New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-08
lanes Purcell Testi6es Before Curan Committee
He Paid $4,000 in Seventeen
Years in Tribute
NAMES LEADERS IN WIGWAM
Waldo at Mayors Direction, and Alarmed at Latest
Exposures, Offers Aid to Whitman Inspector
Sweeney Still De6ant-Fmd Being
Raised for His Defence.

In the sensational comprehensive Of the police
graft system that has heard the Curran Adermanic committee
Yesterday James Purcell gambler OF seven
years experience New York. who able to give dates in
and mentioned that from that OF
Charles Murphy. boss of Tamnany Hail. down to ovy patrol
collectors. During the Purcell shed ne
paid $4,000 in graft
Muphys Purcell did fatty with polcepolit
graft he related how Murphy dropped the hint to Mike
which resulted the elevation Of Cruise the Tsmmny
leadership of the l4h Assembly District.
Carrying the chain circumstances down. Purcell told OF
Jack Murphy brother of the powerful leader of Tam
many he had have his application be
permitted gambling approved by Cruise and later of
had be closed the order to close came to
him. Purcell, directly from Jack Murphy by telephone
of regular payments Cruise, the Tammany dis
trct leader of $50 made before Cruise would
give the word the police to let the gambler rum
NAMES MURPHY'S RELATIVE.
Patrick Cray then police captain and brothnaw
Charles Murphy of Tammany Hail. also had to be ugaed
$50 before he captain the precinct
would allow the gambling house to rum Purcell testified
portions of these poicepoica arrangements
sary gambler could do business made Muphys
Anawanda Club and Tammany Hall with Jack Murphy
Purcell Whether the buildings of Tamany Hall
district clubs the Tammany influence which could sway the
police system always the commodity that the gambler was
purchasing
summary of the capacities of that Purcell
swore he to graft way different times included
those of former inspectors of police Tamany exShef OF
Queens County Joe Cassidy Muphy longtime political ally in
capacity of paromen who collectors for
captains inspectors and political ovords Of the graft system
No testimony either before the Cuan committee the various
District Attorney Whtnan Investigations brought out
comprehensive review of the system Of police graft
Illuminating highghts of the domination which Tammany Hall
holds the system
WALDO REVERSES POLICY.
Police Commissioner Waldo. following his conference with
Mayor aynor Thursday suddenly reversed his policy yesterday
and Whitman written believed under direct orders
of the Mayor the Police Department would Cooperate with
and assist the District Attorney.
Coincdenty reported from various that the
captains the department had been asked
fund for the defence of Inspector Sweeney and
captains former inspectors who suspended by Waldo
Thursday.
Thomas w. Walsh, wife of the captain who confessed
Whitman as before Justice Gof, sitting committing
John Doe proceedings such clean and in
the financial combination between
husband Inspector Sweeney Fox the policeman
Sipps testimony that John Hargan Sweeneys anclot
was forced to admit he received $3.50 from Sweeney
Fox for that purpose
Walsh further admissions District Attorney Whitman
said he had had three collectors working precinct at the
same time with Fox that each of them produced much graft
as the convicted patrolman