New-York tribune., 1920-12-14


Mrs. O'Grady, but could not stay and
retain my self-respect and indepcn-
dence. was forced 20 resign. There
was nothing else | could DO
When reporters attempted TO inter
view the Commi sioner she at first
waved them aside, pleading chat she
was tired out ami no. ready 20 make q
statement. When asked whether she
WAS going to make a statement. she re-
pied:
Al certainly am. III write book
about this departments
A moment later she added:
"Of course, I'm not going to write a
right time. I've been treated like q
Tears we're trickling down Mrs.
O'Grady's cheeks as she moved down
the stairway surrounded by group OF
new spapermen.
Don't ask me to talk now, boys"
she pleaded. Il simply stood it as Ion
as | could and then | gait. No, [
didn't write out my res ignation.
simply walked into Commissioner En-
rights once and threw my badge on
his desk told ham | was through,
ana then ! walked back to my oface.
He Immediately sent man IN there to
watch me. guess he wanted to see
that | didn't steal any OF the pens or
inkwells."
Faurot Stands Guard
The officer that Commissioner En-
right placed on guard in Mrs. O'Grady' s
Office while she WAS packing up her
personal effects was Third Deputy
Police Commissioner Joseph A. Faurot,
reputed to be the greatest scientific
detective ever developed in this coua-
try.
While Mrs. O'Grady was waiting in
the lobby of Police Headquarters for a
taNicab she conversed spasmodically
with newspaper men,.
Ever since January, 1919, l have
been treated like a dog by Commis-
sioner Enright," she said. "From the
day tried to arrest some men in his
olhce-some Of his own employees for
outrageous treatment of a girl. From
that day the Commissioner has done
everything he could, to interfere with
ny carrying cut my police duties.
The limit was reached this morning
when Mrs. Mary Hamilton, police
woman, came into my office and. ignor-
ing me, said she wanted two members
OF my staff to help her in the Police
Hospital drive
'Sne named AIRS. Sullivan and Mrs.
Mccarthy. She also said that She
wanted Mrs. Goodwin, and that all Of
the women were to aid in soliciting
funds for the hospital.
They can use women detectives to
collect money for the police hospital,
but when | want to use them in hunt
ing for missing girls | am told that
there are none available.
"A man came into my office only
this morning and asked for assistance
iii finding his sister. He begged me to
put 4 woman detective on the case, as
he had been ignored by the Bureau Of
Missing Persons. There are no women
available in the bureau because they
are all out collecting funds for the
hospital.
"Whcn detectives from my staff went
TO motion picture houses to enforce the
law the managers of these places
snowed them receiOts showing that
they had contributed TO the police hos
pitNl fund and Indicating that because
OF this 10 police action would be taken
against them
Daughter Also Resigns
During this interview the Commits
sloncr's daughter Florence, who also
Ieslrned yesterday as secretary to the
nth Deputy Commissioner. was en-
caavoring to get her mother into the
street, but Ms, O'Grady gradually be-
coming worked up, went on talking.
Last month | had case where 4
her had abandoned her four chill
cren,' continued Mrs. O'Grady. 81
wanted woman detective to work on
that case, but I could not ret one. and
! thally had to work on it myself.
That caused me to neglect other duties
hey nave taken my automobile
away from me- and who' I asked Com
m ssioner Enright recentlv to please
retArn it, he said: you can't have =
car Shortly after this was sick four
daNs and Comm ssiouer Enlirht or
cered that four days pay be deducted
from M sa airy. | fnally went to
Mayor Hylan and asked him to sec
that my car was Returned to ne, but
he sided with the Commissioner and
refused 70 let me have ore. All these
moves 70 annoy me after | had started
an Investigation Of the doirgs Of "A
esr' ain man in the Commissioners
Office.
This morning 7 learned that Mr..
cohen, who is interested in nun Der
of motion picture houses. ard another
nam. whom we have been invest ticat.nr.
compiaiued to Commissioner Faright
ABOUT the activities of my detectives IN
the thoAter. My detectives merely saw
that the law was enforced, that chill
The thoaters and that no indecent pic
lures were shown.
So" bon those Non complained to
Commissioner Enright he sent for
acting Captain JOHN Anon. of my stall
he told the captain to inform me that
hereafter my detectives were to make
10 arrests. Thy were to make their
complaints to the captain OF the pre-
einct in which tAa thoatcr was situated.
and he. in turn. was to take the matter
up with Mr.. Cohen or whoever tho
tAeater manager happened TO be- IF It
was agreeable to the manager, an ar
rest might be made.
Forced TO Get Out
'You can see that motion picture
men have more power in my depart
ment than have. have been told
that my work in connection with mo-
tion picture houses was too strenuous
and that would be expected to 90
sew in the future.
war in hopes that copld hold NV
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