New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
10 |ND|CT BIG a"
N SYSTEM" TODAY
Inspector Hussey, Captains
Murtha and Thomas and
"JaCk Sullivan" Next
for Graft Net.
HARTIGAN FUND REPORTED
While Whitman Is Praised for
First Actual Conviction
Money Is Being Raised
to Halt Confession
of PatrOlman.

to Halt Confession
of PatrOlman.
Four indictments. three Of them
naming police officials accused Of graft
ing and the other of lack Sullivan"
FOR grand larceny, will he handed up to-
dav. Inspectors who preceded Sweeney
in command of the Harlem district
lanes T. Husscy. James +. Thompson
and John J. Murtha-will he the police
officials involved.
Hussey and Thompson arc captains
now. Nurtha is still an inspector. and
all three arc under suspension in the
police Department since James T.
Wren. the retired patrolman who adj
mits that he was graft collector for
them. testified before the grand jury.
Sulrvans indictment is based on the
testimony Of Rosie Hertz. the East Side
vice queen" who swore that she gave
upward Of $4,000 10 Sullivan I'm the
last eight months for the purpose ot
fixing" judges. assistant district attor-
news and police concerned in her prose-
cu,ion.
He is still in tho Tombs prison under
an Indictment for murder, which has
been held over him since Rosenthal
was shot IL is understood that his
,,-;I
for his discharge on the murder indict-
mont this morning. District Attorney
Whitman expects that the grand lar
ceny charge will be formally lodged
against sullivan before the motion for
his discharge ON the murder Indictment
comes up before Justice Seabury. and
II II is. he indicated last night. he
would agree to allow Sullivan's re-
lease on his own reCoGnizanc" on the
murder charge. but would oppose any
move 10 discharge the indictment.
Whitman Praised for Conviction.
Mr. Whitman received ConGratu lula
lions from an sides yesterday on his
success i'm the HartiCan case. the first
of the cases which are aimed at the
exposure Of the police system" and its
grating alliance with the underworld.
His own comment ON that victory was
confrod 10 the following
4 think Justice Seabury deserves
redi, for the expedition with which
he handled the case. The absence OF
an delaying tochnicalities. thereby
holding the case To- simple issue OF
right OF wrong OH the truth Of Harti-
CANS grand jury testimony, Is q mat
Ter which always rests largely in the
hands ot the presiding justice, and the
Hartiean case was notable i'm that re-
,pec,"
Hartigan from his cell in the TombS
sent down word that he would have
nothing 20 say until after the formal
motions had necn made iu his behalf
Tomorrow. If n decides 10 confess il
is understood. tie District Attorney
Will Join with his own lawyer. James
!. Donnelly. in asking Dlcmency for
him
A personal friend Of Captain
Walsh. which Hartiean was. and at the
same time a patrolman who was Off
cially in close touch with Inspector
Sweeuev no is believed 10 he able TO
furnish more evidence Of grating on
sweeney than probably any other po-
Ice officer. except Sergeant Peter J.
Duhy. Hartigan was so closely related
70 both Walsh and Sweeney that his
Presence would scarcely have been OBJ
lected 20 by the two men when Walsh
VAS PAVING over 10 Sweeney the in
SECTORS share Of the captains graft.
Walsh has told AR Whitman that he
thinks Hartigan was present on some
" those occasions. bat he is not sure
q the dates. II Hartigan indicates a
desire 20 save himself from severe
sentence for his perjury. it Is certain
mat he Will be called upon 10 confess
not only - his participation In the
Sweeney 90 Walsh 10 Fox" fund. but
also as 10 any evidence he NAV have
Which would connect Swceney still
more closely with his split" on the
GRAFT collected by Fox and Walsh
Furd to Insure Hartiean's Silence.
II 4 a.
system" had arranged matters go that
har'iFan would have q considerable
financial iuduccmont 10 keep his mouth
smut and hold TO his stubborn policy
:" Sticking up for sweeney" even
d''ef conviction for perjury. lnforma-
uon has reached the investigators that
ne police rims" which harvested the
harlem graft field has made prop8ra-
"ohS 10 raise fund from which to
ieE TO Hartisan's wife sum equal
70 Ms patrolmans salary rs long as he
Is IN prison.
lhder tie conviction for perjury he
"'gnt be sentenced 10 as much as ton
Fears' but in view If his comparative
!ou'h and the fact that he has not
V'en involved as receiver Of the
r'nce graft. il is not considered likely
"'4' he will get much more than five
''afs The date for imposing sentence
'poh him will be fixed tomorrow. when
ue motions for setting aside the YER
NV and other formal moves come up