New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01

ditiOn, but he explained that condemned
men were not subjected to such minute
examine ion as ordinary prisoners who
already been brought out at the John
Doe" proceedings prior to the Becker
trial the whole situation would be
thoroughly sifted.
Indictments for extortion against
certain police officials are expected as
result oc Investigation, it is under
stood.
The District Attorney appeared be-
fore Justice Golf in the extraordinary
term Of the Supreme Court yesterday
and moved that d special panel OF two
hundred talesmen, who had been drawn
for the juries at the trials of the four
gunner, be called for Monday. The
trial OF Joseph Conway, charged with
the murder # Joseph Fettretch, the law
yer who was shot and killed In his
office. at No. "a Park Row, several
months %, was on the calendar FOR
Monday, but Justice Cot said he would
suspend this trial and devote the time
to securing the jurors for the trials OF
the four gunner. This move would be
made, the justice said, in order that no
time for those called for the jury IN
the gunner cases be lost. Many OF
the talesmen drawn in the panel are
prominent business men, whose time
is valuable.
Further to facilitate matters, the
suggestion was made in court by the
District Attorney that the four gun
men all be tried at the same time.
Charles G.. +. Wahle, counsel for the
gunner, said that the defendants pre-
ferred separate trials, but final de-
cision in the matter was left open. As
IT stands now Whitley" Lewis will be
placed on trial first the day having
been fixed as November &
Another Police indictment.
The grand jury which indicted
Charles Becker, and which had been
continued since July, was discharged
yesterday by Judge Mulqueen in Cen
eral Sessions. Before It was formally
dismissed It filed an indictment against
a police official az an aftermath Of the
Becker trial. Several witnesses for
both sides at the Becker trial were ex-
amined yesterday before the grand jury
by Assistant District Attorney Rubin.
The name Of the indicted policeman
was not made public prior TO his ar
rest and arraignment in General SEES
sions to-day. The charge against him
is perjury growing out Of the testimony
of Max Margolies, a witness for the
prosecution at the Becker trial The
policeman was not witness at the
Becker trial, but was a former men,
Der Of Becker's strong arm" squad, 1t
was said.
William ]. Tettrick, who was for
merly a member of Beckcr's strong
arm" squad and more recently a
mounted patrolman, attached to the
Bronx Park station, was suspended
last night by Commissioner Waldo.
Margolles was called at the Becker
trial to corroborate the testimony OF
Mrs. Rosenthal relative to certain con-
versations she had with Becker at the
raid of Rosenthal's gambling house.
which tended to show that it was a
flake" raid made by Becker because Of
pressure brought to bear on him from
Police Headquarters. At Becker's own
suggestion to his counsel, Mr.. Mcintyre,
the defence sought to discredit Mar
gcIies on cross examination by asking
him about n raid on gambling house
in West S7th street, prior to which
Margolies was alleged to have fur
nished false affidavit as evidence on
Which 10 base the warrants for the raid.
Margolies testified that he went TO
the house and played, and afterward
told Becker about it. Becker asked
him to go back and get the legal evil
dence necessary for a raid. Margolles
declined. he said, but told Becker he
would take one Of his men into the
place. Becker sent William ]. Fettrick,
of his SQUAD TO Margolies, the latter
testified. and without getting into the
place again he made a false affidavit
that he had played there that day, and
Fettrick swore, Margolies testified, to a
similar affidavit i'm confederation. Mar
COLES made the affidavit. he said be.
cause Fettrick told him that the cher
Becker) wanted it done
Luban's Case Considered.
The desperate efforts Of the defence
at the Becker trial, az well as mem
bers of his own family to discredlt
the testimony of Morris Luban, who
was brought over from the Essex
County jail at Newark to give impor-
tant testimony for the prosecution,
was also matter of investigation De-
fore the grand jury yesterday. 1t was