The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-14

quested on many occasions 20 address
meetings out Of town, but they have 10
remain here and attend to their duties.
AS TO the days deducted from her pay
when she was i'll, know nothing about
it, If that was done il was under a rou-
tine order that affects everybody"
Taking up Mrs. O'Grady's complaint
that her policewomen were taken away
for the hospital drive, the Commissioner
said Mrs Hamilton requested that
these three women-,Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs.
Mccarthy and Mrs. Goodwin-lbe al
lowed TO help her in their time off after
their regular tour Of duty. / said ] had
no objection. but they mustn't solicit
money. Mrs. Hamilton explained that
in their time off they We're to talk to and
organize other women and get them to
help in the drive
"Of course" the Commissioner said at
the end of his talk, II am not going to
enter into any discussion with a woman.
She was in a highly hysterical state
when she came 10 see me- / had had
little TO do with her directly for a long
time. Her office might be characterized
as extra departmental. | mean that
many OF her duties We're Of such ma
ture that they did not pass through my
office. knew little OF what she was
dong except in a general way. As she
has not officially resigned in writing all
can do now is TO order her place de-
clsred vacant"
Deputy Commissioner Faurot has been
put in temporary charge OF Mrs
O'Grady's work Mr. Enright declined
to indicate whether he thought OF APP
pointing another woman TO succeed her
but the best guess Is that he will not
decidedly not.
Trouble Started Year Ago.
The case of the alleged assault in the
Riverside Drive house, from her investi-
cation OF which Mrs. O'Grady dates
most of her trouble, got into print last
January, but the names of the man and
the girl who accused him were not
made public. The story was that on the
night Of December last year two men
of some note in the city picked up two
girls in Fifth avenue and promising a
motor ride, took them to the home OF
one Of the men in Riverside Drive.
There one of the girls. she said later,
was attacked by one of the men, de-
scribed as q broker. She reported what
had happened to her mother, and the
mother went to Mrs. OGrady. The lat
ter assigned two policewomen, one or
them Adelaide Priest. to investigate.
These two, with the accusing girl, went
to the downtown office of the man, so
Mrs OGrady said yesterday, and found
there two men known in the Police De-
partment
One of these men, upon learning the
purpose OF the visit which was to allow
the girl to see the man she accused ana
make an Identification, went into an in
ner office and a few minutes later an
nounced that the man they were seeking
was not In. Later the girl said that
she had caught a glimpse OF the man
she sought when the door was opened.
but he was not there when the detec-
tives explored the room With these al
legged facts Mrs. OGrady went directly
TO Mayor Hylan, ove- the Commits
sioner's head. The Mayor got District
Attorney Swami into action. Mr.. Swami
said in January that the resignation OF
John c. Hackett. Commissioner En-
rights secretary, was a result or the
investigation 1t was said at the Dis
trict-Attorney's office that the two men
in the brokers' office when Mrs. OG.ady
called were Hackett and former Police
Inspector Edward Hughes. The broker
was said to be in Texas. and the girl
was described as "the daughter of
prominent family"
Mr.. Swami wished to question Hackett
and Hughes. but at that time. he said.
they were not available. The Grand
Jury dispersed without finding an in
dictment. Acting District Attorney
Talley said yesterday he understood that
the character of some Of the witnesses
was such that n conviction could not
have been obtained.
Mrs. O'Grady was for fifteen years
probation officer in Brooklyn before she
Joined the Police Department, five days
after Richard Enright went there as
Commissioner. Mayor Hylan got ac-
quainted with her when he was a Magis-
trate. and her family and the Hylan
family came to be on very friendly
terms. In appointing her as Fifth Dep
uty Commissioner Enright said: Her
rugged honesty. experience and fearless
ness make her particularly adept for the
work she will be called upon to perform"
Mayor Hylan was presiding at the
Board of Estimate meeting investigating
city contracts when told that Commits
sioner OGrady had resigned. and was
asked If he had anything to say. He
replied:
81 have not heard of 1t. I have no
comment 10 make"
Asked II Mrs. O'Grady had made any
complaints about interference with her
work he replied:
1T is all news to me. I have nothing
more TO say"