New-York tribune., 1921-09-27
Brooklyn Stevedore Says
Ex-Inspector Declared
He Shared $3.50 With
Police Commissioner
Concerns Profit
Is Put at 100000
Meyer Probers Told of
Pier Guarding Deals;
HughesProud of Record

Richard E. Enright, Commissioners
of Police, was partner of Edward
P. Hughes, former Police Inspector,
and now a private detective in the
business of watching and policing
piers in the port, according to testi@
mony given before the Meyer legis.
lative committee yesterday.
Commissioner Enright, it was tes>
titled, had "fifty-fifty" interest in
the concern. AS result of the ar.
rangement, it was alleged, Hughes
was enabled to offer "better protec-
ton and policemen any time they
were wanted"
100000 Paid for Services
Figures submitted respecting the
dock guarding business of the Ed
ward P. Hughes Detective Service
showed that between 1918 and the
early part of 1921 the concern re-
ceived total of 100000 for this
class of service. Mr.. Hughes said
on the witness stand that he was
proud Of these receipts"
: James Auditor, of James Auditorc &
Co., Inc, known as the "millionaire
stevedore of Brooklyn" was the wit
ness who told of the alleged Hughes
Enright partnership. Auditore, after
relating how Hughes resigned from the
Police Department to take up the work
of guarding some piers under the con-
troll of the Auditore firm, told how he
broke with Hughes when the
latter suggested some tim. later that
Auditore ought to give him sI00
week for going around" with him.
After his break with Hughes, Audi
tore said that permit to carry pistol
and q police pass, which he had OBJ
tanned through Hughes, were taken
away from him. He said he was sub
jected also to threats of arrest and
chat groups OF Headquarters detectives
and uniformed policemen brought to
the docks by Hughes removed. his
equipment and drove him off his piera.
Enright Makes Denial
Commissioner of Police Enright ID
sued statement last night denying
that he was partner of Hughes and
characterizing Auditores testimony as
false in every particular"
Adam A. Cross, the former police
captain alleged to have received spe-
cial consideration from the Police De,
partment in connection with his pier
business, was another of yes
terday's witnesses. Mr.. Cross denied
that his charges for the service of
guards on the docks of the Italian Line
Of the Furness Witty Company were
excessive, and insisted that he re-
ceived no special consideration from
the department. He said he was de-
MED requests when the latter. seemed
to be unreasonable, but that he was
given all possible assistance within
reasonable bounds by the Police De-
partment.
Following Cross's testimony Hughes
went on the stand. He said that while
ne couldn't swear to the accuracy of
the figures of the receipts of his firm
for dock guarding, he believed the to-
tals put in evidence by the committee
were correct. Mr.. Hughes became per-
turbed at the close of his testimony as
TO the purpose of this line of question
ing and insisted he was entitled to
know chow he fitted in" Frank A.
Lord, associate counsel for the COM
nlttee examining the witness, told him
The reason for the questioning shout
lis business would appear later.
& Cost of Guarding Piers
George w. Knight. president Of the
Knight Service Corporation, engaged In
he policing and guarding Of piers, and
! former major in the United States
Army in charge of the ALLEGATION Of
;argoes IN the port during the war,
offered testimony showing the great
.ost OF guarding the docks in this port.
His figures, embodied in report to the
United States government, indicated
hat IN 1917 it was S30,660,o00. In 1918
,he cost was $33, $4,000; in 1919 it rose
% SAL 100000 In 1920 it fell to $35,85o,-
100 and will be little less this year
because of the slump in tonnage. He
added that in 1920 about 10000 men a
ray were employed in this service. but
hat at the present about IL 900 men do
his work in the port.
Auditorc, while. a willing and cheer
ul witness, was continually interrupt.
ID in the course of his story by Assem-
'lyman Maurice Bloch and Senator Ber-
lard j. Downing, Democratic members
occasion to the manner in which ques-
ions were put to the witness by Chief
,ounsel Elon r. Brown or Mr. Lord,
md the way in which Auditore was per-
nitted to answer them. Senator Down
ng protested veheinently when the wit
less requested to be permitted to look
It some previous testimony before
ub- committee to refresh his recollec.
ion.
Witness Rescnts Heckling
When the argument waxed hot, Aus
'itore shot to the Senator the remarke
Who are you, may / ask?n
When Senator Downing requested
ne witness to "close his mouth Until
Auditorc said he sswouldn't
,e insulted by yous Assemblyn,an
'ioch objected to some of Aaditore,s
estimony as seheap stuff while Nj.
Downing made an effort to discredit its
by developing the fact that
Auditore had been arrested on various
ccasions, but had never been san.
icted.
Auditore said he lived at 1880 East