Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-06
CAPTAIN WALSH
HITS SWEENEY
On Sickbsd He Names In
spector as Crater.

New York, Feb. 6.-Police Captain
Thomas W. Walsh. accused OF grazing
by the patrolman who for five years
acted as his collector. believing him
self to be dying and wishing to purge
his conscience. sent for District Att0r-
pey Whitman and made a full confes-
sion.
Walsh, without saving himself. his
voice, weakened by Il long Illness. tax
ing on the hysteria OF excitement. cor
roborsted In full the statement made
by Policeman Eugene Fox. who on
Monday last pleaded guilty and then
turned states evidence.
In the presence Of Frederick Groebl,
Rn assistant district attorney: Mrs.
Walsh and another man the police cap
tain poured his heart out TO Mr.. Whit
man.
He swore that every cent collected
by Fox In the East One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth precinct had been shared
with Inspector Sweeney. Out OF every
dollar that Fox brought to him Walsh
had given so cents to his superior, the
collector having first helped HIMSELF to
10 per cent Of the total. This method
applied to all the money received AS
the cost of protecting illegitimute en-
terprises. some of which were handled
by others than Fox. Once a month.
Walsh said. he would meet Sweeney
either In his Office or In the inspectors
In One Hundred and Twenty-iftb
street and there pay him In cash.
He could not recall offhand the total
amounts thu paid the inspector. but
near as he could figure 1t be thought
Ii reached somewhere between $25.0m
knowledge of the payments from the
other precincts In the inspection dis
trict, Of which there are four. but he
1t as his opinion that each had
produced equally large sums.
j Whitman Gets Word From Walsh.
District Attorney Whitman received
the word that Captain Walsh wanted
to talk to him at 10 o'clock last night
He jumped into a taxicab and. picking
up his assistant, Mr.. Groehl. on the
way. reached Walsh's house, 1853 Mad
ison avenue. about 1890.
Walsh Ind Just been treated by his
physician. DR.. Upton. under whose care
he has been almost a year for affec.
lions Of the heart. stomach and kidney.
The excitement following Fox's confes-
sion caused \ relapse. and 1t was the
fear of dying before he had set himself
right that caused the captain to take
the desperate step of sending for the
When Whitman entered the room
Walsh greeted him tearfully. 1t was
evident that the man welcomed the op-
portunity OF telling all. First be talked
to the district attorney nlone. being
warned that all he said could be used
against him. The warning seemed to
act M 4 greater spur.
Then. with whitman beside his bed
and his wife on the other side OF him.
while Groehl and the other man listen
ed. Walsh told Whitman that eyerv
word Fox had spoken was true; that
Fox had not overstated the case. Fox
had been his collector. Walsh admitted
and he mentioned other names as hav
ing been used in the same way.
Scene Is Dramatic.
But the district attorney feared that
the mans tongue might run away with
MIN II too many subjects were permit.
ted. SO vigorously held him down to the
" points of Fox and Sweeney, After
Walsh had run on for a time the dis.
triff attorney said solemnly:
walsh. answer this: Did You 70.
ceive money for protection from the
Baltic hotel. as Sipp has sworn. hIcb
was paid TO Fox each month. and did
you pay half Of this money over to In.
spector Sweeney"
II did, came the fervid answer
"Sipp paid Fox for me each month, and
J turned over half of all Fox paid me
10 sweeney. ! gave 1t to him in cash
and !'have been doing 1t for years !
want to tell everything. It's mr on,v
nope. There was nothing else for me
to do. They expected to pay the mon.
eys-and l. vas expected to get It ana
pay It."