New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-11
NO QUARTER FOR POLICE
EXPECTED FROM S|PPS
Former HoteIkeeper and Family
Reused by Attempted
"Frame.Up."
FOX MAY HELP WHITMAN
His Conviction Looked For, but
1t Is Not Thought He Will
Allow Himself To Be
Scapegoat.

District Attorney Whitman was in
formed yesterday In outline what he
could expect from the testimony OF
George A. Sipp when the former Har-
lem hotelkeeper went before the grand
jury. Because the District Attorney
was not prepared to 60 on with Sipp
yesterday his appearance before the
grand jury was postponed until Tues
day and his return to town put off
until Monday. In the mean time he
will remain in Philadelphia.
Although not directly concerned with
police graft, but rather with the pecul-
lar efforts OF the police to prevent
Sipps evidence from going before the
grand jury, the testimony of Mrs. Sipp
Is likely to play almost as important Il
role in the investigation as that Of her
husband
Assistant District Attorney f. J.
Groehl. who has been with Sipp In At
lantic City and Philadelphia, reported
to Mr.. Whitman yesterday that Mrs.
Sips evidence would come pretty near
putting two high police officials in the
same position as that occupied By
Maier and Dubeller They are the men
accused of trying to bride the janitor
Of Mrs. Goodies fiat when he was about
q he n,N1 ittr
SAYS Inspector Warned Her.
According 10 her story she was asked
TO go 10 Police Headquarters the day
after Mary Coleman testified before
the aldermen that the Sipps had Cap
tain Thomas W. Walsh as their guest
on a trip to Florida. At Headquarters.
Mrs. Spp told Mr.. Groehl, she met
police inspector with whom she was
well acquainted, and he said to her:
We're getting a lot on George and
it'd be better for him 10 quit this. 1t
won't get him anywhere. and it's liable
to make a lot Of trouble for him."
Mrs. Sipp said she paid little atten-
ton TO the implied threat until about
week later. when she again met tho
same inspector at the home OF n mutual
friend. This time. she said, he was
even more explicit lie took her to one
side. and began by telling her he had
evidence against her husband that
would send him TO Jail.
I'VE can put George across for
twenty years" she saws she was told
then. but II you'll get him 10 drop
this nonsense well hold of from pros
ccuting him"
The fact that tho efforts OF certain
police officials were craftily aimed at
eliminating confederation OF Sipp's
graft tales also vas evident from an
other matter Mr. Groehl reported TO the
District Attorney. That concerned
Howard Sipp. the oldest son OF the
hotelkeeper. who can corroboratc all
his testimony. Sipp says. Howard
Sipp. according 10 this report. was
asked by the wife OF captain In the
Police Department whether he would
like to take a winter trip TO California.
III you want to take . good vacation
I'm California Il went cost you cent,
was the offer made 10 young Sipp, but
the Young man said he had no thought
of going away. and that he was going
To stick by his father until the whole
matter was cleaned UP.
Sipp and his son. az well as Mrs.
all they know OF the police graft sit
Iation. and although 1t was at first be-
lIeyed they would try TO shield some
If their closest friends in police official
dom, the effort made by these very
officials to frame up" vicious charges
against SIpp has In itself changed the
situation. and the Sipps believe now
that only by telling everything can they
square accounts" with the police who
tried TO land the head OF tbs family.
Aid Expected from Fox.
District Attorney Whitman was not
inclined 10 go illto TIC poS''o'' "' '"o'''
OF the Sipp testimony yesterday fur
Their than TO say that he now had no
doubt but what II would convict PATROL
man Eugene Fox, the man whom Sipp
named as the collector. II Fox is con-
victed Il is not believed that he VIII
allow himself to be made a scapegoat,
csneciallv as he il said to have been an
Innocent sort OF a collector. not
keeping any percentage for himself.
A story that confirms this estimate
OF Fox was being freely cited in police
circles yesterday, that at one time dur
ing the very period when, according to
sipp. he was collecting. he was so hard
I'D that he came near being evicted
from his apartment. Fox is quiet
looking man. and apparently not given
TO the display. usually so marked on
graft collector. OF fiashy clothes and
big diamonds.
che District Attorney said last night
that he had received word, presuma-
bly, through Sipp. Of the whereabouts
of Thomas j. Dorian. and also that
Dorian would testify before the grand
jury II called to corroborate any part
Of Sipps story. Dorian was the as
sistant manager Of the Avanell Hotel
when the Hochstim syndicate bought
that property from Sipp, and Dorian
testified before the aldermen that he