The evening world., 1920-05-12
SMITH SAYS Henry
PROTECTED HOTEL
AFTER AN ARREST
Asserts Policeman Was Posted
in Woman'S Room Instead
of Office.

afternoon If his motion to dismiss the
case on the ground no crime had been
described by the prosecution was de-
MED.
Assistant District Attorney Smith In
closing the States case questioned
witnesses regarding the activities Of
Henry with relations to the Hotel de
France. formerly the Hotel Van Cort-
landt II was testified yesterday by
Ferdinand Delenne, proprietor Of the
Hotel de France, that he had pal !
Henry 1000 as commission for OBJ
tanning an extension OF ten years on
the lease Of the hotel
To-day's inquiry was directed to
finding out why a policeman sent 10
the hotel after the arrest Of Florence
Harding there was not stationed in the
| hotel Office, as smith said was custom
airy, but was put in the woman's room
on the second floor. Smith said he
would show that in consideration for
/ the hotel the policeman was lntros
duced through the basement entrance
and put in the room in sucn a way as
not TO interfere with the business OF
the hotel.
Police Captain James McCauley OF
the West 47th Street station was
asked about the arrest OF the Harding
woman. lie said that policeman
was sent TO the hotel at the request
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policeman was removed four days
later at the request Of Lieut.. Kelly Of
Henry's stan.
Policeman John Hebron, formerly Of
| Henry's staff, now in the West ATTN
Street station. who arrested the Hard
ing woman. was called.
Hebron said he went TO the hotel on
an order from Lieut.. Gum OF Henry's
staff, who said Matron Sullivan at
Police Headquarters said II detec-
tive were sent to room No. SO4 in the
hotel ho would "fnd something"
Hebron, who was living in the hotel
under orders to watch the patrons,
went 20 the room, found Florence
Harding and man named Hyman
! Rubin and arrested them for vag-
rancy,
did you have an oficer assigned to
the hotel2" asked w. Bourke Cochran,
Henry's counsel,
my partner, Mclaughlin, did" re-
Piled Hebron.
Q. Why did you ask III A. The
woman sold she had valuable prop
erty in tho room and asked to have
man left there to protect II.
O. That wag the only reason for
asking for q policeman to be sta
toned there2 A. Yes.
} SMITH ASKS IF POLICEMAN
WENT THROUGH BASEMENT.
Q. (By SMITH Don't you know
, that the policeman was let into the
hotel through the basement and sent
up by a back elevator and locked in
the room. A. don't know anything
OF the sort.
Q, Did you ever do such a thing
before? A. Yes.
d Q. When7 A. At the King James
, Hotel. The circumstances were ex.
I actly the same.
q. Didn't Inspector Henry tell yol
In making the arrest and putting &
uniformed policeman in there TO pro
: teet" the hotel? A. No. he never did
!. Hebron said Henry divided his dis.
g tIIct into zones. Zone No. 2, in which
J. Hebron was active, was bounded by
" 18th and 10Th Street between iGtl
y Avenue and the North River.
Hebron could remember the name
OF only two persons arrested by him
though he said he had arrested yer,
many. He could not remember date
J. or places.
Policeman w, J. Smith OF Inspecto
McDonald's squad, tina next witnes.
in telling of the afternoon arrest O
woman in big apartment house Il
y West 5lst Street, said he saw ma
r In the apartment sitting around /
4 his Il. V. Ds."
His what?" exclaimed Cochran /
Us apparent bewilderment. My term
inolQgy, II the Court pleases, Is bein
rapidly extended"
"He means linen underwear" ex
planned Juror Julius Goldston
Cochran thanked him suaVely.
Policeman Meuchner OF MrDonald
squad AIDED to the list Of raids mad
over Henry's head.
Cochran wanted TO know II DeteC
tive Mclaughlin, Hebron's "partnel
in 'ZOne No, p" had been subpoeuae
"Not by mel" Smith replied laugl
p ing.
'Then we certainly win," sa
Cochran.
Policeman Thomas Aulbach, fo
merly OF Henry's stan, but assignt
to MoDonald's stan, last witness {,
, the prosecution, said he went to Il
Hotel stanley registered from out
town, and was introduced to your
p woman on the seventh floor 'by
bellhOp' Cochran made diliEent II
=, Quiry to hnd what a "belhOp" wa
ana fuund out "Ah. / see," he sal
"a waiter boy--a boy who answers
70 bell see"
q Juror Haber wanted tn know whe
, the policeman stationed in the He
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