The New York herald., 1921-06-06
COSTIGAN OPERATED
SALOON IN VICE HUNT
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which period IL was run at q loss TO the
city of approximately $3.50, according
to the testimony of John J. Hare. He
not only managed the saloon but made
hand book there by accepting and
placing wagers on horse races, and for
that purpose used the telephone paid for
with city money. The object for which
this plant established was frus-
trated soon after 1t was opened, as the
captain whom Costigan hoped to get
took i'll and did not report for duty for
some months, and thereafter was trans
ferred TO another precinct.
Under the conditions and as de-
scribed by Hare and Kiernan. the
plant such as it was. would not have
tempted the cupidity of an ignorant
hardened criminal much less an expert
enced police captain.
"The vouchers filed by Costigan in the
Police Department show that during the
six or seven months that this business
was kept open s1.737 was paid for rent.
beer. whiskey and free, lunch, also in
wages for Manager Hare, while the
total receipts during the same period
from ali sources were s4S4, thus show
ing total loss Of city moneys Of s1.253,
besides the services of Acting Lieut..
Beine and Patrolnan kiernan.
These vouchers do not, however. show
what disposition was made of the sup
plies and materials on hand when the
LIQUOR store was finally closed or
whether the excise license was sur
rendered and rebate payment received
therefrom. According to the testimony
OF former Lieut.. Beine, the stock OF
liquor left was sold for 50 and the bed
upon which Manager Hare slept was
sold for SO. But this sum Of 80 is not
reflected anywhere in Costigans account
to the department.
mo other effort than the establishing
of this plant was made to gather evil
denoe against the police captain under
suspicion, and il was but reasonable to
argue that, II the police authorities had
substantial evidence of wrongdoing on
the part of the suspected captain, the
establishment OF a plant to trap that
captain was unjustifiable, and II the po-
lice authorities did not possess such evil
dence that such a costly method OF veri-
fcation of probable rumors is indefen-
sible.
1T is one thing to have a policeman
bet on horse races in order to detect
malefactors. but II is quite another thing
to open a cheap. low down beer and
LIQUOR Joint. assign policemen to serve
as bartenders therein and engage in
gambling and making a handbook in the
hope Of seducing a police captain into
crlminalty."
"Honcst Dan" DOGGY Man.
Capt Costigan has been in great dis
favor throughout the Hylan- -Enright ad-
mnistration. His work in the vice
SQUAD. where he was a terror to the
grating element In the department
made him intensely unpopular and as a
reward for his admirable record he was
sent 10 Brownsville. He went and said
nothing. Now the department is quak-
ing because of the fear that Costgan
will continue his record as Honest. Dan
and tell what he knows OF vice and
grating
The investigation will speed Up this
week with the citys financial records
available. including pay vouchers and
warrants OF all the commissioners and
the personal bank accounts Of severs
| officials the probers will begin check
! ing back on contracts and transaction
! In many departments Every city de
partment will be covered before the in
/ duiry is ended
! The committees accountants are en-
/ gagged on = survey OF the citys fsca
I records covering ten year period. TIL,
analysis made Yesterday states:
THE total Of ten years OF expense:
/ OF city government amounts 10 s1.523'
! 545.2i5.1s. Using this sum as 100 pei
cent. base portions expended during the
last three years have been: