The evening world., 1912-11-14
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aided in the Identification. Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty's secretary.
Mr. Young. was IN West side court
prison at the time the Identified lions
were made The purpose OF the exam
nation OF Cray was not Immediately
apparent.
Annie Sugar. q large woman. who
wore a macintosh and a bla'k hat
with plumcs. was sworn and described
herself as the proprletress Of cider
"stube" In East Sixth street. She said
that. on a Sunday night In March. three
men armed with big black guns" en-
tered her place and robbed her. a girl
employee and two men customers. The
three intruders, she said, ran across the
street and entered an alley. She ran
after them. yelling. and met police
man IN uniform. TO whom she pointed
out the fleeing robbers. The policeman
said he was on duty and refused TO
chase the thieves,
Later, Mrs. Sugar said. she reported
tho robbery at the Fifth street police
station. including q report OF the action
OF the policeman. Her further testi-
mony showed that the Captain Of the
precinct and the Inspector Of the district
sent for her twice and lined up police
men for the purpose of having her pick
out the man who refused to chase ths
thieves. She was unable to do so.
CALLED JOINT" OWNER Al
POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
A few days later. the witness said
she was summoned to Headquarters 4
identity men charged with robbang hes
She was unable to make the identfhca
ton and 4 short. gray haired man. VIII
seemed to be an authority said TO her
II know you run Joints and I'm goini
20 break YOU" ..
"Dad he swear At your" asked associ
ate counsel Harold s. Dsming.
Il don't remember"
Gould you Identify him nowr'
81 think go
Inspector Hughes was called for. IL
did not appear. Mrs. Sugar said sh
| reported At the station house that rh
had been robbed Of 90 and later foun
the amount was e7b.
| Counsel Bucknsr called attention I
| the fact that the convict affidavit max
ers swore they turned In only ga /
tho detectives they accuse Of framing
them, and the detectives complaine
the next day they had found the pro
ceeds Of the robbery were niue
greater.
Lieut.. Kelly OF the Fifth street sts
ton. who was ON the desk when Mr.
Sugar made her complaint. was nc
sworn. There was much to do abou
an erasure on the blotter. which Kell
| satlsPa.tnrtly IN avaryhOd
but a couple OF the majority member
OF the committee and counsel. Their
was an apparent effort to show this
Kelly had tried to protect the polics
man who had refused to chase III
thieves--that the oficer had reporte
the robbery aud Kelly had entered III
report. only to change II when Mr.
Sugar complained about the polio,
mans actions. Kelly insisted that
had raised only a red line. indicatin
that he had closed up his entries *
that day.
Lieut.. Dominick q. Reilly. formerl
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty's righ
hand man. was sworn and questions
about the Qermania Bank robbery.
answer to q question, he said he hear
about the connection OF the Detectiv,
Yombrsdala and Cava with the cal
within a couple OF days after the arres
!, were made. The record OF the trial ,
Parcsi and Dobriese, the two men n
rested in the robbery, was read. shov
, ing that Reilly, on cross-examtnatio
said he had never heard OF the come
ton OF the two detectives with givir
Headquarters notice that the robbel
was 10 take place. Reilly said
couldn't recall that he was a witne
: In the case. On examining the reco
/. in detail. however. Reilly admitted tn
ne had testified. Mr.. Deminy thu
9 questioned him.
In explaining the discrepancy, Reil
said his testimony at the trial mig
have been an oversight