New-York tribune., 1920-04-09

~'ooito buiiulng tnaL poWor1ul pONtlca
interests were making an eleventh -houl
attempt to save Inspector Henry. On,
report was to the effect tina; Mr.. Smitl
had threatened to resign II these in
terests succeeded in blocking the in
dlctments he was seeking.
After Mr.. Smith had regained hi.
composure, which was not until tn,
indictments had been returned ant
bench warrants issued for Henry anc
the others. he was asked whether any
attempt had been made to interfere
with his prosecution of the vice cases
and whether any particular significance
could be attnched 20 the scene in the
anteroom with the District Attorne,
and Mr.. Talley.
Mr.. Smith was smilinsly cvasive, anc
suddenly became deeply interested in g
hock Of pigeons on the window ledge
Of his Office.
Smith Denies Rpmors
"There isn't anything in those ru.
mors." he said. Mr.. Swami and Mr.
Talley and I were merely discussing 9
matter of policy
"Did you say policy or politics?" he
was asked
Il said policy" replied the prosecu.
suddenly grew stern and said: Il wan,
to say this, however. God help the man
who tries to interfere with me in this
vice investigation"
A reporter asked Mr.. Swami if it
were true that strong Tammany in
terests had brought influence to bear
with view to heading off the indlct-
ments. This appeared to anger the
District Attorney.
you know that is not true" he de-
elarcd. "lt's simply an inventi9n."
Later. Mr.. Swami said the conference
with Talley and Smith was merely on
q point of law.
''It is very desirable" he said, that
many heads be put together to see
that if the grand jury indicts it. acts
on legal evidence. The code provides
that a grand jury can consider only
legal evidence. We went to the jury
room because some of these distin-
guished clergymen have habit of tax
ing rhetorical fight. and it was our
desire to keep the Rev. DR.. Straton $
feet on the ground"
"Just Beginning"-Smith
The District Attorney was told tha,
information had come from a depend
able source that just before the jury
concluded its afternoon session an at
tempt had been made to "cal Smith
off" and that the latter had threatened
to resign Immediately if anything was
permitted to interfere with the pro-
ceedings.
"You could not have received any
such information" declared Mr.. Swami
~ you did would like to know
word of truth in it,"
Before Mr.. Smith left his office for
the night, after what he described as
q good days work. he said he was
just beginning to clean up the Police
Department and that he had others on
mis- list whom he was going to "eet."
"Pll tell you one more thing before
! go home," he said. "Inspector Dom
mick Henry was in Peters restaurant
the night it was raided by Inspector
that. did he? Well, ri tell you. and
II! give you some more information
about it later that viii open your eyes
to what was really going on there"
The news OF the indictment of
Henry and his staff detectives was
closely followed by the announcement
from Headquarters os the transfer of
Henry, Mcdonald and others
Captain Samuel Belton, in command
Of the West Forty eventh Street sta
sion. is to succeed Mcdonald as head
of the vice squad, as acting inspector,
while Captain James McAuley, com
manding the Bedford Avenue station,
in Brooklyn. goes to West Forty
seventh Street. Captain Louis Kreusch
is transferred from Stapleton, State
Island, to the Bedford Avenue station.
The Henry Indictment
The Indictment against Inspector
Henry charges that on April 90, 1919,
and on other dates while in command Of
the 4th Inspection District, he per-
mltted to be maintained there certain
houses in which disorderly persons
gathered for unlawful purposes The
indictment specifically mentions about
100 alleged disordcrly houses which the
inspector, it is charged, knew were
in operation in his district.
From the date mentioned the in
spector is alleged to have omitted to
perform his duty and did "willfully and
unlawfully and wholly neglect and
emit to use and exercise, or cause 70
Oe used and exercised al proper and
reasonable and effective means and all
means within his power as such in
spector Of police for the prevention of
the keeping and the maintenance of the
said houses Of i'll fame and prostitu-
seiVH, oHu VI VIC ooiiCitdtloi lOI tNc
purpose OF sexual intercourse there
from and in front thereof"
The indictment alleges further that
Henry did unlawfully and wilifully suf-
fer and permit the said houses of ill
fame and prostitution open and notor-
ous.y 20 be kept"
transcripts OF accounts showing In
spector Henry's stock market opera
tions we're introduced as evidence be
fore the grand jury and it is said that
he plunged" heavily.
Henry's Stock Deals
Henry's brokerage accounts show, II
is said, that Henry. on March 81, owed
to the brokerage firm Of Billings, Oh
colt & Winsmore, 10 Wall Street. the
sum OF s2l,43s. The account, accord
ing to the report, stands in the name
OF Mary c. Henry and Domnick Henry
and shows that on August 2j. 1919, B
r. I. stock to the amount Of S5,l15 was
purchased.
On October l, 1919, Inspector Henry
purchased 200 shares Of Kenncc ut
Copper for sl0.552.95. paying an in
itial SUN OF $500. On the following
October g. ne paid another s 900 ?!
this account and on October 20 made
the final payment, wnlcn gave MIN tnc
stock outright
The indictment Of Detectives Gun
son and Maloney was obtained on tes-
simony urnished by Mrs. Lillian +.
Love, wife Of James II. Love, who is
said 70 be onnected with Wall Street
brokerage house.
Mrs Love is said to have told the
rut n,