The evening world. Newspaper, December 19, 1912, Page 4

Gia WITNESSES. AND ALL NAMED CALLED BY WALDO Policemen, Inspectors ani Every Civilian Rounded Up for Inquiry. | DILLON TO HEAR THE! | 1 will take thia matter to the Grand | Jury, because I don't want to go before New Woman Informer Gives Whitman Startling lan Evidence. | | Police Headquarters was set seething to-day by the speed with which com: | missioner Wanio set about looking into | the charges of police graft made before the Curran Investigating Committes yesterday. The Commisetoner let tt be known that he did not mean to give any of the accused officers or bribers, if gullty, @ chance to cover their tratle Inspector Sweeney, who, according to witness George A. Sipp, former hotel keeper, was named by Patrolman Fu- gene Fox as the later recipient of the $100 which Mr. Sipp paid every month for five years for protection, was called to the Commissioner's office as quickly as the door had closed behind Mr. Waldo upon the latter's arrival. He was out again in 2 moment, but was called back ‘a few minutes later after the Commissioner had a talk with Deputy Commissioner Dougherty. He was out and back again after Chief In- spector Schmittberger had visited the Commissioner. Then Inspector Vauret: | tant had —s nema an eran eeeislannnaaaare apne a THE EVENING WORLD, RRR J teh Atto Soya to-day, and three or in made statements under In all the other cases the statemonts wer to the effect of their ama given out. Mr. Whitnan seemed elated ov Deming has laid before me,” ‘certain facts waich I think, upon in- vestigation, will yleld good results. 1 eannot at this time divulge the nature of hia taik, but I have reason to believe I will be able to follow his revelations he sald, to @ good purpone. 1 cannot say when that body until I am mure T have @ case cinched against some one. IMPORTANT WITNESS K FROM CURRAN COMMITT A story was current in the Distric ttorney’s office to-day that an ai 4 a long talk outside of the Criminal Courts Building with a woman who has told @ story even more start- COLLECT CAPTAIN'S ling than that related by Mrs. Goode, It {@ understood she will not be turned over to the Curran Committes, but will be used as @ witness before the Grand Jary. ‘This woman te said to lease an en- tire apartment house near the Ninety- sixth etreet subway etation, for which she pays an annual rental of $15,000. Every flat in the building, it is reported, {a rented for disorderly purposes, the Proprictresn paying the protection money for all the inmates and én turn collecting from them. It is @aid the Assistant Tiistrict-Attorney who inter viewed her secured conclusive proof that the owner of the building knew his property was being used for tmmoral purposes, and that his indictment may be asked, even if there ts no indict- ment against the police oMctals who aro aaid to have demanded pfotection money. The police “aystem,” learning thet the | g¢, woman has given out facts, has made strenuous but unsuccessful efforts to have this woman leave town, it ts claimed. GRAFT WAS 0B OFFERED 10 HIM, WITNESS (Continued from First Page.) in answer to @ question, “I don't like to discuss its reputation, but I under- stand it's a place where they don't re- Quire men and women going there to havo bagrage.” with the statement that he never had been convicted of a crime, He aid, however, he had teen arrested June 1 At his place of business, No, 128 East Third street, where he t# a partner of Weiss, On that day, Detectives Daly, Oliver, Murray and Body entered his place and announced that they were go- “The Central Hotel before Mr, Sipp |'"® to search for wtolen guods, got hold of it was the same—a very bad place,” said the witness. Mr. Buckner asked the wi had ever received a campal dution from Mr. Sipp, had testified. “I did not,” wes the reply. “I hi handled @ campaign contribution “They eaid if I'd give them $350 they wouldn't go into the basement of the store next door. ahead. the Iatter| back in five minutes, saying if I'd give t 1 told them to go They went upstairs and came hem $20 they'd wo away. I told them n't{I didn't have that much, but friends who came in they'd put up $150. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919, | wantea ho more of ft I told the police- men,” continued the witness. ‘They mowed me ao list of people who 1 was to shake Gown, Gut I sald ‘No.’ Keplan wae on the list. AN of them were auctioneers.” ‘The witness produced My 4 wer derman Smith asked how, after refused to become a collector pny rt come into its powsemsion of “the fist.” The answer waa not satisfactory. Mrs, Smerling corraborated her hus- foarkd @s to the visit of Oliver and Brennan and their alleged offer to pay tim #9 @ month to collect from the men on the Het. She heard the conver- sation between ther husband and the officers, she awore, from behind @ par- ton, Ufter Mre, @merting was excused, Mr. Buckner asked an adjournment. “We will stand adjourned untl 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon," sald Chairman Curran. “We will not hear any witnesses then, but wil gather merely for the purpose of going @& Police lendquarters to inspect it. Witnesses will not be hear again anti! our sea. sion Monday afternoon. LONG DELAY IN TRIAL OF A MONEY-LENDER | STIRS JUDGE'S ANGER TELLS ALDERMEN Brodie Had Habeas Corpus Writ When Ordered to Appear Before Jury. evaded @ trial this afternoon. to appear before the Court of Spectal Sessions to-day, Brodie, through his at- torney, Aaron J. Levy, secured from Justice Page of the Supreme Court a writ of habeas corpus, returnable Dec. @,. When Levy was ordered ¢o produce his client to-day before Justices Coi- Mins, Fleming and Zeiler he showed the j Matter to Deputy Commissioner Wais', WALDO SUSPENDS DEPUTY WALSH'S BROTHER-IN-LAW Mulvaney Fatedito to Interview | Mrs. Goode as Instructed | by Waldo. \ Policeman Edward Mulvaney, brother- | in-law of Third Deputy Police Com- missioner John J. Walsh and attached to the office staff of that high official, was suspended to-day by Commissioner Waldo and he will have to stand trial| for neglect of duty. | When Mrs, Mary Goode was nr-| raigned before trate Murphy | prior to her appear: before the Al- dermanic Investigating Committee she told of her acquaintance with Police: | man John J. Skelly and claimed to} have paid him for protection. This| appears to have been brought to the| attention of Mr. Waldo, | The Commissioner omtered an im-! mediate {nvestigation, and aesigned tiv a former Magistrate. Walsh now says Broadway and 44th Jacob Brodie, who was arrested last| to apear and testify against Policeman August on a charge of usury, agaln | Skelly. Booked | that she would have | ne turned the matter over to Patrol- | +man Mulvaney, his brother-in-law. | This morning Commissioner Watdo| received a most polite letter from Mrs. ‘Goode in effect that whe would be glad In her misstve commented willing to visit Headquarters right after her ap- nce in court, only no one had asl her to, She said that someone had called her on the telephono, but she did not know who the man was. Patrolman Mulvaney admitted that he was the person who telephoned Mrs. Goode and that he had not gone to see her. 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Phy- EVERY PERSON MENTIONED 16| 47 West Thirty-fourth street,” {a Police Captain MoKinney. siclans @ent to his home ay District. | poles a tases ert ae be asages as CALLED BEFORE DEPUTY. Mr. Hayos again protested Mr. Gipp| “Mr. MoKinney came over and then| attorney Whitman said that the man | sr! with reterday’s closing quorations: be ob hi piv had testified untruthfully and then was they said I would have to give them/ was not sick at all but suffering from Hyp ‘The object of sending out these detec: | 6 seg. $1,600 to get out of it. Then they went| the effects of dissipation. It was then | Any! Comper, s Np plored Niaieatiotaeun seviyeoes Bd NIGHT MANAGER CONTRADICTS | "C2 “oor Into the basement, found bier that Brodie's trial would go on| Am. oa ome ee lo-day. reotly oF indirectly concerned in the TESTIMONY OF DORIAN, — |eteton de weg nt ce Pole | pefore granting another adjournment | testimony given yesterday by Mr. ‘ he nd roa Nathan J. Michael Justice Collins criticised Lev: ted. Twomts J. Dorian, the former's night manager of] SAYS THE CAPTAIN'S LAWYER| methods in avoiding tral | Am euccessor in the management of the|!"e Baltic Hotel je Hundred and) FRIEND WANTED FIXING MONEY| “If Justice Page knew,” hotel who awore he had given #0 to TWentyefourth street and Lexington! ae witneas said when he wai re-{ Collins, “that adjournment after ; ‘ Fox this month and regularly each | Svenue, which Mr, Sipp formerly owned, | teased on bond he was approached py | OUrPment had been granted to this de. | Rit gt Hoa ens Penge enon was an unwilling witness. clawyer namel Hareedtte eg mond tieny | femdant because of Winess, only to find | Halt Policeman Fox, who was summarily} Mr. Buckner was unable to get any-|Cr cant, Meiinney. “Kaplan spoke to ( emtyaie iad net been iil, I think he | irs suspended yenterday, was ordered to re-| thing regarding the hotel ownership | tne cantain about him, (round Teet Chat he had heen groemy in. . ‘ | trom the witness. 7 posed upon, I wish it Were possible to wort to Deputy Commissioner Dition | from the witness, || gure, theta a good lamer,” he aad | utorce the immediate trial of this san ile “gy seas EE ivanell Li sond noon” Q ths ie, Your) MoKinney told him. aa T heey no rnp pe peamtteine ‘these a. tan who wer 2" asked Attorney. constant postponement: alee eene Max Hocketim, Charles | “Ife f@ the day manager am the Sia gei topo de lan arerditgreaiiotis In view of Justice Page's action, how- Stomberg, Phitly Clan and Jacob Splel- | Night manager." ever, the Justices were compelled to $800 for tis fee and “to Ax the detec. urn: » who, it was teatified, bought Bi Q. Did Doran tet the truth when he] tive" Later, he sald, Harowite made om oes Care place, the Hotel, Baltic, now the Avenal, | told us yesterday he had paid $100 @/.,, 1,000, which Kaplan gave! been cancelled and the accused man f at One Hundred and Twenty-fourth | month to Mr. Hipp to give to the pollea) 1. py t's partner—Margole—to ive | ready for trial, suspended for this negligence. Full Dress sy Reefers, $3.50 to $10 est Sai Full Dress Jewelry, $3.50 to $15 Any of These Goods Will be Packed in Attractive Holiday Buxes eeeee FE ereat itn 8 Weare the largest haberdashers in America and our buying capacity enables us continuously to offer better values and larger selections than any other shops in New York +4 +448 2 ia 7 we Serer T. Heeb etek etteey] 41+ te tttte street and Lexingto: nue, re mph davis d to Policeman Fox? to im, _ 4 Milling Walker, the elevator boy in the | A. He “It was understood,” aid Kaplan, | Twelfth Ward’ Base. vilidins where Mr.| | O. How Mt TOR kuow He bth A. Be-| nat i¢ T went free the money would APPRAISALS OF E OF ESTATES. % OU R Ss TO R E OPE N EV E eS Y "EV E N | I N G Sipp has offices, told to appear to | © would have known a money | 5, to the detectives—if I was convicted] Deputy State Comptroller Wallace 8. S gk y tell whether or not he had seen Police- | Was coming from the business, T'd get the money back." Fraser transmitted the following apy t U N Tl L (e) H R | ST M A S : man Fox etlling on Mr, SIpp at regular | @. Did you pay anything for police @r0-| "icapian was not discharged, but was| prateais.of estates. ler the inheritanck igs ae intervals, tO atte ote | Mave to-*e PUM) meld ¢or the Grand Jury. Still, he never|tax law to-day to the Transfer Tax Me rg PY The policemen ontered to report to) & Revises ne 7 got his thousand dollars back. OMice of the Surrogates’ Court: an Deputy Commiswoner Dition were In-| | Q. Did you hear all of Dortan's story |“ yorris @merling, convicted of receiv-| Ellen Sage of Chicago, Til. (died July| %° hy +% re ou a r4 specter Sweeney, Capt, Thompson and pega Let Lge Ni or, 1 didn't want | ing stolen goods, was next called to the| 1, 1910), entire personal estate, net value, io re nt Hussey, former inspectors also named | to stay an te nd. ‘He ewore that he was visited | $9,928. Biogas ¢ B* by Mf. Sipp: Capt, Thomas W. Walsh) Q. Was Max Hochatim with you? A.) at No, ib Canal atrest by Policemen | Palrick, Lally (died April %, 1911), net Bip “te of the East One Hundred and Twenty-| Yes; but he left, too. Oliv. 14 Brenan, who offered to | “tate, $99. M - * Ss VU. G fixth street station; and Lieut. Joba} Q. Why aid Dorian tell auch « story | make im “a collector for Capt, Me-| yEawerd Loewenstein (died July 2, ae ie sy elect resents for long se and ood wear, Lake. All detectives who Worked in/ it {: wasn't true? A. I don't know. 1| Kinney and I was to eet $00 a month.”| Morris, Lewenthal (died March dd, a Dred upper and lower Harlem in the period | thought he and Sipp were up to some-| q got tired of bleeding people and im2), net, $4,327. an overed by Sipp’s and Dorlan's tes- timony will be called later tt was un- | D Shabpolae Bweeepar, deratood. ‘Mr. Buckner announced to the com: Among dther activities of the Commis-| mittee that witnesses expected to ter A A sioner. were a series of intytviewa.with tity along lines similar to those de- af " ee i sl i Ht ee it i oi i the detectives of the Adams street pre-| veloped had suddenly deen taken iil and | HI List (i ' cinct in Brooklyn, to which some rest-| couldn't be present, He then took up " ‘ \ aia ty i" v ae » Sa ea \ i i i yy LA | 4 iH i ar "ib Msi a bodevn that worough refer as “the| an inquiry into detective efficiency. . ‘Tender nias” TELLS OF DETECTIVES DEMAND TRIALS ON GRAFT CHARGES BE- FOR 61,600 ORIGE. Hi li i HAE a fo? s we MOA ‘ Ben, ROMORROW, Hcensed augtioneer at No, | # | 7 si ; # a i ung oe - mt nh HA AAA Hit bhi . ii that the activity of Deputy Commis- few i Pee card amd |, Lan Mail a he wet bo wrade the | Oe0e te. mae? Beet” on che onsmve i Ll HANA i Schmittberger, wou! of the burglara providing $1,600 was |p ilillil i i i ily mie il i " Hii he if, iy Hi i A excuse for putting off the trials of the! Di14° ewe police, the wit ie wl i i i v } G \ i ! : a mA AA 1 il r att at (he atest i Christmas Baotwear threatening to! ; Special Prices on Usefut Gitts, Sofas, P arlor-suites, Upholstered Goods, 8 Servers, P ictures, Unbrella-stands, (Gibasware, os Sideboards, P ortieres, Urns, Gas-amps, “ a ee i a : so, é Seewing-machines, Pans, 1Uszs, Gas-stoves, “ Sens Presents that are Usetul and Good. ‘ Two Enormous Stores Full of Thousands of Gifts for the Home and All the Family, 35rd Ave. Park Row Jonn J. Skelly, whose name WAS) Giver ang Capt. McKinne IM mentioned by Mary Goode, will be put! “weiss had been introduced before the on trial to-morrow. Mary Goode has) vimittes, by counsel, as a person Promised to appear against him. The! ving knowledge of others recetving trial will be continued until Saturday stolen goods. He swore that his lawyer, hoop, and then adjourned until Mon: | ji esham Harowits, told him after the day, Commissioner Waldo has sald! iirmery that he would be arrested, that the situation calls for the prompt- Lawyer Harowits and the witness then ont eisening up possible. Buck-| Went to the station house, when Let Us Opena rH nk Weldekehr, Lieut, O'Grady |TANKements Were made to provide ball Satin Pumps = DOESN'T A FASHIONABLE -PAIR OF BOOTS or a Peg mel cre Rasen for the witness the next Gay. The arrest oe dainty and beautiful pair of Evening Slippers strongly appeal to ca Charge Account 2 ; was postponed until the next day. In pol Waldo found time dur-|®8 Upper room in the station house, the Fi. ay weg eben ed cane ea ptain| Witness testified, he saw Capt, McKin- John J. McClosky of the Gates avenue|*Y and Detective Oliver among a station, Brookijn, and assign him as|STOUup of others, ® desk Weutenant at the West One Hun-| The next day, according to the wit- dredth street station. MoClosky, alwayn| ness, Harowits told him that he wanted | a detective, has never had experience in| $800, with which to “fix up" the burwiery | desk duty. oharge with the police, It developed Of the policemen cailed to appear be-| ‘hat a man named Kaplan was to be! fore Deputy Commissioner Lillun, protected against a charge of having | Walsh reported sick. received the stolen goods, The witnei . Hosiery to match, For You your imagination as a suitable Christmas gift? QUEEN QUALITY SHOES embody all that a woman can possibly demand in footwear. 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A picture that appeals to the heart—the old mill’ at sunset apd a glimpse of the mill-pond and orchard, leave, @ sufferer from rheumatism for|and the case against him was not | many weeks, and only a day or two| pushed. 460 reported for duty, He was at Head-| Later Kaplan's case was to come up| quarters yesterday and his sick appear-|in court, and $1,000 was put in the | ance caused comment hands of a man named I. Margolis, to WHITMAN SCANS TESTIMONY | %* Dald by Harowitz to the police to bring avout a dismissal of the Kaplan FOR GRAND JURY ACTION, } | charge. District-Attorney Whitman to-day | opnere was @ hitch after the money | Cee ie ee eter cereal ee eaola | was up” continued the witness, “be: ea . . cause ail the cops were fighting over | | own ataft, who ts co-operating with the | |" /1o¥ bo lie oR api Curran Committee, and Deputy Arwias- | "0!" 6° be ir Buckner, tant District-Attorney Jamen BE. 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