The New York herald., 1921-09-22
COST OF PIER GUARD
$1,000 MORE WEEK
With POLICE FAVOR
Agency Men Recommended
by Dominick Henry Do
Better Work, Says
Ship Agent.
DOUBLE. FEE WORTH 1T
Enright Insists on Chance
to Deny $4,000 Plunge
With Allan A. Ryan
Was Fictitious.
cops LIKE u. s. SENATORS
Mitchell Never a Model to Him,
but Commissioner Pleads
Predecessors Acts as
Authority.

Private police agencies lacking in
fuence at Headquarters have been
squeezed out of jobs such as protect
ing pier property and an agency
recommended by Inspector Dominick
Henry substituted with jump in
cost to steamship companies from
about $1,000 to $4,000 week.
Jules v. Behar, assistant general
manager for Italian steamship lines
which lease Piers SO and 81 at a
rental Of 100000 a year, told the
Meyer Committee at it's hearing in
City Hall yesterday that the Anthony
F. Vachris agency was unable to get
cooperation from the police in re-
covering stolen goods and at the
suggestion Of Inspector Henry the
Adam Cross agency was employed.
Cross was an inspector in the de.
partment when Devery was Commits.
sioner. Cross men promptly were
made special policemen and had real
assistance from the city's policemen.
The cost came high to the steamship
company, but the service was good.
Vachris testified that his men were
unable to get help from policemen on
duty near the piers, although he
made appeals to Commissioner En-.
right, Inspector DAILY and others
He did not have the right pull al
Headquarters and his efforts were
fruitless, he testified so he was sup
planted by another agency, which ap
peared to have little trouble getting
the right recognition.
Ryan Deal Called Regular.
Commissioner Enright was on the
witness stand several hours again
explaining and defending his admin.
istration of police affairs. He
affirmed that his venture In Morton
Petroleum stock under the skilful
guidance of his Special Deputy Police
Commissioner, Allan A. Ryan, was
not a fictitious transaction and he
had hopes that he may make other
investments equally profitable. This
one netted him $4,000 in three days
and the only work he did was indorse
his name on the check sent by Mr..
Ryan.
Mr.. Ryan suggested getting his
boss in on something good in Wal
Street. the Commissioner testified. The
broker handled the transaction en-.
tirely and Mr.. Enright had nothing tc
do but take the profit. He insisted he
stood ready to stand a loss had there
been one and therefore there was
nothing wrong about the deal.
With every opportunity to explain
the Wall Street dabble and other points
In his testimony the Commissioner
had his day in court. His defence OF
the policy of doing out lenient treat.
ment to policemen who break rules
such az beating up citizens or care.
,essly walking out of stores with any
little thing they want-was that pre-
ceding administrations had done the
same thing.
Elon r. Brown said two wrongs die
not make a right and commented that
he had hazy notion the Hylan ad-
ministration was not in the habit oi
pointing to the Mitchell administration
as a model.
Five million dollars is to be added tc
the Police Departments expense bill
If the Commissioner has his way. He
told the committee his budget OF $780,.
216.o0o for 1922 provides for an ad-
ditional 1.5o0 policemen.
After the Commissioner had given
his detailed explanation of the Ryan
stock venture and the committee had
spent two hours reviewing the cases
Of policemen let OFF with moderate
fines for what appeared to be serious
offences Mr. Enright was excused sud.
denly and Unexpectedly. Mr.. Brown
shifted the inquiry to the activities OF
the private detective agencies. Mr.
Enright probably will be recalled.
Formerly Police Lieutenant.
vachrls was called first He said he
quit the Police Department as a iieuten.
ant In 1912. His agency was formed
soon afterward, and Its speciality was
protecting shipping property against
theft.
In January. 1920. vachrls was notified
by the Italian lines operating piers 81
an6 81. Hudson River. that his services
were terminated, as the company was
planning to organize its own protective
force. He had n lot OF trouble on these
piers, the witness said because of the