New Britain herald., 1916-07-12
POLICE SCANDAL IN
 MANHATTANDEPT.
mother Becker Case Revealed Through Arrest Of Detective

H& New York, July 12.-Ten police &1en, at least one higher police official a#nd several others are involved in a #onfess1on charging them with graft EVE from women of the streets. The #o1ce Department of New York to- H#ay through the arrest last night of Mne of Police Commissioner Woods #lost trusted men, Detective William
 Enr1ght, faces a situation that NaralleIs the expose of Lieutenant &ecker and his strong arm" squad. S& Charged with perjury in testifying 8galnst white shaver who refused to 8ay him graft, Enright was sent to 1Xae Tombs last night. It was not
 nore than a year ago that Enright
 Hy a series of daring arrests of mon &aught selling women came before the
 Hublic
 WI Enright's good work brought sev- &ral commendations and he was in
 sne for rapid promotion His work
 game to the attention of Mayor Nit 8helv and the. stories of his remarkable
 hgenuity in landing these vicious
 #pes of the underworld made him
 %and out. Aided by women social
 #oRkers who posed as characters of
 #ae street the detective went from
 # ty to city, representing himself as @
 #aver and lived the life of such for Nee4xs in order to finally land his
 #naEry. Such were the stories he1told,
 End such were believed at police head
 Quarters.
 8 First Two Arrests Made
 About month ago ''Red" Levine,
 #zf1. smooth shaven and having the
 Appearance of a policeman, was ar
 lasted on the complaints of women
 Tho said attem pts had been made to
 #Tackmail them. Then followed the
 Arrest of 8 character known in the
 pwer Tenderfoin as 'Iiebush," &
 XnaiI man resembling a typical dope
 #end of the stage. He, too, was
 haRged with the same offense in h.
 Rector James s. Nolan's district,
 #hach Is bounded by Twenty-third
 Erect, running to Sixth avenue.
 M Two of Inspector Bo1an's men,
 Meorge Conway and James Seeley, #RIked with the women who made the #harges. They also questioned the Two men the women accused. Then Hney started on a still hunt for a #airdI member of-the gang, who Is be- | &eved to be the brains of this band. | Each of the accused was known in | #oIice circles as an informer- A Better look out, ''" was the warning l
 snat reached some of the men work hg for Inspector Bolan. ''These fel-
 ws you picked up can reach down. #bwn.''
 x Enough evidence, however, had 1 Bached Inspector Bolan to make him #lrn to that very source downtown, End at police headquarters @ confer Mnce was held about the charges. The
 istrict attorneys office was notified l #nd yesterday the arrest was ordered ! #pon indictment of William J. En- 5ght, honor man of the police depart bent.
 M Enr1ght for months had been fer Biting the four corners of Manhattan #br the brains of the vice trust that 1 Fought and sold girls. His work was Zone with the aid of two other police #en, sometimes assisted by a clever #oman soctologist interested in this 8prt of work He acted directly Hnder orders from Second Deputy Ronn1issfoner Lord.
 x Emfght Won Much Praise. < Commissioner Woods and Deputy Commissioner Lord had commended ! &nr&ght for the number of young girls 8reverted from being, sold into slavery 3nd the convictions obtained as the 8esE2t of the cleancut cases made out
 through good police work done by Hm and his two aids, Sergeant Hugf1es and Policeman Foley. EnTight had been working on a @ase yesterday afternoon when Lieu @nant Honest Dan' Costfgan en- Bred the First Branch Detective 8ureau. He came over to Enright 5nd gravely said:
 I've got a warrant for your arrest" 7 '"What's that2'' said the detective. Sostigan showed him the warrant, which had been issued a short time Aefore, following the indictment for 8erjury.handed down by the grand 1ry.
 Bill Enrfght- strengthened up, then Ne repressed an effort to speak and Sut on his hat. He was quickly arought to the Tombs and locked up zt a late hour last night no bail had 8een fixed. No message reached his Aife, who sat waiting up to a late -Four, with supper all prepared ''Why don't he call up?'' she asked Then one of the newspaper men who snew Enright had called her on the telephone several times during the Eight. "I am worried; he always Ealls up; is there anything the matter @yfth him ?'' Enright's wife was not l Informed where her husband was. An sffort to reach him through a mes Nage conveyed to the Tombs author Sies failed.
 A Inspector Bolan said last night that e did not care to talk about the case. Those who remembered the arrest If the three men a month ago, who #y their confessions implicated En- light said that for more than a year S Sglv stories had reached them about he pernicious activity of a squad of electives working for the so-called