New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
Two Alleged Collectors of Pro-
lection Money for Vicious
Traffic Begin to Accuse
Each Other Under
Grand Jury Fire.
CAPTAIN WALSH COLLAPSES
Maier and Dubeller, Held as Men
Who Tried to Cover Scandal by
Bribery, Have Hearing
To-day-Both Are
Weakening.

PatroIman John j. SkeIly. Emmanuel
known as NANNY" Mas, and SOL
Wolf we're indicted under charges OF
extortion and bribery yesterday by the
regular December grand jury after a
two-hour session, during which they
listened to the testimony Of Mrs. Mary
Goode. her negro maid, Sadie Green,
and SOL" Wolf himself, who had
waived immunity. SkelIy and Wolf
spent last night in the Tombs.
Police Commissioner Waldo, follow
ing his custom. established first in the
Becker case, suspended SkeIIy as soon
as he had verified the reported indlct-
ment Of the patroman.
David Maier and Charles Dubeller,
charged with attempting to brbe
Charles Muller to influence his testi-
nony before the grand Jury. we're ar
raigned for hearing in the West Side
police court and their cases adjourned
until 2 o'clock tins afternoon.
There is a strong probability, as a
result Of yesterdays Developments, that
one OF the three men indicted and one
OF the prisoners arraigned in the West
Side court yesterday will take an op.
portunity to save themselves by reveal
ing what they know Of the police graft
on vice and the social evil. -
From the indicted man who is ex.
pected to testify for the people District
Attorney Whitman hopes to get a com.
plete story Of the police graft in four
uptown precincts. running from Colum.
bus Circle to 10th street. and the tes.
tinnony Of one OF the prisoners now in
the West Side court prison will confirm
a large part OF the story.
Graft Stories Not Denied.
The aldermanic committee aired its
correspondence with Corporation Coun.
sci Watson, which disclosed that Mr..
Watson had apparently neglected to
turn over to William McMurtrie speer.
Assistant Corporation Counsel, the las,
and most important letter from Emory
r. Buckner, complaining Of Police Com.
missioner Waldo's policy Of hsmpernq
and delaying the work Of the commit
tees Investigators.
Stories Of the passing OF what an
pesred to be graft money on the street
to two policemen, sworn to by Mary
Coleman and Charles William Arms.
went undened in the record Of the
Curran committee, because the two DO
licemen named, Sergeant Patrick
kearns and Patro'msn Resmeyer, in.
sisted that they would claim immunity
if they testified.
Captain Thomas w. Walsh. Of th.
East 126th street station, who had been
as a witness before the
yesterday, notified the sec.
retary, Alderman Robert DOWNING. that
he was sick. Chief Inspector Ma.
Schmittberger testified that Walsh had
been captain Of that precinct for five
years and six months. and he could not
recall any other captain remaining so
long a time in any one precinct.
kearns and Resmeyer are both from
Wash's precinct, in which both Miss
Coleman and Arms swore that condi-
tons as to vice and the social evil were
notorious. Miss Coleman told Of hear.
ing the screams Of girls from two Of
the most notorious hotels Of the dis.
trict and said she had repeatedly no.
tilted Captain Walsh Of these matters.
Fourth Deputy Commissioner Dillon
attempted by telephone to induce Miss
Coleman to come to Police Headausr.
ters within few minutes Of the time
she was subpoenae to appear as a |
witness before the Curran committee.