New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
5j1CE WARNED Ag!, 1.,,cs
70 WATCH GANGS
,,,ssurger Caustic in Talk
s' ,, Force at Trial OF
'cantain Sweeney.
.,srpvES DECISION
w NJ NEGLECT CHARGE
..d Officer Pleads He Knew
.'..,;nO of Ball on Night of
Strauss Murder.

,ooeing yesterday afternoon that
reserve decision IN the case o.
?. sweeney. Of the 9Th stree
. '.s,,. Deputy Police Commissioner
&C made It clear that the sym
:, me police must be entirely
- from sansstors and other law
,., s5a. and that pleas Of ignorance o,
so,nc on in their districts would
~ ~. accepted as excuses.
= vas on trial Tor failing 10 take
s''''.. 80. acton on the night OF the
80 81. IN front Of Arlington Hall IN
80 ~. Place which resulted in the
-. 20 q Frederick strauss a city court
- -.ssr1ine decision. Deputy New
.ss explicit On stating what Mayor
.,s Commissioner Mckay eNpec'
-, ,sr.e-s Of the department IN their
-,.,-,ess over the sangster. lie SAID
/. nv opinion that the captain OF a
NO does bis duty should kno"
-. Going on So his district. II does
- any difference whether there
hazards announcing that an al
s,,oh a character as the Denny
| n,.te association ere displayed OF
~. ,he CAPTAINS duty. and also the
- IN IND out what Is going on.
-. MAT they are there for.
49,, think that q captain or an IN
80 should allow such persons-a bar
!. and an ex-prizehghter-to get TO-
y. ri,h the Ike Of their kind, hire a
"a oongregste there for a dance.
.,oni6n't even he allowed 10 get
-, and u is my opinion that there
law or reason why it should be tel
o,st ps
- in his own defence said he had
member OF the Police Department
,sS having served approximately
!. ,,,-s A. a patrolnan. ten years as
.,,t twelve years as a lieutenant
n ,hout two months as IA captain.
-, December ? he was in command OF
i, n street station. He said ne al
- Instructed his men 10 exercise a
,--s hand with gangsters.
sx..rsy said he had not seen any pla-
81, announcing the ball Of the Lenny-
-. Association before the murder Of
srss, II was on the night Of the ball
es association that the "Dopey
s-.,r Feln gang opened fire on the
~asr rangsters who were at the ball In
s,ron Hall. outside OF which Strauss
~ Killed.
~ statement concerning the placards
~ substanuated by several detectives
q ,arolmen Of the precinct. Detective
yrr. however. testified to having found
- io- Commissioner Mckay without
r. trouble. Commissioner Newourgei
: ~. the captain If he recognized any
4, names on the card. He admitted
AZ, the majority being characters
+ ~ Known 70 the police. lie admitted
~ Questioned by the Commissioner
N bad he been informed that the bal
"a, to.ng to be held he would have taker
i-a
q bis behalf. Sweeney brought in fifty
vr1ses, the majority detectives or pa
r-sn from his precinct Most Of then
te.sd having seen any placards announc-
4 he ball
.s2ee;or Meyer. OF the 1st Inspection
,srst which includes the 18th stree
con saii a police captain did not have
power 10 station men in any ballroom
r,oui the consent Of the Police Com
isoner.
larry Lenny and Johnny" Dyke, pro.
i-ss Of the ball. were called, but aside
~ iesufying TO being on the steps Of
, hall when the shooting began, theii
E.-ony vas immaterial. When tbs
blade began they said they ran into tn
q They were positive the bullets were
Blended FOR them.
ssienant Jones. Of the Bureau Of
-tfoauon. testified as 70 the police
'@'ts OF several of the alleged member!
1s committee. whose names were
F''sd on the placards.