New-York tribune., 1920-03-16
Second Police
detective Held
In Vice Inquiry
Frederick Franklin Indicted
for Bribery on Wo-
-, mans Charge That She
Paid Him $40 a Month
nOnly Start, Says Smith
Series of Similar Cases
Promised by Prosecutor;
True Bill Against Dolan

Another member of the Police De-
partment was indicted yesterday by the
March grand jury in it's probe Of the
alleged vice graft conspiracy involving
police officials. He is Detective Fred
erick Franklin, Of the staff of Inspec-
tor Underhill, of the 5th Inspection
District, covering the upper East Side.
Franklin is charged in the indictment
with bribery and extortion.
Franklin was arrested last night on
q bench warrant issued by Judge Ma
lone and locked up in the Tombs. Com
missioner Enright had previously been
r;otifed by Detective Edward Ravens
r it charge of the Detective Bureau at
the District Attorneys office, that
franklin was wanted
A'a This is the second indictment OBJ
tanned by James E. Smith, Assistant
District Attorney, in charge of the vice
Investigation. The first was that of De-
tective John j. Gunson, of the staff of
i Inspector Dominick Henry, of the 4th
Inspection District. Gunson was in
has been set for next Friday.
Woman Is Complainant
2 The complainant against Detective
cIduhilu 10 cduIc 6OluStSlI. one CcS-
titled that she paid Franklin $40
month for five months. This testi-
1aony was supported by her brother,
'1Haron Goldstein. The Goldstein girl
testified that in return for the money
she paid franklin he told her what men
sto approach and where they could be
approached. The girl asserted that
she maintained house in East 112th
Street
II
said Franklin last night "The indict-
ment is a joke. Further than that I
have nothing to say at this time"
Asked what he knew about the Cold
stein girl, he said: 81 know nothing
8 about her"
Underhill, under whom
Franklin has served for the last two
years, expressed confidence in the de-
teotive's integrity. "He is an excel
lsnt policeman" said Underhill, "and
J think he is innocent of this charge,
although 1 do not know all the circum,
stances surrounding it,"
as Mr.. Smith refused yesterday to dis
cuss in further detail the evidence
presented against Franklin. He de-
elsred, however, that the indictment is
only the second one of series that he
expects to obtain against police Off
Gals and others involved in grating
upon women of the streets and other
wise profting from the vice evil.
One of the witnesses before the
grand jury yesterday was Lieutenant
Cummings, OF the staff of Inspector
DAILY. He testified that during last
year Inspector Dalys Office made GAS
arrests in the 4th Inspection District
over the head of Inspector Henry. The
record, however, failed to show the
number of convictions, and Inspector
lr-Sr 4
Smith to clear up this end of the rec
ord.
Detective DoIan Indicted
The number of arrests over the head
of Inspector Henry reported by Lieu
tenant Cummings is in addition to the
s54 reported last week by Inspector
Mcdonald. The arrests involved gam
bling, vice and miscellaneous cases and
were made on complaints direct to
headquarters.
Detective Thomas Dolan was in
dicted by the grand jury yesterday for
assault in the second degree. The
charge arises out of the beating of pa
irons at the Unique restaurant, 11lth
Street and Lenox Avenue, on March T.
a bench warrant was issued by Judge
Malone for Dolan's arrest and he was
held under $1,000 bail for trial.
Dolan was arrested at the time of the
assault on patrons at the restaurant,
and was arraigned before Magistrate
Schwartz in Washington Heights court,
}ut was discharged when witnesses Of
fhe assault failed to identify him.
In the belief that influence had been
brought to bear by the police in Do
lan's case, District Attorney Swami
ordered an investigation. putting As
sistant District Attorney Smith in
charge of the inquiry Mr.. Smith sum-
mcned to his Office several witnesses,
including John Dalgoff, a chauffeur,
who was assaulted; John McNally, a
hackman, who was beaten about the
head with a blackjack; Michael Orn-
stein, proprietor of the restaurant, and
others Dolan's Indictment followed