New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09

basis Of which he can ques ton and eX-
anime Jimmy Wren. the retired patrol
man, who was known as former In
spector Hussey's right hand man when
Hussey commanded the Harlem district.
Wren is an expected visitor at the
District Attorneys office early this week,
but will probably be held off until the
evidence concerning him is all in. Then
he will have his chance to explain it,
and If his explanations involve his for
mer chief, as ii is thought they WILL he
will likely have the opportunity of tes-
ufying before the grand jury. which
would give him immunity
Believe Duffy Will Weaken.
Friends of Sergeant Peter j. Duffy.
Sweeney's man. reported yesterday 10
Whitman's Investigators that Duffy had
decided not to stand for any punishment
that he could dodge, and the belief IS
strong in the prosecutors office that
before Duffy is put on trial on the first
of the indictments against him he will
agree to plead guilty and take a sus-
pended sentence In return for his evil
dence against Sweeney.
These tentative proffers Of help from
Duffys unofficial representatives were
met with the statement that if Duffy
held out so long that Sweeney himself
either confessed or was convicted the
prosecutio| against Duffy would be
pushed to the limit.
The change from the previous indepen-
dent attitude OF the police officials ac-
cused of grating in the Harlem district
was brought about largely by the appear
ance of John TONES. the proprietor of the
Colonial Hotel. who testified on Friday
before the grand jury. TONES is known
to all the police and hangers-on OF tho
police in the Harlem ring" His place
has been a rendezvous for the men who
were concerned in the small and large
phases of the Harlem graft, and the fact
that he had testified as TO his relations
with Jimmy" Wren when Wren was
Hussey's man has thrown fear into
every one concerned In the uptown graft.
Tonjes's decision TO testify, II was said
Yesterday represents the general attitude
OF a number of hotelkeepers In Harlem,
who, though conforming to the letter. II
not the spirit. OF the law. were In the
habit of paying protection money TO avoid
the possibility OF "frame-up' arrest.
With the Harlem graft payers moving
so unanimously in the direction Of the
grand jury witness chair, there was
feeling in Mr.. Whtman's Office yesterday
that the next week would prove TO lie
more fruitful of results in the graft In
quiry than any preceding period since the
Rosenthal murder.
Hartigan, one OF Sweeney's men, will
be put on trial on Wednesday for perjury,
and Mr.. Whitman is confident OF a con-
victon. Duffy will probably be called
on next, II he has not gone over to the
District Attorneys side by that time. In
the mean time the Hussey matter will be
probed TO tho bottom and. coincident-
~, the activities Of the other captains
who served under both sweeney and Hus-
sey will be looked into.
Now Source OF Graft Found.
Whitman's investigators turned up n
new source Of graft yesterday, which will
probably lead eventually to a civilian at
Police Headquarters. According to this
story, a small gang Of men and women,
white light section between 34th and
4Gth streets, worked this game under the
general direction Of man at Police Head
quarters
The girls In the gang made a practice
Of getting acquainted with visitors from
out Of town, either in the railroad ter
mInais or In hotels and after getting their
victims into compromising situation gave
the signal TO the gangster who worked"
with them TO do his part. This consisted
in sort Of plckpocket variation of the
old 'creeper" game.
The women always selected certain
Raines law hotels to which to take their
victims and the hotel keeper. as we'll az
the others concerned in the game. were
protected by the police official. The pecul-
lar angle to the situation comes from the
fact that the men In the gang were. with
out exception. given TO gambling their
easy money" and the police official In
his greed for every possible cent ordered
them to patronize certain gambling
house on Seventh avenue, ostensiby
owned by a notorious gang leader and an
ex-prizefghter
InOSe members OF tne gang VINO patron
lied any other gambling house were
threatened with trouble, and two OF the
men who braved this penalty were sent
TO the island as Migrants, presumably by
the influence of the police official. 1T was
from these two disgruntled members OF
the gang that the story got to the Dis
trict Attorneys investigators.
With II came the specific details Of the
working" of one case last summer, In
which the victim was relieved Of a roll Of
$500. According to this information. the
$500 was divided as follows: 5000 to the
pickpocket. $500 TO the girl. $500 to the
hotel keeper and $4,000 to the police Of
ficial.
Rosie Hertz, who was convicted last
week In Special Sessions for keeping a
disorderly house. will be sent to the peni-
Tertiary tomorrow for one year. Justice
Lehman. of the Supreme Court. denied a
certificate of reasonable doubt In her case
yesterday. and az that was the last posi-
bic Intervention the woman will have to
serve her sentence. She Is said to have
amassed comfortable fortune In thu. pur-
suit OF her "bueiness" on the East Side.