New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-07
IP 70 WALDO, JUDGE SAYS
=. Evidence Not Competent in
n's OoIice Cases, Swami Adds.
MORE LIGHT ON TANDLlcH
ssrvice Commission Tried
W. :. prevent His Appointment
rwo Justices Urged It.

,-su-a-5 Swami. Of General SEES
luase 80 attack on the so-called
sons .,.,tero" prompted Commissioner
p'Aoe sIract the trial OF eight members
NaioO Inc force on perjury charges. re-
e 'hs rs,evday 10 a suggestion by Com
9aen waldo that n was up 20 him 20
'i's'.' - charges by reminding him that il
Fo's y. duty as head Of the Police Depart
Ess -. s.ter-,ine whether or not the ac-
n'A, ..r were guilty OF wrongdoing.
easeN -.,sulting your counsel you will ind
d e no rule OF evidence that will
ga NV evidence competent wrote
rsNY swami in reply TO a letter from
sS~ee ..sioner Waldo. stating that he pur-
n .1 .usppnsing him at the trial Of the
r.,,,.-,en next Monday
49, ,,snsaction was in May last. when
- personal knowledge OF A. I have
= ,,oy the sources OF my Information,
..,s6 the grounds Of my opinion.
sIa -.,e sufficient 70 find the codefen-
w., rrgu beyond a reasonable doubt
Co. zee been submitted to you and Il
vopr department % say whether the
,,-.,.ol evidence is sufficient 70 dismiss
- o,snsing officer, especially when sup
-,..s,,sd bv the subsequent confession Of
.,dsfendant Horay and HIS Wife,
-ss offending officer" referred 10 is
- p Huntington. OF the Union Mar
y. cation Fie was Jointly indicted with
- Horav on a charge Of grand larceny.
u.rsv was convicted. Huntington is
'-,I,,rr trial The eight policemen 70 be
.,.,.a on trial testified falsely, in the
linton OF Judge Swami. az the trial Of
NV IN order 20 prove an alibi for Hun
hEoD.
IBdse Swami further placed the response
,Ttv for disposing OF the charges against
- accused policemen upon Commissioner
Waldo by stating that he performed his
,-,v as a public officer when he supplied
/, he Police Commissioner the credible
,,idsnce in case before him that proved
s.vond a reasonable doubt that Patrolnan
huntington was jointly guilty with Horay
and that his fellow officers had testified
hlssly for the object Of protecting him
and 10 obstruct public justice"
Both Judge Swami and the District At
torney's Office continued yesterday 70 probe
INTO the record Of Michael Tandlch, the
sDecial Sessions interpreter Horay ac-
FUSED OF using threats and monetary in
srcements % prevent his making a confess
sion.
Besides Horay and his wife. Judge Swami
trsmined Fred Ward and Henry Lopach,
Two Of the men who, according 10 Judge
sEsnn. were implicated by Horay in OBJ
f.ructine Justice in both Special and Cen
eal Sessions.
A. the close Of the day Judge Swami
stated thar both Ward and Lopacld, who
gave his business as importing broker
end his address No. 1n India street.
Ifooklvu. had corroborated many of
Horay's statements. Every statement by
hen. ha said. would be carefully investi-
gated before any action would be taken
tganst Tandlich.
r the statements made by them proved
rue 10 was intimated that the invest.ga-
to1 might solve the mystery that has sur
Wnded the disappearance on trial days
C complaining witnesses in many cases in
6asral Sessions during the period Tand-
h has been officially connected with the
r-s
IN three cases mentioned by Horay, Ward
rd Lopack Judge Swami said. Tandnch
vas accused or being the genius that had
tend way of removing the props from
bnsath the prosecution by eliminating the
1nplairiug witnesses, either through
treats orr monetary inducements.
Information was supplied 20 the investi-
aors yesterday o. the effect that al
Dough am EFFORT was made 20 prevent
-,1dichs appointment az interpreter I'm
Social Sessions because of his previous
rrrd hy the Civil Service Commis-
SIN and some OF the justices Of Special
Sssons. be- was championed so strongly
g Justices Olmsted and deuel. that he
tE finally appointed.
twas pointed out that while he had not
b'sn convicted Of amy offence. he had been
Indicted for attempting 10 bribe United
States internal revenue officers and had
ben arrested 40 another time on a charge
Q grand larceny.
William r. Murphy, counsel for Patrol
-al Huntington. was assured by Judge
,'ann yesterday that he would raise no
nlection 20 the transfer OF Huntington
nse before another Judge when ne IS ar
a'Tsi for trial IL the accused 30 pre-