Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-14
olice Graft Witness
Struggled Out Of
Local Hotel by
Whitman S Men.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
TO ESCAPE OBSERVATION
PalIid from Fear, Caused, It Is
Said by Death Threats, He Isl
Hurried Off to New York in
Taxicab.

Struggled from the Hotel Navarro,
Ss2 Broad street, where he has been
hiding since Sunday, George A. Sipp
was taken to New York today To
tell the story of police graft and the
efforts of the system to silence
him.
His break from eoncealment was
spectacular He made quick,
guarded dash through the dining
room, cellar and kitchen of the hotel,
and slipped through the dark, dingy
back alleyway to Green street. A
gray taxicab, which had been held
in readiness with its engine running,
slid up at his signal.
He hustled into II, accompanied
by his son and friend known as
"J. H. Howard Assistant District
Attorney GroehI and County De-
tective Stewart, of New York.
Fear was written large on his face.
Although he had been kept incom-
municado night and day by detec-
tives, threats of death, it is said,
were sent him, and he had been prom
1Se0 the late OIL hOStlthol - hS =
turned to New York to tell his story
of police graft to the grand jury
Th automobile reached the Grim
inal Courts, building. New York, at
a9:3o Detectives from the district
attorneys office and police headquar-
ters closed in upon the machine.
one of Waldos men thrust a sub
noena into sipp's hand 1t was a
summons to apear at the trial OF Fo-
liceman Fox at police headquarters
on Friday.
stpp was taken to Whitfnan's Office
where he spent FIVE minutes Then
he and his son, Howard, were taken
before the grand jury. Instead OF
adjourning at / O'Clock, the jury re-
manned in session, listening to Sipp'a
story.
The system" according to Sipp,
has tried every means to prevent his
taking the stand. He asserts that ne
was first offered bribes and then
threatened with violence.
So unsafe does he consider himself
in New York city that he will return
to Newark, he says, as soon as ne
finishes his stroy to the grand jury
Sipp and his son Howard were
both taken before the grand jury,
and as a result of their testimony, II
is said on good authority, an indict-
ment will be returned against Patrol
man Eugene F. Fox.
known as George Wilson"
He has been hiding under the
name of George Wilson" at the
Navarro since Sunday. He broke
from cover today only to go with
Mr.. Groehl to New York to tell what
he has paid in protection as a
Raines's law hotel keeper in Harlem
and what he knows about the men
higher up
That he IS in real danger is sug-
gested by the extreme secrecy that
has marked his stay in Newark and
the strategy by which he slipped from
the hotel.
His suite-known as No. 2S-was on
the third floor. Assistant District
Attorney Csroehl registered at the
hotel under his own name and spent
the morning with him.
Pm awfully sick, old man. l don
think | can go over to New York to-
day. Can't we put it off until tomor-
row?
This is what he said when MT.
Groehl first greeted him.
smuggled Through Cellar.
The lawyer apparently persuaded
Sipp to change his mind. At 11:l5
the door of Sipp's room, which was
No. 27, opened.
An elevator had just stopped and
the operator had slid back the gate.
Sipp, in a gray overcoat and brown
derby, pale and careworn, hurried
into the car. He was followed by his
son, Mrs Groehl, Stewart and the
man who was registered as ~. H.
Howard" New York.
The elevator shot down to the
iining-room, through which the party
hurried. They went down a dark
flight of private stairs into the cellar.
From here they gained the kitchen.
Worming their way between aston
ished. white-hatted chefs, mystified
dish washers and all the steaming,
greasy clutter of cooking, they
reached the back door.
Tearing it open Sipp started out
Then he drew back quickly, with an
apprehensive gesture and motioned
for Stewart to go first.
The detective led the way half
running, along the rear alleyway to
Green street. The gray car shot up,
the men clambered into it and away
It dashed.
Kept to His Room.
During his stay at the Navarro
sipp hardly stirred from his room.
Meals were taken to him. AS George
Wilson, of Philadelphia, Pa" he was
comparatively safe. He had come
from Philadelphia on Sunday and
dined that night with District Attor-
ney Whitman at the Continental
Hotel
Private detectives, employed by the
interests that are said to be willing
to risk anything to prevent Sipp's
appearance before the grand jury.
were on his trail. They must have
quickly found him and put him IN
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