The evening world., 1912-09-10
from week 10 week. from month 10
month"
HAsN'r DONE MUCH SINCE HE
WAS HURT.

HAsN'r DONE MUCH SINCE He
WAS HURT.
II ask Is your system changedT'
~ won't answer that. appoint .
commissioner ana I appoint the best
man can hnd. since I was hurt I
have not Sssa able 70 40 - much -
woulA iihe-r
Mr.. Buckner wanted to know IL the
Mayor appointed deputies, made pro-
motions and caused transfers to ne
made without consulting the Commits
sioner.
Il do not know what you mean. You
may mean anything you like" an
swered the Mayor.
ITO what extent have you given your
Commissioner OF Police full handT'
He In head Of the department"
Mr.. Buckner asked II former Commits
ssoner Baker was ever present when the
Mayor caused policemen accused OF vio-
ience and clubbing TO be brought to the
Mayors once.
"He was often present I stopped
clubbing and breaking Into houses with
out warrant" answered the Mayor.
''Mr Baker, told him a month after /
came into ofIice--that clubbing was to
cease. He must have been present"
The Mayor again threatened % with
draw u Mr. Buckner persisted In aues-
tioning him along general lines. He said
reinstatement II a crying evil OF the
fierce.
II hope your committee viii do some
thing In that respect have reopenei
cases. Justice must be done.' said the
Mayor.
DUckNER RECALLS INQUIRY
ORDERED ~ mitchell.
ne Mayor sasd No Ss,ad MOI ordered
ony Investigation OF the Police Depar.-
(. ment after ths Rosenthai murder. Nj.
Bvckner again went back 20 the 1910
Mitchell ,nvestigatson. and asked thr
Mayor ~ he DIDN'T think tho tnvestisa-
ton showed something defective IN his
syssem OF looking after the Police De-
paxtment.
s'T refuse TO answer" said the Mayor
81 won't tell what think. I come here
20 tell facts."
did you make any change Or I'm
provementf"
That had nothing to DO With H."
Air.. Buehnsr &snt along In a senerai
way and Mayor Gaynor protested:
Il supposed there had been come vio-
iattcn Of che law On the Police Depart
Il. II seem 10 have been brought here
under false pretenses"
You won't think me impert1n>nt "
inquire ~ you knew the police mlsunder-
stood your orders - 10 clubbing. for
instancey' asked Mr.. Buckner.
mo policeman ever told me-" said the
Mayor. III I believed all I hear from
the cutthroat raSbas newspapers and
newspaper proprtetors ia be busy all
the time. They have made boiiership
OF the city,
Mr.. Buckner referred to cases OF par
ucular patrolmen about whom the
Mayor wrote" -,
The letters are there" said the May.
Or. IL I wrote EN- I wrote EN-"
DON'T HAVE TO GEE MURPHY,
= I. 0AvNoR pEcLAREs.
Then there was talk about appoint-
nents and Promotions. The Mayor
said he made appointments and. pro-
motions without graft II was his
policy. 'f' ~
"rhsy aonY have 70 see Sam
8osaa1 % 1GDhy % anybody slss,"
declared the Wager. "rhs Mayor u
Ssspenstbis fer sAis sd1inissTut1on.
Ne 70 here. xook ~ him."
The Mayor tapped his own chest.
y
tinued. you couldn't get on the police
Yorce without paying monsy---dor't you
know that? Don't you know that .
captain had to pay for promotion. a
Lieutenant had to pay and an In
epector had 10 pay7 Don't you know
thatf n you don't. the people do-the
respectable people. have abolished
all that-made the Commissioner take
he names from the top of the list.
"Why badger me with those ques-
tionsr said the Mayor. II allow for
vOur ssai--but you would do better II
you allowed me TO work out the other
Shinss have In MIND"
The matter OF promotions and APP
Do4atments was brought up. Commits
stoner wasdo's name was mentioned.
The Mayor holly defended Waldo.
I. ''Fhs 0emmissionsr," he said, has
seesasly Ast W1sA . great HisfortuAs.
0Ao % hAs STAG was found ~ bs .
Gssstss. Z hel lsteess ebout this
nAA-Wostly anonymous. had let
tsss about al OF them"
Ibid you cali the attention Of the
persons accused 10 those letters" asked
Mr.. Buckaer.
"You wouldn't want me TO call your at
tsntion "tp an anonymous isttsr about
you uniess ! knew II to he true7"' re-
paied the Mayor. MY experience has
been that the man who does his work
nous attacks. may say that has
been my personal experience"
The Mayor and Buckenr FLASHED fire.
9uently. the Mayor anaily shouting at
the top OF his voice:
81 have q reputation that you can
Dot scandaliSe and ] was In reform
work before you ever Thought Of public