The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-15
POLICE FREED ON ONE CHARGE
DETECTIVES ~ stokes CASE
ONLY FOLLOW FD PRECEDENT

In Admitting Unauthorized Persons to
the Rooms Of the shooters Gum.
n,iugs says That Bloom Onerrd Him
the Letters TO Miss Conrad on June ~
The trial OF the four detectives who
are up on charges in the Police Depart
ment as result of the disappearance OF
a bundle OF letters following tho shooting
OF ". u. y. Stokes lasted all day yester-
day.
The charges against Lieut.. william s.
Sullivan and Detective Michael +. Walsh
Of permitting without proper authority un-
authorized persons to enter the apartment
OF Miss Graham and Miss Conrad on the
afternoon OF June o we're dismissed by
Commissioner Mckay yesterday after
noon after Second Deputy Commissioner
Dougherty. in charge of the detective
bureau. had testified that it had been the
custom OF police officers to allow out
siders. as lawyers interested in a case,
private detectives or reporters. to enter
premises where crime had been COM
mitted
Al the opening of the session the trial
| OF Lieut.. Sullivan on the charge Of having
failed to carry out the orders Of his SUI
perior officer was resumed, with Fourth
Deputy Dillon still on the stand. Second
Deputy Dougherty testified. as had Capt.
Russell. that ne had instructed Sullivan
to gather what evidence he could at the
Naruna apartments on the night Of the
shooting. Supt. Bloom Of the Varuna
was cross examined by Mr.. Battle.
Bloom admitted that a few hours after
the shooting he had admitted three re
porters to the apartment, but had refused
to admit newspaper photographer at
about q clock on the nj ght of the shoot
ing. At the afternoon session, however,
a photographer for the lnternationa !
News Company. Ariel l.. Narges, said
that he with three reporters had been
allowed to enter the apartment by Bloom.
Nargee said that a hashlght picture of
the hallway was taken.
Ia cross-examining Rloom MIR. Pattle
asked him when he had first at Cum
mings. the private deteCtlve OF the Anson'a.
On June Q. Bloom said Then Mr. Battle
asked why Bloom had teken to Cumming -
Ethel Conrad Bloom denied having done
SO. Other witnesses of the day we're
Lieut.. Austin Of the West sixty eighth
street police station. Private De'ertive
Cummings OF the Ansonia Albert II.
Gleason end Detectives Sullivan. Walsh.
Flvnn Devery and Mccormick.
Lieut. Austin testified that on .ie
night Of June after the shooting Gleason
and McManus. representing themselves
rs Stokes's lawyers. mad come 70 the
station hous. aud asked Tor Detective
Sullivan.
For the defence Private Detective Cum
mings was first called by MIR Battle. He
said that Supt. Bloom had offered 20 him
the letters by Stokes To Miss Conrad on
June II. Cummings said at the time
he accused Bloom Of selling copies of
that letter and others to reporters
He said that he had offered Bloom pay for
snv evidence he could collect forStokes.
The accused detectives told at length
Of the finding Of the letters in 'he trunk
IN the girls, apartment.
Mr. Battle then stipulated that all pre-
vious testimony he read into 'he record
against all four of The men for making .
false official statement, in hat on June III
they stated TO Commissioner Dillon that
they had found no package of letters on
the night of June : in the Varuna This
was granted and an Adjournment vas
taken.
After the adjournment the charge
against Sullivan and Walsh Of having
allowed unauthorized persons TO enter
the apartment sas taken up and dis
missed