New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-27
To Hold Public Meeting.

William f. Murphy counsel for the
two men, said yesterday that Mailer was
not even in New York in the days pre-
ceding the Lexow investigation. This
was in answer TO the stories crediting
Maier with having been active in the
underworld before that time. Accord
ing 10 Murphy. Maier was brought here
in 1907 by former police commissioner
to do some investigating as to members
Of the force, but proved to be failure
as an investigator. After that, Murphy
said. Maier kept a drugstore in the
neishborhood Of the 9Th street station
and became known TO the police of that
precinct.
Mrs. Goode was subppnaed yesterday
for the police trial Of John j. Skelig
this morning. and at the same time was
informed that her grand jury subpoena
had been continued. 1T is understood
that Mrs. Goodies grand jury subpoena
however, referred to the John Doe
grand Jury. which will not meet again
until after the holidays.
The eXpert on matters pertaining TO
tho social evil said last night that the
women with whom she foregathereu a'
q dinner last Sunday night expected 10
meet again next Sunday night ana tna'
n,ans were being considered for pub
liz meeting. at which the question OF
segregation would be discussed from all
standpoints.
II WAS learned at Police headquarters
that Commissioner Waldo mad noteu
,,rne time ago that Captain Walsh had
been reporting sick frequently ana that
tho Commissioner had in MIND an IN
ouiry into his physical condiuoh' WIFI
q view 10 ascertaining whether or not
he should be retired.
The Commissioner VIII be one OF t'e
first witnesses this morning before the
a,dermanic committee. He has oeeh
subpnnaed. as the committee decided
.. its last meeting that In view OF the
Commissioners attitude toward re-
oue.ts 10 appear. it would be better All
,ro,nd to subpoena him as they wouid
anv other witness.
with Waldo will be subpenaed In
snector Faurot and other police ofhclais
who have charge OF the records which
tho aldermanic investigators have eX-
nar;enced such trouble in getting at
and the whole question OF interpreta-
tion Of the charter provision which al
Iou,s the aldermen access 10 the rec
ords" will be thrashed out.
Captain ormsby To Be Witness
A. the afternoon session Captain
,ohr d Ormsby, of the 9th street sta
.ior will be a witness 10 begin the re-
citaI TO the committee-which 1t Is ex-
nected other captains will continue-or
tho method by which complaints are
handled in the regular course OF police
business. So far no other captains
have been subp9naed.
A point along this same line Will also
in ALI probability, be put up 10 Com
,,,;ss,oner Waldo. 1t came out in the
Rocker trial that complaints against
the strong arm" squad were in many
instances turned over directly to
Becker and that the Commissioner
,aver knew Of their existence. The
aldermen want TO know how many
other complaints against special de-
tails captains or inspectors are SINH
,arlv kept from the Commissioner
knowledge.
Dr William H. Upton. who is attend
ing Captain Thomas w. Walsh, in
formed the aldermanic committee by
letter that Captain Walsh himself had
suggested that the committee have a
competent medical committee selected
to verify his condition. 1t is under
stood that the aldermen are more in
terested in whether Captain Walsh will
consent to waive immunity than they
are in the question Of whether he is
well enough to testify now, or whether