New Britain herald., 1916-07-13
ENRIGHT AND FOLEY
 UNDER $2,O0O BOND
Important Developments in AL
 leged Graft Cases

New York, July 13.-Further de-
 tails of police graft in the Tenderloin
 were to have been developed by the
 District Attorneys office yesterday in
 connection with the arrest of Detec-
 tlVes William J. Enright and David
 J. Foley of the vice squad on a charge of perjury. Both prisoners were arraigned before Judge Mul-
 queen in General Sessions and re- leased under s2,OO0 bail each. Neither offered any explanation of the charges further than that they were the vic- tims of a "frame-up" by proprietors of disorderly resorts, against whom they had been especially active.
 Indictments will be sought against ten other detectives, but District At torney Swann said that the investiga- tion was not intended as attacks upon the police department or any of it's important officials.
 ''I want to make it clear, said the prosecutor, that we make no refec- tions upon the police department in general. This investigation of graft is localized, both as to places and in- dfViduals. I have the highest regard for the police department and its head"
 Although the investigation which resulted in the arrest of Enright and Foley was based on reports that de- tectives were collecting money from disorderly resorts for police protec- ton, no charge has been made against these two defendants other than perjury. This perjury was all leged to have been committed in an affidavit filed by Enright and Foley in December, 1914, against the inmates of an alleged disorderly house in West Thirtieth street. As a result of this affidavit and the testimony which the detectives gave at the trial, Joseph Smith, a negro, and Viola Smith a white woman with whom he was liv- ing, were sent to prison, the man for a year and the woman for six months. |
 Aided by "Stool Pigeon"
 The arrest of the Smiths on charge of maintaining a disorderly house was accomplished by the de- tectives with the assistance of a "stool pigeon known as Red Le- vine."f Since the release of the Smiths from prison they and the stoll pigeon have charged that Enright and Foley had committed perjury in their affi- davit.
 Assistant District Attorney Smith, who took the matter up, learned enough to convince him that there was some basis for the perjury alle- gations. He obtained what he con- 5idered enough evidence to show that the negro and his wife were 'framed.' According to Assistant Dis i ,rict Attorney Smith the "frame-up" vas arranged at Arlington hall at 19 St. Marks Place, where Enright and Foley were alleged to have been ac- to meet gamblers and the of disorderly houses.
 Assistant District Attorney Smith, in this particular connection, says that Enrtght on the night of April 10, 1915, gave a ball at Arlington hall at which were assembled many notor- ious characters of the Tender1O1n. MT. Smith says he has a contract showing that Enright obtained the privileges of the hall free of charge. Further more, according to MT. Smith, the purchase of tickets to the ball was practically compulsory, gamblers be- ing obliged to buy s25 worth and dis orderly house propr1etors S10 worth The ball was given for the benefit of the Arlington Boat club of which Smith says Enright was president and Foley financial secretary.
 Stool pigeons, who were examined by Assistant District Attorney Smith, incid enta11y brought to his attention an alleged plot on the part of some detectives to murder Archie Hadden, a former resort keeper, who threat ened them with exposure after he was forced out of business. According to the story told by these men, three detectives actually hired a gun man to kill Hadden, who hid himself in his home in Bay Side until he thought it was safe to emerge into the open. Assistant District Attorney Smith thus far has been unable to verify this story, but will make it the subject of further inquiry.
 The arrest of Enright and Foley was criticised yesterday by some off, cials acquainted with the work done by these men in prosecuting disorderly house keepers. Both men have good records, Enright having obtained ninety convictions in white slave cases in the past year.