The evening world., 1912-11-01
POLICEMAN SAID
HE'D KILL CROPSEY,
WITNESS ASSERTS
Appellate Court Clerk Tells
Committee of Threat Made
After Officers Dismissal.
OTHERS DENY STORY.
PatrOlman Who Was Fired
Testifies He Was Offered
Job Back for $3.50.
OTHERS DENY STORY.

Reassured by the members Of the
Board OF Estimate. including Mayor
Gaynor, that II can call upon the city
treasury for s5. 200 additional to pursue
tho police investigation. the Curran Al
dcrmanlc Committee resumed its labors
to-day, with the announcement that the
inquiry will be vigorously pushed, now
that the extra money Is In sight
1t was at an after-midnight meeting
OF the Board OF Estimate. to-day. on
the subject Of tho budget, that Chair
man Curran asked the Board for an
extra allowance Of $4,000 for the COM
mittee. The Board decreed that the
budget could not properly contain the
item, but the members pledged them
selves to vote for an Issue of revenue
bonds for the amount at any time.
This obviates the necessity for the
Aldermanic probers to 80 to the hostile
board Of city fathers In quest Of further
funds.
To-day's hearing began with the TAX
ing of the testimony Of Patrolman
George F. Frey. after two fellow Of
iiccrs, Brady and Walsh and a 'Mr.
Green" had been requested by Chief In
quisitor Buckner to .leavs the room.
while the witness was>testifying.
Frey Is ono of the men who was dis
missed by former Commissioner Crop
sey for testlfying In defense of Capt.
Tappan. who was also dismissed by
Cropsey. Brady and Walsh. who were
excluded from the room. also spoke In
behalf Of Tappan during the latters
trial.
James ]. Green. assistant secretary to
Justice Ingraham OF the Appellate Div1s-
ION, assistant clerk to that court and
an attorney-at-law. testified that one OF
three dismissed patrOlnen declared In
his presence that he would kill Commis-
sioner Cropsey III he was not REIN
stated"
Mr.. Buckner submitted the witness to
| q gruelling. bringing out the admission
that the witness, after working for re-
instatement Of the three policemen. sent
demand for 500 TO each. written on
Appellate Division letter paper.
Commissioner Waldo has since rein.
stated Tappan and the mon who were
| witnesses for him.
WITNESS 10 WARNED OF PER.
JURY.
Mr.. Buckner impressed upon Patrol
man Frey that no long AZ no told
the truth nothing would happen to
him." Mr.. Buckner intimated that by
telling tho truth Frey might be dis
missed from the police force. That,
however. has its legal aspect, and the
courts are now to pass upon several
such cases." added Mr.. Buckner.
Mr.. Buckner sought to show that Capt.
| Tappan procured q Job for Frey after
the latter's dismissal from the force and
kept In friendly touch with Frey pend
| ing the Captains application for 9 new
| trial.
The purpose Of excluding 'Mr. Green
during Frey's testimony developed when
Mr.. Buckner asked the witness to tell
tho story OF his and Ofiicer Brudy's visi,
to James J. Green, secretary to Justice
Ingraham OF the Appellate Division.
| YES I know Mr. Green. Brady said
no would write letter for us that
would help us on our application for
| reinstatement, so we went 20 SEQ Mr..
Green" explained the witness.
"Can you explain why you and Brady
went 10 the Appellate Division when
your case for reinstatement was pend
ing and talked with the Judges secret
ly?" asked Mr.. Buckner.
I'VE went to have him write a letter
to Commissioner Waldo" answered the
| witness.
Mr., Buckner again cautioned the wilt
ness of the danger OF perjury. adding:
III we make out case of perjury here
We shall prosecute IT,
The witness calmly declared that ne
was telling the truth.
WITNESSES HAVE BEEN sHAp