The New York herald., 1921-09-21

'You must be thinking OF yourself"
Senator Robinson said.
"You haven't any right to say what
you did" the witness said.
"But the relations between the two
officers was dishonorable." Brown said.
There was no dishonor about IT," En-
right said.
Fur Vanished by Mistake.
Policeman David Cox was charged
Third avenue with taking from couch
a neckpiece of fur, the property OF Mrs.
Anna X. BakewelL He was tried and
found guilty and fined Ave days pay.
THAT would have been stealing II
he had not been an officer. wouldn't it?'
Brown asked
There wasn't any theft In that case.
He was fined for being In the place
After wrapping up n parcel of his own
he got the wrong piece OF fur. The man
was not guilty or stealing"
Many other cases were cited where
policemen were charged with derelic-
ton Of duty and let of with small
fines.
Henry r. Kelly, assigned to plain
clothes duty, was charged with aiding
and abettng Lester s. Rodgers in TAX
Ing by force from James Nfkkas the
sum of S56 at 232 East Thirteenth
street. This was In a raid on crap
game and the money was taken to teach
the gamblers lesson. The officers
were fined five days pay.
do you think that a fair enforce
ment OF discipline?"
There was no proof of their taking
the money. We fined them for miscon-
duct. If every time officers raided games
around this town or went into house OF
III repute alone and the testimony of
the people they raided Is to be used
against them you wouldn't get an off,
Ger to do any work in this department
unless adequately protected. We can
not take their word for these things"
What did these two officers do that
vas wrong?"
'They went into place and broke up
furniture; we do not believe In that"
Hears OF Lockwood's Criticism.
At the Opening session Assemblyman
Maurice Block. Democrat, said he had
read IN the newspapers that Senator
Lockwood was not satisfied with the
Meyer committees inquiry and proposed
taking hand In 1t.
"He hasn't said anything about It to
me-" Mr.. Brown remarked. Then Com
missioner Enright took the stand. TAX
ing up the questioning where 1t was left
III on Monday evening Mr.. Brown asked
the witness about few transfers.
you forget that knew many OF the
policemen who were transferred for
twenty-five years or longer. and was
glad to have some one call my attention
TO them so I could help them any way
could" the Commissioner said.
Mr.. Brown read letters written by the
Mayor to Commissioner Bugher. En-
rights predecessor. saying: 'The peo-
pie have repudiated the newspapers and
1 am opposed to any government run by
the newspapers
rs that letter read with the idea OF
infaming the newspapers who are on
the side of the committee?" the Com
missioner asked quietly.
II haven't any objection to their
friendship IL 1t happens to excite their
interest"
Maybe that Vii tend to excite their
animus TO the city administration the
Commissioner broke in.
Bugher wrote to the Mayor saying he
would rather give up his office than take
dictation on appointments. Mr.. Enright
insisted that letter was written after
Bugher had been forced to resign, and
said he knew because he was outside
the Mayors Office waiting to get In
when II was written.
The hearing continues to-day.