The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-01

! he said. was about August Q. after the
murder Of Rosenthal. Tho Commissioner
sent for him and asked him what he
was doing about these places. lIo re-
piled, Nothing" The Commissioner
asked him why. and he replied You
told me nos to"
I'm fire you right now II you say
that" he says the Commissioner replied.
You can fire me II you want to- he
told tho Commissioner, but you said IT
lust the same
Was anybody present ?" Mr. Buekncr
asked
There never is when you talk with
the Police Commissioners" the witness
answered.
A second conversation with practically
the same questions and answers took
place on the following Wednesday, said
Hayes. ON this occasion, the Conimis-
soner told the inspector, the latter said.
to send out two men and clean UP.
The inspector sent out the two men.
Then on the next Friday he was sent
for again and was questioned IN the
presence OF inspectors Lahey, Titus. Ca
halane and Daily. II saw tho tomms-
sioner's secretary az I was going into
the commissioners office" Hayes went
on.
lie said the Commissioner was hot
over an article in an evening paper
which said that an inspector had de-
clared he had received instructions not
to suppress these resorts
mir. Sheehan gave me a copy of an
order which stated that the inspectors
were to enforce al laws" said Hayes.
When got inside Commissioner
Waldo asked me II had given that
interview out, said NO. Then he
asked me If he had ever given me any
orders not to suppress questionable re-
sorts asked him II he wanted me
10 answer before the other inspectors
in the room. He said he did. told
him yes, he had. and took him bock
to the matter of the Robespierre."
In March last. the -x-inspector testi-
fed he had men stationed in front OF
| certaI IN exclusive" gambling houses to
which the detectives were unable to
| gain adnittanCe. lie was sent for by
Commissioner Waldo and was asked
about II. That's exactly what the
Mayor doesn't want" he says the Com
missioner told him. and that the Com
| missioner added an order 10 take them
away. on July i. the witness went
on. tho Commissioner told him to sup
press these exclusive houses
II asked him If | could put men In
front OF them. and told him that that
was the only efficient way | knew Of
closing them up. He told me to accom-
plish 1t In my own way" the witness
went on. II put men back in front OF
them. and those gambling houses
weren't opened from July until l"f,
there. and ! believe they are closed still
That kind Of gambling house can be
closed within forty eight hours 10y put
| ting man in front of II. because the
owners can't have their patrons an
noyed by a policeman speaking to them
at the door and threatening to follow
| them in. The same method would be
effective in suppressing questionable re
Sorts but would take lot OF men from
other duty
| Mr.. BuCkner brought out that none OF
the fifteen or twenty gambling raids
made by Inspector Hayes in the Fourth
district resulted in convictions, and the
inspector said that perhaps half OF them
resulted in no arrests.
| Manager Walton OF the ST Francis
Hotel took the stand after the former
inspector finished his testimony to cor
roborate his complaint and to tell Of
what he knew of conditions in West
Forty-seventh street and also to repeat
the story OF what the inspector told him
after his conference with Commissioner
Waldo.
Adjournment was taken until 10: 80
clock Monday morning.