The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-24
FOURTEEN IN THE CRAFT NET
FIRST HtUL ~ 0T-EENS YIELDS
PRETTY GOOD CtTTH.
Municipal Justice CraSsn- trrniteet
Coco, Former tndes ~aertT Phiilips.
frank n. Burke. ES-<hief Ctera >ri-
son and Others Are ArraiSned.

Fourteen residents OF the Borough ~
Queens were arrested YESTERDAY on n-uCh
warrants AMI srraIgned bsfors Justice
Jaycox IN th~ Qussus County supreme
COYr- Long Island city. on indictments
rnturr-Ad by th-' Grand Jury charging
tn-m with grating
Among th.. first ~ the Accused men ~
arrive ar IN. "o'Ir- house ssrr former
Und~r shorty John VI Phillips and his
brother Joseph = Phillips Shn ara both
charg.d with grand larceny In addition
70 his former past Of 'InCi-r -heriT which
h.. resigned last summer when indicted
nv = precious Grand Jury. Philips vas
also roltICal leader ~ the First Assembly
dist r1cr. and through ms InaG-nc,- N the
GreenoaS Club he. still retains his power
IN politics.
Municipal Justice John NJ Graseu Of
Queens. who was indicted for grand
larceny IN connection with the grating
IN postage stamp purchases IN the otice
OF President Gres-er while hs - az ssrvlnE
as secretary 10 that Official during last
wear and preceding his election. did not
get 10 the court hous. until ward noon
Architect Peter VI Coco who drew the
plans and s,Ip-rv lset the binding Of -h-
received gratuIrIel from contractors
Amounting TO bsr reHu s.. Oso and $4,000.
Was also late IN getting IL court.
Ot -ha fourteen men arraI Sned vsstAr-
tay wsre four ~ho were indicted N the
graft hunt ~ last summer - thar eleven
not p..irr,. mentioned found themselves
"nrl--h"d N the graft net In addition 10
Ne fourteen DO = stated tina 'h-a~ men
Who could nnr -. reached will probably
Na1r IN Impn--anc. - Architect Coco
IN thu ns~ batch was jO-eph Il Nelson
forrn"- "nssf clerk n IN" bureau II
par- xho testified 20 having collected
from -h-. employees Of his department A
campa Sn i.Li for President Grss-ar
I.ls,f fll
John VI Philips was ARA. yued IN four
charges ~ grand larceny n the first
degree four 'harS~~ " grand larcanv n
the second ,.-grs-- and one charge ..
Released on Sic go Cail furnished ny
Nathan Freedman ard Frnn~ Trr.ddan
Joseph T Phillip was arraIsrsc on 'so
chargers Of grand la-C"nv n the Second
t-gr-e for collecting money a. court
attendant when No wa employed on ne
Long Island Railroad II" was released
IN 81 ~ Gail furnished by Nathan FrsId
mar
Patrick 2 tsahv. former Sup.rin,-n-
t.nI ~ Highway who resigned last
vI'h grand larUcnv N COnrecrion with
he rulldlng - ne CHiv.rrr m xhICn
Phillips ws- Also Implicated. was ar
IA En.-i on four charZe- II grand larceny
IN h. 'i--' degree and OnS u grand lar
.-uv IN M second t~Sr-- Or 2 II
Euu-t-r gave haIl for him n s. 5000.
Joseph Nelson was ar-aISn-,t On four
harSs-- Il grand iaTr~nv IN the second
degree n "Uur-"rlNn with N" handling
81 ~. funds pai m - IN" city for me
IL, -. .ton u prIva'- servers md ~as
~ .-a-.-i N siu.H uaI. furnished by /
William | No"dlll
Axain-r Frank II Burke are aIgh'
JharE-- II forgery N The rhlrd degree
and twenty charEe- 81 petty larceny N
conn-ctlon with placing me names Of /
in hOr~..- and arts on time sheets
Ter -h,sv had -...n turned N 70 he
Borough Hal ~ her r--p."rIv- fore
men H. Va ---.aa---,i on s. 40 bail
fg.rr ,-a-,i ~ -Ionn \ Grav
P-.'-r VI ,o"u Ma ARA gn"'i n seven
rarz.-- ~ ravfuk aCr~pf--i -ratIIIt -
'rra. .,I'-aD.or- so-sInG IN he tour'
Il 49, a!I Sa- --i-a---t n s. rsu baII
turri-a-,t .v rams NoEt-v-rr!.. AcCorCi
.uI 20 ~ -vId-u,- .rDdrI" Au @, VI
lam o. "a alleged nat AranIr.,' COCO .
-,--,i ,u-.yA- -luEInS from !lt1'Os s. 49,
f-.-. ,u-rtI.,r tt.p-E- II .ud--t rand
Nl.u,f-aI ! .'I'- Jonn VI 'rax-n
49, .,--llgu-"i "1 'n,~ 40 'ru.-rlt> rhsrE-
~ = ~.srv m -E-. ..-."ui degree tour
T..'. -. ~ : ''.a-E l4+E l'FENrF N tE-
'A.-.i .i..Ers.-. ana 'HIr indictments rrATg
NJ ErtnG .trrSuv ~ NJ -,'.rnd Di.-gre-
~. Aa> -.i-.L--G 90 s. SO tIA fr.rll-n.si
~ .Ioun { r..-,sS
Eor--r' L. -r-r.-, u--r = hotel AsApa- ~
= U'SlXGv R.Anr. VINO u.L- LE,A4n-s MIN
=. "a. yes Il grand .Lrr-EE n the
bret i~Z~-- : .oN out NOE all IN
- r..,-llrl- .u,l.rru-nr rHd ~ ARA Znu ant
80 l..r Dr-i- .H -.Ii.y
,r.o-z.. ~.tS-, -ld~r u An association
aar-1y rl- nam xuu c--v 0av foe two
S....,- a. = lauur-r 'hoDgn No. CAV" no
4.-. ..- N -sr..rr lad 'yp "rarz"- u
r.stv 4-ranv E..E>; nm and va -
.s.---a nu $50. pa ..-rI.n-"i ~ Albert
H. Graz
Then followed Anton Novotnv William
grr.r.la rhofu..-. fouEn'In Fox Pag-
l.rfA and fAT-~ Dsrrnodv n-u2r.rs 4
M '-tu rorS. t0t AR brigade VINO
irs~ uon-v from m" ny IN bogus oU--
st. al x ~ -.ru rad severn gnd.,'-
u-ur- ., gains hem rrarzinE p-t.v AR.
'.rv hey We're. AL released "A $50
al s-l.U