New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-17
POLICE STRUCK AGAIN
LICENSE PROBE RESULT.
Pafrolman arrested. and Captain
s, Under Suspension

There was an arrest OF petrolnan on Il ch7ree
Of perjury in the course OF the investigation OF the
license bureau by the Commissioners o. accounts
and the prisoner. Arthur c Tilluan OF inspector
Sueeney's staff. arraigned later IN Mseistrat
Droeges court. in the TSnnbs. ana releaseo - ~
& eoa half FOR examination on October Is La'e
Police Captain Patrick J. Tracy, OF the z'Sth IRE
oinct. was suspended from duty
In the morning Mt. and Mrs. Francis Do"arus,
who run = moving picture show in Jamaica, SAID
80. tbe, had Maid a pa1rolrnan S25 a month Tot
notice protection. When Tillman was marshalieu
before them in the afternoon they identified him
as being the man 70 whom they had paid the
money and who had informed them that 'he pay
rlent was for somebody higher up
--iI1-7an WIS nut on the stand. Mr.. Mitchell, ore
Of the Commissioners Of Accounts, asked MIN
whether the charge was true. The pStrolman oe-
MED il again and again Then there was a con-
ference between Tillman and the commissioner
and an assistant district attorney, the result OF
which was TiIlnan's arrest the perjury charge.
After the incident George II Bristol. former
owner Of Edwards's place. said that he and Ed
wards might well close up MI Mllcnel aSheu
sharplv what he meant. Bristol said that either
the Police Fire OF Building department would
drive them out Of business; he was sure ne old
not know lust which would Go il M Mitchell
demanded that the first effort made to accomplish
this should be reported 10 him, which Ny Bristol
promised 10 DO
Fduar5s,s place is at No. ISL Fulton street,
Jamaica. He bought Bristol out last April he
started right in when called before the COM
1nissioners Of Accounts by saying that IN June
Julv August and September he had paid SO q
month IL, the wardnan for the privilege OF keep
t,p omen SUNDAYS and letting children enter the
place. - .Lo+
He said that the mans name was IlilTnar INA i<
he was in plain clothes and was connected WIN
n. Jamaica police station Mrs Edwards SAID lidt
- husband had been Informed that ne must pay
Till-7an 70 avoid prosecution She also tesliIleu
10 seeing Tillman enter hCT husbands once IN Au
gust and TO have seen the passing OF tle 90
sr>l7,an had said that il was too bad to have 10
-, -,orev She gathered from what he said
r., he was sorry that the money had 70 ne paid
.hgt he had 10 give il 70 some one hlsheF up IN
man said that he Vas collecting for the captain
When Tilrlan vas sent for Sergeant I"lliiHal
- 80 I'M. tho mistake was soon discovered
80 tho right man responded. He was me ms
witness n the afternoon. He said IN opelis -
he was assigned 10 detective duly' 10 an
=. - +ba "sc71eals' which he explained were
complaints He denied that he had collecteu 1l ~
-,orav either for himself for any one else. ne
had known Edwards for about SIX Inoi'i1S, &c !,
gone TO the place often, but had never -,
-rorey from him L was then that MI ana AZ =
Fdvards were recalled and positively lueiC ~
T7llnnan as the man 70 whom the money i-a1
paid -, - -,.,d for
1,-oteotion but had not paid TilTnan- ll4iiliaT va"
recalled. and Nir. Mitchell said:
Now. Mr. Tilman. personally I do not oehe'e
,1at Won got any payments for yourself. but for
come one else II you are trying 70 protect any
one under the circumstances you are very 1ooiish-
This Is your last chance TO save yourself
-rll-,ar said that he never got nickel from fo-
- - NJ Af,,r-nhz Assistant District Attor-
,,az- sent for County Detective Reuther- Nhen
7Reuther arrived Tillulan asked for private con
ference with Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Murphy, whlch
was granted The arrest followed one OF the stan
If the Commissioners of Accounts SAID ulaI llIe
1-=.-5see and Fristol had been taken by surprise
nv the questions or the facts would not have come
out In Manhattan he said, it was very difficult to
uncover matters.
AS the result o. the conference Police captain
Patrick : Tracy. who has been in command OF the
o-s-r Pre-src- At Flushing avenue and Fulton
street Jamaica. Vas suspended from duty at 8
O'Clock last night