New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
INSPECTOR DIVER HELD.
HEALY RAID BOOMERANG
Police Official, Also Several
SubOrdinateS. Must Face
Grand Jury.

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Inspector Dwyer, who led the police
in the last Of the Gaynor one-o'clock
raids on Healy's Restaurant early
Thursday morning, was held in $1,000
bail for the grand jury yesterday.
The charge against Dwyer was pre-
fcrred by George Flannery, who was
one of the three hundred thrown out
of the restaurant
Dwyer was accused Of having in
structed Patrolman John Sheridan TO
throw Flannery out. Sheridan was
also held for the grand jury on the
same charge and in the same bail He
is alleged to have struck Flannery on
the head with his nightstick.
Flannery, who is a reporter for a
news agency. informed District Attor-
ney Whitman that the Police Depart
ment had been using all its influence
10 persuade him 10 drop his charge
against Inspector Dryer. He gave the
county prosecutor, who appeared be-
fore Magistrate Deuel. in the West Side
Court 10 prosecute the cases, the names
of some Of the persons who approached
him.
District Attorney Whitman intimated
that this attempt To tamper with
Flannery would be the subject Of a
grand jury Investigation during the
coming week
Two other policemen. Edward \.
Smith and Patrick a. Walsh, who were
arrested on the complaints Of simple
assault made by John Black Of 80.
1876 East 163d street, were held in so
bail for trial in Special Sessions.
Patrolmen II. John T. Hoffman and
Louis +. Rodman, who were arrested
on complaint of James 4. Hebron. an
actor, obtained adjournment on their
cases until tomorrow, when nine other
policemen, either under arrest or for
whom warrants are still out, Will be
present
The adjournment in the Hoffman and
Rodman cases came as the result Of the
continued technical objections Of As
s:stant Corporation Counsel George y.
Curtis. counsel for the policemen.
Hebron could not identify the police
men except by their shield numbers,
, and Curtis declared that such an iden-
tifcation was not legal. Because Of
this MAGISTRATE Deuel. adjourned the
cases until he could look up the law on
the point at issue.
District Attorney Whitman was
angry with these tactics. He declared
that the policemen were trying to con-
: ceal their Identities by appearing in
2 court in civilian clothes and without
. wearing their shields.
When the Assistant Corporation
Counsel refused to admit that Patrol
men Rodman and Hoffman were the
policemen designated by the shield
numbers in the warrant on which they
were arrested. District Attorney Whit
man called Inspector Dwyer to the
stand.
DIVER. flushed and nervous, was
sworn. and asked by the District At
, torney if Rodman and Hoffman were
members Of the raiding party on
Thursday morning at ! o'clock.
Il don't know the. names Of any Of
; the men in the squad" was Dryers
reply.
District Attorney Whitman then
called upon Dwyer to produce the cap
tain who was Immediately under him
? on the night in question, and was in
formed that that officer had since been
transferred.
: Then the District Attorney attempted
10 compel Dwyer to identify Rodman
? and Hoffman. 1t was at this point mat
the argument which resulted in the ad-
tournament of the two cases began.
Curtiss first move was to move Tor
a change of venue for Dryer ana
Sheridan. who were the first arraigned.
This was denied by Magistrate Deuel.
, After the court proceedings Charles
NJ. Han. Of No. 800 Broadway counsel
for Flannery, is-Ied the following
statement:
/. Considerable pressure has peeh
brought To bear upon Mr.. FIanhery 10
withdraw. as far as possible from tue
/ proceedings instituted against lhspe'-
tor Dwyer and the police. This is I'M
c possible. as this matter is now oeihs
handled by Judge Whitman.
I'm acting as complaining witness ior
the people, my clients motives nave
, been solely in the cause of good gov
4 eminent and in no sense retallatory or
? revengeful, although his treatment at
Healv's was rather severe.
The grand jury will begin It's prone
into the Healy- police affair tomorrow
or Tuesday at the latest. Mayor Gay
; nor and Acting Police Commissioners
Mckay are likely to be called as wit
nesses.