New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
LEGISLATORS OPPOSED
TO GAYN0R VICE PLAN
Warner Committee Against His
Morals Commission and
Segregation.
FOR OPEN SALOONS SUNDAY
Will Favor Ten-Year Term for
Police Head-Whitman on
Trail of Earlier Graft
in Harlem.

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The Wagner legislative police inquiry
committee. which has finished approx
nIatcly half the work il marked out for
itself has arrived at the following on
illusions. which, unless changed by ,ie
testimony 10 he heard this week. will
probably be embodied i'm its report
That the Police Commissioner Of New
York should have a ten.year term.
That he should be appointed by the
Mayer.
That he should be renewable only
after trial, on charges. before the
Appellate Division.
That he should have a salary Of $15.-
900 year.
Tha. neither segregation nor a NOR
ais commission would aid in solving
either the vice or police vice graft
problems.
That saloons should be legally per-
Sundays.
These conclusions represent the gen
eral sentiment OF the committee at the
present time. IL is possible. although
after the testimony To be heard this
week.
Senator Robert F. Wagner, chairman
Of the committee and the majority
l..
night that the above practically
summed up the present sentiment OF
the committee, but was careful to say
that thee remained the possibility of
changes in that sentiment because 90
additional testimony to be taken.
More Witnesses This Week.
Senator Wagner said the commi tee
expected 10 have as witnesses on
Wednesday Lieutenant Daniel Costi-
gan and Inspector John DAILY; on
Thursday. District Attorney Whitman,
former Police Commissioner Bingham
and Magistrate Joseph f.. Corriga1,
and on Friday. former Commissioner
Baker. eX-Mayor Seth Low and Chief
Magistrate McAdoo The committee
will hold an executive session on Fri
day night 10 determine whether any
further testimony shall be taken. but
il j. likely that Fridays session will
end the hearings.
Assistant District Attorney Frederick
J. Grochl had men at work Yesterday
checking up the stories Of the work Of
former Inspector James r. Hussey as
commander of the 9th Inspection Dis
lrict Husscy was one Of Sweeney's
predecessors in that district and Pa
trolman Eugene +. Fox. collector for
Captain ThomHs W. Walsh. furnished
District Attorney Whitman with the
names Of q number OF men who he
said. had had questionable relations
with several of Swccncy's predecessors.
Groehls Investigations yesterday dis
closed that several of the men who had
admitted paving graft 10 puny and
Swecney had been paying practically
the same amounts To- some OF SWeeney's
predecessors. AIR. Whitman now has
the name of the man who collected FOR
one Of the former inspectors Of the
Harlem district who has since been re
duced to a captaincy. and the infOrma-
ton collected by Groehl yesterday will
go long way toward indicting that
collector in the same way that Duify.
Swceney's agcIt was indicted.
The regular grand jury for the March
term Of the supreme Court. Criminal
Branch. which will be sworn in to-day
by Justice Scabury. will probably begin
it's police inquiry work on Tuesday.
Mr.. Whitman admits that Ashley Shea.
the gambler who was later one of
Duny's sub-collectors. Fox. the patrol
man-collectOr: Captain Walsh. George
\. Sipp and Thomas J. Dorian. as well
as Tom" Lloyd and William Newman,
the Harlem saloonkeepers, all OF whom
are witnesses on the Harlem graft sitll-
alton only. will go before the new
Erand jury.
After Earlier Grafters.
II is admitted also that no further
matter will he presented 10 this grand
Jury dealing with Sweeney's cases. and
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