New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-06


vestigation.
1t struck Mir. Buckner as a somewhat
similar episode to the stanton charges
by Detective Oliver. the chauffeur
whom Waldo put into first grade de-
tective's job Stanton testified at the
aldermanic committees inquiry, and al
most immediatel thereafter Oliver
suddenly came forward with charges
of extortion against stanton, based on
matters that had occurred. according
10 Oliver, some two years previously,
but on which he had preserved heroic
silence until Stanton testified before
the aldermen.
Whitman Wide Awake.
Harlem reform organizations and
civic bodies and men and women OF the
type Of Charles William Arms and Miss
Mary Coleman. of the Harlem Law and
Order League, have pointed out to Dis
trict Attorney Whitman that Sipp con-
Quoted a notorious hotel in that district
for twelve years without ever being ar
rested or bothered by the police, and
that it was only after he had made the
graft accusations that the police be-
came so active.
These warnings, coupled with the
extraordinary statements which have
been made to him, to the erect that
direct effort was made to persuade Mrs.
Sipp to influence his testimony against
the police, have brought Mr.. Whitman
to the determine ton to move carefully
in the Sipp affair, and while he is pre-
pared TO place any evidence the police
have against the hotelkeeper before the
grand jury, he Is equally prepared to
lay before that body any evidence that
may be brought TO him tending to
prove that the police have made an ef-
fort TO frame up" case against Sipp
for the purpose Of discrediting his testi-
mony.
Inspector Dennis J. Sweeney, who Is
now in command Of the Harlem dis
trict in which Sips hotel was located,
was seen yesterday at his home, No. IS
West 127th street. by a Tribune re-
porter. and was asked II he had been
instrumental in obtaining the evidence
on which the charges against Sipp
were based.
He said the matter was being
handed by the Central Office men, and
that even II he had anything TO do with
1t he was not permitted to discuss It,
When asked IL any of his men had been
active I'm the matter he repeated that
the whole affair was in the hands OF
the Central Office men.
The inspector Was asked IL he hal
seen Mrs. Spp in regard 10 the case at
any time and he said that he had not.
II was explained TO him then that
friends OF Sipp had made the state
ment that two Of his (Sweeneys) men
had been getting affidavits against
Sipp, and the inspector laughed and re-
peated again that he had no Central
Office men working under him.
Shielding High Officials.
In this connection it will be recalled
that both Captain Walsh. of the West
4.th street station. and Captain Orms-
BY, OF the Madison street station. are
down on the records of the aldermanic
committee as testifying under oath
that the Central Office men assigned to
different precincts take assignments
and do work for the inspector OF the
district in which that precinct is To-
Gated.
Sipp was informed yesterday that a
detective-lieutenant OF the Central Of
flee squad had obtained damaging affi-
davits against him from two employees
I'm Harlem stable, and that one Of the
coachmen had later been summoned to
Police Headquarters.
At the Saratoga Stables, owned by
l.. J. Kahn. which are in East 10th
street. almost directly opposite the po-
lice station, the man in charge was
asked yesterday if the coachman who
had been summoned to Police Head
quarters was in. He replied that he
did not know whether he was or not.
and that he could not leave the ONCE
TO find out
It is pretty well understood by those
who have been following the surpris-
ing activity OF the police against Sipp
that all the counter attack by way Of
defence has not been prompted by any
desire TO aid Eugene Fox, the patrol
man accused by Sipp, but has been
brought forward solely to shield one or
two higher officials Of the Police De-
partmcnt who would be in decidedly
bad position IL Sipp should choose to
expose them. 1t Is believed that Sipp
can. IL he will, give convincing evil
dence as TO the course Of the graft
money after it left the hands Of Fox,
10 whom he swcars he paid II, and 1t
is for that reason that District Attor-
ney Whitman does not intend to per-
nit Sipp to be made the victim OF
police "frame-up'
The District Attorney will subpoena
Harry H. Schlacht, DIR. Rosenberg and
every one connected with the Schlacht
affair before the grand jury to-day.