The sun., 1919-02-14
SWAMI OPENS UP
SHOOTING IN RAID
Inspector Henry and Ten Po-
licemen Must Appear Be-
fore Grand Jury.
ROTHSTEIN CASE HUSTLED
Wounding of Detectives Will
BE Made Subject of
Inquiry.

Inspector Dominick Henry Of the FIRST
district, a police captain, ten patroinei'
and seven civilians have been SUP
pnnaed by District Attorney swami 10
tell the Grand Jury to-day what they
knov of a raid made January 10 by
inspector Henry's squad on an apart
ment house in West Fifty-seventh street
A a result OF the raid two detectives
ware shot and wounded slightly ana
Arnold Rothstein. known to Broadway
~ the millionaire gambler, spent d
few uncomfortable hours in jail
Al the time. Mr.. Rothstein explained
that on two previous occasions strangers
had butted In on friendly games OF
chance in which he had been a partci-
rant and had relieved him. at gun point
Of $4,000 and $1,000 respectively. On
nathan occasion had the proceeding
financially disconnected him. no; out
a man only 80 years old doesn't rei'sl
constantly exposing his person 10 an
ugly and greedy revolver IN the hanus
Of an uglier and greedier gunman' 30
Mr.. Rothstein had obtained from u"
upstate Judge a permit to carry re-
volver.
and walsh had been shot, but there was
the permit. Besides weren't McLaugh-
lin and Walsh all right and didnt Mr.
Rothstein himself see that ther in-
1uries had been attended to betore ne
went around to get the station house
formalities over with? Certainly. NO
running away here. Like MIR. britlihs'
Mr.. Rothstein saw the thing through
and forgot the incident only when. Ten
Gays later. the authorities did.
The whole case was water over the
dam. apparently, until District Attorney
swami announced yesterday that II
would be made the subject OF Grand
Jury investigation
Who Did the Shooting!
81 have directed Jim Smith," said the
District Attorney, referring to James a.
Smith. Assistant District Attorney. TO
nut every witness in the Arnold Roth
a. tein case before the Grand Jury. Ihey
will be given chance to tell the truth
under oath. and IL they don't-its seven
wears for perjury. isn't 1t: We Will ASK
the Grand Jury to 60 into the gamoiins
feature Of the raid as well as the shoot-
ins. Two detectives were shot ana
there were nineteen men there. some,
body saw who shot them ana Will ten
the Grand Jury to-day"
For five hours before he mace inc
statement regarding the Rothstein case
.he District Attorney had been talking
With Can't. Honest Dan" Costigan
former head of the vice squad ana re
Gently set down from an inspectorshif
Sy Commissioner Enrght 1t had peer
reported that the District Attorney nae
been asked to institute John Doe IN
u,liry into the reasons for Costgan
removal.
"Cant Costigan's visit" he declared
.had nothing to do with his demotion
lie called at my invitation to discus:
gambling and vice cases now pending IL
this Office. No. the Captain had no com
zla,nt 10 make The Rev. John =
Peters, head Of the committee of four
teen. called on me and We discussed tn
Costigan case briefly. but he didn't asl
me TO start an Investigation. told mn,
though. that there was not sufficient evi
dence to warrant this Office suomittinl
the matter to the attention OF the oran'
Jury. II a public official blunders tina
isn't crime. We can't proceed oil
suspicion
Question of Grudges.
In reply to a question the Distric
Attorney said:
III any public official should exercis
an official function to satisfy
Erldge that would he aCtionable, yef
If ANYBODY brought such evdenc
against a public officer 1 would lay tn
matter before the Grand Jury. What
say now would apply to any case.
Rave no particular case in mind. Tier
ia no complaint before me that an
Official has used his Office for persona
ends"
For the first time Commissioner Ell
right refused yesterday to see reporter
They asked for him at IL o'clock. job
4. Hackett, secretary to the Commi'
Fioner appeared.
= nothing doing"
7, didn't sink in Police Commi
ssionsr Enright doesn't punch a tin
clock and some mornings he Is not dow
III his office as early as he Is on oth'
mornings Somebody looked at tyI
Of timepiece that made the dollar bi
household word.
what" he asked, "ain't he down Yet
Mr. Hackett permitted himself WI
smile
''Ycs" he said che Is down 7
IL very muclI down. He isl He
IJr Hackett drew upon vocabulary
has acquired on the golf links on h
days off from secretarying. He is fo'
down. With that the secretary erase
Iimself from the scene with almost L
credible rapidity. With one agile les
and deft twist of the wrist he hs
placed between himself and his interr
gators a Handsomely shellaclled door i
scribed private"
1t was o'clock when n puzzle
group decided. in charity. to overloc
the incident and give a distraught p
lice Commissioner the opportunity
repent and TO reconsider. 1t was ::
when their emissary returned to 81
that the Commissioner was mot II
business of bearing the olive branch Il
stairs again at 3 O'Clock.
This time n clerk came ont from
Commissioner one room private ofIic
lie went back In to explore and pre-
entity reappeared with the informati
that Mr. Enright was not there. NJ
j. appeared from a supplementary e
ploration. was Mr.. Hackett there, b
"n this trip he had stumbled upon
explanation.
"They are out to lunch" he a
bounced. without so much ms u blus
At o'clock he stood pat on the "ou
proposition. but declined to commit hi
self as to the lunch feature.
It was 5:l5 o'clock when the G
planation hit upon the veteran report