New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-25
Orders Arrest of Eugene Fox
for Extortion and Bribery,
and Transfers Walsh
to Brooklyn.
WATSON ASSAILS BUCKNER
Latter Says Called Liar by
Waldo and Shyster by Cor
poration Counsel Police
Investigation Must Be
Making Headway. ~

Police Commissioner Waldo took Fl
land in the graft chasing business
himself Yesterday and ordered the ar
rest Of Eugene Fox, the patrohna''
named as a 500 month graft COL
lector by George A. sipp. Fox was ar
rs,gned in the Tombs court charged
With extortion and bribery, and his
case was put over until Tomorrow
Mr. Waldo also ordered the transfer
of Captain Thomas w Walsh, who has
been in command of the East 126th
street station since April. 1907. Walsh
Was sent to the Grand avenue stauon'
prooklvn. and Captain McElroy, VINO
had been at that station, was brought
~ Walshs old precinct, with orders to
clean up
CORPORATION Counsel Watson, whose
immediate representative, William Nc
Murtrie Speir, started trouble III t'e
Monday session Of the committee oy
his sneering remarks about the eX-
conyicts" who had been testifylng De
fore II came TO Speir's rescue yesterday
with a response that was also oitter
attack upon Emory r. Buckner' the
committees counsel.
Mr.. Watson gave out letter which
h. sent 10 Mary Coleman, the young
woman lawyer who testified on Monday
to the vile conditions of that section
# Harlem over which Walsh was su-
rrsme for more than five years, ana
in which he took the ground that Buck
ner's questions to Miss Coleman had
been grossly improper.
LAWYER Confers with Watson.
Following the receipt of the letter
Miss Coleman called ON the Corpora
ton Counsel. and after a conference
With him said she had been astounded
at the questions asked by Mr.. Buck
ner. that had she realized their tuli
import she would have left the witness
stand at the time, and that the sudden
ness of them 50 fiurried her That she
answered them almost unconsciousiy'
once the incident was passed, how
ever she felt she ought TO remain on
the stand and give what information
she could TO the committee.
Mr. Buckner, when a copy OF the let
Ter written by Mr.. Watson to- Miss
Coleman was shown TO him, explained
that his questions had been asked In
Joking manner and answered in the
same spirit by the witness. 1t was
noted By those who witnessed the Incl
dent on the stand on Monday and fol-
lowed the developments yesterday,
however. that Miss Coleman, though
she had evidently been astonished at
the questions for a moment. under
stood and laughed at the mild rebuke
10 Speir as she answered them.
Further. il was noticed that after she
had finished her testimony she talked
pleasantly with Mr.. Buckner for a few
minutes. He thanked her for coming.
and she said she was glad she had been
able TO put into the record, by her
testimony, a picture OF conditions in
the Harlem district under Captain
Walsh, and neither Of them referred in
any way TO the questions which had
passed off as a p! Isantry. Mr.. Speir.
however. talked quietly with Miss Cole
man afterward, and it is believed that
the germ Of Mr.. Wstson's letter was
born with that talk.
Waldo Appears by Letter.
Commissioner Waldo, who hao
promised TO appear at an executive
session Of the committee yesterday
morning. declined TO come when the
time arrived, and sent instead letter
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