New-York tribune., 1918-10-28
"Hands OFF," Orders From
Hylan Are Broken, but
Under Protests
Inspector Henry Loses
In Game of 'Dare''
Detectives Make "Near Ar
rests" When Law Infrac-
tions Are Pointed Out

Jim Smith, the jocund and privateer.
ing raider OF the District Attorneys
staff, and Dominick Henry, the austere
inspector of the Police Department,
went frolicking up Broadway early
Yesterday morning, daring and double
daring each other to make arrests.
After the double dare had been passed
the arrest generally was made or a
subpoena served.
When the junket was over and the
conscientious Mr.. Smith, seated in an
uptown cafe, had ordered we'll earned
come, he had to his credit thirteen
men under subpoena and two formally
arrested, who had unfortunately to be
discharged because they turned out to
be ensigns in the navy.
Raiding Party Small
In strict accordance with Mayor
Hylan's admonition to Mr.. Swami that
no police assistance was to be expected
IN these weekend "excursions." Mr..
Smith started out from Times Square
accompanied only by the astute and be-
spectacled process server, Emil King,
and Isaac Van Lear, another accom-
plished raider of the District At
torney's staff.
They did not say word of their in
tentions to the police. But before they
had finished their tour no fewer than
seventeen detectives, marching solemn
ly in the wake of Inspector Henry,
were watching their every move with
critical and disappearing gaze.
The first stop was at cafe in West
forty-fourth Street soon after mid
Mght. After nterrogating several
young men in the place as to where
their registration cards were, Mr.. Smith
turned pleasantly to the proprietor and
demanded: What are you doing keep
ing open at this hour"
'Why, have a right to be open until
l o'clock" was the reply, in tones of
astonishment.
Case Up to Inspector
Further conversation was interrupt
ed by suave voice, which insinuated
itself unexpectedly from just behind
Mr. Smiths right ear. Good evening,
Mr. District Attorney" it said. What
violation do you find here?''
Inspector Dominick Henry had ar
rived
violations of the excise law" said
Mr. Smith.
"But he has right to be open until
| o'clock" insisted Inspector Henry
softly.
"Not on Sunday morning" declared
Mr.. Smith. Are you going to make
an arrest? It's in your district"
Two or three detectives had saun-
tered in behind the Inspector and he
directed one of them to take the pro-
if,f
warrant.
SO the party progressed tortuously
uptown, Zigzagging back and forth be-
tween Broadway and Sixth Avenue and
accommodating more detectives at every
corner. AS they passed one of the
larger Broadway restaurants ;, Inspector
He, Henry y. inquired .kssd %, gently; "why don't
"Why don't you?" was the retort of
the quickwitted Mr.. Smith. "It's your
Job, not NINE"
Dare, Dare, Double Dare"
1t ended by neither going in. but a
few minutes later a similar dare flung
wttily back and forth cgged Mr.. Smith
into entering another place, where he
got rid of several Subp9nas. Two
other young men whom he encountered
n chon suey restaurant proved to be
exasperatingly reticent concerning the
business which engaged them at the
moment and their registration cards.
Il order these men arrested" said
Mr.. Smith to Inspector Henry.
"Who Is the complainantW asked In
spector Henry of Mr. Smith.
"I1l be the complainant" chirped Mr..
Smith, Cock Robin style, and the in
spector detailed two Of the escortine
detectives to take the uncommunca-
tive pair to the West Forty-seventh
Street police station. When Mr.. Smith
went around there later to enter his
complaint in the blotter the young
men had acknowledged that they were
ensigns in the navy on business which
would not bear public discussion. They
were discharged forthwith, with this
warning by Mr.. Smith: "Say. why
didn't you fellows tell me you were in
the navy -
Smith Preferred the al"
Inspector Henry dropped in at the
uptown restaurant where Mr.. Smith
was finishing his coffee and rolls.
81 hope there are no hard feelings >
and tc show that l harbor none I'd
be delighted TO take you home in my
automobile"
mo, thank you" said Mr. Smith to
Inspector Henry. and then he went