The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-01

something on the captain those who
know the story agree, the captain was
ltransfcrred--jus why Is not known, en-
'cept at Police Headquarters. unless
Hayes or his lawyers has found out.
About the time the captain was trans
ferred, or few days afterward at the
--latest, Hayes is said to have satisfied
himself that all he had learned about
the captains grating was true. He 40
reported the facts he had learned. 70
the story concludes, but no action fol-
lowed against the grating captain And
the gambler politician informants In
slst that even IL Hayes does not know.
which does not seem plausible. that the
captain In question Ia a protege OF a
powerful city official, he and his counsel
| cant help but know that captain
whom he had reported to superior as
a CRATER never has been punished.
| And. believe me, Hayes IL some
fighter one wise in politics In and out
Of the Police Department said yesterday.
"and IL they try to stick that verbal
order prong into him too deep next
Friday he'll let out a yell that will cause
a stampede in some circles.
"1m not saying you are going to hear
him or his counsel yell. although hope
they do but IL the yell doesn't come 1t
will only be because Hayes isn't driven
to II.
Thinks They won't Press Hayes.
III he doesn't know all we know about
these stories already q lot Of his friends
will bc only too glad to supply him with
tho information from all hear. But
the Indications are that he won't be
forced up to the point of going To cx
trcmes to fight back.
Certain recent happenings have con.
WINGED many that most of Hayes's ac.
cusers who have taken the trouble to
cool down and think things over have
decided that they acted too hastily
against Hayes in singing him out.
ioufl notice that all the charges Of not
keeping his district clean have been
dropped so far as this police trial is
concerned and that he is being tried on
10 question Of veracity only as to whether
or not he received certain verbal orders
| What chance does that give HAYES
to fight back? And II Hayes Is backed
defenccless into a corner In the verbal
charges, he's bound to get up his Irish.
With absolutely nothing to lose and
leverything to gain a hot headed man
like Hayes Is not going to take his
beating quietly when he has big ammu-
milton in reserve. so II his accusers
push him too hard Il would be well TO
be on hand with cars open and note
paper ready"
| The fact that Lawyer Thachcr
promptly subpnnaed First Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner Mckay as "A witness
whose testimony was wanted in addi-
tion to the testimony OF Commissioner
Waldo as complaining witness and OF
many others high in the department is
an argument advanced by those who
expect Hayes to fight back in Il sensa-
tional way as proof that the denoted
inspector will spare no one IL he is
crowded
| Fun Over Protection for Police.
These same laughed at a new story
which cropped up yesterday to tho ef-
feet that gamblers now are turning the
tables on the police by cXactinS tribute.
l"protcction money" from the police by
threatening to 20 before tho District
Attorney with stories of how cortsin
policemen took graft money from, the
gamblers.
"a policeman pay money to gamblers
for silencc?" guffawed a gambler. when
asked about tho story yesterday. In
the words Of Joe Miller. They sint no
such animal"
The runor that Raymond r. Fosdick.
whose resignation as Commissioner of
Accounts went into effect yesterday.
would be asked by District Attorney
Whitman to act as Mr.. Whitman's as
sistant in the John Doe graft investiga-
ton before Justice Goff this week. was
revived again yesterday. IL can be said
authoritatively that up TO the time of
Mr.. Whitman's departure on Friday
night to spend Sunday at Manchester,
Vt, the District Attorn.y had not
reached any such agreement With Mr.
Fosdick.
Mr.. Whitman has expressed publicly
his admiration for the energy and ablli-
ties OF Mr.. Fosdick, James Osborne and
others. But one Of his last statements
before going away was that while just
now he had no man in mind for the po-
sition OF special assistant during the
lsng graft Investigations to come, he
might ask for such an assistant later.
Early in the week the District Attor-
ney did think seriously Of trying to
secure the services OF n we'll known
lawyer, but owing TO circumstances al
ready related In THE SuN Mr.. Whit
man announced rcgretfully thai this
lawyers services could not be obtained.
It was also said yesterday that Com
missioner Waldo has asked Mr. Fosdci.
to assist the Commissioner in private
investigation rs TO the integrity of
persons close to Mr. Waldo In tho
Police Department The Commissioner
few days ago told THE Sun reporter
that II WAS true he had begun such an
investigation to satisfy himself as to
conditions around him. The Commits
sioner, however. denied that he had
engaged any one outside the Police
| Department 80 far" to assist him In
his investigation, except "a few friends. 4"
| DEPUTY McKAY'S LATE CALL.