New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-05
TO |ND|CT IN POLICE CASE'
Swami Talks to HOray, Then Is
sues Statement About Tand|iCh.
WALDO ACTS IN THE CASE
Lieutenant, Sergeant and Eight
Patrolmen To Be Tried for
Giving False Testimony.

There were rumors around the Criminal
Courts Building last evening that indict-
ments might be expected to-day as result
of the confession of John Horay. a con-
yicted thief. i'm which he implicated several
policemen and a court clerk
Judge Swami, of the Court Of General
Sessions. had Horay and his wife before
him in his chambers during the day. There
was a conference Of an hour, and at its
conclusion Detective Edward Leigh escort
ed Mrs. Horay home.
After Judge SWANS departure from the
building a statement he had made was
handed to reporters by Louis +. Gaffney
the courts clerk. in which charges were
made against not only Michael Tandlich.
Interpreter in the Court of General SEES
sions who had been accused already 10y
Horay, hut against Fred Ward. Of No. %
East Sd street said TO be personal friend
Of Tandich.
Commissioner Waldo. Inspector Dillon
and Inspector Hughes had conference
yesterday about the accusations against
the policemen. and, following this confer
ence, charges were made against Lieuten-
ant Mills, Sergeant Merritt and Patrolmen
Slattery. Burke. Lobcll, Sauer. Byrne and
Haggerty. 1T was said that there would pe
speedy trial of the men on a technical
charge of giving false testimony. Patrol
man Reuben r. Huntington, of the Union
Market station, was jointly indicted VIII"
Horay for stealing $3.50 from Joseph hatrE-
nick. and during the trial of Horay me
eight policemen testified that Huntington
was in the station the day the Russian was
robbed.
According to Judge SWANS statement
Ward was arrested on August Z and in
dicted for receiving $50 with the pretended
object of bribing the District Attorney TO
release Joseph Katrynick Ward pleaded
guilty on August IS. but when about to ne
sentenced told the judge he did not under
stand the nature of the plea, and so the
plea was withdrawn and the case set FOR
trial. Three days later Judge Swami says,
Tandlich got friend of his to bail Ward
out.
The judge said that another man had ac-
cused Tandlich of getting money from him
10 pay detectives when the man was ar
rested as a suspicious character, and that
later when this mans wife was arrested
for shopliftng, the witness attempted 70
Pay mone~ TO Detective Bedner. Of the
Central Office, VINO had made the arrest.
Bedner. the Judge said, was surprised, and
when the witness told him he had paid
Tandch for the protection of other detec-
tives i'm the previous case, Bedner reported
the matter to the inspector at Headquar-
ters. with the result that Tandlich was
held in 5000 bail. and remained in the city
Prison for about three weeks until bailed
out.
Horay, according 10 Judge Swami, heard
Ward make an offer TO Tandich TO he his
witness in this case and fix it for him II
the Interpreter would pay Ward 1856.
IF you will do so much for me | Will
not only pay YOU $40, but l will pay you
$50" Tandlch is said 10 have remarked
The judges statement went on to say
that Tandlich paid Ward a sort Of retainer,
and the two went 10 see the original wit
ness, whose wife had been arrested. This
witness demanded back the money he had
given to TandIich for the detectives when
he was arrested as a suspicious person.
Horay told the judge that TandIich paid
the man $500, in consideration Of which he
left town. so he could not be called as a
witness for the prosecution Of the inter
prefer. Bedner was said to have told
Horay that he would pay him 500 out Of
his own pocket if he could find this wit
ness.