New-York tribune., 1921-01-14
VIM. A. Bailey, Six Years
Commander of W. 3Oth
St. Precinct, Arrested
and Gives $500 Bail
Fur Men Said to
Have Paid Tribute
True Bill Returned i'm Less
Than an Hour; Trib-
une Obtained Evidence

Police Captain William A. Bailey,
for six years commander Of the
West Thirtieth Street station, and
intimate friend of Chief Inspector
William j. Lahey, was indicted and
arrested yesterday on the specific
charge of having accepted a gratuity
Of $500 from the Associated Fur
Manufacturers, Inc, during the
strike of furriers, which lasted moro
than year, and ended recently.
Ex-Governor Whitman, in charge
Of the District Attorneys investiga-
ton into the Hylan administration,
went before the grand jury and OBJ
tanned the Indictment on information
furnished by The Tribune reporters
who have been making an investiga-
tion of the Police Department.
1t is expected that other indict-
ments will be returned tomorrow or
Monday. This belief is based on the
knowledge that the officers of the
fur manufacturers association have
been unable, after two-day exam
nation, to account for more than
$4,000 of $4,000 strike appropria-
ton. 1t is said that the trail leads
directly to 240 Center Street-Police
Headquarters.
Bailey Not Suspended
Ordinarily a policemen, regardless Of
rank, arrested on a felony charge is
Immediately suspended by the Commits
sioner. This did not occur in the case
of Captain Bailey. Late last night it
became known that Bailey had been
transferred from the West Thirtieth
Street precinct to the Headquarters
Division.
Bailey's successor is Captain Joseph
A. Howard, one of the favorites of the
Enright administration. He was an
officer of the Lieutenants' Association
when Enright was the associations
president, and was promoted to cap
taincy by Enright. He has been in
command of the West Thirty-seventh
Street precinct. Howard's place in
West Thirty seventh Street will be tenn
porarily filled by Lieutenant William
J. Capper.
This indictment is the first shot OF
the Whitman drive TO establish foun-
dation for the charges of corruption
made by State Senator Theodore Doug
las Robinson and Assemblyman Joseph
Steinberg against the city administra-
ton.
Captain Bailey surrendered in the
Criminal Courts Building to Detective
Sergeant Joe Russo, who arrested Lieu
tenant Charles Becker after mis- n-
dictment for instigating the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal. the gambler. He
was held in $4,000 bail for pleading to-
day when arraigned before Judge Ro-
salsky in General Sessions.
Mr.. Whitman on Tuesday ordered a
series of raids on the Offices of fur
manufacturers and their association,
as announced exclusively by The
Tribune yesterday.
AS a result of the raids. nineteen
policemen-fve of them sc,geants-
were placed under subpoena 10 appear
at Mr.. Whitman's office the next day
"Wednesday. Several Of these men, al
connected with the West Thiltietu
Street station, made damaging admis.
sions against Captain Bailey, it is said.
Yesterday Mr.. Whitman appeared bes
CHI I1r<
He outlined she case against Captain
Bailey and called as witnesses David c.
Mills, manager of the Associated Fur
Manufacturers, Inc, 303 Fifth Avenue.
and his assistant, William Pike; A. N,
Leventhal wenl''- eor manufacturer,
VINO is treasur~- of the association:
| Sergeants Mooney and Dunn. with Lien.
tenant Charles West. Patroimen Oakcs
and Goodwin, all Of the West Thirticth
Street police station.
Indictment Found Quickly
AS direct result of their testimony
ths indictment was returned in record
time. Mr.. Whitman appeared befors
the jury less than an hour before tho
! indictment had been voted.
The presentmcnt was made to .Tudrs
Grain in General Sessions, who immed;.
ately issued a warrant for the arres;
of Captain Bailey. The warrant was
turned over to Detective Sergeant
Russo for service, Captain Bailey was
( reached through Police Commissioner
Enright's Office and offered to surren.
der. His offer was accepted.
He appeared at o'clock at the ofics
OF the detective bureau in the District
Attorneys Office, accompanied by sew
eral men. He was nattily dressed. HI
wore brown soft hat, gray over.
coat and dark suit In his blue siis
tie he wore gold pin set with large
diamond. On the third finger of hi5
left hand he wore a large diamond ring
He is about five feet nine inches, his
bald head fringed with gray hair, aal
wears a closely-croppcd mustachc.
Immediately after appearing at tha
Criminal Courts Building he was take,
into custody by Detective Sergeant
Russo He asked to telephone anl
was permitted to use the public tell,
| phone in the hall, with Russo standip