The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09
s9OO EXPORTED FOR LICENSE
EN.POIaCE CAPTAIN'S son
CAlGHT TANNING THE MONEY.
Says re Was Only the Ge-iset~ern AND
nreatens 10 Tell on ais Principal U"
the Ease Que Legged Ne~sman Had
Complained 10 the Mayor Wf Graft.

Inrrutens 10 Tell on TVS Ss"-' ~
the Ease Oae I.e9ged Ne~sman Had
Complained 20 the Mayor III Graft
Edward Cruise. n son OF former Police
Captain william Cruise. who was retired
under the sixty year age clause by Com
missioner Bingham. was locked up in
| the East Eighty ghih street police
station last night after he had accepted
500 in marked bills from David Barisch.
one legged newspaper dealer with stand
At the northwest corner Of Eighty fourth
street and Third avenue. in exchange for
which money Bari-ch received a renewal
Of his stand licens. FOG the ensuing year.
Such licenses can be- obtained on the
recommendation OF the local Alderman.
The exchange took place in Barisch's
home at 20 East Eighty fourth street.
Concealed in another room 80 that they
heard and saw the transaction were
George @. Freer Law examiner in Com
missioner Fosdick's ofice. and Policeman
John J. Phelan, detailed 10 the Commits
sibners office.
The arrest followed several complaints
which have come to the Mayors office re-
garring the operations OF a city Official
in the matter Of licenses for stands The
complaint from Barisch was turned over
to the acting Commissioner Of Accounts.
II. NJ Wise. who sent out Mr., Freer.
acting Inspector Matthew }. Dobbins
and Policeman Phelan to investigate.
Barisch told them that he had applied
for a renewal Of his liccnse before it .x-
pired December :. He was put on on
one pretext or another until word finally
came 20 him in roundabout way that he
would have to- produce S2oo before ne
could secure his renewal. This was an
impossible condition for him. He has "a
wife and family % four young children
to support. Finding that he was going TO
lose his stand he complained to the
Mayor.
After the investigators had heard
this story they arranged the trap IN
which Cruise was caught. Barisch SAYS
that Cruise came To him several times and
asked about the money. The appoint
ment was finally made for Yesterday
afternoon. Birisch promised 70 have the
$20o. in return for which Cruise was TO
bring the renewal Of his license. Four
marked fifty dollar bills were given to
Barisch and Freer and Phelan concealed
themselves in the house. Dobbins
guarded the door.
Al the appointed time. $50 O'Clock.
Cruise appeared. was admitted by Bar
sch and pulled the renewal ~ the license
from his ovsrcoat pocket
We'll. have you got the money! hs
asked. I've got the license all right
-Yee. here u il. bus ia nm expensive
icsnse to cost $500. said B,risch a. he
handed over tho money
oh. we'll you u he all right now
said Cruise and started from the house
Freer and Phslan followed him down the.
stairs. A he went out the street door he
walked into the arms of D,bhins
You are under arrest. said Dobbin-
For what?- asked Cruise
-Extorting s2aD from Bsri-ch
i never took a cent from him
We'll 60 inside and see
He was taken back into Barisch's home
and for almost half an hour the search
went on. but the $500 could not be found
He was made to strip. but no money was
found. Finally Dobbins began "a new
examination OF Cruises overcoat which
disclosed the bills tucked down tigh, under
the cuff on the sleeve. Then Cruise was
taken around to the police station. which
Is directly across the street from hiS
father s home. and locked up. His father
was sent for and came across from his
home a. his son was before the lieutenant
desk.
The prisoner IL 30 years old and IL "a
temporary clerk in the bureau If cleo
tions- when he was locked mp he made
the remark that he Was not going to b.
made IN. goat for the man who was
really TO blame. and 10 IL intimstad that |
he has made "a partial Admission touching
the man suspected.
Acting Commissioned Wise said last
night that while there had been many
com plants OF similar grafs IL was difficult
To get the victims to come To tn. front. /
but he hopes to persuade NOR. 81 them
now.
Michael J. Volkmsn il the Alderman ,
from the Twenty second Ald.rman,c dis /
trict. in which Bari-ch lives. He was
elected a year ago last November on a |
fusion Independence Lea que Republican