New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17

co,,r,issiorer Waldo's plight over
tho huneling of his men in the case OF
George A. sipp brought Mayor Gaynor
70 his rescue yesterday, when IN an
authorized interview statement inc
Mavor attacked and berated the char-
scter of Sipp in a way strangely sin'-
tor 70 the manner in which he de-
norrced Rosenthal I'm his famous letter
Of July II.
For the entire case against Slpp'
which was thrown out by a Hehe'a'
Sess,ons grand jury, with the mtir'a-
tion that il was a police 'frame-up'
the Mayor assumed the full RESPONSE
bili.v. saving he was the one VINO or
dered Sips arrest.
AssaiIs Whitman's Good Faith.
In addition, the Gaynor statement
teemed with slurring intimatiohs
against the good faith OF District At
torrev Whitman. and disregarded the
point that it was one Of Mr.. Whitman
assistants who finally induced Sipp 10
return to the jurisdiction of the county
Mr.. Whitman dictated brief state
ment I'm response, when copy OF the
MAYORS statement was shown 10 hlrn'
pointing out that the charges oroush'
against sipp by the police had been
dulv considered by a General sessions
grand Jury, which found that the TWO
women who had been induced 10 sign
oABdavits on which Sipp was arrested
IN Atlantic City and the police othcer
Of Inspector Sweeney's staff who testI-
fed with them contradicted each other'
ard even contradicted the athdaVits
which they had previously signed.
Tho District Attorney would not re-
Cor however, TO the fact that a grand
,urv has now under consideration
charges of conspiracy against three
high police officials, based on their Pc
cuI,ar activities in the Sipp matter.
Navor Gaynors statement, given 10
an evening .ewspaper, was:
w., GOV, IN me that many people seem
30 ~, ,,nder the impression that the Ponce
Somnnissioner or the Police DepdItnient
is trying 10 take this man Slpp away lIoti
e. ~ 'District Attorney, or something OF
III, Lind | do not believe that the pup
Hc think any such thing. do not sec
hou such nonsense could be believed.
Mayors Version Of Case.
The sipp case is simply this; he kept
q house OF fornication. The police closed
!, mn This occurred some time ago. lie
went before the investlSauhs Go6,ll,suso ina,,,sn
and swore that he gave a policeman
p,onev The policeman WAS promptly put
On trial for removal His case was aiso
taken into the criminal courts. Ihereupon
Sipp ran away from the state. ne was
at ATLANTIC City. lie was wanted az 4
witness 10 testify against the policeman
On trial before the Police commissioner,
and also 10 testify in the criminal courts.
I instructed the Police Commissioners 10
bring him back to this state and city II
there was any possible way 10 40 IL
He said that there was no way 10 do II
unless he could be indicted and then
eytradited | inquired whether there were
amy criminal charges against him and
was informed that there were charges
on which he could be indicted; l then
told the Police Commissioner 10 have him
indicted II posi- BILE and brought back 10
this state so that he could be compelled
10 testify against the accused policeman,
both before the Police Commissioner ana
i'm the criminal courts.
Thereupon criminal charge was made
against him, and Commissioner Waldo
caused him 10 be arrested in Atlantic
City and 10 be held awaiting an indict-'
ment Some time afterward the District
Attorney sent one of his assistants 10
Atlantic City. and Sipp finally agreed TO
come back TO this city. An officer was
arrival here to make him appear as
witness or the trial Of the policeman
before the Deputy Police Commissioners.
He was nterfered with and prevented
Attorneys people. Why was that?
Now that is the whole case. IL the
police wanted to get rid Of Sipp they
certainly would not have followed him