New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-04
False, Says Hearst's Agent

False, Says Hearsts Agent.
Al, uuberta. through Clarence }. shearh'
..,asoI ,or Mr. Hearst. issued this state
ment last night:
Mayor Gaynors statement IN ne tic
10 Police Commissioner WALDO 'nat 40
apartment houses NOS $40. ,Ii tame
West Sth street are houses OF III Yas
g. absoIutely without foundation anu Va
1oII known 10 him TO be false "heh ili, .',,;
II IL were true that these ap, rad
houses have been OF such noloI'ouS1 bas
Character for over two years W. no,
Navor Gaynors Police Commissioner mo-
;n,.rfsred? IL is strange that III siN'le
or, his list OF suspected disorderB W.
ise. few weeks ago CommlssloneI 80
do missed the opportuIiS - f:avnor says
- ,hcu, Ia true The fact Is that oo'i VIC
Mayor and Commissioner Ma'uo AZ On
Thai AN official police repor, iI. n, sone.
these properties In an attempt W boiitir,l
-. that might be used TOT pohuIa..
, .II,r,ses disclosed no ground OF complaint
whatever. a.. ,,s,
90 real estate broker for MI Hears.
Saya been purchasing from time 10 litls
nrop.rties in West bsth street 70 oe 1S'r
a. q site for a newspaper bulldlhB. D
as as a ,t '. ,aso,iations and pending the ac-
nT>si,ion OF additional properly nas ",
beid each parcel In my own haiIS 90
mat the price OF such other p,oPeiy,
might be purchased wOuiu TO- that Mr..
ti.arst was intending to erect large
building on the site $1,000. ver.
THESE three apartment houses 80
bought subject to ten-year tease,
piring In 1916. on receiving n,sracter
nous complaint concerning the charsc Yer
- two Of the sub-tenants, | warned tIe
lessee that he would be held respohsa.,y,lle LII
Tor the character OF his sub-tenan.s; ,,,inn
lessee promised 10 use every pr a.
I'M aid not keep his promise, anu = ue
cid.d IN take steps TO cancer the H1se'
IN nrder 10 avoid the delay OF Itlgatioh.
and as | had no legal evidence SUM .vr.'
10 break the lease. | arranged d LOT cot
rorder and paid the lessee S,Vo 10 se'
out n-,,. Cam
,,fsstoner waldo, asking for his co-opera-
ton in keeping the premises ire. VI "an
objectionable charactert, ana reSeiHeu - o.
acknowledgment from ms , eaec1 ~ matter
,yi,l have the Immediate attention OF this
annar,n,.nt" AS result an Inspection
y, he nremises was ordered by the fo-
lice Department, and the houses %e sr
miaced hinder surveillance. After such III.
plm laceiI the captain of the 18th Precinct
peported in writing to the COMMANDING
nfttcer of the 4th Inspection District that
The houses were orderly, THIS report,
which is on file In the o ponc 70 p tSs Mayor
a %
and the Commissioner, states; .o.,
any alter investigated. No. 3ls West bsth
1T ia 1--WE story nat. the reputed
owner OF which Is William kandolph
lea mears sna rtment on the third floor. west
, Lac is occupied by one f. Wolf. The
APARTMENT on the fourth noor' eas' SUI,
is occupied by one f. Boucher. Inc apose
b,,Iding particularly apartments men
.'aned have been Inspected and kept un.
Sor surveillance, but up to the present
I'm ,ime no evidence could be obtained TO
verify statement that prostitutes are
barhored in Wolf or Boucher apartments
nr anv other part OF building. No evil
Dance could be obtained Of children en-
,aring these premises for immoral pur-
tenants of building were interviewed
but none had any compliant 10 n ,aa hr,iS,
,rg since / assumed command or the
osth Precinct. on August 30. lsll. two
complaints District Orders Nos Z ana
7N have been received relative 70 above
p prs,1m1lses but no evidence Of dlsorderly
| houses could be obtained. the premises
will continue to be kept under surveii-
lance. and II violations OF law are ODD
served proper police action Will be taken
IT assume responsibility for the accu-
racy Of the above.
Within twenty-four hours after l OBJ
tanned control OF these premises l went
| Through them with n nne-tOotn cOfnD ana
elected every tenant against whose con-
! duct in the apartments there was any
ground whatever for suspicion. Since
that time there has not been single
Complaint, and. 80 far as l have been
able to discover, no cause or complaint
against any Of the occupants OF these
+ houses. with one exception. That tenant
was promptly dispossessed. These prem
ises are absolutely clean In every respect.
and I have been scrupulously careful to
keep them SO ever since they came into
nv control Father DAILY, OF the Paulist
I Church, has personally expressed to me
his appreciation Of my efforts TO Improve
this neighborhood and has complmented
me upon what I have done TO drive all
objectionable characters out OF these
nremises. I have called this unwarranted
and malicious attack to the attention or
| Father DAILY, who testifes to the manner
| in which | have looked after this prop
nr,y since I got II away from the lessee
and obtained control, as follows:
~ cheerfully state that since Mr.. HUI
berth got rid of the lessee OF the premises
Nos 3i5. 3l7 and 3l9 West 5sth street and
obtained control over them, he has man
ged, the properties with scrupulous care
and driven out every Objectionable char
acter. The houses, to my knowledge. are
clean from cellar to roof. and have only
communication for what Mr.. Huberth has
done to help clean UP this neighborhood.
| (Signed) THOMAS A. DAILY. G. 8. r.,
| Oct q, 1917 No 4l6 West 18th street.
MARTIN J. HUBERTH.