New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
Probers
Call Ernriigglnt in
Police Inquiry
Sensational Disclosures Are
Expected To Be Made at
Hearings ON Department,
Which OPP en- Tomorrow
Hylan May Take Stand
Committee Now Hopes to
Get More Testimony on
Pier Profiteering Charges

Following closely upon the startling
revelations of gross profiteering in the
manipulation of city pier leases by
their holders, the Meyer legislative
committee investigating the Hylan ad-
ministration was preparing yesterday
to make disclosures equally sensational
in connection with the Police Depar+
ment.
The inquiry into the latter bureau of
the city government is to be begun to-
morrow at 2:30 p. m. in the City Hall,
with Richard E. Enright, Commiss loner
of Police, as the first and chief wit
ness. 1t was intimated that numerous
other department officials have been
(; subp~nacd to. appear in the course of
this phase of the committees inquiry,
and that Mayor Hylan also probably
will be asked to take the witness stand,
Police Records Examined
The records of the Police Depart
ment have been in the hands of the
committee for many weeks, and have
been carefully scrutinized by counsel
and experts we'll acquainted with Police
Department. matters The committee,
however, appears to be satisfied with
the work done on this angle of it's in
quiry, which was said to be practically
finished
1t was learne yesterday that as a
result of the ico1npletion of the ex-
animation into the Police Department
James E. Smith, former Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, had resigned last Mon
day associate counsel of the COM
mittee and had resumed his duties as
an Assistant District Attorney Mr..
Smith said yesterday he had obtained
leave of absence from the District
Attorneys Office to do this work for
the Meyer committee about three
months ago, and that as the labors for
which he had been specially retained
were finished he and about four or
i've assistant investigators quit.
1t was reported in this connection
counsel, was also to resign. This was
denied by Mr.. Wallstein yesterday, who
said he had no intention of quitting
the committee and that the legal ma
chinerye of the Legislative body was
running smoothly.
Probe to Go on Two Weeks
1t is understood that the police in
quiry will continue for about two
weeks, and that Elon Il. Brown, chief
counsel to the committee, will endeavor
to sandwich in additional testimony
aaespecting alleged rrofteerinG in dock
feases by lessees.
Among the things it is understood
Commissioner of Police Enright will be
questioned about when he takes the
stand tomorrow afternoon will be the
general organization of his department.
the various changes he made after he
came into office, including the elimina-
tion of the detective bureau as an en-
tity, and the recommendations made by
him for large numbers of additional
patrolmen.
He may also be examined on the rea-
son for the demotion of Police In
spector "Honest Dan" Costigan and the
retirement of Inspector Edward Hughes
on the certificates of police surgeons.
The latter has been the subject of
numerous inquiries, the documents of
which are now in possession of the
Meyer committee. Reports of police
men having paid money to ease their
way into the department will probably
be made the subject of examination.