The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-11
NO GAMBLING HOUSE
IS ON THE LEVEL"

i1OlicSI Ddn OOSI1gan les
titles in Police Graft
Cases
New York. February 1o.-No gambling
| house in this city is "on the level" ana
men who try to win in one are up
against it, because of crooked dealings.
SO testified Police Lieutenant Honest
Dan Costigan. referred to in both the
Rosenthal and present police investiga-
tions as an householder, as witness to-
day before the aldermanic committee in
quiring into local vice conditions.
costigan, a strong arm squad raider
OF gambling and other underworld re-
sorts, today told how he was assigned
to spy, work that he dislil1ed, but con-
sidered necessary, on officers ranking
from lieutenant upwards. He reported
directly to Commissioner Waldo, he said,
because there were some officers whom
he didn't believe to be straight" He re-
ported that some captains and inspectors
were grating in his opinion. but no in
spector was denoted and captains were
merely transferred. he said. Costigan
urged prison sentences instead of fines
by magistrates as a means of suppress
ing gambling
Police Captain Walsh, Edward J.
Newall, lawyer, and Charles E. Foye,
policeman. were indicted today by the
extraordinary grand jury which has been
investigating the graft eituaton. Walsh
is charged with bribery, Foye with per-
jury and Newell with inducing a witness
not to apepar before the grand jury.
Walsh, who recently confessed to graft
ing and involved among others his su-
perior inspector. Lewis Sweeney, was too
Ill to testify before the extraordinary
grand jury. If able he will do so to-
morrow.
The captain still is far from we'll but
physician having reported his troubles
due to remorse more than to any organic
disturbance, he was considered well
enough to make the trip to the criminal
courts building
District Attorney Whitman has not
granted the conscience stricken captain
immunity and it was considered prob
able that he would be indicted along
with any other implicated in the latest
disclosures of the systems workings.
Walshs testimony concluded, it was ex-
pected the jury would hear the story
of James Purcell, veteran gambler, who
last week told the aldermanic committee
how he had paid tribute to police graft
ers II years.
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ful in making his way through the south
ern ice fields When the temperature
fell rapidly Amundsen halted the party
and made camp until the weather mod
Grated.
Today's dispatches indicated that Scotts
affxvf I,o1
the explorers. Captain Amundsen's Sec
retary, Mr. Oracle. said that Scott was
weighted with more baggage than the
Amundsen party.
Captain Amundsen made the follow
ing reference to Scott's expedition in
his lecture tonight:
Il wish to express my most sincere
sympathy to Captain Scott's wife and
regret deeply to hear the news con-
cerning him and his brave comrades
The pity of it was that Scott reached
the south pole and died on the return
journey"
The Norwegian discoyerer said the
lowest average temperature observed
in the Antarctic was Is degrees below
zero, that it sometimes reached 60 be-
low and once rs below but that his men
endured the cold with no particular
distress.
Washington. February 10.-Rear Admi-
raj Robert E. Peary, United States navy,
retired, who received a gold medal and
the thanks Of Congress as the first man
to attain the north pole said when he
received today the report of the death
of Captain Scott The news comes as a
terrible shock. Mrs. Scott and the wives
and relatives of the brave men who per-
shed with Captain Scott and the whole
British nation, have my sincerest, most
L., f1It IL
dolence.' Captain Roald Amundsen, who
led In the race to the pole as against
Captain Scott and other competitors, paid
a glowing tribute to Scott in an address
here recently made before the National
Geographic society on receiving the So
ciety's gold medal. Captain Amundsen
then said that friendly rivalry had ex-
listed between Scott and himself, but
that they always had in mind the best
interests Of scientific research He felt
that the two British explorers, Shack
elton and Scott, had done much to assist
him by preliminary research in the ant
arctic regions and had blazened the way
for the discovery he ultimately made
When news of the death of Captain Scott
and his companions reached headquarters
of the National Geographic society Gilbert
Fl. Grosvenor, director, said Every one
who has carefully followed the shods of
polar exploration originated by Peary
more than a score of years ago, has been
worried since 1t was learned that Scott
sent all of his dogs back from the foot
of Beardmore glazier and depended on
himself and his four companions to drag
on sleds supplies sufficient for the trip
of 1900 miles to the pole and back. The
efficiency of Beary and Amundsen and
the great speed which they were able
to attain was due TO the fact that they
were experienced handlers of dogs and
always depended upon dogs to do their
shedding. In the event any member of
the party was disabled by accident or
scurvy, which had already occurred in
one of the supporting portions, the other
| members would be seriously Handicapped
by the absence of dogs.
Blizzard Not Cause
New York. February 10.-"No bliz-
zard could have killed SO experienced an
y s,< <fafn n O . ia l.