New-York tribune., 1919-02-07
His Stuss Game Opened a
Few Minutes After De-
motion Was Announced
Told His Friends
Enrigght Was to Act
Detective Hickson Heard
of Impending Transfer
Week Before the Event

Gamblers of the East Side knew of
Police Commissioner Enright's decision
to reduce Inspector Honest Dan" Cos
tigan to the rank Of captain nearly a
week before announcement of the fact
was made at Police Headquarters.
Where and hcw this information was
obtained is not known. On Wednesday
OF last week 81 certain notorious gam
bier who was cntangled in the Rosen-
thai investig at;cn, boasted to friends
along Second Avenue" that Costigan
was through
On Friday, stuss game operator
whose game Costigan had closed, spread
among his friends the joyful tidings
that Costigan was to go. Besides act
ing as herald of the event, he pre-
pared to open his game again.
Records at Police eadquarters show
that Costigan was removed from his
post of inspector at 4:2o p. m. last
Tuesday. At p. m of the same day
thc sstuss game operator opened for
business in the rear Of his cigar store
on st. Marks Place.
Sure of His Information
So certain had he been that Enright
was going TO remove Costigan that
window cleaners and sweepers had
been putting the room in order all
Tuesday afternoon.
The stuss gambler whose resort re-
opened forty minutes after Costigan
was removed had acted once before on
tip that Honest Dan" was to go be-
fore January 10.
On January he opened his place.
Iew hours later Costigan entered
ana closed it, placing two detectives
shd sa uniformed man on guard, wkile
fourteenth Street gang" for giving him
the wrong information.
hnen January 10 came around and
cos'igan remained at his post, the stuss
game proprietor apologized profuselv to
,nte inspectors aids, and assured them
.nat ne would not have dreamed of at
tempting to open had he not been as.
sured that Honest Dan" was to be re-
Game Now Flourishing
.. Men on Costigan's staff noticed the
activity IN the room behind the cigar
sore on Tuesday and reported It to
dlstrct headquarters. Before anv ac.
Won could be taken by Costigan, he
aas ;,n; INFORMED that he no longer had
jurisdiction over the place and the
since 'ie efer
Detective Bob" Hickson. of Costi-
gans staff, who has been sent back tn
aniiorm duty after years of vice in
sssngatlon,, learned of his impending
5snsfer through reports circulated
ss,ong the East Side by exuitant gam
oiers He heard of this report week
sxe ednesday and was not officially
spprsed Of his removal until Satur-
Now that the menace of Costipan
hss been definitely removed, stuss and
osner gambling resorts are beginning
e blossom like the rose on the East
Renters Are Plentiful
landlords who have parlors and
saVfes 10 rent are receiving an un-
usual number of offers for the rent Of
ssislr properties. Within the next few
yssks. IL IS predicted, stuss games.
fall blast. 3
asyor Hylan, when questioned veg.
slday concerning Coatigan's removal.
ss ~ seticent as Police Commissioner
+tsghs had been. He merely re-
siarksd that he did not care To- com
1'.H upon the affair.
a commissioner Enright also kept his
sas mn counsel, but said he might have
cas'sg cr.asshlfg to say on the matter "at an
spPoft1ne time"