The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-02
want TO into them bv accusing them OF
taking our money To quit now.
NrIirs on Fear Of Amdavtts.

They'd fight that out and win against
n crowd like ours But the minute we fash
an affidavit and make them believe that
we're going to have tho contents of the
affidavit published they'll lie dead as
soon a. they learn that the sworn state
ments associate them with the women
and the houses they're out to get. Stories
like that will get those 'rah! rahl boys
/ quicker than anything else. What would
| mother and the uptown swells think II
we ever handed them that kind Of noto-
ricty2 There's nothing to It. They'd quit
| like u dog"
| He then ANNOUNCED his definite plan.
All the week. heisaid, ho had been looking
| for the right kind Of disorderlv house
case. any disorderly house case that
might have come before the courts during
! the term of Office Of these young county
officials and in which conviction Of
women In the case had not been bained.
When he had found such a case. which he
promised to do before the week was out.
re would draw mp the flidavits he said.
One affidavit was to show that money
was passed to the young county official
and that on subsequent date when the
case came up for trial the woman defend
ant was not convicted because of the
bribery OF the young county official. who
failed purposely to obtain conviction.
Not only had the young official taken n
brbe not to CON vict but hs name would
so I've coupled with disorderly houses and
their inmates that he would be- sufficiently
scared to call quits.
Fund Raised 10 $4,000.
Hochstim announced. after the proper
stage wait. that the conspiracy fund.
which had now grown from $4,000 to
s25 600. would he doubled II was. too
crowd interested in twenty disorderly
hotels had come forward with a contri-
button of $25. 600.
The ex-Assemb,vman next announ ced
that the three affidavits would he ready
and the $4,000 TO be divided equally
among the three signers Of the affidavits
would be ready for distribution at
meeting to be held in the same Fast
Side saloon At O'Clock last SATURDAY
afternoon. Various members OF the
group encouraged each other by telling
how easy the whole thing was and how
awful the situation would be II something
were not done immediately
The eX-Assemb,yinan insisted that the
aftidavits be written in long hand instead
Of typewriter. He would prepare type
written copies, he said. hut the afNdavits
To be used to throw the scare must ne
copied with pen by some one other than
the ex- ex-Assemblvman
His typed originals were TO he de-
stroyed He acded a final word 10 the
effect that never had any city seen 80
serious graft investigation and up-
neaNdl dS InP one now uluPT way ana Te
showed that instead Of blowing over. as
other storms had done. this one was
growing with appalling rapiditv day by
day. Something had 10 be done to stop
il. he argued.
During that Thursday night meeting
and the I O'Clock meeting set for last
saturday afternoon the Burns detective
mixed with the Gro d as often as posi-
BILE, but one after another the conspira-
tors rapidly acquired the habit Of looking
at him intently ~ If trying to search him
out A shade of the familiarity which he
had built up seemed TO have disappeared
and the change of attitude worried him.
But he was on hand last Saturday after
noon at o clock i'll the East Side saloon.
So was the proprietor. who was to be
participant in the final arrangements.
For IA time the saloon Keeper and the
Burns detective held whispered confer
encrs while they waited for the police
captain, the stan men and others TO
appear.
Then the Explosion.
The telephone bega n TO ring and the
40 loon keeper had a brief talk in low tone.
Ten times in alfhe was GATED 70 the tele
phone in this way. After the tenth mes
"A ge-it was then long after 4 O'Clock -
he approached the detective with IA set
grin and bade him good afternoon.
Nothing doing. So long he said.
And i'll another part of town the con
spirators, who had developed "A chill.
were preparing To leave the Sta;e--,hose
of them not held down 10 their desks.
Further downtown certain COUNTY officials
who We're waiting for the news that the
deal had been concluded and the money
passed 10 the detective. got message
that the fish had broken away from the
hook.
Immediately they trsiled those Of the
conspirators who were hurrying across
the river and they have not lost the trail
yet. Although this particular trap showed
an unexpected opening Just IL was
about to be sealed with the quarry in
side the certainty ia expressed at the
District Attorneys Office that what with
other information the graft Investigators
have the conspirators are sure to be fol-
lowed TO disastrous end That is the
confident prediction Of Mr.. Whitman.
Assistant District Attorneys Moss and
Smith and Others who are after them.