New-York tribune., 1921-10-25

inspector of police. When Enright
came in there was fellow by the
name of Costigan, rough, upright,
brave 1rishman, and he was an inspcc-
tor of police in this city, and was con-
stant in his assaults upon one Of the
chief pillars of crime in this city.
Case of Costigan
"Now Costigan had been in season
and out of season running down vice
and crime, and when Enright came in
he had the power to denote Costigan,
and he denoted Costigan with no ex-
pianation. No adequate explanation at
al has' been given TO the City of New
York Why that was done. Now remem-
Der the drunken loafer Tighc. now in
Sing Sing, who got reprimandcd, and
the decent sergeant who told my friend
Harriss to go back where he belonged
got twenty days. Dan Costigan is dc
noted
"But take the other inspector, Dwyer,
who was an inspector when Enright
came in. He is still an Inspector Now,
along in the year of Our Lord 1919
Inspector Dwyer having been reason
ably prospercusI do not know why it
is so many Of these cops become so
prosperous Williams succeeded
in speculations in Japan; Byrnes was
fortunate in Wall Street. Far be it
from me to say it is dishonest. but
they get it, Inspector Dwyer became
reasonably prosperous apparently and
he bought half interest in hotel in
West Forty ninth Street Well, of
course, it is entirely proper to change
the name of hotel. You might have
from German name to French name.
But this hotel was a regular old
chameleon on names.
Now, it is true that over consider
able periods of time policemen we're
stationed at the desk of that MOTEL to
guard the citizens of New York. And
Mr.. Richard Enright testified on the
stand that during his entire admins
tration this place had been under
police surveillance, that anybody would
be surprised to know the number of
single men and their wives and single
women and their husbands who had
registered at that hotel. Now, that is
sample of Dick Enright's humor.
Dwells on Dwyer Case
"But let US see what this signifies to
the people of New York. Costigan had
been denoted. Dwyer was running a
house which had been constantly under
Enrights surveillance for four years,
lacking these few months. But Dwyer
had never been denoted, nor, as far as
Enright's testimony shows, never had
he been lacked up. My gracious, how
old Devery must squirm! What oppor-
tunities he missed! Police protection
paid police protection. What does it
amount to? You know that if it did
not make you so boiling mad it would
be positively funny-grotesque Why
it gets you. You know you cannot
stand for sucn things. There is one
more little story before | quit, but
there arc more of these later.
"This story needs no comment. It is
of tragic intensity. 1t needs nothing
to add to it. 1t will be read to you
whole from the police records, and
then you may Judge of it for yourself
and how efficient man Honest John
Hyaln placed in Office when he placed
! Richard Enright there. and you can
Judge from this and those two other
little stories how much encouragement
there can be to the thousands of decent
young men, bright young fellows, on
! the police force to-day, that are study
! ing nights, because those of you who
know the police at all know that the
rank and file Of young fellows are at
i tending night schools. They arc taking
all sorts of courses; they are trying to
get their promotion by honest and de-
cent efforts. To-day the police force
stands nearer the Fire Department
! with its courage and bravery than it
/ ever did before. What encouragement
can they get from this story? I will
read to YOU: