New-York tribune., 1921-10-05
Inspector on Stand Ac-
cuses Ex-Governor, Who
Declares Charges Are
w ithout Foundation
Enright Denounced
By Mrs. O'CrasEy Y
Ex-OfficialAllegesSIieWas rs
Prosecuted; Hylan Gar
Figures in Meyer Probe

Police Inspector John +. Dwyer, re
called to the Witness stand before tie
Meyer investigating committee, fur
nished dramatic close to the sa
sion yesterday with Il bitter attac',
against the press and political and
official lights of previous administYa-
tlons. He had been preceded with
the story of Mrs. Ellen O'Grad, a
former Deputy Police Commissioner.
concerning her alleged persocuti.a
by Commissioner Enright, ana tie
evidence that the private automo-
biles of the Mayor and many 3D.
mlnistrative officials were benz
maintained at public expense.
The inspector, in the course eli
an hours TRADE, displayed par .u-
lar hostility toward ex-Governc.
Charles S. Whitman. He charg
Mr. Whitman with having solici5 q
his cooperation in a scheme to Scot,
Iammany leader Jimmie" HaHafs
when the Ex-Governor was Distric.
Attorney. He said that Mr.. W
man at the time tried to obtain Ills
aid by offering his Schooner ef
whisky, and SO make an easy mari"
of him, but that instead Of drinliao.
the liquor he poured it down the
side OF his coat. He intimate
the former Governor also was lo-
sponsible for blocking the prose
tons OF various keepers of disorda
houses.
Denial by Whitman
Mr.. Whitman. when apprised of IN
spector Dryers statements. said r.
the latter's story was a "fabricat
and that his testimony was not en-
'atrocious," but ridiculous" lie sa
inspector Dwyer's story is fafsi.
eatlon. l will be glad to go before
meyer committee If the member rf
that committee think I can aia the
Dryers testimony is not only a,loc.
but ridiculous."
inspector Dwyer referred II ga
newspapers of the city as the rent e
press and insisted time and aeair
they constituted "super- -goveru-1oi
and suggested that they be invostirar
ana the committee examine their
accounts. In order "to show how s.t.
OF them act" he referred to the a'ls~
oolngs OF a former city editor Of ~
Evening World" and former repc
Of The New York Tribune ramti ID
i ka lot
charged with having been assacia
with vicious resorts in the Tcuder.
he insisted that the committee ouaa-
ton Senator Buriingane on "whai
muneration he got for introducirr
detective bill" and that Christie
Bohnsack, reporter for the New Y.f
City News Association. be asked IS
remuneration he received for wo
for the passage OF the bill lie CHAR.
that former State Senator Charits
Murphy. Republican district
Of Brooklyn, received $1,000 for rut j.
the detective bill through
Mrs. O'Grady Testifies
Among the other developments
yesterday session was tae - rr
alleged persecution at the hams
Police Commissioner Enrivht tafH
Mrs. Ellen O'Grady f. ts1
Fifth Deputy Police Comm sior-r
der the present administrariou
O'Grady said that her trouble ie
shortly after her attenDt T. arreet f..r
wealthy men CT BROOKLYN. one 81 the,-
very well known, for altered immrref
girls.
The names Of these two mep were
made known by her yesterday tnr-sa.
first time. Sh' referred - - m
Seaman ano Dempsey She te-.
that the arrest of these two mon s
prevented by the action of JOIN f
hackett, former secretary % Con-
sioner Enrignt. and for lnsnocf.
ward p. Hughes. She added .nr-
Commissioner had interfored v
campaign she had in progr, for ci. s.
ing up motion picture houecs and dss
halls, and that she finally rre
when she had been ordered f
Commissioner 10 tel her assisl.+fs
mot TO be 50 strenuous"
1t was also revealed that TIE Y,.....,
automobiles of Mayor Hylan end -,
GUS oiflclals of the Police ard ofre.
departments were being r1airtaff
the Police Department az the c.t,..
pense. The names Of twenty-eieft
were submitted in evidence ~ rs.
received this free service ffca t
pockets Of the taxpayers, eover sf
which were said TO have received f
maintenance, including rasoiine.
tires and general repairs. The eos. Il,
the city Of the last named seven
one Of which was Mayor Hylaus. es
SAID to total Sl1.95+.0l Amenr f,a
other private cars kept by tfe
were those Of Inspector Jrf,s
Sommiss ssioner Enright. THE savar )
once, Lieutenant Thomas l.. D'1.i.n.
eonmisaloner OF Accounts H.4sD.tla
and Inspector Thorr.
Dryers Hotel Connection
1t was also admitted by Inspector
Dwyer that he was stcckholder IN l5,
hotel De France. previously known Ear.
the Van Cortlandt Hotel and h.g.s-
operated under various other n.
during the last ten years. lie sais a.,
obtained half interest in it in - i.
when he and others took it over fss.e 4
receiver. He said he was one ~ .s,
organizers of the Hoto! De ffar,e
Operating Company and held 5ass
shares, representing n hall int4~r.s +,