New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
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under fire was the fact. 10 which Levy
subscribed. that Sweeney himself called
at the Glencourt three days before the
night that Captain Thomas W. Walsh
confessed 10 Mr.. Whitman. Sweeney
warned him 10 keep his mouth shut.
Levy said. and told him the trouble
would soon blow over"
/ Levy's appearance before the grand
jury was taken as an indication that
at least one additional Indictment
would be filed against Sergeant Duty
and that further inquiry into Swcency's
activities was also likely. Duffy is now
involved on six indictments and
Sweeney on thirteen.
Annie Grey. the notorious czarina Of
the upper Tenderloin. did not appear Al
the Criminal Courts Building ycstcrda-.
She sent word to Mr.. Whitman. how
ever. that she was detained by illness
and would come in as soon as she was
able 10 travel The District Attorney
has said hc would ask for her indict-
ment if she did not appear voluntarily.
Smith. who examined the six women OF
the upper Tondcrloin who appeared AT
Mr. Whitmans office yesterday. be
lieves the information CLEANED and 10
be cleaned from them will be as useful
'for specific Indictment purposes as any
thing that even Annie Grey can give.
Two Of the six who talked 10 Smith
yesterday IT was learned. were a Mrs.
Mills and Mrs. Mary Stacom. known
in the upper ten OF the underworld as
Mother Stacom."
Both Of these women have had years
Of experience in dealing with the police
grafters from the point Of view OF DIS
orderly house keepers and with them,
as with the other four who talked 10
Mr.. Smith. the experience runs down
to point not many months back Of the
present time. They gave the names or
two collectors of the upper Tenderloi1
vice graft. whose activities, they said.
had continued until more than month
after the Rosenthal murder. Mrs. Mills
paid protection for a house In West
10Th street. and Mother Stacons" lat
est enterprise was in the same general
neighborhood.
The names Of collectors given by
these two women were corroboratcd by
the other four who talked 10 Smith.
and ,yhen Mr.. Whitman is ready TO
take this new information before the
grand jury il is expected that indict-
men,s not only OF the collectors but OF
the inspectors back OF them will he
quickly returned.
Three collectors named by Rosie
see the District Attorney within forty
eight hours. Her story with regard 10
these three. a patrolman. a sergeant
and a lieutenant has been corroborate1
10 a certain extent--onough so that Mr..
Whitman believes he ought 10 see the
three police officers newfoundland IL
he finds them obdurate he will proba-
bly, ask for their Indictment.
Startling Developments Expected
Yesterday indicated that within n week,
or possibly less, The District Attorney
would be in position TO ask for indlct
ments against police collectors in the
two most notorious vice districts in the
city-the upper Tenderloin and tho
East side red light district. AL
though further indictments will probd-
bly, not be voted. nor even asked for
before the end Of this week or the be-
ginning Of next. it seemed certain from
Yesterdays Developments that when
the indictment mill began grinding
again there would issue a batch Of true
. bills that would startle both the "sys-
TEN" and the city.
John J. Murtha. the inspector who
was reduced 10 captain and then sus-
pended YESTERDAY was made inspector
in March, 1910. He had been a captain
since 1903, having been appointed TO
the force in 1888. His service in the
9th inspection district. the Harlem dis
trct, ran only from March to June,
1911. when he was transferred to WILL
iamsburg
So far as was known on Monday the
admissions made by Jimmy" Wren,
the retired patrolman collector, put
Murtha down as the inspector In COM
mand Of the district AT time when
Wren confessed that he had been COL
lecting protection money from the re-
sorts of the district. To Murtha's
friends. in view Of this information.
Waldo's order OF reduction and suspeu-
sion came as a distinct surprise. They
pointed TO the fact that Waldo had be-
trayed no such eagerness in the cases
Of other accused police officers, AMI
that in many cases, notably that of
Becker, the Commissioner had not sus-