The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-08


accusations made by Walsh against
| Inspector Sweeney.
The source of the money raised for
! FoN's defence and its destination will
not he taken up by the District Attor-
ncy until after he has disposed of two
! or three other matters.
| Fox was told that the amount which
eventually would hc required to keep
Sipp out Of town would hc $1,000. So
far the evidence indicates only $1,000
was raised for ths purpose. This
amount added to $3.50 which Fox says
! ho paid to various persons at various
times for counsel fees, and the $4,000
bail which Louis j. Grant of Gran, d
/ RuuSs. attorneys for Fox. turned over to
! tn" warden of the Tomhs for FoX's re-
lease. makes a total of $3.50 which the
prosecutor has been able to get definite
Information about.
| The suspensions of Captains James f.
Hussoy and James r. Thompson which
were announced by Commissioner Waldo
on Thursday. were predicatcd. it was
learned at Headquarters yesterday on
statements made by Capt. Walsh to
Third Deputy Commissioner Harry NJ
Newburger on Thursday morning
| The information came from Commits
sioncr Waldo yesterday that Capt
, Walsh had stated To- the Deputy Com
, missioner that he had paid over parts
of the money collected by him for pro-
lection 10 Hussey and Thompson while
they were inspectors in the Harlem dis
! triCt
10th these names and those Of three
other men. 1t Is believed. have been
mentioned by Capt. Walsh to the Dis
| trict Attorney. hut the latter has
nothing definite To work on so far as
| the i've names We're concerned. one Of
| the five, man prominent at Head
| quarters was mentioned frequently in
| the gossip yesterday, particularly at
| Police Headquarters. and there. was "A
! persistent rumor that the District At
| torney Is putting forth considerable
| effort to get specific information re-
sard!ng various indefinite accusations
against him.
Clean sweep IN the Sixth.
| The Police Commissioner has made
practically clean sweep in the Sixth
inspection district. The big book at
Headquarters in which assignment cards
are stuck after the manner of the list
| u htpl IN nottI OFFICES showed
but one of the old cards remaining. This
one bore the name of Inspector Swee-
ney's chauffeur.
| Inspector sweeney underwent several
hours Of examination at the hands of
Deputy Commissioner Newburger in the
latters office yesterday afternoon. Com
missioner Waldo was present a part Of
the time and conducted the questioning
| a. N ha -,
put to him were taken down by a stem
ographer and later were put into am
davlt form. Sweeney denied the accu-
sations OF Walsh all the way through
First he made "A general denial OF the
whole story as he had learned it from
newspaper accounts and from what lit
tie information Ncwburger had been
able To obtain from Walsh. Then he was
led through long series Of questions
and denied specifically every imputation
| Of grating.
! Commissioner Waldo has ordered all
the plainclothes men and clerical men
formerly under Sweeney's command ts
appear before Deputy Commissioner
Newburger to-day.
The statement was made for the
Commissioner yesterday that no further
attempt would be made to get an affi-
davit from Capt. Walsh in view Of the
objections Of District Attorney Whit
maa.
Commissioner Waldo sent this letter
to District Attorney Whitman late yes
terday afternoon:
deputy Commissioner Newburger in
forms me that you desired him to ne
, frain from cross-eXamining Capt. Walsh,
as it might interfere with your prosecu-
ton OF this case. | have directed him
to comply with your wishes in this mat
ter as we'll as In any other cases Of
similar nature which hereafter arise.
"lt Is my desire that the two depart
ments work in absolute harmony for the
conviction OF any wrongdoers who may
he in thc department
The District Attorney replied thus by
messenger IA few minutes later:
Il write to acknowledge your COM
munication of even date just receiv I'd
and 10 thank you for your proffcr of
assistance and cooperation on the Dar:
Of the Police Department.
Assuring you Of my desire to avail
myself Of such assistance and coopcra-
ton l am" &c
The District Attorney leaves town this
morning on private business. He will
return tomorrow. Justice Goff an
nounced yesterday that he would take
vacation in March. Justice Seabury
will take his place. Justice Con, II IL
understood, will, however, continue to
preside In tho extraordinary term or
dcred by cx-Gov. Dix.