New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
Chief De Woody Gives Out
Raid Figures for Met
ropolitan District
Inquiry Is Completed
John Lord O'Brian Leaves for
Washington to Report
to Gregory

Chief Charles r. Dc Woody, Of the
Department Of Justice, yesterday
made public figures on the Stacker
roundup in the metropolitan district.
They showed that more than % per
cent of the men taken to the detcn-
ton headquarters were either wilful
draft cvaders or serious delinquents,
whose cases had been referred to
local boards for disposal. AS all the
cases turned over to the local boards
have not been passed on, the exact
number Of men indicted into the SER
vice as result Of the roundup is
not yet available.
Mr. De Woody's figures show that
Of the 60,217 men taken to the various
detention headquarters 1e,5o5 were
either slackers or persons wanted by
draft boards for failure to comply
with the regulations Of the se'ective
service act. The 1862 other men
who were detained, he said, had also
violated the regulations because they
had not carried with them their final
classification cards as they had been
instructed to tlo by the draft officials.
The actual count in Manhattan and
The Bronx showed that 1852 men
passed through the 69th Regiment Ar
were genuine slackers and were either
turned over to tho draft boards for
immediate induction into the service
or held for prosecution in the Federal
courts. Fifteen hundred were so seri-
ously delinquent that they were
turned over to the draft boards for
attention.
To Be Reclassified
This does no. include hundreds who
were given deferred classification by
their draft boarcs for limited periods
and had failed to report back. Cases
IN this class are also being investi-
gated and will result in Wholesale re-
classifications o. men who have evad-
ed service because of minor defects
and have failed to be operated on as
directed by the government.
In Brooklyn, Chief De Woody said
$3.50 passed through the examining
boards, Of whom 256 were indicted
into service and 985 serious deinuucnts
were turned over to their boards. AS
in Manhattan, the others were held
until their status could be ascertained
and then released. 1t is known that
many cases of men in the Brownsville
section who were given deferred cas-
,flcatlon are now being investigated
aud that action is pending against
them.
In that part Of Northern Jersey in
cluded in the raded district 38,S75
persons were brought to the various
detention headquarters. OF these 749
were wilful slackcrs and indicted into
the service. and 12,515 cases were re-
ferred to the local boards as deln-
qucnts. No reports arc yet available
on what action was taken by the local
boards in most Of these cases.
Inquiry Completed
John Lord O'Brian, who as an official
representative Of Attorney General
Gregory has been in New York to in
vestigate the Stacker raid following
the criticism in the Senate, completed
his work last night and left for Wash
lngton to make a personal report to
his superior. He spent most of YES
terday in Brooklyn and New JERSEY.
When seen by a Tribune reporter MIR.
O'Bran refused to make any statement
on the result of his investigation,
Asked if he had discovered evidence
that there was any disorder or abuse
OF personal liberty, Mr.. O'Brian said be
had not.
Mr.. Gregory, his investigator said
IS particularly sensitive about the
Congressional criticism Of the inter
ference with the personal liberty of
citizens, and wishes special investi-
cation made of four points, namely
Whether those persons conducting the
raid exceeded their INSTRUCTIONS
whether there was any abuse of power
whether there was any undue hard
ship imposed, and what methods were