New-York tribune., 1920-04-30
'Henry's Losses
In Wall St. Said
To Mount High
Grand Jury Investigates In
spector's Transactions; 3
Accounts Shared With
Wife, 1t Is Understood
New Indictments Hinted
Police Break With Prosecu.
tor Uncovered: Swami
Before Almirall Jurors

son Robinson is foreman, launched an
extensive investigation yesterday into
the Wall Street operations of Dominick
Henry. indicted commander Of the
Fourth Inspection District. Inspector
l1enry's trial on a charge Of neglect Of
duty is scheduled to begin on May 10.
1t is alleged that there were almost
one hundred disorderly houses in the
Fourth Inspection District with ms
knowledge and consent.
transcripts OF accounts alleged to
have been carried with three brokerage
houses in the name of Dominick Henry
and his wife were introduced as evil
dence, and, while none Of the witnesses
would discuss the testimony he had
given, it is understood that the in
vcstigators were informed that the
police officials financial transactions
involved large sums of money.
The transcripts Of accounts are sald
to have covered Hcnry's Wall Street
operations for the last five years and
to have shown that his losses we're
heavy.
Break With Prosecutors Office
Police Inspector Alfred W. Thor took
the stand late in the afternoon and was
questioned at great length, 1t was re-
ported, concerning q rule added to the
police regulations late in 1918 rcquir-
ing every member of the Police Depart
Attorneys Office to make a complete
report to his superors as to what had
occurred there. Those familiar with
police affairs at the Criminal Courts
Building said Yesterday that this order
marked the "5evering Of diplomatic re-
lations" between the present admins
trations Of the District Attorneys Of
flee and the Police Department.
What Inspector Thor told the vice
grand jurors could not be learned in any
direct statement from the witness when
he left the jury room, but reports in
dicated that his testimony threw much
light on the antagonism that exists
between the two branches of the city's
government.
A person intimately acquainted with
the relations existing between the
Police Department and the District
Attorneys Office said that the move of
tt jury in taking up this phase of the
vice situation would lead to "show-
down" that would reveal conditions
that the public never had suspected.
In official circles it was said that an
element in both the Police Department
and the District Attorneys Office had
been working hard to keep the depart
mental disagreements within the cate
CORY of "prvate fight"
While the vice grand jury was en-
gaed with Inspector Hcnry's Wall
Street manipulations and Inspector
Ihor's testimony, the extraordinary
grand jury, Of which Raymond S.
Almirall is the foreman, was question
ing District Attorney Swami as to the
administration Of his office. Mr. Swami
was before the Almirall nquisitors for
almost two hours. When he cmerced d
from the jury room he appeared to be
serene and complaccnt. He was will
Ing to quote Shakespeare with all COM
ers, but refused to discuss the nature
of his testimony.
Almirall Jury Meets Tuesday
When the extraordinary grand jury
adjourned, after holding four sessions
this week, it was said that it would
not meet again until next Tuesday
The first witness called before the
vice grand jury was clerk from the
HarrimaA National Bank who brought
with HIM transcript Of Inspector
nenry's dealings with that concern.
The transcript showed the dates and
amounts of all deposits and with
drawals. Data of the same sort was
introduced by an employee of the Corn
Exchange Bank and clerk from Block.
Maloney e. Co, brokers, of IA Broad
way. Inspector Henry is said to have
| had an account with this firm for more
than three years.
A witness whose testimony NAV lead
to re or more important indictments
WIS Derzo Klein, proprietor Of a pool
room and coffee house at 15o5 Soc
ono Avenue. This place was raded
IN March, 1919, after Klein had trouble
with the police. In August of that
year he was arrested on The charge of
conducting a gambling house and was
acquitted
Klein complained to Mayor Hylan
that his business was being intcrfcrcd
with by the police and asked for relief
tie said yesterday that the Mayor
wrote to him that the matter would
be investigated. After writing the let
ter TO the Mayor, Klein said, members
or the Police Department visited his
place and after ordering all the GUS
toners into the street broke IN most
OF his furniture. One of the men en-
gagged IN this raid is said to be Fred
erick FRANKLIN. now under indictment.
When the vice grand jury adjourned
Yesterday afternoon it was said that
when the body meets again it will be
prepared to present indictments against
another high police officer and a citv
| ono al whose name has not vet been
m'r sioncd in connection with the pres
en- vice investigation.