The New York herald., 1921-09-28
$3.50 PROFIT IN A DAY
80 Reinstatements Unlaw-
full. Four Ignoring Corpo-
ration COunsel's Advice
and City's Rules.
PENSION GRABS EXPOSED
Meyer Committee Hears Gil.
christ Has Ousted Deputy
Who Had Charge Of Lii
censing Taxicabs.

CeHSlHS IdXlcdDS.
During those dark days in the life
of Inspector Dominick Henry of the
Police Department when he was
asking for $500 ''gratuity" from the
Italian steamship lines for all he
had done to help the concern protect
its piers against thieves, he was
prosperous enough to send S21, 200 to
his brokers in Wall Street to cover
his stock transactions.
Robert s. Winsmore, member os
the brokerage firm of Billings, Olcott
G Winsmore, presented in evidence
before the Meyer committee In City
Hall yesterday transcripts of his &C.
counts giving the details of Inspecto.
Henry's transactions. This showed
that the Inspector was a heavy
speculator.
James F. Geraghty resigned as
Deputy Commissioner Of Licenses on
September Is. following the investi-
cation being made into his Office by
the Meyer committee. The resigna.
tion was submitted at the request o:
Commissioner Gilchrist, head OF the
bureau, and was certified to the Civil
Service Commission on September
20. 1t had not been announced BY
the Hylan administration, and no
reason for it had been advanced up
to the time it became known.
Vehicle Licenses -scrutinised.
The inquiry was directed especially
into the administration OF the divi.
sion for licensed vehicles, which has
charge Of licensing taxicabs. The
evidence gathered by the COMMITTEES
is to be presented at the public hear.
ings when that department is reached.
Geraghty Is a Tammany district
leader in The Bronx and resides az
574 East 1S9th street. He was ap.
pointed Deputy Commissioner January
IL. 1918. and his salary was 5000.
Hints of strange ways in the reguia.
tion OF taxicab licenses have been
heard frequently, but never investi.
gated by the Hylan administration. 50
far as known. At his home last night
It was said Geraghty was away from
the city ION vacation"
This is the second retirement from
tho Department of Licenses this
month, John Gaffney. Inspector. wss
suspended following his arrest on Sep
tember 7 on a charge OF extortion. re
was alleged he accepted 5000 I'm con-
nection with certain privileges at
Jewish memorial hospital carnival IN
Queens.
In addition to tho testimony deal.
ing with Inspector Henry's flyers in
Wall Street the committee developed
other important evidence yesterday
concerning the police administration.
More Police Developments.
Among tho important new phases OF
the inquiry were the following:
William +. Maher was employed
March 10. 1918, by the United Fruit
Company as supervisor to police its
property. lie had been a police
lieutenant. He was reinstated on
I March ). 1918, and was retired
twenty two days later with PEN
sion. During those twenty-five
days. the evidence shows, he was
paid for his services both by the
city as policeman and by the
United Fruit Company.
The cases OF twenty-nne police
men who have been reinstated by
the Hylan administration were re-
viewed. The policemen had been
dismissed for offences. The evil
dence showed that their reinstate-
ment was in violation OF the city's
own rules. ami Islon II. Brown.
senior counsel. tontended were IL
legal and subversive of all disci-
plne In the Police Department
Four OF these reinstatements wero
made after the Corporation Counsel
had ruled they could not be made in
compliance with the law His rul-
ing was ignored. This was regarded
as interesting In the light OF the
fact that last week Murray Hubert.
Dock Commissioner, stated he was
unable 10 take any step to curb
pier proflteers and get fair rentals
after the Corporation Counsel had
ruled he had no authority to act
| In that case the Corporation Coun.
sells findings were binding, but they
had no effect In relation to restor.
ing policemen.
Mr.. winsmorc said his transactions
with Inspector Henry began In 1890.
The account stood jointly In the Names
| OF the inspector and Mrs. Mary c. Hcpi,1.