The evening world., 1912-08-01
FOSD|CK MEETS
WHITMAN TO TALK
ABOUT THE POLICE
Resigning Official Says t!e
Had No "Active Friction"
With the Mayor.

Commissioner Of Accounts Raymond
Fosdick, who rendered his resignation
to Mayor Gaynor. will have an I'M
p6rtant conference late this afternoon
with District-Attorney whitman, with
the result, II is understood. that the
Commissioner and District-Attorney
will work hand in hand in uncovering
police graft in New York.
Commissioner Fosdick leaves New
York on Sept /, the day his resigna-
ton becomes effective. to assume an
important executive position with an
automobile concern in Detroit. Asked
to-day concerning oft-repeated rumors
that he resigned because of constant
friction with Mayor Gaynor. Mr.. Eos
dick considered for some time and
| said
Il have had no active friction with
/ Mayor Gaynor. He has always treated
me courteously. That is all care to
say, except to add that have not been
forced to resign by Mayor Gaynor."
Does the fact that you have had no
active friction with Mayor Gaynor I'm
J ply that there has been passive friction
| In the form OF lack of cooperation
Mr.. Fosdick was asked. He was silent
for a moment. then said:
IT do not care to add anything 20 the
statement that there was no active fric-
tion."
Mr.. Fosdick to-day continued his In
vestigation into the charges that there
was a big ''slush fund raised among
thn ,olI,a statioo dnorpnan to n. uaad
lin furthering q bill at Albany to increase
their salaries. He said some interesting
Developments were to be expected wher
his report was made public.
Mr.. Fosdick announced that he wal
actively engaged In attempting to learr
how a letter he sent to Police Commits
sioner Waldo came to be posted a few
hours later in ex-Sherift Tom Foley
club, at No. ia Centre street. This let
ter contained an anonymous lette
> which had been sent to Mr.. Fosdicl
containing a list OF disorderly house
, and gambling houses In the First Pc
lice Inspection District. The sam
j writer had sent q similar list to Mayo
Gaynor, Commissioner Waldo and tw
o newspapers. Within a few hours Valid
a sent the list to Inspector Cahalan'
When Mr.. rosdick's agents made an In
yestigation they found the places mer
q toned were being closed by the polic'
They were surprised. however, to lear
that the letter had been posted
Foley's club rooms.
b. Foley says the letter posted IN hi
c,ub was the one sent to a newspaper.
said Mr.. Fosdick to-day, but I haV
Il been authoritativeiy informed that
O really is the copy ! sent to Commits
sioner Waldo. and I am making
. active investigation.
u I'm this. you must understand. Com
missioner Waldo is absolutely innocen
o He sent the letter. In the course OF OF
hcIal business. to tho inspector OF IN
erst district. What he did with II d
.. not know. propose to md out though
10 II the letter sent to Mr.. Waldo hnaii
found It's way, through police channel
n TO FoIey's Club"
Further than to admit that he had a
g. important conference this afternoo
d with Mr.. Whitman, Mr.. Fosdick woul
r. not discuss his proposed co-operatio
with the Prosecutor IN endeavoring
uncover police graft. 1t Is understood
T. however, that he will turn over to NJ
lr whitman Q mass Of startling documer
N tary evidence.