The evening world., 1912-09-06

| ORDERLY house7"
No answer to this; an objection was
| sustained.
| what dd YOU suppose Hayes was do
Ing all this tlme7 Who was obeying the
order Of the Mayor-ypu or Hayesr'
II supposed that n Hayes had been
| able to ret evidence no would have raid
ed." said the Commissioner.
TEACHER DRILLS WALDO ON
HAvEe's FREQUENT REPORTS.
Mr.. Thatcher asked the Commissioner
| to identify the reports on raids upon
| disorderly houses. The lawyer then Of
fered In evidence the reports, covering
Aug. Q. 1911. to Aug. 3. 1912: also Hayes's
| Inspection reports, dated Oct. TO- 1911,
| showing the arrests made by the Cen
trail once squad in the Fourth Inspee-
| ton District.
Records OF Capt. Days West Forty
seventh street precinct showed that
from october. 1911, to February OF last
year arrests for keeping a disorderly
| house were numerous. but that for nve
months after February not a single ar
rest was made.
Mr.. Thatcher then hled as evidence a
sheaf OF complaints received by or for
warded 10 Hayes while inspector. after
Mr.. Waldo had Identified them.
Waldo next Identified a document as
complaint from one II. r.. Walton OF the
Hotel 81. Francis. No. ia West Forty
seventh street. to the effect that a dis
orderly house was In operation at a GER
tain address on West Twenty-seventh
street, with marginal note that the
place was under surveillance. but no
evidence had been obtained.
Did you have q conversation with
Hayes regarding this complaint" asked
Mr.. Thacher.
II probably did. cannot remember"
answered the Commissioner. Il held
many conversations on mis- cleaning up
| Of the district"
How was II, Mr. waidoT' asked
Mr.. Thacher. that II you thought
this man was following your orders.
the records could show for flve months
not q single arrest for maintaining n
disorderly house?"
Mr.. Waldo paused. Then he said;
IF he made no arrests II must be
presumed either that he had not got
evidence, or that he had evidence and
was not doing his duty
How do you explain the fact that
before the month OF February he
cleaned up 30 many disorderly houses.
vet suddenly stopped at the month or
February and made not one arrest foS
Ave monthsT'
"He probably got evidence more
readily"
; Were you satisfied with the way
Hayes handled his districtY' Thatcher
? demanded.
. II was satisfied that he was doins
, his full duty" was the answer.
yet all the time Hayes was not
> making arrests in disorderly houses,
you had three Independent squads work
ing:'
"Yes, that Is true"
, You mean to testify that from Feb
ruary to August of this year Hayes, In
your opinion, was keeping his district
clenn7"
Again Mr.. Waldo said he was con-
4 WINGED Hayes had done tho best hi
could" lie had no reason to believe
despite the reports. that Hayes was moi
Eetting evidence when he could.
COMMON KNOWLEDGE OF DIG.
ORDER NOT SUFFICIENT.
: DO you tell me-" Thaoher demanded
n that any plain clothes man could no
get evidence against any disorder!
i house on any night In the 1857"
J. The witness replied. angrlly that
!. was n matter OF common knowledg
that there were some suspected gam
e bling and disorderly houses In the cit!
y again" wnicn the pones ana D,''u .,,
Attorney o"'' a'"o '"'e =" ~ W.
~ dence.
an inspector "'snt nav. ssp'e'o'
- but taiI 10 get Ms p'a'" N'o'"eS III"
- IN. ,
r Then Mr.. Thatcher turned to on
night when Waldo and Deputy Commits
o. sioner Mckay accompanied Capt. Da
ana hayes on walk tnrousn nm u.
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