New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
CONFESSION OF RAIDER
CAUSES POLICE SHIFT
Waldo Transfers Six Detectives
and Sends Acting Captain
Mckinney to Desk Duty.
CASE FOR GRAND JURY
Self Confessed Go-Between of
Criminals Says His Operations
Extended in Drygoods and
Trucking Districts.

Police Commissioner Waldo took action
yesterday afternoon, after going over the
disclosures made by Isidorc RAIDER to
Judge Swami, by reducing six detectives
TO patrol duty and assigning Acting Cap
tain McKenncy. who had the Clinton
street station in his district TO desk duty.
the Commissioner; his third deputy. ii.
w. Newberger. and Inspector Faurot, OF
the Detective Bureau.
The detectives, while not at the time OF
their transfer assigned to Clinton street,
are known to have been detailed there
within the time that RAIDER is alleged TO
have been implicated i'm the robbcries OF
wagons. The confession made To Judge
Swami and to the District Attorney IS not
complete. but it will he I'm shape for the
grand jury tomorrow.
In three Of tho cases the transfer and
assignment TO patrol duty means a cut I'm
salary Of from $3.50 year 10 N,4oo. The
transfers are:
Acting Captain Charles II. McKenney
I'm command OF the I'd Detective District.
to desk duty as Lieutenant at the Ham
burg avenue station, Brooklyn: First
Grade Detectives John p. Rothford, Den
mis- Londriga.h and II. Dribben to patrol
duty. The pay Of tho first grade detec-
tives is $3.50. Those of the second grade
sent to patrol duty, but whose salary re-
mains the same. are Stanislaus Taczkow-
ski. James A. Fitzpatrick and Joseph
Gilkilson. All have been sent 10 Brook
Ign.
Commissioner Waldo said that he had
frequently heard reports from the East
Side that detectives there were mixed up
in underhand methods, and that he had
done all possible TO ferret out the alleged
graft. The records show that during the
last eight months the detectives force o.
the Clinton street police station has been
changed many times. and the familiarity
Of the detectives with thieves is said to
have been the reason.
Il was pointed out by the officials at
Police Headquarters that they were on
the track Of RAIDER. and that Deputy Com
missioner Nowburger. accompanied by
Mayor Gaynor. visited the poolroom at
Rivington and Columbia streets. follow
ing which the license was revoked. The
license was In the name OF Adolph RAIDER
father Of lsadorc but the room was man
aged by the latter. Mayor Gaynor, fol-
lowing his visit to the poolroom. OK
pressed himself very strongly against the
poolrooms, which. ne said. were invaH-
ably frequentod 10y young thieves and
persons Of disordcrly conduct.
The fact that the police were suspicious
Of the conditions existing in the Clinton
street precinct was mentioned by RAIDER
Yesterday Afternoon in the Tombs prison.
where he is held on a charge OF grand
larceny lie boosted that none 81 the Dc
tectives would identify him to detectives
sent there by Deputy Commissioner
Dougherty. According 70 RAIDER. the de-
tectives were aware Of their close deal
ings with him. and It was for this reason
that he felt safe I'm carrying on his H.
legal trade. When he was finally arrested
he was taken 10 Police Headquarters. he
said. where Doushcrty accused him ~
standing I'm with tho police. and requcstcG
him to give the names Of his friends"
who were protecting him. RAIDER said D."
gave n curt answer 10 lUf deputy CUM
missioner. and was ordered back to his
cell.
RAIDER told Of his dealings with the po-
Ice rs an agent, as he termed II. and
the truck thieves. He said he first met
the principals OF the thieves gangs while
working for his father In the East Side
pool parlor There were two with whom
ne became very friendly. Hc said he made
IL known 10 the detectives that he could
find stolen property for them. I'm return
for which the merchants or express COM
panlcs who We're the losers were willing
% pay literally for its return. Following
the theft Of truck he would learn from
the detectives working on the case what
the victims were ready 10 pay for its re-
turn. The thcfts were made not alone in
the Clinton street precinct, according TO
RAIDER but throughout the drygoods dis
trict and trucking district In the ma
joritv Of cases he explained. the detec-
tlvcs divided with him fifty and nifty"