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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
Thanks the Jurymen.

The District Attorney began by pre-
senting the thanks of the state for the
iury's devotion to duty and then de-
clared the essential facts of the people
case had not been contradicted or de-
pied.
Mr.. Whitman then eulogized the lawyers
for the defence, whom he described as
lenders of the bar in New York City and
prominent throughout the United States.
But. notwithstanding their experience
their skill, their oratOry, which has per-
haps never been equalled certainly never
exceled I'm this court room. the bitterly
brutal fact stands out now as clearly as
when the people rested their case-the
prisoners at the bar are guilty. Oratory
and eloouence cannot obscure that.
He then referred TO the attack MADE
upon some Of his witnesses, saying:
You cannot get good men TO associate
with grafters; you cannot get saints 10
associate with blackmailers; you cannot
get men In respectable business to hire
police inspectors or buy police protection
He then turned 10 the character wit
nesses called by the defence and asked
the jurors IL they ever heard Of any man
holding a similar position to those on
trial whose reputation was not good while
they remained In office.
MIR. Battle said it was unusual to see
such men on trial" continued Mr.. Whit
man. Thank God. il is!'
Mr.. Whitman went on to say that de-
spite better known and more witnesses
called on behalf Of a president of a trust
company referring to Joseph b. Reich
man. ne was convicted. And then he
mentioned in similar vein other prom
inent men convicted since he began his
term Of office. mentioned, though not by
name, Charles H. Hyde. ex-City Cham
berlain, and Lieutenant Charles Becker.
And in this regard he said:
Even a little lieutenant of police may
have a good reputation. but that does
not prevent him from being convicted Of
murder with line of good character wit
nesses who are telling the truth"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION.

Attleboro. Mass. May 6.-John Dia-
mond. produce dealer OF Attleboro
Falls. was killed and his brother, William
Diamond. was injured to-day in head
on collision between their automobile
and a car owned and driven by William
Earle. OF Providence. the approach of
which had been hidden by truck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
POLICE SYSTEM LEARNS
It CANNOT FLOUT LAW
Four Big Inspectors Bagged,
Not Merely Zone Little
Lieutenant"
STORY OF 1O.MOMTH FIGHT
From Day of Rosenthars Stay
ing District Attorney Has
Been Nemesis of Police
Vice Graft Ring.

With the conviction Of the four IN
spectors last night. District Attorney
Whitman drove home TO the highest
ranking officials of the Police Depart
ment the fact which he laid at the door
of Lieutenant Charles Becker on the
night of October II last year-that
even the hitherto invincble System"
cannot successfully fout the law.
In that fact. which Mr.. Whitman said
has stood out above everything else
with him. is TO be found the motive.
the driving power which has carried the
District Attorney through the ton
months daily battle which he has
fought since the morning Of July III.
1912. when Herman Rosenthal was
murdered i'm front OF the Hotel Metro
pole.
Vice, law breaking graft and murder
have engaged whitman in a contnu-
Gus fight since that day, but above them
all, he said, he holds that the brazen
defiance of law by the police, who are
supposed TO uphold IL. works more ter
rible damage in the example which the
underworld copies than any single
crime involved in the exposure of the
, System"
/ With that as his motive Whitman
| has driven the knife of exposure and
| conviction slowly upward from patrol
men TO inspectors. He began the work
which eliminated last night within
| half an hour after the moment when
! Herman Rosenthal was shot down in
front OF the Metropole.
In a way Whitman had begun that
work even before the murder. for his
| examination of Rosenthal, the pro-
spective witness before the grand jury.
really laid the foundation for the
structure which the District Attorney
has since been able to build up against
the System"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
Skaters Police AIibis.

Then ne proceeded to shatter the alibis
offered by the defence for Thompson
and Sweeney. Thompson's alibi, he said.
was largely coroborative of Captain
Walsh's testimony. He made the most
OF the point brought out on the cross
examination of Walsh by the defence
that Walsh had visited Thompson while
the latter was sick in ST. Vincents Hos
pital. where he paid him his monthly
share OF the graft. He showed that
Sweeney's abb did not begin until twen-
ty-four hours after the conspiracy had
been Matched.
The District Attorney then surprised
the defence by drawing attention to the
fact that on the evening Of December 20.
when the state eontended Sweeney was
at the Grand Central subway station talk
ing with Hussey. who is alleged to have
given to him his share OF the silence iund
then the testimony of Sweeney's wife his
daughter. his sister and his niece placed
him but five blocks away. at Attn street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
SHATTERED
INSPECTORS DEFENCE
Lawyers Agree That District Attorneys Sum-
ming Up Removed All Doubt Of Police
Heads Guilt.

near Lexington avenue, In the home Of his
sister Mrs. Cronin.
These were the hmsiest kind of alibis
ever introduced" said the District At
tcrney, but the able lawyers did the best
they could with case like this"
Patrolman Eugene Fox. he declared.
was the key OF the whole situation. and
he asked the jurors If they did not sup
pose the Police Commissioner and Sec
ond Deputy Police Commissioner Dough
erty did not know il. Then he quoted
Fox's testimony describing what In
spector Thompson said to him when he
was being examined at Pole Headquar-
tiers.
DO not worry" said Thompson. Keep
stin upper lip. Everything will be all
right"
Continuing. Mr. Whitman said:
What made Thompson say that? Why.
because deep down I'm his heart he knew
then. as YOU know now. that everything
was not all right. but everything all
wrong. And if Fox had kept a stin up
per lip everything would have been all
right"
Exposes Sipp Case.
lie then showed how the aflldavits
against George a. Sipp had not been OBJ
tanned by Inspector Sweeney until the
day after Sipp repeated his charges at
Police Headquarters accusing Sweeney
Of grating, although the charges con-
tanned I'm the affidavit were five years old.
lie described the afiidavits as false, and
added. they are filthy afiidavits from a
filthy source"
He then pointed out that evidence
showed that Murtha admitted he had CON
tributed his share 10 the Fox fund Of
$3.50
why did they send this $3.50 TO Fox?
Because they were sorry for him? No.
But because they all had been taking
graft money for years and were afraid of
what he knew"
He reverted again 10 Sipp. declaring that
his testimony had not been proved un-
true In one iota. Speaking of Sipp's
arrest without his knowledge Of the affi-
davit. he said:
There Is such n thing as law.
and God knows | have had n pretty
hard time TO demonstrate il at times,
but the question as 10 who would rule In
this communicative police or the law
was settled in Sips case at least. when
the grand Jury cleared him of the
charges
AS he came to a close the District At
torney declared that. If he could, he
would give immunity to Walsh, who. in
the opinion of many, did more than any
one else to put the convicted inspectors
where they are to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
James E. Hussey.

Former Inspector James +. Hussey had
a checkercd career in the Police Depart
ment since he first rose to the rank OF
captain When General Bingham became
Commissioner Hussey was a captain.
Bingham took fancy to him, and in q
short while promoted him to Inspector.
Mayor Gaynor made Mr.. Cropsey head Of
the Police Department, and II was not
long before the new Commissioner got out
his axe. Hussey was at the time In com
mand of the 9Th Inspection District, which
included Harlem. Cropsey sent him to
command the sheepshead Bay station as
n captain. II was bad enough To make q
captain of him. but sending him down To
"A section where there was little more than
a memory OF the old racing days was con-
sidered to be rubbing IL in"
Hussey Joined the force on October IL,
1856 on March 13. 1894. he was made
a sergeant He spent almost ten years
in that grade and became captain on
October .. 1903. In January. 1907. he
was promoted To inspector. On April -
Of the same year he was reduced TO the
grade OF captain. but the same day again
became an inspector, where he remained
until November Z. 1908. when he was
again reduced to n captaincy. Not long
afterward he was made an inspector
again. but on March 3. 1911. he was once
more reduced.
Dennis r. Sweeney.
Dennis T.. Sweeney entered the Police
Department as patrolman on November
II. 1888. lie became roundsman In 1882
sergeant I'm 1887. and was made captain
by Commissioner Greene In May. 1903
He was promoted TO be inspector OF the
9th Inspection District by Commissioner
McAdoo on June 20, 1895
While In command OF the Leonard street
station he boosted that not a poolroom
or den OF vice could be found In his pre-
cinct He was transferred from the
Leonard street station to the West 10th
street station 20 clean up the district
after Captain Nally had been removed.
The Commissioner indicated that Captain
Sweeney made good in the West lo:h
street station.
Charges OF neglect of duty and conduct
rnbecoming "a officer were preferred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07

craft thew had levied upon him
Rosenthars fate as a prospective VIII
ness was still fresh in the minds Oh
those who had had graft dealings Win
the police-but he promised to produce
a man who had been '"milked by the
police and then double-crossed, as ne
EXPRESSED it, "and was sore enough 10
talk"
He brought forward George "A. Sipp'
and judging that the most s'artlliis
blow to the System could be deiiV-
cred in that way, Whitman turned
sipp over to the Curran aldermanic
committee. where his story could De
tolG first in the open, rather than De-
hind the closed doors of a grand jury
room.
Those who have followed the case
since and appreciated the dramatic H.
stlnct which Sipp has shown comDi'-
ing chat knowledge with the fact tEaI
Whitman has shown himself 10 De
keen Judge OF character believe the
District Attorney deliberately gave
Sipp that opportunity TO talk in pubic
first to stiffen up the prospective WIZ
ness. so there would be no chance ol
retreat on his part.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 3.-(Spe-
ciaD-With the democrats of the
house caucusing tonight on the con-
test of James l.. Wesier republican
for the seat now held by r. L. Rob-
erts, democrat from Texas and Clmar-
ron counties, the question OF decency
and honesty in politics so far as the
democratic party in this state is con-
cerned is hanging in the balance.
The matter has been hanging fire
all during the session ad at a meet
ig OF the contest committee held Sat-
urday the maporitly refused to hear
the evidence that shows Wesier was
elected by SOC votes and decided to
bring In a report recommending the
seating of the democrat. The repub-
lican members of the committee will
bring In a minority report
Although today had been agreed
upon as the day for filing the report,
the democratic leaders repudiated the
agreement and despite two efforts Of
the republicans, lead by Vosburg, to
force a report. the matter was held
over until tomorrow so that the
democrats could caucus on 1t tonight.
A number Of democrats who are ia
miliar with the evidence in the case
stated today they would not be bound
by ny caucus action as they intend
ed to vote to unseat the democrat. his
election having been procured
through fraud.
Every effort has been made by cer-
tain democratic leaders to force the
republicans to lay down on this fight
and they have even gone so far as to
threaten to unseat other republicans
il they persist in their fight to see
Justice done to Mr.. Wesier.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
ALLIES bOMBARD
PORT ADR|ANOPLE
ONE HOUR AFTER ARMISTICE
EMPIRES BALKANS RENEW
WAR At ALL POINTS.
SCUTARI RUM0RED falling
Turkish Minister Confident OF Army's
Power, Leave Londonderry
Plans with King.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Balkan
war has been resumed. The bonn
bardment of Adrianople began at Z
o'clock tonight and small skirmish
occurred at the Tchatalja lines. The
armistice had lasted exactly two
months.
Bulgaria has turned a deaf ear TO
the remonstrances Of the powers, and
unless Turkey yields to the Balkans
demands, the allies armies will at
tempt now to drive her completely
out of Europe.
According to a dispatch from Bel
grade tonight, Scutari already is on
the point Of falling. 1t is reported
that the Turkish coumander has sent
two representatives to the Seryian
commander to receive the capitula-
tion of that town.
Sir Edward Grey had a long inter-
view with the king today, after
which he attended a brief meeting of
the ambassado orial conference, but
nothing of importance was transacted.
Osman Nizam Pasha the second
Turkish delegate, will leave London
tomorrow to resume his ambassador
lal duties at Berllne. He said this
evening that from information re-
ceived from military sources he be-
lleved the allies underestlmated the
condition of the Turkish army and
would find themselves confronted by
a redoubtable enemy-the best Mus
sulmen warriors, veterans from Ara
bia who had fought under 1zzet Bey'
and tried soldiers and good marks
men lately engaged in Tripoli under
Enver Bey and Fethy Bey. He added:
"The ambassador was right who
predicted that, driven to despair thu
Turks would fight like wild animals
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
MISSOURI MAY send
FARM EXHIBIT HERE
OKI MONA MEN GET GOVERNOR
MAJORS o. X. ON APPRo-
PRIATION FOR TT.

JEFFERSON CITY. MO. Fcb. o.
(SpeclaD Ben T. Hennessy. secre-
tary Of the oklahoma State Board Of
Agriculture and o. A. Brewer held a
conference with Governor Major to-
day in regard to Missouri being rep
resented with an exhibit at the Inter-
national Dry Farming congress and
soils products exposition TO DO held at
Tulsa October % to November 1. 1918
and received his support in getting
Missouri represented. Tonight tho
house committee on appropriations
included in the general appropriation
bill five thousand dollars to pay tho
expense Of taking the soils products
exhibits OF the Missouri state fair
which closes at Sedalia, Missouri. Oo-
tober to the International Dry
Farming congress and soils products
exposition at Tulsa. The Missouri
exhibit will be under the supervision
Of the Missouri state board Of agricul-
ture Of which Governor Major Is ex-
officio president.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
AGAIN BLOCK ATTEMPT
TO JAIL VIM. Nelson
SHERIFF REPUDIATES ATTEMPT
OF COURT FRIENDS TO GET
WRIT QUASHED.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feb. Am
other attempt to place william r.
Nelson, editor and owner Of the Kan
sas City Star in Jail for contempt Of
court, was blocked today when Sher-
if Winstanley, in the Kansas City
court Of appeals, repudrated motion
filed in his name by friends of the
court" of Circuit Judge Johnny A.
Guthrie asking taht writ OF habeas
corpus in which Mr. Nelson was re-
leased, be quashed.
The appellate court then certified
the case to the United States supreme
court. In the regular order Of the
docket, months may elapse before
the case is heard. In the meantime
the status of Mr. Nelson viii not be
changed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
meyer ACQUITTED ON
CHARGE OF PERJURY
STATE AUDITOR DISMISSED
AFTER PRELIMINARY HEAR
ING AT OKLAHOMA CITY.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 3.-(spe-
ciaD-State Auditor Leo Meyer was
declared not guilty of the charge Of
perjury preferred against him by At
torney General West when County
Judge Hayes late this afternoon dis
missed the case at the conclusion Of
the preliminary trial. The Judge
however, severely censured the pres
ent system Of managing state affairs.
The trial was started last Saturday
and the last evidence was taken at 8
o'clock this afternoon when attor-
neys began their arguments.
Meyer however, together with state
printer Giles Farris will face an i'm
peachment trial on Thursday Of this
week. This Is the second case filed
by the attorney general against state
officials recently that has been dis
missed at the end Of the preliminary
trial. The other was the charge of
forgery against the state printer
Giles Farrls.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
Price OF POOL IS
CAUSE OF SHOOTING
JIM CHERRY, NEGRO POOL HALD
MAN, GETS BULLETS WHEN
ANTE is RAISED.

The price of pool at 1i3 Greenwood
avenue. where Jim Cherry, 40, negro,
once polished tho worries as propri-
etor, was suddenly raided last night,
and Cherry may lose his life as the
result. With two wounds from re-
volvers, either OF which may cause his
death. Cherry was removed to the
Physicians and Surgeons hospital,
while detail Of police searched dives
In the negro settlement for Tobs MUIR
ply, Roy Vincent and Henry RAN
dolph. all charged with the shooting.
The police say that Cherry attempt
ed to charge the men five cents "a
cue" for the use Of his table, when
they had been in the habit Of paying
but two and half cents. When they
demonstrated and Cherry refused to
return the change, each picked up a
ball and started to leave the room d.
Cherry blocked their path and two
drew revolvers and opened fire. The
men were arrested late last night.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
PRESIDENT WILL
HAVE IRISH AIDE
WOODROW WILSON NAMES PAT
RICK TUMUITY AS HIS PRI-
NATE SECRETARY.
HE DENIES Appointments
Says Rum0rcd Action Is Untrue
More Requests for Barrett To
Have Portfolio.

TRENTON, n. j., Feb. 3.--Goyer-
nor Woodrow Wilson today announc-
ed the selection of Joseph Patrick
Tumulty to continue as his secretary }
when he becomes president Of the
United States, but declared very en-
phatically that he had absolutely ar
rived at no other decisions as to APP
pointments. Tumulty has been sec
retary to Mr.. Wilson ever since the
latter became governor. kilograms OF
concentrations poured In at the state
house tonight.
"The appointment seems to give
unanimous satisfaction" commented
Governor wilson.
When shown published story
stating flatly that William j. Bryan,
A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania,
and r. l.. Henry Of Texas had been
decided upon by him for cabinet po-
sitions the governor said:
ut is not true, because I have not
yet decided upon anybody. I have
made no offers as yet"
There >as a procession Of callers
at the state house today. mostly on
state business, however; and the gov
ernor remained in his office through
out the day
Representatives Stanley OF Ken
lucky, Goodwin OF Arkansas. Gala
way of Texas, Tribble of Georgia, and
Russell Of Missouri urged the COVER
nor to appoint C. S. Barrett Of Geor-
ga, president Of the National Farm
ers' Union to the secretaryship Of ag-
riculture.
Former Governor Osborne Of Mich
igan, a progressive republican, was
one Of Mr.. Wilson'S callers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
NUMBER OF WEANUNCS
IN KENTUCKY GREATER
NINE HUNDRED AND SEVEN
HAVE SECOND PAYMENT MADE
FOR FOALS OF 1912.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Feb. 3.-Nine
hundred and seven weanlings are re-
ported as having made tho second
apyment made on them for Kentucky
futurity foals Of 1912. This eclipses
all previous records in point OF num-
Der. The Walnut Hall farm heads tho
list with So. Tho Patchen wilkes
farm Is second with 73; the Empire
City farm is third with 80, while 81
other stables have entered from five
TO 20 OF their weanllngs.
Peter the Great, 1901, leads the list
OF stations, he having 9S of his get
in the list Of weanlins named in the
second payment. Walnut Hall, 2:O91s,
has 3S, and San Francisco, 2.17 z, 81.
Twenty-slx other slres are reported In
the lists.
Kentucky heads the list of foals
with 386; New York Is second with
121. Massachusetts, third with 10.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION
ABOLIsHING OFFICE OF EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICER.
BARRETT BILL IS PASSED
Heated Debate on Capitol Matter
Ends in Matter Being Referred
to Committee.
(By j. A. MKEEVER.)
(Stan Correspondent

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. "a
sharp debate between Senators Bar
rett and Thomas on the capitol ques-
ton and the passage of the Barrett
bill abolishing the office Of state en-
forcement officer on final roll call
with the emergency clause attached,
featured todays session of the senate.
The Barrett bill was passed with but
little debate
The capitol debate arose when
Senator Barrett called up his resolu-
ton authorizing the attorney general
to bring suit on the 100000 bond
deposited by Oklahoma city business
men, Barrett declared the state had
been hocus-pocused" long enough
by Oklahoma City and he wanted
some action.
Senator Thomas, who Is supporting
tho McMechan resolution outlining
Oklahoma Cltys position sought 10
have the Barrett resolution referred
to the committee on public buildings
so both could be considered at the
same time To this Barrett objected
and the debate got very warm for
few minutes but when the merits OF
the capitol question began to be dis
cussed other senators put stop to It
by declaring they would get into It
and ask for about three days to de-
bate the matter.
Barrett finally agreed to refer his
resolution to the committee of which
he Is chairman.
Among the measures passed on
final roll call today were the Jones'
Sherman bill for the establishment Of
a county court at Bristow, the
Thomas resolution authorizing the
state board Of affairs to perfect title
to all state property; the Barrett bill
for the establishment of railroad hos
pitfalls. the Thompson bill prohibiting
roping contests and the bill by Suther-
lin providing that any public officer
who dlverts public funds shall be
punished by a term in the peniten-
tiary from to 21 years and fined an
amount equal to the money stolen.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-04
BONlIOOD MiiMIiIlcS.

A fond mother sacrificed one
Of her best parlor rockers SUM
day TO provide amusement for
her two little future presidents
Probably the most unique device
ever conceived TO gladden. tho
heart OF a boy was observed by
pedestrians who ventured forth
to enjoy the crisp air, when two
sturdy youngsters went gliding
about town in rocking chair
drawn by a plump little Shetland
pony,
Many persons shouted greet
ings 10 the boys as they passed,
to which the boys replied In a
most cheerful tone, indicating
beyond doubt that they were
having the time Of their lives.
The boys were about and
years old, respectively. and wero
Just big enough to be real coy
in the chair. And the pony APP
provingly shook his head. too.
The grown ups wistfully looked
on, and one sad-faced individual
raised a trembling hand to brush
away a frozen tear.
Tho Boston avenue resident
who made bid for fame during
the last furry by "shoveling"
the snow off his walk with
rake will now please go way
back and slip down.