The New York herald., 1921-09-22
PAYS $1,000 EXTRA,
GETS POLICE FAVOR
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the boldest of the little groups of water
front pirates
did you have any difficulty protect
Ing the property" Mr. Brown asked
The witness said he did, and appealed to
the Police Commissioner. continuing:
II saw the Commissioner personally
and told him the condition on the piers
and of the property outside the piers.
told him the situation was bad and the
companies were entitled to some protec-
tlon that the men in the longshore busi-
ness were pilfering right and left on the
piers. abusing the watchmen and clerks
and intimidating them. / asked HIM to
make my men special policemen. He re-
ferred me to Inspector DAILY, and told
Daily the same story.
Nothing was done. I spoke to my at
torney, Francis Gilbert. and he went to
see Inspector DAILY. He also saw In
spector Henry. Mr.. Behar of the Italian
lines was there when we saw Henry.
There was a longshoremens strike at
these piers, and this was in Henry's dis
trict The longshoremen had struck
against me too because / had locked up
some of them for stealing"
And right after that. just after you
received the letter from the company
Adam Cross was given the job and you
Were thrown out?" Mr.. Brown asked.
Yes
did the Commissioner or Inspectors
make any objection to your men?"
mo"
Were any of your men made special
policemen under the employment of
Cross after you left the job?''
Detectives Men wayIaid.
II believe they were. I had some
difficulty keeping my best men on that
Job. They told me they were being way
laid on their way home and told 1t
would be a case of shooting and being
locked up six months if they kept on"
"They complained they were not get
ting the protection of the city's police
force on their way homer
THAT is correct"
And the trouble with your men came
from the Gopher's Gang?''
"Yes. / told the Commissioner all
those things"
And you told the Commissioner you
could clean it up if your men were
made special officers"
Il told him / could clean it up any
how. but the company got afriad be-
cause il could not get police protection
outside the piers"
Did you ever have any police help
while you We're operating al those
piers"
None whatever
Did you have trouble like this with
other piers?"
No; the men at the head of the other
lines we serve are Americans and will
not stand for this kind of stuff
Cross Fixes own Pay of Men.
Mr.. Beher was called. He is an agent
for three big lines of Italian ships.
t.Ju <1I,
men shall BE- employed by the companies
on their piers, who they shall be. and
fixes their pay at Sc day.
Does Cross employ the men himself
and then you pay them?" Mr.. Brown
asked.
He tells us whether we have to en-
ioy any men or not
How much does it cost you now for
policing your piers?"
Say from $500 20 $4,000 a week"
You went 10 Police Headquarters
about some losses when Vachris was on
the job? You have testified before
subcommittee of this committee that
YOU went to headquarters to find rem
4 dy and it was suggested you employ
Adam Cross?" Mr.. Brown said.
That is right the witness said.
who suggested that?" II
= think that was suggested by In
spector Henry
You also testified there were a
rumber Of meetings between Inspector
Henry, your general manager and your
attorney. and they recommended the en-
lloyment of Crosse"
That is right
You did not get much cooperation
from the Police Department before you
employed Cross. did your
That is what heard il said"
Ard kaIf 10
ilc"
Yes"
And after you had the loss of some
silk bales your man at the pier notified
the police but you did not get any help
,ndins the property"
Il do not know whether we got help
- not"
You were paying the Vachris agency
- i man and it cost you about 81 200
q week?"
THAT Is right"
~ is costing you twice that much
with Inspector Cross?''
That is right"
Adam Cross was appointed to the
torce as a patrolman in 1873. became a
foundsman in 1882, a sergeant in 1884.
captain in 1890 and an inspector In
1925. lie was dismissed from the de-
partment in 1894 after disclosures be-
lore the Lexow committee. which ac-
cused him of levying tribute on dis
orderly houses He was reinstated by
the courts. but in 1902 was tried ON
charges resulting from rioting at a fu-
neral. He was acquitted but a year
later was again dismissed after dis
closures relating to the distribution Of
graft fund. He applied to the courts
again and was reinstated. but was re-
moved from the command of the Bor-
nugh OF Brooklyn by Commissioner
Greene. Cross retired from the force
twelve years ago.
Just before the adjournment of the
forenoon session Commissioner Enright
asked permission TO make a statement
in explanation of the RYAN oil stock
transaction lie said:
"Just before we adjourned last night
YOU referred to a financial ansaction
IN which 7 was interested with Commits
sioncr Ryan. and you adjourned so abb
ruptly that there was no chance to say
anything about it. You just asked the
amount, and that is the last thing that
appears on the record. and the infer
cnee that was taken by the papers. and
they said that this was fake stock
transaction.
II want to state for the record that
II was not fake stock transaction in
any sense of the word. Commissioner
Ryan, in the fall of 1918. asked me
whether ] was doing anything In the
market. ! told him l was not Well
he said, some time I would like to bring
YOU In on something worth while \