the John Doe pro-
ceedinss before Justice Goff. received
from Police Headquarters yesterday the
official records of all the police inspec-
tors OF Manhat ttan and The Bronx for
the last two years. The records go
back through the police administrations
OF Commissioners Cropsey and Baker.
and show all raids on disorderly or
gambling houses. whether made by the
Inspector or over his head, as we'll as
the returns made by inspectors in their
mor thly reports - suspected disor-
DERBY or gambling houses.
The trial Of Captain Hayes was set
for Wednesday at Police Headquarters.
1t was announced that a part OF Com
missioner Waldo's case against the
former Inspector would be in the form
Of affidaVits from all the other inspec-
tors of Manhattan that they had re-
ceived orders from Waldo TO raid all
disorderly houses in their districts.
Hayes's fellow inspectors-some OF
thcm-are said to be in a peculiar
status as to their testimony In his case,
because Of the pressure that is being
brought to bear on them from both
sides. Waldo, as Commissioner, is not
in position to be disregarded, while
Hayes. because Of his intimate knowl-
edge Of the inner workings Of the poll
tics Of the department, might possibly
retaliate If they testify against him.
William j. Flynn. former Deputy
Police Commissioner and Secret Ser
vice man. who is slated to be chief de-
tective for the aldermanic committee,
came back from his vacation last night.
He viii confer with Henry II. Curran,
chairman of the aldermanic committee.
and Emory r. Buckner, its counsel, at
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