New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
S|PP SAYS GAyN0R
ORDERED Him "GOT"


the Police Department will all sood
many libraries"
WHO, at the very top Of the Police
Department does know anything about
it?" Sipp was asked.
| Not a man." was his reply Flynn
was a great policeman. but the system
| Jobbed' Flynn. Waldo does not know
anything about police work, ana
Dougherty is not much better. / don't
think Dougherty is on the inside.
| IT got out OF New York so would
not have to testify at the police trial OF
Policeman Fox"
1t was to Fox. Sipp told the mem
bers Of the Curran investigating COM
mittee, he had paid graft for many
years as the collector Of the System
Il did not want to testify at Foxs trial
before the police board" said Sipp
why, 1t would be just like breaking
pane OF glass. Fox would be broken
that easy and the men behind him
would not even be scratched"
Who are the men behind Fox? VINO
eventually got the graft money you
paid to Fox?"
"Ah," said Sipp. that is the ques-
ton that has been asked OF me.
believe, a million times during the
last two weeks. That is the ono ques-
ton I will not answer.
District Attorney Whitman knows
who got that graft money. and he Is
| investigating right now. He Will reaeh
the man. I will bet MY last dollar on
that. Whitman will reach the head OF
the System, and It makes no difference
~ the System commits murder to pre-
| vent It. All Of the evidence Is IN the
hands of the District Attorney, and ne
has taken the precaution to transmit II
to other persons in case anything
should happen TO him"
Whitman Guards His Lite.
"Is District Attorney Whitman IN
fear Of an assassin? Sipp was asked.
"The System will do anything ana
District Attorney Whitman Is taxing
M chances. II he must pay for doing
hts duty with his life, believe he Will
| do So" ,,
| There was but one time when Sipp
really appeared to be angry or Resent
fuI during the entire interview lha'
was when he spoke Of his arrest In
Atlantic City.
| "If they had not forced my arrest IN
| Atlantic City" he said, Il believe
,,,s, would have remained out OK Ne"
York until things quieted down. But
when they Jobbed me- they threw me
into tail. went out on the streets ana
picked up two characterless women ana
got them to swear to charge against
me that is cause enough for any sane
man IN commit murder. | decided |
would aid District Attorney whitman
10 the limit Of my ability. -
Had 1t not been for Whitman
would be back in New York right now
7 would be in jail, and later would De
convicted. Mr.. Whitman personally
conducted that case they had trumped
ND against me before the grand jury
II WAS he who examined the two women
separately and discovered their stories
did not agree in single particular. IL
was he who examined the policeman
who procured the women to swear
against me, and broke down his testi-
mony. 1t was all whitman
when will you go back to New
York;" Sipp was asked.
Il am in the hands Of District Attor-
new Whitman" he said. Il will 60
back to New York whenever he is ready
10 have me 20 back. l will testify "a
everything l have told him and l VIII
do NV level best to break the System
In NAV nav for the attempt with my
I,fe. but I will go through with II.
will do anything to pay back the Sys-
tom for bringing that charge against
me }"
sipp Has Bodysuard.
Howard sipp and an attache OF the
Di.trict Attorneys office also are al
most constantly with Sipp while he is
I'm his room, or they remain In the
same house. Sipp seldom leaves the
house, but when he does he is guarded
by two men, both large and husky ana
both of whom carry loaded revolvers.
II am not taking any unnecessary
chances of being killed." said Sipp,
"and therefore 1 have hired a body
guard. shall not go back into New
York until District Attorney Whitman
tells me to do so. and should 1 die
under the operation my deposition is
in such good shape that its testimony
will be almost as good as my own YER
bal testimony"
Several attempts by representatives
OF the New York Police Department
have been made to approach Sipp; but
their efforts have been frustrated by
Assistant District Attorney Groehl,
who is here protecting Sipp from any
such moves.
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