New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
smith Given
Clean Bill i'm
Bribe Charge
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,.s.--.n.hly sifted the unofficial charges
~ ssainst Smith by Inspector Dom
" Henry 1.-THE 4th Inspection Dis
t,sss IS. Jury took up these accusations
....srasy. -. and will 60 more deeply into
y.s.to friday. This Investigation is ex.
W. MVstsa to develop into far-reaching
pss' ~ rsnhe that will overshadow that
~ s.ss.ssanMe.sd M by Mr.. Smith before the
sTsyeh grand jury.
H. smiths only comment yesterday
J. she finding of the jury was ex-
ss.a...ed ~ in these words: 81 am delighted,
81. report speaks for itself"
ITss;strict Attorney Swami, when he
...,6 Of the jury's action, declared that
!. ~, sss lust what he had expected from
the first. :,
..snsration Of Smith or any phase Of
~ vice scandal. He also declined to
III ,sk about the lengthy conference he
"a ~ on Monday night in his home, in
pprockiyn, with Police Commissioner
p.r;cht. although he admitted that
.ssv H." had discussed "police Matters
rhs Commissioner arrived at the May
~ ~ house at s o'clock and remained
.herc until 10:3o.
The Mayor said it was not the first
Una the Commissioner had called on
s;m and he did not think it would be
;se @ last. In we'll informed CIRCLES it
rms said yesterday that the meeting
r.s direct result of the conference
ssn in Atlantic City on Sunday be-
.rsen M Mayor Hylan and Charles F.
Nurphy.
Police Heads on Stand
The beginning of the extraordinary
rand iury's Investigation yesterday
se,oyided the Criminal Courts Building
lin about as lively day as it has
..sn in the last decade. Although lit
t,s could be learned Of what was going
N behind the locked doors Of Room
Iq1. where the jury is holding its ses-
s;ons. It was evident that the police
.esndal growing out of Smiths vice
raft investigation will occupy the at
ssnt;on Of the Almirall Jury for some
time to come.
Commissioner Enright, Deputy Com
missioner Lahey, Inspector Henry, De-
i,etiyes Gunson and Franklin, Captain
sHonest Dan" Costigan, Assistant Dis
t,ict Attorney Smith, Commissioner
Hirshfeld and Dennis Quinn were
,monp the subpnnaed witnesses who
we're on hand promptly at 10:30.
Inspector Henry had two sessions be-
fore the investigators and waited un-
Ill late in the afternoon, expecting to
be called a third time. He was finally
informed that he would not be ques-
toned further until to-day, and he
heaved very audible sigh of relief
a he snatched up his coat and dashed
for the nearest elevator.
The Inspector refused to discuss
what had transpired in the jury room.
hut it is understood that he backed
up in forceful fashion the allegations
made against Smith in the five aifi
davits he made public last Thursday.
The inspector was plainly nervous
Is he sat outside the jury room wait
ins to be called, and after he had left
friend of his remarked that "the
Inspector has had a bad day"
Hard Looks Passed
The fact that many of the distin-
rushed witnesses were kept waiting
IN rather uncomfortable proximity to
each other did not tend to relieve the
tension Of the atmosphere. Hard looks
were passed when it became necessary
for Enright, Costigan, Smith and Henry
to rub elbows.
Captain Costigan was standing out
side the Jury room when Comm ssioner
Enright arrived, and, although the two
hsye known each other for years, they
did not speak The Commissioner ap-
peared to be in jovial mood before
he went before the Investigators, but
seemed otherwise when he came out
His session lasted forty-fve minutes.
When he emerged he was asked by a
squad of photographers to pose for a
picture and refused. AS he walked to
the elevator with Deputy Commissioner
Lahey one of the photographers at
tempted to snap the pair and Enright
'houted: "Say, stop that or III push
your camera in"
Detective John ]. Gunson, indicted
by the March grand jury on a charge
Of bribery and extortion, was the first
witness called and his testimony was
the most lengthy of the day. He was
accompanied by his attorney, Eugene
T. McGee. When Gunson catered the
jury room he was informed that GER
tain charges against Mr.. Smith were
being investigated and he was asked by
Colonel Rand, legal adviser to the jury,
what he knew about the prosecutor.
The detective replied that he had
been instructed by hts counsel not to
answer any questions, since he was
under indictment and his replies might
be used against him at his trial. After
consultation with McGee, the de-
'sctive agreed to testify about Smiths
activities in the 4th Inspection Dis
met 80 long as they had nothing to
% with his own case.
Gunson Tells of Raid
.Gunson told of tapping a telephone
slfe leading to an apartment in West
twentieth Street occupied by a woman
aamed Marie Jordan, alias Hill, and
hearing the voice of Mr.. Smith calling
ior District Attorney Swami. This oc-
cured, he said, in June, 1918, and to-
ward the latter part of that month he
and Inspector Henry raided this apart
After the raid. Gunson said, he was
salled down to Mr.. Smiths office and
asked II he knew that the Jordan wo-
man had turned up" gamblers for
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