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New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
SEES GRAND JURY MINUTES
Counsel for Indicted Strong
Arm Men" Obtains Copy.

\ copy OF the minutes OF the May grand
jury which indicted Big Jack" Zelig for
carrying a revolver on the testimony Of
Detectives Stelnert and White. formerly
OF Lieutenant Becker's strong arm
squad, was obtained yesterday by Robert
n. Moore, counsel for the two patrolmen,
who have pleaded not guilty TO an indict-
ment charging them with perjury.
Mr.. Moore submitted his motion 10
Judge Mulqueen ir General Sessions, in
AFFIDAVIT form. He said the indictne:t
against his clients did not contain exactly
the testimony they gave before the grand
Jury. but only the substance Of such tes-
tirnony.
He said that, as q considerable portion
Of the testimony appeared 10 have been
made public already. nc thought that he
was entitled 10 a copy OF the minutes,
that he might see just what his clients
had said.
]. Robert Rubin, the Assistant District
Attorney who Is handling the case, said
that he would make no objection, and
after looking over the minutes Judge Mui-
queen granted Mr.. Moore's motion.
Steinert and White were not In court.
They were indicted after Big Jack" and
others who had been I'm the restaurant
where he was arrested had sworn that no
revolver was In his pocket az that time.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
TO Use GAMBLERS
IN GRAFT INQUIRY
Continued from first page


induced him TO make the statements
he did make he declared that he was
going to retain Il lawyer Immediately
Captain Joseph Faurot, the Bertilion
system expert Of the Police Depart
ment. was named by Commissioner
Waldo yesterday to take command OF
the detective bureau in place OF IN
spector Hughes, who is absent on SICK
leave. II was announced that Captain
Faurots appointment was temporary.
Detective Lieutenant Bernard NC
Convile. who has been attached 10
the bureau since 1896. and has for
most of that time specialized on wall
Street work. was transferred to desk
duty at the Bath Beach station yester-
day. No reason for the transfer was
given.
On motion OF Robert NJ. Moore, as
counsel for Charles Steinert and James
c. White, the two former members Of
Beckers squad under indictment for
perjury In the Zelig case. Judge Mu
queen granted permission TO inspect
the minutes OF the grand jury on the
Indictment of zelig, the gang leader,
for carrying concealed weapons.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

The Information tabulated above will be
turned over TO Justice Gof by Mr.. De
Ford, together with evidence previously
presented TO the District Attorney show
ing that the bank accounts OF the two
police inspectors most frequently named
IN the graft stories had just such start
ling additions, not justified by their sala-
hes and colncident with activities on
their part IN "suppressing' gambling.
In running down the graft with which
Becker's name has been associated, It
was said yesterday. Justice Gof will sub
pena tho records OF the office Of Chief
Magistrate McAdoo to ascertain Just how
many of the warrants given TO Becker
and his men were actually served. BY
comparing those records with the testi-
mony Of gamblers, who Will be sub
poenaed. as 10 how many warrants were
served Mr. De Ford expects 10 trace the
course Of the warrants which, II has been
alleged, Becker sold or destroyed for a
consideration.
Runsors Of confessions from "Daeo
Frank" Cirofci and Whitley Lewis. in
return for a stipulation that they would
not get sentence OF more than Ave
years each. were ridiculed by Mr.. Whit
mans assistants, who called attention TO
the fact that the District Attorney has
stated repeatedly that none Of the gun
men would be considered az states wit
nesses II was said that the two gun
men now IN custody would lay tho actual
murder either TO Lefty" Louie and
"Gyp" the Blood, the two gunmen Of
the murder party who are still at large,
or 70 Harry Valinsky, who has become e
witness for the people.
Bert c. Faulhaber & Co. made writ
ten protest to Police Commissioner Waldo
yesterday at the inclusion Of their names
as owners of No. Il6 Fulton street at the
time Of the raid on those premises IN
August, 1871. The present owner OF that
property, said the letter, Is The ia and
ll6 Fulton Street Company" and that
concern acquired ownership on October T.
1911.
"Our connection as agents Of the prop
erty," the letter continues, began on
October Z, 1911. when the present owner
tool lille. These facts could have been
Oh .aed by you without any difficulty
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
BUCKNER SEES WALDO
Counsel of Graft Committee
Finds Him Ready TO Aid.

Emory r. Buckner, special couhsei Ior
the aLIcrmanlc graft committee ca'i'u
upon Comm.ssioner Waldo yesterday at-
,crnoon. IN company with his assistant
Nathan \. Smyth. They we're in CONFER
enco with he Commissioner for more
than an hour. When Mr.. Buckner ieft
tho office he remarked that Commissioner
Iy,ldo had declared that he was ready 10
aid the municipal investigation in every
wav ne was able
81 was more than gratified. said MI
Ruckner. "by our reception ana the Com
m,ssloner's assurances OF cid. Mr.. Wal
do showed a disposition to help us In every
wsv he could. had nothing special TO
ask him about.
He said that he would place ever!
record Of the Police Department AT our
DISPOSAL. ard that we had only TO name
any man IN his department whom We
might wish for witness and he would
produce him at once
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
BAN ON IMPROPER LETTERS
New Rules Guard Against Abuse
of General Delivery.

The new regulations OF tho United
States Postoffice, intended to prevent the
use OF the general delivery for Illegal or
immoral purposes. which go into effect
to-day In large cities and towns all over
tho country. will not result In any change
Of practice in the New York postosfce,
tor the reason that similar rules have
been in force here for some time.
Assistant Postmaster Murphy said yes
terday that the matter of the abuse Of
tho general delivery by which the morals
Of young people might be endangered had
been the subject Of consideration by Post
master Morgan for number OF years.
and that even before he was appointed to
his present Office he devised local rules
throwing restrictions around the delivery
Of letters at the general delivery window.
The general order from Washington
only imposes on the clerks In this office a
legal duty OF doins something they have
done at Mr.. Morgan's directions for near
ly year." said Mr. Murphy.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
LOVER TAKEN AS BURGLAR
Peculiar Plight Of Postmaster
of O Jersey Borough.

North Wildwood, n. j., Aug So.
Horace +. Leide, the postmaster Of this
borough, was placed under arrest las,
night charged with burglary after hs
had been found in the basement of the
home OF Henry II. Often. the wealthy
Philadelphia candy manufacturer.
Leide was admitted 10 500 Dai. lie
said he was in the cellar of the Often
home 10 meet Mr.. Ot;ens sister by ap-
pointment and that Mr.. often resented
his attentions to his sister.
There has been quite an epidemic ~
burglares IN this resort, and when noises
cmanated from the basement Of the Of
Ten home last night the candy man
thought he would catch the thieves red
handed. according to his statement ana
50 repaired 10 the cellar, where he found
man crouched behind the refrigerator.
He says he sprang at him and felled him
with a blow on tho jaw. Then he turned
on the electric light. and 20 his astonish-
ment found II was the postmaster.
Two years ago. when I was appointed
as the postmaster here. Mr.. often was
bondsman said Mr.. Leide. This SUM-
mer, when my attentions 10 his sister
were resented by him, he withdrew from
my bond and had to get some one else
20 stand for me- This man has kept con-
tinually prosecuting me. but his sister has
never failed in her devotion
II am not afraid OF the charge against
me, foT II | am ever placed on trial
Will call Mrs. Often, who knew all the
time what has been going on, and his
sister will not let me suffer II the wo,st
comes TO the worst
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
CITY FERRIES BIG LOSERS
Took Half of Richmond Tax
Levy to Pay 1911 Deficit.
FOSDICK MAKES A REPORT
Blames Modern Facilities, Such
as Subways, for Diverting
Passengers.

More than 80 per cent Of the total tax
levy OF the Borough Of Richmond was
expended in paying the deficit from tho
operation of the staten Island division OF
the municipal ferries last year This was
explained In a report made 10 Mayor
Gaynor yesterday by Raymond p. Fo.-
dick, Commissioner Of Accounts, who has
been making study of the receipts and
expeditures Of the municipal ferries.
''If the interest on the capital invested
is taken into account" declared Commis-
soner Fosdick more than one-half Of
the total tax levy Of Richmond for 1911
was used in making good the losses sus-
tanned in providing the residents OF that
borough with ferry service to Manhattan"
The amount OF the tax levied on real
and personal property in Richmond for the
seven years ended December. 1911, was
$76s0.57S. The net loss from operating
the staten Island ferry for the same
period was si.450,e99 %. nearly So per
cent OF the entire tax levy.
The loss has been at the rate OF S1.977 -
n day. Last year the average daily loss
was $2.019 "a. For the same year the aver
age daily loss on the 3sth street ferry,
running 70 Brooklyn, was sl,i55 SO. The
increase in the deficit is due TO the fact
that the passenger receipts have fallen
or IN recent years.
"A ferry transportation for passengers
Is becoming obsolete" commented Com
missioner Fosdick. 1t has been proved
that modern facilities, such as subway,
have diverted passenger trafhc from
ferries. When the proposed subway 10
Staten Island Is completed the immense
terminal buildings will be practically use-
less except for teams
At the close of 1911 the city had SO
739, ,957 81 invested IN It's ferry plant, seven
tenths of which represented the cost %
the ferry terminals. The construction ot
the ferry plant at 39th street, South
Brooklyn, has just been started
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
MRS. BECKER COMPLAINANT 7
Has Man Who Wrote and Came
for $3.50 Arrested.

1trs Charles Becker, wife OF Lieu
tenant Becker. received a letter Heste'
d,y at the new home the lieutenant
purchased at No. 223e Olinville avenue
,rho Erorx. requesting her TO VISIT the
Grand Central terminal at CLOCK III
tho evening, and promised that IL enc
would bring $3.50 In cash She "oulu "'o''
a friend who would be able TO aiu MA
t.rialjy the lieutenant In his coming V'"i'
Mrs Becker did not comply with the
request. po,,,
Az 6 o'clock last evening Mrs becker
answered a ring OF the front door oei''
and found a well dressed stranger Slahu-
tnu on the porch. AS she opened 'he
door he removed his hat and po"eu'
saving: 81 am a messenger from fr'eha
OF yours and your husband, anu "a'.
with me z letter addressed 10 YOU
Whereupon he produced seaieo e"'e'-
ono. which he handed 10 her oayi"e
that the light on the porch was 'o'
dim IN read. Mrs. Decker went INTO Vhc
house while the stranger remnineo on
the porch. Breaking the SEAL She rea"'
WAS not able 10 meet you this after
noon and am sending YOU thIs n'o11 a1osa
ger | have to be careful, as am ciose !,
~ followed and watched. Inciosed ma
200 shares OF Tonopah Gold Mining So'p'
many stock, made out In the name W a..
r. Frisbee. Hold TO this collateral as ~
is very valuable. II the money Is onprnw IGr,Hy
coming / will send 10 you to-morro"
ovanine two people who Will make
lack" Rose change his testimony. They
have something or him. J. need the
money badly 10 carry out the plan
J. II. :.
Mrs. Becker went tn the telephone ana
called the Bronx Park station ana tneh
engaged the messenger in conversation
until Patrolman MeGauliey arrived, The
man was arrested on her complaint Az
the station he gave his name as John
Smith and. according to the police, ad-
mitted writing the letters. but broke
down and cried when asked the reason.
II am only nineteen and have no home
and no work. he sobbed
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
=. YES TRIAL POSTPONED
Elk Inspector Attorney Attacks
McKay's Right to Preside.

Cornelius C. Hayes. recently reduced
from the rank OF inspector to that OF
captain by order OF Commissioner Waldo
for having made false Official state
ment" in the newspapers, was placed on
trial yesterday morning in Police Head
quarters before First Deputy Commits
sloner Douglas /. Mckay. Hayess lawyer
declared that Mr.. Mckay. who has been
subpnnaed as a witness in the case. had
no right TO sit in Judgment over the in-
spector. The case was then postponed
until 10 o'clock next Friday morning.
The room In which the former police
inspector appeared IS known as the trial
room" II Is more like the directors
room Of large corporation than a court
room. About the walls are panels OF dark
brown oak. the seats are upholstered In
c corresponding color and are arranged
as are seats In theatre. Behind an i'm
posing and extremely large bench" are
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
LANDLORDS ASK POLICE AID
Waldo Invited to Furnish Evi.
dence for Evicting Club.

cortemDorary with an action brought
IN, tho a,h Distric, Municipal Court against
.'Rridgie" Webor's social CLUB at NO.
lGl West va street the owners attorneys
Ropd & Babson, of No 30 Broadway, sent
n letter yesterday TO Police Commissioner
Waldo asking him TO cooperate by nav
ing tbe police OF the district furnish the
necessary evidence to eyict the tenants.
Az waldo transmitted copies Of the let
for to District Attorney Whitman ana 10
Inspector Dwyer
Mr. Babson said he was not only
anxious to ge; the gamblers on the prem
ises for the sake OF his clients, VINO "eFe
weary Of reading newspaper articles con-
dcmning thom for allowing disoroerly
persons on their property, ont that no
wanted 10 see II tho police could oe naue
IN fjrniah the evidence necessary 10 get
,ho gamblers out. lie intimated that tho
u,bil,,v notice had long been used as
club by captains and inspectors IN inc 70
lice Department.
again and again they have served 10
tees. and IN every case when nave
brought suit and asked them to appear
In court with their evidence. they nave
fallen down." he said. They never
aupear. II is only fair to presume tna'
the matter Is fixed up between the ponce
and the gamblers between tho time tne
notice Ia sent and the case is called.
The action in question is brought by the
Stat. Realty Company. NO. ID west "a
street. Neither the company nor ts a.-
torneys have ever had dealings Win
"Bridgie" Weber. and they assert tna'
they have no positive knowledge that ne
has anything to do with the place Inc
lessee lg said to be one Louis Brown.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
"Sportsnoen Of Different Type"

Il have met many fine English ath-
ietes and officials In my thirty odd
wears connection with sport, and they
are certainly not the same type OF
sportsman as the correspondent OF The
London Times ......
Another American who was at Stock
holm and who was indignant at the
article is Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson.
Last night, at his Southampton home.
the colonel stopped in his work OF
climbing into stin white waistcoat
which he vas 10 wear u dinner In
order 10 come downstairs 70 tell The
Tribune what he thought OF the matter.
The colonel was as upset as a man who
has dropped HIS back collar button
under the dresser.
Such charges are absolutely untrue
they are mean and base. The games
were under my own eyes and II Ia i'm
possible that there could have been
anything fairer. All you have TO do Is
to take tine names OF the men who par
tiC!pated in the games. If they are
such as resort to sharp practices, then
we Americans are indeed a mean lot.
our athletes at Stockholm were a
fne spirited gentlemanly set. Nothing
could have been straighter than was
the game as they played 1t. There was
no necessity for our being unfair. We
had six men to one Of the English. and
had they barred our winners ws would
have won over them after ALL"
Colonel Thompson said that when he
got copy OF the letter that appeared
in The London Times" he would an
swer II mere fully in The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
SLEUTHS UNDER FAURO1
Finger Print Wizard Placed in
Command of Detectives.
TILL HUGHES RECEIVERS
Barney McConville, the 'Sher'
lock Holmes of Force, Trans
ferred to Bath Beach.

Captain Joseph A. Faurot. who las been
at the head Of the criminal Identification
bureau at Police Headquarters, and In
that capacity has been called upon at
many famous murder trials TO give tesu-
mony as to the finger prints Of criminals
has been temporarily assigned TO COM
mand the Detective Bureau In place OF
Inspector Edward p. Hughes. who Is re-
covering from a severe illness.
Inspector Hughes had charge OF the
SQUAD OF detectives who spent many
days and nights travelling through me
Catskills in search of "Gyp" the Blood
and Lefty" Louie. He came back with
= heavy cold, which developed into pleuro-
pneumonia II will he some time before
the inspector Will be able to resume conf
mand OF the detectives.
Since the illness Of Hughes the task ot
directing the great number Of detectives
had been In the hands OF Second Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty, who before
that. was kept busy chasing the fucitive5
Of the Observation-Disclosures case.
Captain Faurot is q Bertilon expert
He has made many trips TO foreign coun-
tries to better familariEe himself with
their detective methods. He was also the
principal instructor in the school for de-
tectives which was opened last November.
Now that he is at the head OF the de-
tectivc bureau he may have an opportu-
nifty to put into action some Of his ac-
quired methods.
Lieutenant Barney McConvi.le, who
tbppHOb0tft tho
Wall Street district has become known
to most Of the city's financial magnates.
has been transferred 10 the Bath Beach
station house by Commissioner Waldo.
Why such action was resorted 10 could
not be learned at Police Headquarters
yesterday.
Barney" was an extremely popular
detective not only with the financial men
but with the Judges and justices OF the
courts Frequently he has been ordered
upon mysterious trips through Europe by
the various commissioners under whom
he worked. He has been a detective since
1895. In the Bath Beach precinct he VIII
have to do routine desk duty. task
which has always proved particularly
irksome TO all detectives.
Many Of the principals In the most
famous thefts were brought before the
bar through the efforts OF Lieutenant
McConville and In various cases on which
he has worked he has been publicly COM
mended by one official or another More
than once rumor has had 1t that McCon-
yille would DO the head Of the Detective
Bureau.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
ATTACK ON OLYMPIC
ATHLETES UNFAIR
Continued from first page.

nor do they want any advice or any
backing from a man OF his type.
AS 10 the crowd that controls the
American committee, think IT IL much
better to have American methods con-
troll American athletics than II is 10
have methods which were adopted By
certain Englishmen In the stadium at
Shepherds Bush, In England. in 1908.
Il is not necessary for me 20 write
newspaper articles to defend America
sportsmanship or the athletes that made
up our team, because they established
their reputation in this country before
they left home and again In Sweden;
and there never appeared in any inter
national contest in the world as fine
type Of young man - gentlemanly,
straightforward and honest in every
respect-men who would rather be BAN
ished from the team than be guilty Of
al unfair act
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
BECKER SPARS FOR TIME
Counsel to Seek Change of
Venue if Trial Is Not Postponed.

Counsel FOR Lieutenant Charles Becker,
WHO is charged with instigating the muir
de- Of Herman Rosenthal, made IL clear
Yesterday that the defence wouId usc
every means 20 delay the trial. which
District Attorney Whitman intends, when
Becker comes into General Sessions for
pleading on Tuesday. 10 ask the court TO
set for September 10.
John T. Mcintyre, chief counsel for the
police officer said that unless Mr. Whit
man consented TO an appreciate post
ponement o. the trial--severaI weeks al
least when Becker pleaded. lie would i'm
n.edietely seek an order for a change OF
venue from some Justice Of the Supreme
Court on the grounds that fair trial
for the defendant could not be had In this
county.
Mr.. Mcintyre ssid he had decided that
It would not be good policy TO delay tho
motion for q change Of venue. Such a
motion would answer tho present purpose
Of securing a temporary delay Of the trial
IN the event that the District Attorney
should oppose postponement, II wa'
said
"I am going 10 have reasonable time
20 prepare for trial" said Mr.. Mcintyre.
"and l am not going 10 trial at tho
whim Of the District Attorney. when
everybody knows that the people are I'm
a condition OF hysteria, and that the
public mind IS infamed and clamor
made and created by statements given
, out az emauating from the grand jury.
! am not going TO be forced TO trial in
the present abnormal condition OF things.
While we feel confident that IL will
be impossible TO obtain a fair and un-
biassed jury from any number OF tales
men who may be examined, apd that a
situation will finally arise, as 1t did III
the case OF the doodle aldermcn,' where
the court will have to send the trial to
another county on its own initiative, We
will not delay the motion for changs
Of venue, or any other motion which may
give us more time to prepare for trial.
It would DO a bold imposition upon all
the recognized rights Of a defendant to
bring Becker TO trial at the present time,
IN the face of the distorted public senti-
ment which has been aroused against
him"
1t IL understood that Becker's defence
that he is the victim OF a gang plot ana
had no hand In the murder OF Rosenthal--
will make a lengthy record In court.
Probably more than fifty witnesses will
be called in his behalf. 1t was said. -Four
lawyers have been busy in accunulating
the documentary evidence required ana
rounding up the Witnesses. for the last
few weeks. and the task is by no means
completed, 1t is said.
MIR. Mcintyre issued statement FROM
his office early yesterday in which he
sharply criticised District Attorney Whit
man for using the machinery OF the
grand jury TO find out what some OF the
witnesses might know. lie denied en-
phatically the report that the defence
knew anything OF the whereabouts OF
Lefty" Louie and "Gyp" the Blood, and
that tho defence would produce them in
Bccker's behalf at the trial.
ANY such report is an Infamous lie.''
said Mr.. McIntyre. Il know nothing
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
CAN'T SEE SLAIN CHILDREN
Court Refuses to Let Mrs.
Sypher Attend Funeral.

Mrs. Sarah. Sypher who killed her three
children few days ago and tried 20 end
her own life at her homo at No. 1873 Hal
sey street, Brooklyn, grew hysterical in
the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, yesterday.
when told she could not see her little ones
buried .......
Supreme Court Justice ASplnail, after
listening to argument. denied an applica
ton for a writ Of habeas corpus, sued
out so she could attend the funeral. AZ
fred j. Patterson. her counsel. had ap-
piled to the court after Magistrate Nc
CURE In the Gates avenue court had ro-
fused to accept bail.
The woman was taken to the Raymond
street jail weeping bitterly. Her husband
endeavored to comfort her ss she was led
away.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
RYAN'S INCOME s152,o00
Virginians Surprised That the
Financier Is So Poor.
fBy T.lesraph 10 The Tribuae.


Richmond. Va Aug. 30.--under the
provisions OF virginias income tax law
Thomas +. Ryan. fnancier aud railrcsa
man. owner Of great farming properties N
Virginia and one Of the states delegates
to the Baltimore convention. makes os'h
that his yearly income from all sources
is only $4,000. OF which $4,000 Is ex'
empt from income taxation
Mr.. Ryan's sworn income Is much less
than that OF john 2. Branch. Richmond
weslthiest citizen. who turned In s2l2.Ooo
as HIS annual income, although Mr.. Ryan
has been supposed 10 be ten times richer
than any other man in Virginia.
The state authorities are taking cog
nizance Of the sworn statements made a.
TO incomes, and il is likely there VIII 20
grand Jury Investigations of these reports
throughout the state.