The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-12
GILLEN MUST FACE
TRIAL AFTER RAIDS
Mckay's Action Warning to In.
spectors Of RESPONSE
bility for Evils.
STAND BACKED BY MAYOR
Report That COstigan Is Gath.
ering Evidence in Other
Parts Of City.
STAND BACKED BY MAYOR

The fate Of police inspector who fails
to suppress disorderly hotels was made
plain yesterday when Comm ssioner Nc.
Kay announced that charges Of neglect
or duty and failure to enforce laws rels-
tive to such resorts would be served on
Inspector James II. GiIlen. who was sus-
y. nded Wednesday night after disclosures
That dives in the old Tenderioin were on.
Grating openly In violation Of law The
charges are being prepared by the CJm-
missioner himself and will be lodged
against the deposed inspector In a few
days.
Commissioner Mckay wants his action
OF Wednesday light to go forth a. .
warning to all the inspectors. He said
his policy In respect to officers who fail
to proceed against disorderly hotel keep
eis would not be to transfer or discipline
them. but to put them on trial.
Mayor Mitchell said he was not aware
OF the doings In the lower Tenderloir
Wednesday night. where Mr.. Mckay sud.
denly appeared behind the desk In tn.
West Thirtieth street station and wrot,
the entry in the blotter deposinR In.
spector Gillen from his command and
ordering him to report at Headquarters
yesterday morning. Gillen was the mos
surprised policeman In the department,
when he heard the Commandments order
Dtda't Knew Storm was Csni.s.
He had no mixing when he left 10,
his home In Brooklyn early In the eve.
ming that Lieut. Dan Costigan and =
trained staff Of young rookie" sleuth.
were preparing to raid fou. alleged dis
orderly hotels and a cafe
The Commissioner had read the am.
davits on which John Doe warrants were
Issued by Chief Magistrate McAdoo. The.
told OF nagrant doings In the hotels ant
the renting and rerenting OF the sam,
rooms AS many as six times In one night
In one hotel that has fourteen room
Costigan's evidence showed that on
recent night $500 was collected.
Five men were arrested In the raid
and In each case uniformed policeman
was left In charge OF the hotel.
The hotels were the Allan at 1859 Yves
Thirty-fourth street. the Medallion at 3s,
Sixth avenue. the Madison Square a
] Sixth avenue and Twenty-fcurth street
the Mumm at $50 Sixth avenue and Tekui
sky's Cafe at 800 Sixth avenue. formerl!
Roster 4 Bials.
The prisoners were all clerks an
walters.
Mayor Approves Action.
Commissioner Mckay called on Mayo
Mitchell yesterday and told him Of tn
wide open conditions In the old Tender
loin disclosed by Costigans men. Tn
Mayor said later:
II knew that the Commissioner wa
making an investigation. but I did no
know what II was. That's his bushes,
II he found that there was dereliction @
duty II was up TO him to take actor
lie does not have to confer or consul
with me.
IL expect TO have a report on the mat
ter In day or two. ! am In no des
perate hurry. however. for II seems I
me that he has acted Judic!all."
Commissioner Mckay told reporters IA
Headquarters yesterday that he had acte'
upon the evidence gathered by Lieut. Cos
tigan. He would not say that charge
Of graft may vesust from an investigation
Of disorderiy hotel conditions during I'll
ems command " the old Tenderloih, but h
intimated that II was possible. Neithc
would say that other districts were un
der scrutiny. but rumor has II that Cos
tigan's men have been active In the ne'
Tenderloin and In Harlem and The BronS