New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
.WHALEY'S RAISED CHECK
ALL A Joke, SAYS WIFE
She Explains Duffy Jurors Ar
rest in $3.50, 900 City War
rant Episode.
HAD PROSECUTION DROPPED
Gaynor Joins Usual Praise OF
Waldo with Slap at Former
Chiefs Byrnes and Dew
cry in Letter.

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cry in Letter.
A furry was caused in the District At
torney's office yesterday when informa-
ton was received that Harry l.. Whaley,
the lone Juror who caused the disagree
ment in the case OF Sergeant Peter J.
Duffy accused Of bribery, by standing
out for acquitta against the arguments
OF the other eleven members, had been
arrested in 1906 for attempting TO pass
raised check on the Night and Day BANK
Investigation brought to light that at
A. m. on May 4. 1906, Whaley entered
the bank and presented warrant on
the CITY calling on its face for $4,000.
Indications Of erasures and changes In
the writing caused an investigation win
the result that it was discovered the
warrant had been drawn more than
year previous for the humber amount OF
50 i'm payment for harness oil Whaley
had supplied TO the city.
Whaley was arrested, but when MS
case hdS Ndllfu vi HAoS
dropped on account Of the failure OF any
complainant TO appear. no explanation
being made public at that time for sucn
failure.
"OnIy Gentleman on jury
HIS wife. however. gave this eXplana-
ton Yesterday. after her indignation that
the Incident was brought up at this time
had cooled sufficiently for her TO talk
about IT,
For heavens cake" she cried, dc
you mean TO say they are digging up old
tales against the poor boy simply because
he voted to acquit Duffy? why MT
Whaley was the only gentleman on that
Jury. That check incident was joke
from first to last
You see, Harry had been out with
friends and they had high time. lie
had been carrying that old check foI
over a year and that night his friends
when he did not know just what he was
doing. played a practical Joke on him
He drove In a cab to the bank and
walked in with the air OF millionaire
and presented that check. II was changed
so crudely anybody could see 1t at
glance.
AS soon as heard OF II went right
10 work. and when tho whole thing was
explained to the president OF the oahK
10 the city Chamberlain and to the judge
the case was dropped. He never made
any effort TO draw on the check. and ne
should never have been arrested. Iha'
IS all there was TO II. Mr.. Whaley Is a
Southern gentleman. and you know no"
they are-they cont always stop to think
what they are doing"
Mayor Gaynor added to his collection
Of letters yesterday by one sent TO clark
son Cowl. president OF the Central Mer-
camille Association. The letter was for
the purpose OF expressing his gratihcauon
al a letter Mr.. Cowl had sent TO Alder
man Nicol commencing Waldo for the
way he has discharged his duties
throughout the retail drygoods district
Reiterates Waldo's Honesty.
The whole town." ran the Mayors let
ter I'm part. now perceives that MI
Waldo is an honest man and has done no
wrong thing" a fact. he went on TO say
that most people have seen all along de-
spite the investigators and clamorers.
They have stampeded nobody. and then
he reiterated his oft-proclaimed complete
confidence IN Waldo.
Some come and tell me-" he continued
'It takes thief to catch thlef ana
they want another Byrnes or another
Devery or some such person at the head
OF the police force. out with such peo-
pie" THO remainder OF the letter was
taken UP with praise for Waldo. and MS
familiar screed that all the exposures OF
police corruption were 10 be credited 10
Waldo himself. since they came only AFTER
the Commissioner had closed up gambling
houses causing tho discounted crooks
TO "squeal.'
Chairman Curran OF the aldermanic IN
vestigation committee also sent out let
ter. HIS was addressed TO each member
OF the board. informing them they would
receive to-day a full report OF the COM
rnlttee. and asking them 10 study II care
fully.
Every word OF this report" he wrote,
rs based upon sworn or documentary eW-
dence, and the conclusions are well WIN
ing the facts" and further that the
recommendation for the removal or the
present Commissioner, in my opinion toi-
lows the findings OF the committee as nat
urally as night follows day a failure
so TO recommend would have been an
evasion OF our plain duty. Public interest
demands not only honesty but efficiency
In public officials"
Sergeant Duffy provided new ball yes
terday In 5000. having been paroled IN
custody Of his counsel on Thursday after
noon by Justice Con- after the discharge
Of the Jury which failed to agree. HIS
bail was reduced from $500 Duffy said
yesterday the quicker his second trla'
came the better he would be pleased
TOT OPPOSED TO GAYNOR