New-York tribune., 1920-03-20
nter the Goodcll apartment on Tho
loor below. The detectives followed


enter enter the Goodcll apartment on the
them. S'o" GU
The man In the case remained nm.
identified in the hearing before Mavis.
trate Norris. 1t was learned yesterdav
that this testimony was read before
tne grand jury before 1t returned the
indictment against Commissioners pay.
ter. "
Text of Indictment
J.. The Indictment against Porter read.
Well knowing his duty and in
tending as such public officer to
prostitute and betray his said Office,
re dld wllfully and unlawfully wholly
iaii; neglect and omit ta perform the
sald duty SO enjoined yupon him by
and rules and regulations Of the Po-
nee department, in that he did then
and there wilfully fail, refuse and
neglect to arrest and apprehend the
SAID Jane Doe upon the charge of
having committed the act and Crime
aforesaid, and failed, refused and ne
glect then and there to direct and
command the said Hilbert Wheel
wright and Fred Sorger, and each Of
them, so being patrolmen aforesaid.
70 arrest and apprehend the said
Jane Doe upon the charge of having
committed the act and crime afore-
said.
but, on the contrary. he, the said
defendant, wilfully and knowingly did
then and there direct and Command
the said Hilbert Wheelwright and
Fred Sorger, and each of them, SO be-
ing such patrolmen aforesaid, in the
VOCATION of their said duty, not to
arrest and apprehend the said Jane
Doe upon the charge of having com
mitted the said act and crime and to
suffer and permit her to go free.
against the form of the statute in
such case made and provided and
against the peace of the people of the
State of New York and their dignity"
II found guilty on this Indictment
Assistant District Attorney Smith said
yesterday, Porter is liable to a punish
ment of a fine and three years i'm
prlsonment in the penitentiary.
The news of the indictment of Com
missioner Porter came as surprise
to most persons at Police Head
quarters. Commissioner Enright, when
approached on the matter, sent out
word that he had nothing to say.
Porter became connected with police
affairs about nine years ago, when on
June 5, 1911, he was appointed secre-
tary to First Deputy Police Commits
sloner Douglas I. Mckay. He resigned
this post few months later. On Jan
uary 5, 1918, Porter was named secre-
tary to Commissioner Enright. On
November Z, 1918, he was named q
Special Deputy Police COMMISSIONS
and on February 7, 1919, he was named
Third Deputy Police Commissioner
succeeding John w. Golf jr, who re-
signed.
On April "a, 1919, Commissioner En-
right announced that henceforward
there were to be no leaks of any con-
the Police Department and that the
guardian and censor of such informa
tion would be Commissioner, Porter
Porter, Enright declared, would "blue-
pencil" all departmental orders, both
special and general, and all informa-
tion which the department regarded as
confidential.
Commissioner Porter is prominent IN
society and has had conspicuous
military career. He served in the
Pennsylvania National Guard as prl-
vate in the 9Th Infantry in 1885, later
going to the 1st Infantry, where he
rose to the rank of first lieutenant.
He served with that command in the
Spanish American war as battalion
adjutant and regimental commissary
He served later as captain and aid on
the 1st Brigade staff of the Pennsyl
vana Guard and as captain and com
missary Of the Sd Infantry. He
joined the 18th Infantry, N. G. of N. Y.
as first lieutenant, in April, 1903, be
came captain the following April ane
lieutenant colonel in November, 1912
He resigned this post in May, 1916.
Commissioner Porter is married
His wife was formerly Ella de Ruyter
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter live at 81 West
Fifty eighth Street. Mr.. Porter is E
member of the Union League, Arm,
and Navy and other exclusive clubs.