New-York tribune., 1901-06-20
SAYS NI-RDERER IS SHIELDED
STAR WITNESSES IN THORPEY CASE
DUMB BEFORE GRAND JURY-AR-
RESTS FOR PERJURY
THREATENED.

Despite the efforts OF Miss Margaret Thorpey.
who turned detective to run down the murderer
OF her brother, Thomas Thorpey, and several
plots laid by detectives of this city catch the
persons under suspicion, the mystery surround
ing the murder, which occurred at Tuckahoe on
February IL last still remains unsolved. The
Westchestcr County grand jury. after making a
rigid inquiry for two days. adjourned yesterday
afternoon without finding indictment.
In true dime novel style the detectives EN-
ployed by District Attorney Andrews assumed
the roles of burglar. highwayman and thief. in
order to gain the confidence OF the crooks of
TuckahOe and though with the aid of Miss
Thorpey. valuable evidence was obtained when
the witnesses were brought before the Grand
Jury, they refused to say a single thing which
would throw any light on the murder In all
forty-one young men of TuckahOe We're before
the Grand Jury. Some of these same witnesses.
the detectives said. had given information which
pointed TO the guilt of certain man. yet when
brought before the jury they We're silent Miss
Thorpey learned that her brother had been in a
gambling house the night he was murdered
and that he n SlT This was missing when
he was found. District Attorney Andrews de-
clared that the witnesses perjured themselves
for the purpos' of protecting the guilty ones.
and that some of them would he prosecuted for
perjury. :. #. Cosgrove one of the detectives,
masqueraded as a burglar and succeeded in
making friends with the tough element of
Tuckahoe On two occasions Cosgrove got up a
party of four young men to rob the home of
Henry Leonard, but each time il was put Off
when they reached the house because CosgroVe
said he saw some one by window The detec-
tive gained valuable information during each
trip and practically learned who murdered
Thorpey At anc' her time he was arrested at
Mount Vernon for carrying burglars tools and
it being all prearranged plan with District
Attorney Andrews. He was released on bail and
went back to Tuckahoe to run down clews No
one knew he was detective until yesterday.
On one occasion he ard two of the men under
suspicion held up another detective and robbed
him, and by this plan he unearthed a band of
robbers and burglars who have their haunts
Tuckahoe. District Attorney Andrews
knows who these men are, and their arrests NAV,
follow. '
drews's office yesterday, when all the witnesses
were lined up including John Forrest who ,ya 9
supposed 10 he the star witness for the nrosecu
tion before the grand jury. Cosgrove nointed
his finger at Forrest and exclaimed:
You thought l was burglar / am an off,
Ger. have got you. Now tell who is the muir
derer" ~
Forrest shook ike leaf, and the other Wit
nesses turned pale. Forrest failed to give any
direct testimony Miss Margaret Thorpev and
the grand jurymen were witnesses OF the de-
tective's act. They expected confession Miss
Thorpey said:
The failure OF the jury TO indict is not the
end have made vow that shall devote the
rest of my life to running down Toms as
sassins, and see that the guilty ones meet THAR
just deserts.'