New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
FANNIE GREY" TURNS
ON POLICE GRAFT RING
For Years She Paid $3.50 a
Month Protection: Will
Tell Whitman All.
MORE INSPECTORS IN FEAR
Lawyer, Husband of Woman
with Pull at Headquarters"
Promises to Have Her APP
pear Before Grand Jury.

Mrs Robert l.. Ullner. better known
as Annie Grey" under which name
she had the reputation Il being able 10
make or break policemen several
years ago. will talk TO District Attor-
ney Whitman Tuesday and. according
TO her husband. will tell him anything
she knows of police graft thu. wiz all
in the general investigation by the Dis
trict ATTORNEY ana the grand jury.
Cllncr communicated with Nj. Whit
man yesterday To this effect. SAYING his
wife is now in Atlantic Civ. hui would
return and accep; service If sub
prna.
She is the woman referred - yest"r-
day morning as the prophecies OF
notorious disordeyly house which bad
been paying police protection A. tho
rate of $50 month. and concerning
whose graft payments Laura Sm'in
and Marjorie Wilson talked 20 the DIS
trict Attorney on Wednesday, jliH"r
took the initiative in comm miC3il2S
with Nj. Whitman when he ,cad ~
NtSltjNtA ll'l illI4S : tht'+' ~''e'N
District Attorney was looking Tor a
woman proprietresS Of diS"d"ilF
house whose husband was former
policeman and Il lawyer.
Inspectors Who have commaLted the
18th Inspection District. i'll Wi.ich police
division Annie Grey" carried on hcr
business for the last fifteen yea's or
more. are in imminent dan7ei CT cX-
posure if she holds To- her word TO
Whitman through her husbaH y'Stcr-
day.
Whitman Gave Alternative.
TO those who have followed her
somewhat notorious career. howev@"'
il seems strange To think of ammo
Grey" in the role OF prosecuting the pc
lice. but the statement OF Cllner y"'-
terday was unequivocally To the elect
that his wife would talk to Mr. Whit
man as soon as she returned Ia town.
The alternative for her. according L"
The District Attorney, was prosecu-
lion with the whole weight Of his Once
behind it for maintaining disorderiY
house. on. which She might be sent TO
the Island for one yeaS.
annie Grey" before she was married
fo Cllncr. owned double house IN
West 4Gth street. which she bought
some twenty years ago for ABOUT
$4,000. Not more than six months ago
IL is said. she sold the same property
Tor approximately 100000.
Sne was always credited with having
"a tremendous pull" at Police Head
quarters. due, it was said. 10 her
friendly relations with an inspector who
was at the height OF his power IN the
system" some fifteen years ago ana
who, although he now holds one of the
highest of the uniformed jobs IN the
department. is spoken Of being out
Of the present day ring
That Annie Greys" pull vas 40
fest was brought home 10 many ne"
polioeman who carelessly incurred her
aisplessure. such were invariably
transferred and one OF the victims
found that her resentment pursued HIM
for several years He crossed her path
in the middle Of winter. was almost
immediately transferred To Rockawdy.
and when ak months later he WAS be
ginning TO think that even RockaWay
wasn't SO bad. he found himself moved
I'D TO thu heart OF the lower East Side
for the summer time. on his post there
one hot summer day, it is said. Annie
GREY" motored down 10 drive slowly
past him while she informed him that
oo,h transfers were due "a her in
fiuenoe.
10 1857 she WAS married to Cliner'
then policeman under suspension.
At that time she was said to be worth
about 100000 Ullner left the force
and later became a lawyer.
More recently she appeared as
bondswoman for her house manager,
Laura Smith. who was arrested under
the name Of Lillian Naneilen in a raid
on the 4sth street house.
Duffy Again indicted.
The Ullners have a home in West
New York. from which place the ex-
wardman telephoned 10 Mr. Whitman
YESTERDAY The threatened prosecu-
tons for maintaining a disordery
house which the District Attorney Is
holding over their heads. it was ex-
planned. are for an enterprise in that
line which they opened after dispOsing
of the 46th street property The
Moman's appearance "a grand jury
witness. Mr.. Whitman believes. would
bc certain to lead To graft indictments
against one. and probably against two
police inspectors
Sergeant Peter j. Duny. Sweeneys
collector. was indicted ON another graft
charge Yesterday. when the Supreme
Court grand jury handed up to Justice
Scabury a true bill based on the evil
Gence OF Julius Roth, manager of the
Academic Club. in West 1lSth street,
which paid $50 month protection.
The specific payment alleged in the In
dictment was that OF December, 1911.
Duffy is now on bail in $1,000 Oh five
previous indictments. and will he ar
reigned to-day on the new charge
Jimmy" Wren, the retired patrol
man whose activities in connection WIN
former Inspector Hussey's command OF
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