New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
"a w him in the parlor and again In the

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saw him in the parlor and again IN the
hall, she said.
She did not know the pitfall the DIS
trict Attorney had made for her N
these seemingly harmless questions
George Gordon Battle. her father
counsel. and Sweeney himself UNDER
stood though. Sweeney was trying 20
look unconcerned. but Mr. Battle was
evidently set back by the witnesses re-
plies.
Mr.. Battle knew what his antagonist
would ask next, for he shouted an oo-
lection before the District Attorney
had half finished his question:
so. it isn't true, as Others for the
defence have testified here, that your
f. Their slept all the afternoon of De-
cember 29?"
Miss Sweeney. somewhat confuse'l'
replied. after Justice Seabury over
ruled Mr.. Battles objection:
Yes. he slept in the afternoon"
why didn't you say that before
asked the District Attorney.
"I thought did," she answered.
Can you give me a single day in the
year 1912 where you can tell me where
YOUR father was the whole day besides
December 29?"
NO" said Miss Sweeney.
THAT is ALL" said the District At
torney.
Same Answer from the Others.
And the same question. asked of
Sweeney's wife, his sister, Mrs. Annie
Cronin. and the latter's daughter,
Molly, brought forth the same answer.
These three. like Miss Sweeney. were
not witnesses at the trial Of Hartigan.
Inspector Thompson was prepared 20
put his wife on the stand 10 testify FOR
him. while he refrained from subject
ing himself TO being asked such ques-
tons as. with whom at Police Head
quarters did you share the graft you
collected?' Mrs. Thompson's physl-
clan testified she was too i'll TO attend.
Sheriff Nicholas j. Hayes, an old
friend of ex-Inspector Sweeney ana
one of the Tammany district leaders OF
Harlem, did not cry on the stand, us
he did when testifying before the Cur
ran aldermanic committee.
Mr.. Battle asked him If he had ever
ordered Sweeney TO close up Sips dis
orderly resort because. it was charged.
he had an interest in the Harlem
House. another hotel near by, whose
trade Sipp's house was acquiring. lie
denied that he had given such direc-
tons.
rs there any foundation for the
statement of Sipps?' asked Mr.. Bat
tie.
No" replied Hayes. II never asked
Sweeney or any other officer TO do a
dishonest thing in my life"
Assistant District Attorney Frank
Moss grilled Hayes on the cross-examl
nation. He named a dozen owners OF
disorderly houses in Harlem, and
Hayes admitted he had met three or
four of them, but denied that he was a
friend of any of them or that he asso-
ciated with them.
Did you not have a great many dive
keepers and crooks in your political
club, with whom you associated" asked
Mr. Moss.
NO, sir" answered Hayes.
How many thugs and how many
panderers, men who live on the earn
ings Of women OF the street, are mem
bers of your association?
81 never knew OF one being a men,
Der" said Hayes.
one Of the witnesses called by the
defence, who was neither of character
nor alibi brand, was Lieutenant
Thomas r. Walsh. He was acting cap
tain of the East l26th street station
after Captain Thomas w. Walsh, who
is merely a namesake, had been sus-
pended.
Lieutenant Walsh was typical OF the
policeman of the old order. He testi-
fled that Captain Walsh asked him to
send Patrolman Hartigan TO his home,
thus giving the lie 10 the state, which
charged that Sweeney sent Hartigan
TO Walsh with $500 20 which Walsh
added $50. all ultimately reaching
Patrolman Eugene FoX's brother.
District Attorney Whitman made the
witness admit that he had not told any