The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Found Here by State Senate
Subpoena Server After
Useless Search.
HE WAITED AT HOTEL
Promises to "Tell All He
Knows" and Albany Is
Greatly Interested.
FORMER REFORM AGENT
Helped to Round Up Criminals
When Aqueduct Was Be-
ing Built.
FORMER REFORM AGENT

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Is wanted by the Judiciary Committee
OF the Senate as its first witness in
the investigation of the alleged $780,
600 fund to further the passage Of
the Carson-Martin bill looking to an
increase Of fares on transit lines, will
60 10 Albany this morning. He says
no Is ready to answer any questions
that may be put to him, that he has
absolutely nothing to conceal. and that
he will be the most willing witness
they ever saw. He refused last night
TO discuss the inquiry. He has known
Senator Thompson for many years.
After waiting in the Great Northern
Hotel. where he has been living for
three months. from 10 o'clock in the
morning, for the appearance OF Charles
r. Hotaling, sergeant-at-arms Of the
eenate, Mr.. Burke was finally served at
3 O'Clock last night. In the meantime
Mr.. Hotaling had been searching all
over the city, part OF the time in the
wiIds of The Bronx, with the aid of a
detective sergeant from Police Head
quarters who had known Mr.. Burke for
q long time.
For the last nve or six years Mr..
Burke has been connected with the Fed
eral Signal Company as an agent and
for some time has been vice-president
OF the Special Service Flooring Com
pany, with ofices in the Grand Central
Terminal. 1t was the Federal COM
pany that in 1915 made the protest
to the Public Service Commission in
connection with the signals for the
Centre street loop. which resulted In the
indictment OF Commissioner Robert Col
gate Wood. 1t was charged that Com
missioner Wood had solicited a bribe
from the Union Switch and Signal Com
pany 10 obtain the contract from them.
although the Federal had put in
lower bid. This indictment was later
dismissed and only recently the $500
bond under which Mr.. Wood was held
was discharged.
Headed Anti-POIfcy Society.
Mr.. Burke was for some years super
intendent of the old Goddard Anti
Policy Society and had personal charge
OF many of their raids. When the police
force to guard the Catskill aQueduct
was organized by tho Board of Water
Supply in 1903 Mr.. Burke became q
deputy superintendent under Rhine
lander Waldo. On the resignation OF
Mr. Waldo the management Of the force
was split between Mr. Burke and Doug
las I. Mckay. who later became Police
Commissioner. In charge Of the per-
sonnel. Mr.. Burke was responsible for
rounding up many murderers and other
criminals among the $4,000 men working
on the aqueduct.
When the sergeant -at-arms OF the
Senate arrived in the city yesterday
morning he went TO Mr.. Burke's Office
in the Grand Central Terminal. He was
Informed there that Mr. Burke was not
In, and clerk told him Mr.. Burke lived
at 1855 Briggs avenue. in The Bronx
He made the trip there only to find
that the house had been rented three
months ago and that the occupants did
not know where the owner lived.
About the time that THE EVENING Sun
appeared on the street saying that Mr..
Burke had been found at the Great
Northern Hotel Mr.. Hotaling was get
ting In touch with Detective Sergeant
N;riffith, on the stan OF Deputy Police
Commissioner Leahy, who knew about
Mr.. Burke. They found Richard Burke
listed in the telephone directory at VAL
entine avenue and rordham road, ana
started on a hot trail" There they got
another clue that finally led them to
1858 Tiebout avenue. which Is on the
outermost outskirts OF The Bronx. This
proved to be the home of Mr.. Burke's
brother, and there they learned that he
was living at the Great Northern. Two
hours later they found him there wait
ing anxiously and about TO send out a
searching party for the subpoena, as he
laughingly said.
Tries to Help senate Agent.
"Just about 10 o'clock this morning"
said Mr. Burke. II called my office
from the hotel and they told me that
the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate had
been looking for me with subpoena. A
new clerk, who found my Briggs ave-
nue. address in our address book. had
given that to him. not knowing It had
moved. instructed the Office to let Mr..
Hotaling know that ! would be waiting
for him there IL he should call up
again"