New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-18

carranierl." literally carrying po-
lice" which was no joke 10 TauCredi
particularly when he found later that
70 pay the inspector Of the district
ANYTHING at all entailed a payment OF
some kind TO the captain of the pre-
cinct. Captain Walsh. however had
decided that Tancredi's place was too
small to be levied upon for any great
amount. and he was satisfied WIN
mere $40 q month.
II was said that when he learned
Yesterday that Sweeney had been get
ting 80 a month from the same place.
rs well as taking his regular 30 per
cent of Walshs small so levy, the sick
| captain betrayed human signs of being
sickcr.
That the police ring was afraid Of
Tancredi because of his previous hts
| of stubborn 1ntagonism was evident
! from tho fact that as soon as the pres
! ent current Of graft in Harlem began
to he opened Up the little italian res
tauran, and hotel keeper was dcluged
with warnings - keep his mouth
shut" some al these warnings came
by telephone. some 10y word Of mouth
| from policemen whom he had never
seen before. and some by mail.
Closed Mouth Makes Wise Head
one " those by mail read az follows.
Friend Tancredi.
a closed mouth makes wise mead.
We're your friends. ana everything
/ will be o. X. if you will keep your
mouth shut. II YOU don't YOU ana yours
will suffer like some rats. need not
| explain what but I guess You Know.
We are Your friends II YOU do what is
right"
The letter was not signed. Whitman
talked with Tancredi at his place OF
business on Saturday afternoon. wnen
the District Attorney was tralled
through Sweeney's district 10y two po-
licemen in plain clothes, and twenty
minutes after Whitman left him. Tan
| credi said yesterday. two men Whom ne
did not know came IN 10 tell nm tha'
! if he told anything TO Whitman ne
would be arrested and sent over To the
island for a good long term.
As 10 the turnout in the maSi3-
trate's court, engineered for Tahcredl
! beneft after he saw the light of wis
dom and began to deal with the police
on a cash basis. Mr.. Whitman mas IN
vestigated the court records OF the
case. and further trouble for other 'n"h
of Sweeney's is in prospect from That
source.
Ii was commented upon Yesterday
| that Robinson, the patrolman indicted
on Tancredfs testimony, was invest-
gated recently by the new Third Dep
uty Police Commissioner, Harry New
burger, AMI i'm Newburger's words.
given clean bill of health as To graft
accusations" The District Attorney is
mitted to Newburger that he was the
$3.50 messenger in the Fox Sipp case,
was not suspended on that admission.
The arrest and arraignment of Sweeney.
and Of Hartigan and Robinson. went over
ut!l the afternoon. The three police oHi-
GERS Were arrested by detectives barney
Flood and Eddie" Leigh in the detective
division office in the Criminal Courts
Building.
Whitman asked that bail be fixed at
$4,000 in each case against Sweeney. whh"
Talley thought that $500 for both casea
would be sufficient. lin view Of the fact
that the prisoner Is a trusted officer nj
the Police Department Justice GJm set
tied upon $500 for each case or $1,000
in all. Tor Sweeney Iiartigan and Rob
inson were each held I'm $500 BAIL and all
the Ionds were later supplied by a surety
company.
The cases OF the two captains. former
inspectors. and the other inspector. who
involved i'm the same graft net that
brought Sweeney and his men 10 the tar.
will be considered by the grand jury
within the present week. but IL is be-
lieved thar Mr. Whitman will still confne
his chief effort to carrying the Sweeney
cases To completion before attacking the
other police officials implicated In the
Harlem graft