New-York tribune., 1921-06-18
Meyer Calls
EnrigglntB Bluff
By Subpoena
Craft investigators End
Pussyfooiing and Order
Police Head In Monday;
May Call Hylan Next

The joint legislative graft investi-
eating committee yesterday served a
subpoena calling upon Richard E. En-.
right, Commissioner of Police, to an
pear at the committees Headquarters
on Monday at 2:30 p. m. 1t is not un-
likely that before Enright's examina-
tlon IN concluded subpoena for Mayor
Hylan will be issued.
The subpoena on the Police Commits
sloner was not served until toward 6
O'Clock last night, after the committee
through its counsel, Elon R. Brown
had charged that Enright, who had
aosented himself from Police Head
quarters until late, had known the
previous night that a process server
would be waiting for him at Headouar-
ters yesterday.
Brown said that, the committee
wanted Enright to explain why orders
had been issued to his subordinates in
the department. forbidding them to
produce certain documents and records
OF the Police Department which had
been called for in subpenas.
May Ask Courts to Punish Him
IF Enright does not produce the
documents and papers which the de-
partment has withheld" said Senator
Schuyler M. Meyer, chairman of the
committee, I'VE shall apply to the
courts to punish him for contempt
And If we find he is acting on Mayor
Hylan's instructions we will subnpna
the Mayor.
1t was said at the headqua rters Of
the committee, after it was announced
that Enright would be haled before it.
that ttihat the period of pussyfooting with
the Hearst-Hylan-Ta Tammany admins
tration was at an end.
FEAR was expressed by members of
the committee that much wantad
documents and records of the Police
department had been DESTROYED or lost
1T IS known that certain records E The
department have been kept in loose
leaf books since Mayor Hylan raised
ms friend Enright from a lieutenant,s
d@esk @ TO the Office of Commissie ner
G;narges have been made in the past
mat TINS system permitted all sorts
OF abuses, and the legislative investi-
gators rear that many of the loo Sc
leaves will prove to be lost leaves
The subpoena originally issued for the
Police Commissioner called for his on
pearance before the committee at 2.3O
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. A sub
committee of three was present to
assist the committee's chief counsel
IN examining the witness.
AT o'clock, when Enright is sun
posed to see the newspaper men for a
weekly interview, the committees proc-
ess server telephoned the committee
that the Police Commissioner was still
"Nfust Have Gone Fishing"
Elon R. Brown, who called at the
committees headquarters to conduct
the examination Of Enright, on, receiy-
ing word that the police head was still
absenting himself from Headquarters
said:
THE Police Commissioner must have
gone fishing. We want to ask him
about several things. Some time ago
one of the committees Investigators
went to Police Headquarters and byI
with the city authorities
proceeded to examine certain papers,
The Police Department put member
Of the force alongside Of him and he
could not even whisper with any pri-
gacy.
Next we asked the department to |
produce some papers here-rabout three
boxes full. The Commissioner ssnt
iown little package instead. Then |
asst night the story went out that the
committee was going to ask the Com
missioner to come down here to ex-
plain. And when our process server
arrived at Police Headquarters this
morning he found the Commissioner
vas not there
"Yes," added Senator Meyer. "Com-
missioner Enright was aware of the
intention last night"
Enright finally appeared at Police
Headquarters at 5:35 and a subpoena
vas served upon him.