New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-26
NET DRAWN TIGHTER ON
RAIDERS POLICE ALLIES
Cases Against Four Detectives
May Be Ready for June
Grand Jury.
NEWBERGER OFFERS AID
Companions of Master Thief
See Member of Whitmans
Staff and Corroborate Con-
fession Made by Leader.

District Attorney Whitman's net was
drawn tighter yesterday around four po-
lice detectives who are implicated in the
confessions Of Isidore RAIDER, the master
thief Of the truck drivers. "Fagin's" ac-
cusations against the policemen who
SHOOK him down" were corroborated sat
isfactorily by witnesses examined by Nor
ris g. Moskowitz. Deputy Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. yesterday His report will
probably be in the hands Of Mr.. Whit
man tonight In that case the evidence
against the police and others whom
RAIDER has accused may get to the June
grand jury. The regular July grand jury
will not sit until the first Monday in July.
Deputy Commissioner Newberger OF the
Police Department called on Isidor Was
servoge, Acting District Attorney. at the
Criminal Courts Building yesterday morn
ing and assured that official Of his Will
ingness TO cooperate with District Attor-
new Whitman in running down the petty
police grafters. The commissioner was
told that IL would be necessary TO com
pare many parts Of Raiders story with
police records. He said he would he
pleased TO turn over the "squeal books
and the citizens complaints to the Dis
trict Attorneys Investigators.
Since RAIDER entered upon his palmy
DAYS insurance rates on merchandise in
transportation have gone up by leaps and
bounds. officials of the North American
Insurance Company, Of NO. ! Liberty
street. said yesterday that losses have
been increasing during the last few years
at an alarming rate. II was necessary
he said. TO increase the rates on goods for
trucking from 70 IL per cent during the
last two years. During the last year the
increase was from TO IA per cent.
/ Little OF the property stolen from our
clients was recovered by the police" the
officials said. 1T became necessary for
use 10 employ many private detectives to
protect our policyholders
Former Police Inspector Stephen
o'Brien. acting for the Merchants Asso-
citation. brought r. l.. Smith, boss
truckman. of No. y Reade street. 10 the
District Attorneys ONCE in the afternoon
IN corroborate RAIDERS accusation against
a Grand avenue detective in Brooklyn.
Smith has been a heavy loser by the 'sys-
tenn"
The alumni OF RAIDERS school OF
crime. all Young men. met in Mr.. Mosko-
Wits Office in the afternoon and re-
hearsed the workings Of the school They
corroborated much OF RAIDERS testimony.
Most Of them we're fun OF repentance and
on the verge OF tears. They told MI
Moskowitz that they wanted hereafter 70
lead honest lives, and they threw them-
selves on his mercy by asking MN TO
get them Jobs which were on the level.
The trials Of Frank Zerillo, charged
with receiving stolen goods, was started
Yesterday before Judge Grain, IN General
sessions. Zerillo's case resemoled RAIDER 5,
and the latter has predicted that II
zerillo is convicted he will 'squeaL' De-
tectlves testified that they had found
stolen goods in Zerillo's place. Big
wooden covers to the boxes in which the
goods were shipped were brought into
court for exhibits. They bore traces OF
having been planed with duh tools. and
on the smoothened surface were az
dresses Of consignees crudely painted.
II developed that one consignment was
marked for u. VI. Green in Merideh'
Conn. Charles T. Bostwick, Assistant
District Attorney. telegraphed to the
Meriden address. and was told that II
was fictitious and that no such person
as H. NJ. Green" lived there.
This method" said Mr.. Bostwick' was
usad as decoy when the private de-
tectiyes got too hot on the trail OF the
fences. They would send the goods out
under tho cover Of darkness and let them
lie unclaimed in outside towns and cites'
and when the danger was over they
would go to the cities and arrange LOT
the return OF the goods to New York.