New-York tribune., 1920-03-26

III W
II Treating an
Old Complaint
chambers the other day and wanted
to subpoena Commissioner Enri9ht be-
fore the grand jury to give an explana-
ton why he reduced Hickson and
transferred Costigan. said to him:
What right has Judge Wadhams or
a grand jury to question the Police
Commissioner on a matter Of trans
ment?' He said, we'll, he was going to
do it, and I advised against it. I want
Costigan and at least seven of his staff
attached to that Office and we are going
to get them yet.
"He further said that if there were
any Christians that was interested in
and wanted to do a little business in
my district that it would be all right
as far as he was concerned; that he
would not interfere with them.
"(Signed) DOMIN1CK HENRY.
"Sworn to before me this 9Th day of
March, 1918, Rose V. Thomma, Notary
Public No. 132, New York County,
Registers No., New York County, 1922"
State Of New York, County Of New
York, S.:
Inspector Dominick Henry, COM
lnanding the 4th Inspection District,
being duly sworn, says:
"'That at about 80 p. m. Thursday,
June 19, 1919, man he had never
heard of or known before, who after
ward identified himself as S. Klausner,
No. 145 Vermilyea Avenue, Bronx. tele-
phone number st. Nicholas 2764, came
to the Office of the 4th Inspection Dis
trict and informed me that on or about
Wednesday, June Is, 1919, while in the
office of the District Attorney, City
and County of New York, and while in
conversation with Assistant District
Attorney James E. Smith, Inspector
Henry's name having been mentioned,
the said Assistant District Attorney
James e. Smith did say to the said Mr..
Klausncr:
"Do you know Inspector Henry?
Mr.. Klausner replied: Only through
a friend Of mine, who l used to hear
speaking about Inspector Henry
"'Mr. Smith, the Assistant District
Attorney, then said: "That - Henry,
I'll get the - yet and put him be-
hind prison bars. am not through
with hlm.
"'Mr. Klausner further said that his
reason for coming to me was that he
had always heard people speak we'll of
bore me no good will and was capable
of putting. up job to iniure me.
Therefore he wanted to put me on my
guard.
(Signed) "DOM1NICK HENRY.
Detective Witness
Estate of New York, County Of New
"Dominick Henry, being duly sworn,
says that, on March 8, 1918, he had
conversation with man known as
Street and Broadway, which took place
in the hearing Of Detective John w.
Dunn, Of the Police Department, and
the substance OF which was as follows:
Mrs. is a notorious black
mailer working in conjunction with
Mrs. ---, Of --. These women
inveigle men to their apartments for
the sole purpose of robbing them, and
if they are inclined to gamble they are
taken to -------, kept by q man named
Reynolds, where it is alleged he keeps
a wheel
"When deponcnt mentioned to him
there were a number Of prostitutes
around Times Square, he said that
Within had testified under oath in the
lO9th Street case that he had done no
INVESTIGATING in the upper West Side
OF the city in two years.
"Judge Tired of Probe''
I'm connection with the investigation
he said that Judge Wadhams was sick
and tired of the Investigations; that
when he came into the Investigation he
did not realize what he was up against;
that the members of the Republican
Club were giving Wadhams the cold
silence; that the only stuff being dug
up was all against Republicans; that
Judge Wadhams is going to beat it out
, CT the city in order to get away from
the investigation and that he is having
a lot Of trouble getting judge to take
his. place, but thought he could get
Judge Freschi to work with him.
Stated that IN connection with the
motorcycle investigation on one oc-
caslon When it was arranged with Lieu
tenant Costigan and others to trap
Patrolman = taking the graft money
he had sent for = and tipped him
OH, and that when the trap was ready
to be sprung was prepared to
meet the situation. This money was
to have been taken from a man named
-, and strange as it may seem. when
we were talking about this matter
- walked up to us and spoke to me.
"Following this we went to the res
ldence of Mrs. -, from whose
place | had received complaint from
Mr.. Heath, Of the Hotel Majestic.
j. =. s. accompanied US and we found
conditions there satisfactory, but
learned some interesting information
relative to one Of our former A. D. A. S.
"he said further in conclusion that
the investigation was not started with
the view of hurting the present admin
istration, because it could not hurt
the: present administration, as they
had not been long enough in power.
and that if he had not started the
investigation at the time that he did
Governor Whitman would have done the
investigating.
(Signed) "DoMIN1cK HENRY.
18th day of March, 1913"
State of New York, County of New
York, S.:
"Dominick Henry, being duly sworn.
says that about 8 o'clock D. m. Feb
ruary 8, 1918, he received a call on
the telephone at his residence that a
man known to him and for the pur-