The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-24

iDominick Henry Is president OF the
Police Captains and Inspectors As
ISOLATION. which gives him a strategic
position among tho uniformed men
second only to that Of Enright. Daily
has been an inspector for years. Curl
ously enough, he Is a close friend Of
ex-Mayor. now Major, John Purroy
Mitchell.
The reason Mayor Hylan gave for
ousting Bugher was the latter's alleged
refusal to suspend and put on trial on
departmental charges the motorcycle
I tomobilists as charged in the investi.
gat!ona developing from the Ruth
. Cruger case. Bugher says this II
merely a preteXt. The real reason,
says Bugher. is that he would not
! tolerate dictation and interference in
! the conduct of the Police Department
10 which he had been subjected by the
Mayor in violation of the Mayors
, promise that Bugher was to remain
unbound and unfettercd.''
! II could not have continued to serve
! without the abandonment of my prin-
ciplcs and the loss of all self-respect.'
says Bugher's letter Of resignation
Your real purpose in SEEK
I ing my retirement; is the consciousness
on your rar; that ! will not permit you
! TO dictate the selection Of my staff, re-
sardless OF the public welfare.
! II is because | resent your unfairness
and the injustice OF your innuendoes
that l deem myself fully justified in
! making public the true reasons which
have actuated you In asking for my
resignation"
Issue of Veracity.
/, Betweep himself and Mayor iylan
Bugher raised clear issue Of veracity.
The Mayor said in demanding the
resignation that Busher told him Oh
Tuesday that he would not suspend the
motorcycle policemen. In his reply
Bugher said he told the Mayor no such
thing-his polite pirasing being "You
are in error" Bugher insisted what he
told the Mayor was that the cases
against the policemen were being pre-
pared and that he had asked the Dis
trict Attorney to conduct their prose-
cution in the Police Department.
When he took charge Commissioner
Enright lost no time in suspending nine
OF the ten motor bike COPS accused OF
grating. The tenth. william f. King
is III the United States Navy on leave
from the Police Department.
In his letter to Bugher the Mayor said
that ut has come TO ME from time to
time that powerful influence was being
exercised to save these men" Yesterday
afternoon, when Assistant District At
torney Talley. who had prepared these
cases for the Grand Jury. was in Dis.
trict Attorney Swann's office both mcr
were asked by reporters il they ever
heard OF any powerful influence" being
at work for the motor cops while the
cases were before them.
IT never did," said Swami.
II never heard Of any such thing.
said Talley
Preparing for Prosecution.
The special Grand Jury that heard tn,
evidence did not return its presentmen'
recommending action by the Police De
partment until last Friday. Since ther
Commissioned BuRher had had only thre,
days In which TO consider the evidence
and prepare for prosecution. which h
says he was doing when his resignation
was demanded.
District Attorney Swami himself pro
duced copy Of letter sent to him b!
, Busher on Monday asking for all tn
facts and evidence "in order that sucl
, action may be taken thereon as appear
proper In the premises"
II was on tho following day. Tuesday
that the conversation took place at Cit,
Hail In which Bugher. according 4
Mayor Hylan said that he would no
suspend the accused policemen and di,
not think the evidence was strong enougl
to warrant their dismissal from tn
force.
Going hack to his Office after this In
terview OF Tuesday. Commissions
Bugher wrote the Mayor a letter sayin
he would resign II ne were not left fire.
to manage the department In his ow
way. SO whichever man Il right as I
/ the projected suspension OF the motor
: cycle police. this much Is certain: Tha
. Commissioner Bugher had found himsel
: In . situation that. unless immediatel
Z altered. Would compel him 10 withdrs'
a voluntarily--that he was meditating dc
. Ing this when the Mayor fircd him.
. in his letter Of Tuesday Commissions
Bugher specineS somc Of the matters q