New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-05
LETTER FROM WALDO
FOR HAYES DEFENCE
McAdoo Informed That Uni.
formed Police Could Not En-
ter Suspected Places.
BASIS OF ENTIRE CASE
Inspector Had Been Reduced
for Saying Commissioner
Had Forbidden Him
to Raid.

Reducing Police Inspector CorneHus
C. Hayes 10 the rank OF captain ana
his transfer and suspension. pendine
trial on the charges of making raise
official statement preferred against
him by Commissioner Waldo. would
appear TO have been uncalled FOR In
the light of a letter given out yesterday
by the inspectors friends in support
of the Hayes side Of the controversy
with she Police Commissioner.
The letter was written by Commits
sioner Waldo TO William McAdoo, CHIEF
city magistrate, on July ID last, and
specifically states that the regulations
of the department preclude members OF
the uniformed force from obtaining
evidence against disorderly houses
which was substantially the declara-
ton made by Inspector Hayes to Com
missioner Waldo on the day the in
spector was stripped Of rank.
Inspector Hayes is said 10 have this
letter and others of similar purport IN
his possession. and il is understood he
will use them for his defence at his
trial which Is set for tomorrow II
Police Headquarters.
The letter was in reply 10 one ad-
dressed 10 Chief Magistrate McAdoo
regarding a refusal Of Lieutenant
Charles o, Nelson to serve a warrant
issued by Magistrate Corrigan on a
disorderly house. II reads as follows:
Police Department. City of New York
Ofice Of the Commissioner.
July %. 1912
Hon. William McAdoo, Chief City Mag
istrate. Belgrade Lakes, Me
My Dear Judge; ! have your letter OF
July 20. Under the present regulations
OF the department members OF the uni
formed force and OF the Detective Blu
reau are not permitted 10 enter alleged
gambling houses saloons or alleged dis
orderly houses for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning evidence.
All work in connection with the en-
forcement OF law against places of this
character is intrusted 10 special
squad. known as the Central ONCE
The police officer had no right to re-
fuse 10 serve warrant at the request
OF n magistrate. | hope YOU are having
a pleasant vacation and 10 see you upon
your return. Sincerely yours.
+. WALDO. Police Commissioner.
The day following the wholesale
raids on disorderly houses on the lower
West Side by Assistant District Attor-
ncy Smith and agents Of the Society
for the Prevention OF Crime. which was
August 16, Commissioner Waldo called
all the Manhattan inspectors, with the
exception Of George w. McClusky. 10
Headquarters. and Intercepted them
in regard TO statement credited 10
Hayes which appeared in the newspa-
pers, in substance, that he had ex-
plicit orders from the Commissioner
not 10 raid or modest or send any one
into disorderly houses without direct
order from the Commissioner himself.
The inspectors denied any knowledge
Of the newspaper interview until Mr..
Waldo reached Hayes. Turning 10 the
Commissioner. Hayes said:
You know ] did receive instruction.
from you not 10 raid disorderly houses
without nrst calling your attention TO
it,"
NO such instructions were given
you. That statement is false sir"
Commissioner Waldo shouted at In
spector Hayes.
The Commissioner called in First
Deputy Commissioner Mckay. who re-
heved Inspector Hayes Of his shield
and he was reduced to the grade ~
captain and transferred 10 TottenvilIe
Staten Island, pending trial on charge,
which the Commissioner declared n.
would file. The original charges filed
were for making a false official state
ment" as well as for Conditions in his
district The latter part OF tho
charges was dropped when HAYES.
trial was called at Headquarters on
August 80 and postponed.