New-York tribune., 1921-01-03

Mr.. Porter IN the room OF woman
of the underworld. and that Porter re-
vealed his identity and prevailed upon
the policemen not to Nrest tne woman.
"Mr. Porter was tried for neglect Of
duty and the jury disagreed
John c. Hackett, who succeeded Mr..
Porter secretary to Comaliss ioner
Enright. was charged by DepUty Police
Commissioner O'Grady with having
spirited an OF! promoter out OF his
Office when Mrs. O'Grady went there
to arrest the oil promoter on the
charge of criminally assaulting two
seventeen year-old girls Mrs. O'Grady,
who laid her facts later before D strict
Attorney Swami, testified that with
HacAett in the oil promoters office al
the time was Police Comm ssioner En-
nights chum. former Police Inspector
Edward Hughes, who was best man ar
Enright's Wedding
Henry Case Recalled
Police Inspector Dominick Henry
another chum OF Enright's, who led
the fight for Enright's police bills at
Albany last winter. although SEN
terced to two to five years in Sing
charged is sti.l carried as a member
ON he rolls Of the Police Department.
Three of Inspector Henry's plain
clothes men have been indicted by the
grand jury charged with extorting
money from unfortunate women.
The most recent scandal in the Po
lice Department was the resignation
few days ago of Mrs. Ellen O'Grady
as Deputy Police Commissioner. Mrs.
O'Grady charged that her work-which
consisted largely of protecting the
morals OF children-was being inter
fered with; that the Police Departm Mt
was ruled by politics and run by pup
~ khof Ao ,N{ l.
pos tion and retain her independence
and self-respect.
''The Hylan policy with respect to
the administration of the Police De-
partment, which was made known to
the public by Mr.. Bugher when he
was removed three years ago, has re-
suited, under Enright, in what Borough
President Henry Curran aptly charac-
terized as a nightmare of murder and
robbery.
"Aud yet this Police Commissioner
referred to this unparalleled orgy of
crime In jesting tones, saying that the
crooks needed money to buy Christmas
presents for their girls.
Charges Made by Bugher
at is proper here to recall the
charges made in letter to the Mayor
by Police Commissioner Bugher on the
day Hylan forced him out of office. In
brief the charges were:
Il. That Mayor Hylan wanted Bugher
to run the department on advice from a
subordinate whom Hylan designated
'2. That Hylan suggested that Bughe~
name Hylan's chum, Joseph Solovai, as
Deputy Police Commissioner This is
the same Solovei who has been de-
scribed on the court records of thus
city as counsel for the pickpockets' trust
and is now awaiting trial on a charge
Of bribing an internal revenue agent
"3. That Hylan sent his brother-in-
law, Patroln!an Irving O'Hara (who is
now touring Europe, presumably at the
city's expense), to Bugher with instruc-
tions that he appoint certain man
property clerk.
"a. That Hylan dictated the appoint
ment OF an assistant property clerk.
70. That Hyian gave orders to Dep
uty Police Commissioners over Bugher's
head.
"6. That Hylan tried to be the actual
Police Commissioner.
Immediately after Commissioner
Bugher's removal Enright was appoin cd
Police Commissioner. His record n the
department is we'll known and needs no
comment. Smooth Dick he was apt.
called and one Of Enright's first acts
was to name as his secretary Augustus
Drum Porter, now awaiting a second
trial.
"Hamstrings" Vice Squad
"The next act of En1ight was to
'amstring the vice squad which was
charged with the specific duty of sup
pressing gambling houses and dens of
vice. Ana it was reported at the time
that the gamblers of the city were
possessed Of the knowledge for days in
Honest Dam Costigan, head of the
vice squad
The demotion of Costigan from in
spector to captain and his removal as
Eead of the vice squad was the first
bit of real cheer the gamblers and
keepers of diserderly houses had had
in about eight years.
After he had resigned, as u protest
against Costigan's demotion, Deputy
Police Commissioner Goff. in a public
statement, charged that before Enright
denoted Honest Dam the Police Com
missioner had crippled the activities
OF the vice squad by refusing to ad-
vance it money for expenses to carry
on Investigations into vice conditions.
While the newspapers, civic organ
izations and churchmen were protest
ing against the sacrifice of Honest
Dan,' Police Commissioner Enright
named Augustus Drum Porter as sue
cessor TO Deputy Police Commis ssioner
Goff
THE newspapers then began to talk
of graft in the police department
Stories we're published that crime was
on the increase, that favoritism and
politics were dem oralizing the depart
nent, and that Enright was suppress
sing the reports Of crime.
"Enright's reply WAS most cowardly,
He charged that certain newspaper
writers were in league with the den-
zens of the underworld, and when pub
licly called upon by the newspapers
50 give names, he kept silent. This
vicious attack on members of an hon
orable profession, who have been
largely responsible for disclosing the
graft and corruption which exists in
various departments Of the Hylan ad-
inlnistrstion. bespeaks the man. Bat
in doing this, Enright was merely tax
ing his cue from Hylan.
And while Enrght was uttering his
base charges, grand juries brought in
Indictments against members Of his
force-favorites Of the department.
on the charge of extorting money from
fallen women.
These favorities were on the staff
o. Police Inspector Dominck Henry
who was himself shortly after indicted
of. charge of perjury.
- few weeks ago the Mayors right
hand man, David Hirschfed, Comm s.