New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
NO ROCUES' GALLERY
FOR FAVORED PRISONERS
FaurOt Must Explain HcW HYDE.
Becker and Others Is
capped "Mugglng.
GRAFT RING AIDING FOX
Hires Expensive Counsel to De-
fend Policeman Accused as
Vice Collector-WhitmaE
May Get Dorian Back

Inspector Faurot. now On charge 81 the
detective bureau. but better known FOR
his work m pcrfccuns the police iden-
tifcation system. viii bc examined to-day
AT the hearing Of tho CurIdn aidormnnic
committee a. TO why tine pictures. Ber-
tiilon measurements and finger prints OF
Charles ~. Hyde. Charles Becker Will
lam ]. Cummins and Joseph Il. Reich
mann are not IN the files at Police Head
quarters.
At the last session of the aldcrmanic
committee Inspector Faurot testified that
since Commissioner Waldo ordered The
removal of the identification records Of
such persons a. had not been convicted
il had been the custom To take the records
after conviction unless the Sheriff inter
fcTed.
No application was made by the Police
Department to Sheriff Hamburger Tor per-
mission TO take the records Of any one
OF those -four prisoners. while they were
in custody in the Tombs.
Information was brought to Emory Il.
l'lARl'lf ''NAn't W. wv htf'' 'if't''N N'''''
nittee. yesterday that the police have
the civil service records Of Bccker's meas
urcmcnts and the photograph which es'ry
policeman has 10 have on file in the the
departmental records but that definite
records in the form of Bertillon measure
mcnts or finger prints are lacking.
Faurot DisIikes Order.
In the cases OF Hyde. Cummins and
Peichmann. il was said, II any one Of
them should jump bail ana disappear tac
police would be practically unable 10 send
out any accurate. scientific Information 10
the police Of other cities To aid ia Then
capture. In Becker's ease the measure
ments and the photograph now in the
police records would be misleading rather
than helpful in identifying him.
1t was apparent from Inspector Fairot =
manner as well as from his words Oh the
witness stand last week. that he disap-
proved OF the order which made II more
difficult for the police to obtain their
Identification records. and il would not
surprise those who have followed the in
quiry If he should openly condemn the
order to-day.
District Attorney Whitman ~ using the
respite gained because OF the grand jury s
vacation to whip into shape his case
against Patro,man Eugene \. Fox, which
comes up before Justice Golf next Mon
day. He had conferences yesterday with
George !. Sipp. who viii be- the chief
witness agains; Fox. and Wit" Mrs.
l. 4 pri IA. nf fhe mis- il ..
assistant manager of the Avanel Hotel
1t was said the District Attorney meant
to have Dorian back in town in time To
bring him before the jury which tries
Fox as witness. "a his testimony. al
though not nece ssary would serve 10 give
additional corrOboralion 10 Sips evil
dencc.
There was = strong rumor current yes
telGay that Dorian would be indicted for
bribcrr or the strength of Sips informa-
ton. unless he returns 10 New York and
aprears ~ witness. Sips evidence.
| combined with the documentary proof In
the book OF tho hotel company, which
have bc,n carefully gone over by Mr..
Wiitman's assistants. would come pretty
ne rInning case OF bribery onto Do
Iian Il Is said, and the missing assistant
manager has been warned by his friends
that he can save himself lot OF trouble
by coming back where ne can bc served
! with . New Yorl, subpTna.
MIS-. Dorian. Il was reported. asserted
that she mad not teen in communication
with hcr husband since he disappeared
directly after tcstifving before the alder
men. but she aided she was convinced