New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Aunt's Legacy
Bought Stocks,
Asserts Henry
Attorney Accuses Prose
cutor of Violating the
Law; Inspector Pleads
Not Guilty; Is Suspended

w. Bourke Cochran, attorney fol-
Police Inspector Dominick Henry, gave
out statement last night in which he
accused Assistant District Attorne,
James f. Smith of violating his oath
of office and being engaged. in a de.
llberate attempt by series of misrep.
resentations to prejudice the indicted
inspector in the eyes Of the commu-
nifty.
In defense Of his client Mr.. Cockrar
declared that Henry inherited approx
lmately $4,000 from Bridget Rowan, {
maiden aunt, who died six or sever
years ago.
This was taken as an explanation Of
the inspectors stock transactions
which, according to transcripts of ac-
counts carried in his name by brok
erage firm, showed that he had en-
gagged in financial operations in which
yer would not discuss the accounts in
any way.
Henry Pleads Not Guilty
Early in the day Inspector Henry
appeared with Mr.. Cochran before
Judge Malone in General Sessions and
pleaded not guilty to the indictmen,
the grand jury. The trial was set fol
April %. He is accused of neglect Of
f duty in knowingly permitting between
fifty and hundred disordeEly houses
to operate in his district. Commission.
er Enright announced yesterday that
Henry had been suspended without pay
The bail bond OF $500, which was
put up on Thursday night immed iately
after the finding of the indictment
when the inspector surrendered to Dis
trict Attorney Swami, was continued
yesterday by Judge Malone.
Detectives John J. Gunson and Jo-
seph Maloney. both members of In
spector Henry's staff and indicted with
him on Thursday on perjury charge
appeared before Judge Malone just be-
fore Henry arrived and entered pleas
Of not guilty
They were released on $4,000 bail
although Mr.. Smith made a determined d
effort to have the bonds fixed at s1O.-
600 each. Eugene F. McGee appeared
as counsel for the accused detectives
Restaurant, in West Ninety-seventh
Street, which was raided by Inspector
McDonald's vice squad, was arraigned d
with two of his walters before Judge
Malone and pleaded not guilty to the
charge of maintaining a disorderly
house
The third waiter under indictment
on the same charge has not yet been
arrested. Peter and his walters were
released when they furnished bonds for
$4,000 each
Cochran and Smith Clash
After Henry had gone throuph tho
formality of entering his plea, there
was a violent scene between Bourke
Cochran and Mr.. Smith. The two men
were shaking their clenched fists at
each other when Judge Malone called
for order and said he didn't want to
hear another word from either of them
Mr.. Cochran, with all the dramatic
fourishes for which he is famous.
asked Judge Malone to punish Mr..
Smith for contempt Of court, asserting
that the prosecutor had violated Sec
tion ITO of the Code of Criminal Pro
cedure in having made public the
records of Henry's stock transaction
which, Mr.. Cochran said, had not even
been introduced as evidence before the
grand jury.
1he lawyer said this was a gross vio-
lation of the law, and that he would
ask the Bar Association to Investigate te
the proprety of the act Mr.. Cockran n
said Mr.. Smith had given the informa-
ton to newspaper men in an effort to
discredit his client in the eyes of the
public.
This was quite enough to arouse Mr..
Smiths highly infammable anger, and
he bounced out Of his chair and en-
gagged in many pugilistic gesticulations
before he could find his voice.
Striding ever to where M. Cochran
was standing ne stuck out his lower
jaw, closed his eyes until they were
mere Sits, and squared off.
Mr.. Cochran seemed to believe the
prosecutor was about to unleash a
right hook, for he took two nimble
steps backward that caused spectators
to remark on the agility Of his foot
work
That's an absolute falseh ood," cried
Mr.. Smith, shadow boxing in front of
(ContInued on mana four,