New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-04
NEW GRAND JURY TO
PROBE EXCISE GRAFT
Officials of Liquor Dealers
Association To Be Called
First to Testify.
GAMBLING INQUIRY TO WAIT
Paper Collar Joe" to Tell OF
Wire Tapping Graft-Duffy
Pleads Not Guilty.

District Attorney Whitman's eXamna-
ton OF prospective grand jurors yesterday
disclosed that the excise graft question
would be one Of the chief inquiries to be
pursued by the new grand jury sworn in
Yesterday before Justice Seabury in the
Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Whitman excused all prospective
grand jurors who had any property in
terests in a place covered by liquor tax
license. as well as all those who Were To-
lated 10 any members OF the Police De
partment.
Michael Quinn. president. and J. d.
O'Connor, secretary. Of the Wine. Liquor
and Beer Dealers Association. TO give II
its fun title, and John Mustard president.
Thomas Flanagan. treasurer. and Fred
Vaue, secretary. OF the Thirty-nrst Dis
tract Liquor Dealers Association. were
subppnaed 10 appear with. the books or
both local and central bodies, and the
new grand jury will begin to-day to FOL
low UP the trail OF the s. 2nco00 annuai eN-
else graft exposed by James ]. McGrath
before the extraordinary grand jury
Mr.. Whitman learned Yesterday that the
regular assessments and dues OF the asso-
citation, both IN the central body and In
all branches were handled exclusively by
the secretary and treasurer. and on that
account he Is anxious TO learn Just why
Mustard, the president. was called upon
to handle the money which McGrath re-
ferred TO as protection"
To Probe Excise Graft First.
The excise graft matter will be the first
question TO be taken up by the new grand
Jury. Gambling graft in Harlem viii
probably 70 over for two OF three days
Ashley Shea, Thomas Lloyd and william
Newman. all OF whom have appeared be-
fore the previous grand jury. have been
subpnnaed for the present inouisitorlal
body and will probably be heard one day
this week.
Their evidence. II is understood. VIII be
. directed toward the indictment OF one or
two OF the predecessors OF sweeney as IN
snsctor of the 9Th District. and palucu-
Iarlv OF a patrolman who is credited Win
having been the collector for an Inspector
who has since been reduced to captain.
John Gray. known to his inuma'es as
Paper Collar joe" who was calico puC
did not testify before the previous grand
Jury. will also be witness this week II
is said that his story of Wire-'applns
graft will implicate an inspector or dls-
,rlct south Of the Harlem field whlcn was
harvest ed by Sweeney.
TIE case of Edward J. Newell. indicted
for his connection with the effort 10 keep
Georg. A. Slpp from testifying against
Fox the patrolman-collector. was au-
iourned yesterday to March u by Justice
Seaburv. Newell is still i'll in 81. Luhe's
Hospital. and Il Is said that he will not
he able 10 leave that institution heioie
The middle Of the month
Sergeant Peter j. Dury. Sweeney's con
fdential man, against whom the eXraor-
binary grand jury fied four additional
indictments last week. entered pleas OF
not guilty before Justice Seabury yesier-
dav. His bail on the four new charges
was fixed at s. co. az he is already under
&. 90 bail on the indictment filed against
him weeks ago.
Told to Expose All Grafters.
Justice Seabury. in swearing in the new
grand jury. addressed them with particu-
lar reference 10 the police graft inquiry
work which would fall TO their lot.
The disclosures which have already
been made as 70 the conditions prevail
Ing among the police and their relations
10 those who conduct gambling houses
and dives" said Justice Seabury, Ger
tsinly justify and require searching In
vestiEation BY you. The indictments that
have already been found and the conyic-
tAons secured attest the necessity for CON
tinuing this investigation.
The District Attorney will render YOU
any assistance in his power The work
which the District Attorney has already
done IN this regard entities him 10 the
confidence OF the grand Jury. as Fl has
already earned him the appreciation OF
the court take this opportunity TO
commend not only the work which he has
enc. but the spirit in which his labors
have been conducted"
Arthur InGraham. retired business
man. OF No SO Irving Place. IL foreman
Of the grand jury.
George A. sipp applied for and received
a permit 10 carry a revolver from Masis-
trate Corrigan. Stpp told the magistrate
that he had been threatened with bodily
harm and death II he did not '1et up on
the police.