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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
Saws All Knew Her Business.

Mrs. Goode persisted In her assertions
that she was ignorant Of the Whereabouts
of Sarah Green. her maid, whom MI
Grant professed a desire TO question re-
gardine what she knew about the alleged
giving of the protection money TO Skeliy.
She also told of calling former Inspector
Russell 10 come to her house ana give her
advice about her troubles. She said she
turned to him because he knew OF her
operations as a police official. adding that
every one at Police Headquarters knew
she was conducting a disorderly house
She described her places as respectable
disorderly houses"
Another witness was Michael j. Null
vaney. a policeman. brother-n-law OF
Deputy Police Commissioner Walsh, at
tached 10 his office az an investigator.
Despite Mrs. Goodies assertions that he
had never seen her at her house, he de-
clared he had Inspector Dwyer was also
called to testify. He told of the conversa-
ton he had with Mrs. Goode in his Office
during which she said she denied knowing
Sicily or ever giving him any protection
money. He admitted that no stenographic
report was taken of this conversation, Dut
that il was written out afterward by
three policemen from memory.
Then Skeuy himself was called by Mr..
Grant. He denied all the charges against
him. He admitted knowing Sol Wolf,
but said the acquaintance grew out of
going TO his place in his official capacity
to examine the liquor licenses. The trial
commissioner put him through long
cross-examination as TO the assignments
Of duty he had. Skelly irritated his own
counsel by the evasive answers ne re-
turned, and especially by his habit Of re-
heating word for word the Commissioner
questions.
Mr.. Grant announced that he had sub
pnnaed Emory r. Buckner, counsel to
the aldermauic committee, TO appear as
witness but said apparently Mr.. Buck
ncr was detained at tho hearing OF the
committee. The case was adjourned until
Tuesday morning
The trial OF Patroman Eugene Fox will
go on Monday morning. IL is said little
hope is entertained of couyicting him
owing 10 the lack of corroborative evil
dence IL was thought the DaukUOoks Of
Sipp and Dorian would show something
along this line. These books are at Head
quarters. but no iutimation could be OBJ
taiued as to- what they showed. II is said
Fox will be tried on a charge Of III
subordnation for refusing To answer
questions put to him by his superior Of
ncer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
MRS. GOODIES STORY
ATTACKED BY GIRL
Former Inmate of Houses Tells
of Alleged Attempt to
"Frame-Up" Sicily.
NOT A LIAR, SAYS WOMAN
Also Declares All Police Knew
Her Business-Accused Pa
trolman, Evasive Witness,
Denies Charges.

out of the levels Of life in which Mrs.
Mary Goode has recently emerged into
the limelight to gain notoriety through her
sweeping accusations Of eXtortion against
the police came another woman Of the
scarlet world yesterday 10 accuse her
openly of untruthfulness This was Ruth
Bailey who said she was a former inmate
of the disorderly houses Mrs. Goode kept.
She testified at the trial Of Patrolman
John J. Skelly at Police Headquarters
that Mrs. GoOde had tried to persuade her
to go on the stand and corroborate her
testimony that she had paid Skelly pro-
lection money to keep police raiders away
from her house.
Ruth Bailey said she was twenty-five
years old. She looked even younger be-
ing extremel.' pretty, with almost childish
manners. in marked contrast to the self
possessed air Of worldliness that charac-
tcrized Mrs. Goode. She said she had
known Mrs Goode for year and a half,
and after the latter was arrested, accord
ing TO the story drawn from her by Skel-
Tvs counsel. Louis Grant. Mrs Goode
called for her i'm a taxicab, first going with
her to the Pennsylvania station. whore she
left two trunks. During the drive. she
said. Mrs. Goode offered TO take her 20
Atlantic City for an outing. During this
ride also she testified. Mrs. Goode pro-
posed that she tell a story IN agreement
with hers.
"'You say You saw me pay Officer
Skelly money" she said Mrs Goode told
her "She said she would point out Sicily
TO me when We met him on the street.
said l would say nothing Of the kind. but
n ! was called as a witness ! would tell
the truth"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
Become Known Only by Arrests.

'-Then If you had an Inspector who
dida't make arrests, even though your
patrolman had reported one hundred
suspected disorderly houses in a month.
the Commissioner wouldn't know of any
Of them" Buckner wanted TO know.
Ormsby didn't relish the phrasing OF
the question. but finally he answered.
NO. ] suppose he wouldn't know-from
the reports"
The committee adjourned until two
o'clock next Monday afternoon. when
Ormsby's examination will be CONTINUED.
Up at Police Headquarters the depart
mental sef-invcstgatOrs were engaged
I'm trying TO bolster ny the case against
Patrolman Eugene Fox, the Harlem col
lector whose case was brought TO public
attention by the testimony Of George A.
Sipp before the Curran committee.
Bank books and books OF the Baltic
Hotel Company were brought to Head
quarters. from which ii is believed cor
roboration OF the -month-to-FoX
story. told by sipp, and the $jo-a-month
levy to the same policeman, as told by
Thomas j. Dorian will be obtained.
Neither Sipp nor Dorian it appeared.
have kept their cancelled checks, and
although the police claimed on Thursday
that they had Sip. Dorian and Michaels,
all connected with the disOrderly hotel
graft paid 20 Fox. under subpoena, it
developed Yesterday that none Of those
men has vet been served. The police are
confident. however, that they will be able
to produce an three when Fox is brought
to trial at Police Headquarters on Mon
day.
In the Tombs court whore Fox was ar
raigned yesterday before Magistrate ker-
nochan. his case was put over until Mon
day also John J. TAFT, the detective who
was casually called in 10y Chief Inspector
Schmittberger to make the arrest Of Fox
when the police decided 10 forestall the
District Attorney. disclosed the fact that
he knew practically nothing about the
case. and Magistrate Kernochan COM
mented scathingly upon the affidavit
which had been so suddenly made against
Fox TAFT had to admit that be hadn't
been able To find George 4. or Harold
Sipp nor Thomas j. Dorian
This Is not the sort OF affidavit usual
ly accept" said the magistrate 1T puts
me to the embarra ssment Of being asked
to hold a prisoner on papers know, as
a lawyer, would not stand the scrutiny
Of the Supreme Court
Anyway, Fox Gets Bail.
Jacob Rouss. counsel to Fox. assured
the magistrate that he had no intention
Of applying for writ, and moment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
BIames II All on Bad Air.

Charles v Bail. chief sanitary inspector
of the Chicago Board Of Health. who
has made a detailed study Of the physical
conditions OF twentyeight station houses
in Manhattan. Brooklyn and Richmond
for the committee, testified as to the gen
eral aspect of these stations from a sani-
tary point of view.
He found that many of them were poor
~ ventilated, particularly with respect to
the sleeping quarters. and that many
others were insufficlently lighted and had
stingy window space. He believed that
foul air and lack Of sunshine had great
deal to de with the corruption of the Po-
lice Department. which was at least
throwing a new light on the graft ques-
ton.
Bad air. lack Of sunshine and damp
walls create conditions in which human
beings can't be normal. clean and moral
ly decent" declared Mr.. Ball, "and you
can't get the right kind OF moral fibre
out of a man who breathes bad air"
Mr.. Fosdick testified that he had made
one examination of matters pertaining TO
the Board of Police Surgeons at the re-
quest OF the Police Commissioner. lie
said he had investigated many cases OF
clubbing and assaults by policemen at the
direction OF the Mayor. that he had
loaned Acting Mayor Mitchell some men
for the first part OF Mitchels exposure Of
police rottenness at Coney Island in 1910
and that ne had himself supervised the
latter half Of that investigation.
Along through the latter part of 1911 and
the early part Of the present year. how
ever Mr. Fosdick. as Commissioner Of
Accounts conducted numerous specific in
quiries into Police Department affairs.
many Of which were brought to his atten
ton by complaints from citizens sent di-
rectly to his own office. 1t was evident
from his testimony that on these inquiries
his investigators were usually spotted
by the police and trailed. Apparently
they Were never quite sure whether it
was a question of Fosdicks own activity
or whether II was some inquiry under
orders of the Mayor, and it worried the
police. In answer to specific questions
from BucKner. sFosdick admitted that the
wholesale graft accusations against the
police which came in the wake of the
Rosenthal murder brought no specific
orders to him from the Mayor TO conduct
any inquiries. but It also developed that
Fosdicf personally received about twenty
five complaints a week, and Investigated
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
LIFESAVERS RESCUE NINE
Schooner Savannah, on Frying
Pan Shoals, May Be Lost.

Wilmington \. c.. Dec. 29-Captain
Gould and his crew of eight men were
rescued tonight from the schooner "a
vannah. which ran ashore on Frying Pan
Shoals IN neavy gale. Lifesavers from
the Cape Fear and Oak Island stations
took the men off.
The vessel was bound for Northern
ports from Jacksonville. laden with lun-
ber When the lifesavers reached Fry
ing Pan Shoals, Captain Gould and the
members of the crew had taken refuge IN
the rigging Of the schooner and had SUI
fered from cold and exposure. 1t is ~
lieved the schooner will be lost.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28

later Magistrate Kernochan learned th't
Fox had secured bail. That changed ms
attitude somewhat. and il seemed doubt
ful if he would have allowed Fox to be
held in prison upon the evidence 50 far
turned up by the police
so this man was arrested upon the
complaint of a man whom the police
haven't been able TO get here" comment
od Magistrate Kernochan. I'm put this
case over until Monday. and give the
Commissioner chance 10 get the man.
He's got ten thousand men behind him.
Rouse objected to Monday because Fox
would bc on trial AT Police Headquarters
on that day, but the magistrate declared
that if such WAS the case the Police Com
missioner would then have double in
centive to land Sipp. the complainant, and
he, let the date stand
New subpunaes were issued by Mags-
trate Keruochan Tor the FOX hearing on
Monday. in the names of Max llochstm,
Jacob Speilberg, Nathan j. Michaels.
Thomas J. Dorian. George \. Sipp and
Harold Sipp. III these men. except do"
Sipps. are in The syndicate which now
owns the Avanell Hotel according To the
sworn testimony before the Curtan com
mittee and the Sipps were the owners OF
the same place. under the name Of the
Baltic. before the present syndicate
bought them out.
Assistant District Attorney Robert J.
Rubin examined two women who came IN
NJ the suggestion OF Mrs Goodc yester-
day, and from them received corrobora-
.t,.,, - NJ ,-,,dp's qpgtteafipu4 against
two police officials whose names have not
vet been publicly sworn 90 ass graftcrs.
one Of the men named is captain and
the other a patrolman. It is said. and 1t is
expected that this testimony will Dee pre-
scented 10 the John Doe grand jury as
soon as il conveues after the holidays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
SUICIDE FOLLOWS ARREST
Connecticut Storekeeper Ac-
cused by Young Girls.


New London. Conn, Dec. E.-Herman
Haulisch. sixty-fye years old. a well-to-
do storekeeper in Grccnmanville near
Mystic. was served with a warrant by
state Policemen Downing and Jackson
this evening on charges made by Leah
Barraclough and other young girls. Haul
isch. who was doing chores on his farm,
asked the policemen II he could 80 into
the barn. Soon after his request was
granted he jumped from the second story
OF the building. landing on his head and
dying from his injuries.
Two elderly men in Groton have been
arrested this month on similar complaints.
=. +. Hewitt. prosecutng attorney for
Stonington. says more arrests are to fol-
low
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
PANTALOON-WIDOW MUST GO
Chinese Woman Arraigned for De
portation.

Mrs Ah Fung, a Chinese woman. at
tired in her native costume a loose blouse
and pantaloons. was arraigned yesterday
before John a. Shields. United States
Commissioner, for deportation as unde-
siraole. With her was arraigned Lee
Quock Lem, an opulent looking Celestial.
charged with having brought Mrs. Fung
here from Los Angeles.
The woman said her husband had been
killed in the San Francisco earthquake
and that she had lived in California until
July 9. She was remanded to the care Of
a matron until she could be deported.
Lem was held in $1,000 bail for eXamina-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
TO TRY eEcKeR's MEN MONDAY.

Justice Golf, in the Criminal Branch "'
the Supreme Court yesterday set next
Monday as the date for the trial or
Charles Stenert and James G. Nhite'
former members of Lieutenant Beckers
squad. who are charged with perjury Do
connection with their arrest OF big
lack" Zelig Tor carrying concealed weap-
ons. Zelig was shot and killed "A te"
weeks ago by Red PHIL Davidson. Sew
eral people who were in the restaurant
whore he was arrested testified before
the grand jury that he had no revolver
I'M his pocket
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
Omit the Waiver on Ormsby.

Captain John d. Ormsby, Of the Madi-
son street station. was the only witness
examined at the afternoon session. Orms-
bys record is a clean one, IT was said by
those who have been investigating the
Police Department. and that such was
fact was strikingly evident when he was
sworn by the committee without the for
mality. which has been the rule with
every other witness from the Police De
partment. Of requesting him to waive i'm
munlty. The only olher witness officially
connected with the Police Dparment with
whom this request for a waiver Of i'm
muuity has been omitted was Mayor Cay
nor
Ormsby was questioned strictly along
lines of the routine work and duties Of
police captain but the examination
settled principally around the question Of
a captains responsibility as to disorderly
houses and gambling houses in his pre-
ciuct.
Rule % of the police regulations came
in for particular attention, and Mr.
Buckner warned the aldermen that his
investigations showed that Rule % would
be one of the most vital matters IN the
whole inyGtigation.
That ruiz is the one which requires pa
trolmen to-report To their captains, ard
captains a-d inspectors TO report to the
Commssioi1r direct. each month, list
Of the placfs in each district suspected"
OF being disorderly or gambling houses.
1t is the rule by which the Commissioner
is supposed TO receive the bulk OF his in
formation ON the conditions with respect
TO those two matters.
Ormsby testified that the reports Of
captains 10 the Commissioner under Rule
%. did not contain the addresses o. sus-
pected places unless arrests had been
made there" He spoke for himself only
but believed that such was custom in
the department lie explained further
that a patrolman or n uniformed man
could not legally enter a house 90 get
evidence on either prostitution or
gambling without a warrant, and that. as
a matter of practice, arrests under these
two heads We're made almost exclusively
By the inspectors men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
TRANSATLANTIC LINER LOST
Amasis, for Hamburg, in Coli
sion at MOnteVideO.

Montevideo. Dec T.-The Kosmos Line
steamer Amasis and the Prince Line
steamer Austrian Prince came into col
ision i'm the harbor here today. The
Anlasjs was so badly damaged that 81"
sank. She was bound from South Amet-
can ports for Hamburg.
The Austrian Prince had just arrived
from New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
SEEK PRISONERS OF PETS.

IEy Telegraph to The TrbIuol
Newport. Dec. 27-The police of this city
are trying 10 ascertain who dropped poi
son on the lawn OF Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Harriman's home. resulting I'm the death
OF two fox terriers and cat belonging to
Mrs Hartman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
.edure formerly insisted upon by Mr.
Satan House sIOtters Sacred.

cedurc formerly insisted upo" ny
Waldo.
stat;or House Blotters Sacred.
before this amicable UNDERSTANDING
WAS reached however, there was coi-
siderable by-play and fencing induigeu
On hetween Buckner and Waldo, the
Police Commissioner declaring al one
point that "al Buckner was after was
a sensation" and at another that tine
committee didn't want facts Waldo
stood pat on the refusal to allow the
committeeman or their representatives
10 examine blotters at station houses
or even to go behind the desks OF sta
ton houses. although he finally allowed
that il the committee really wanted 10
examine station house blotters they
could get them by subpoena.
MIR. Buckner stuck closely all
through WaldOs examination to the
main point of gaining better facilities
for his investigators at headquarters
and waved off with good nature all the
Commissioners stabs at him person
ally
When the committee was apparently
through with Mr.. Waldo however, the
crowd which filed the aldermanic
chamber found there was one more
little byplay on the schedule, when Al
derman Bowling, in a by the way
manner. casually wanted TO know If
Mr. Waldos men made "any arrests in
disorderly house cases"
Almost as soon as the Temmany
leader began to speak the Commits
sioner had his hand in the inner pocket
OF his coat. from which he extracted
printed sheet. already folded at the
point which threw light on the alder
mans question
From June /, 1911. to November T.,
1912" he ratified off, I'VE have arrested
975 persons, OF whom 547 were convict
ed. 81 discharged and III are pend
ing
Any gambling house arrests?
Bowling wanted to know, and the ready
reference sheet from which the Com
missioner promptly read, disclosed that
i'm the same period Of time the police
have reported $40 gambling houses
suppressed. 2l6 gambling cases con-
victed and 7sS discharged
Well, we want 10 know what the
good cops are doing as wei as the
bad" commented Bowling.
Alderman Esterbrook, apparently
harboring some doubts on the main
point still. possibly on account Of the
u retort he himself got from Deputy
Commissioner Mckay that IF he
wanted to know what was in a certain
file. subpoena it," put this to Mr.. Waldo
to get things finally straight on the
record
Can Mr. Moore pull out drawer
or file and look over il generally in
the room in which it is fled without
requisition. and then later send you
reouisition for that specific paper
Yes" replied Mr.. Waldo.
Can Moore go into the Detective
Bureau and go over things generally
yes. on request to me and with my /
authority." was Waldo's reply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28

they did learn enough to justify strong
suspicious Fosdick reported these mat
ters 10 Waldo IN January, again IN fepru-
airy and al two or three subsequent inter
walls before the middle of July. when Ho-
seminal was murdered, but Waldo insisted
that his system OF checking mp made
grating impossible, and refused to eaI
Recker TO account.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28

I am a liar / have never been liar or
n thief. and no one can say ii. | am
ready to stand on the housetops and sing
IT, / am no liar or thief"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28


go TEST ii "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
Anyway, Fox Gets Bail.

Jacob Rouss. counsel to Fox. assured
the magistrate that he had no intention
OF applying for a writ, and moment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
IN GRADE SCHOOLS
Medical Inspection Of Child.
rem Finished Today.

Medical inspection of the grade
school pupils started Monday Each
pupil will be examined for all physical
defects. Eyes, ears, noses, throats will
be especially examined. the general
condition noted, and on the report
cards one for each child, will be noted
the result of the first examination.
These cards will be sent the parents
of the children.
Following this inspection concluded
today. others will be held at stated in
dences of neglect in the condition of
each child will be recorded. BY this
means. the school board may be ena-
hled to trace each pupils ailments,
and to find out the kind of attention
the pupil is receiving at home
On the diverse side of the card a
comprehensive record of the school
work of the pupil is kept The grade
for each term are kept separately. BY
comparing the school work and the
grades attained, before and after med
ical attention has been advised for any
ailing child, it is hoped that the rele-
tion of the physical condition to the
mental condition of the pupils may be
traced. and future work in the schools
may be apportioned TO any child as his
or her physical condition permits. The
school board will issue reports as soon
as the result of the first detailed ex-
animation is reported to that body
and can be tabulated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
NICHOLS STORY IS
NOW LABELED FAKE
Aunt of. Alleged knabe Muir.
derer Gives an Alibi for
Young Sailor.
tNatlonal News Association,

INDIANAPOLIS, April 3.-What ap-
pears to be perfect alibi for Seth
Nichols, the dishonorably discharged
L. S. Navy sailor who confessed to the
Portsmouth, n. H. police that he MUIR
dered DR.. Helene knabe in Indianapo-
lis last October, was embraced in in
formation received today from Mrs.
Hattie Gilbert of Lafayette, Ind, an
aunt of Nichols, that she has letters
in her possession showing that Mich
OILS was in the naval hospital at Bos-
ton when the knabe murder was COM
mftted. An interesting circumstance
was revealed today in the fact that
Mrs. William Knight of Indianapolis,
also an aunt of Nichols. was formerly
a patient of DR. knabe
Whatever credence was al first plac-
ed in Nichols story has completely
vanished, although today's dispatches
from Portsmouth declared that Mich
OILS continued TO stand pat on his con
fession-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
SOCIALISTS TRIMMED.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3.-May-
or Emil Seidel and the bulk of the
Socialist ticket were buried under an
avalanche of votes in the municipal
election here, the fusionists, according
to today's complete returns, having a
plurality of 10000 The fusion ticket,
headed by DR.. Gerard A. Bading, car
ried the combined strength of all the
parties except the socialists, Republi-
cans and Democrats working together
to hustle out the vote. The poll is the
heaviest ever'known in municipal ell
ection here, the vote totaling 1887.
OF this Seidel received 10000 and
Bading 43,177A Two years ago when
Seidel received 700 plurality the vote
was under $4,000.
The Socialists won seven out of the
SO aldermen elected and the fusionists
the remainder There are four hold
over socialists making the new city
council twenty-six fusionists and ell
even Socialists.