The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-03
Grand Jury Working on Leads
Involving Higher Police
Officials.
OUTSIDER IS INVOLVED
He Is Said to Have Been Busy
in the Matter of
Promotions.


graft In connection with the wireless
overlapping swindle IL to get at one
Of two civilian officials Of the depart
ment and . prominent inspector. Pre-
iiminary steps In this direction were
taken to-day following the indictment
Of former Captain Dominick Riley.
In addition to the matter Of sharing
the proceeds Of swindles. at least two
Headquarters oflclais are under ihvesti-
CATION on charyes Of having sold pro-
motions. man we'll known In politics
outside the Police Department figures IN
this phase OF the scandal. He u said
to have been the collector from police
! officers desiring to bs advanced along
lines not controlled by the civil service.
Riiey's indictment has opened the way
for . wider investigation. The District
Attorneys informAnts have given him
number Of loads that we're OF no use
In the Riley case. but Will come In most
appropriately In the expansion Of the
inquiry. As a matter Of fact. 1t 10 said
there 10 enough material on hand now
| 10 tako peIoTo INV oaaHu Jury All eoh-
nection with charges against ono uni
formed officer of the department and
one civilian ohiciaL
ONE 70 ION THE FENCE" MAY
CONFESS.
Tn. only reason one Of these men
has not already been indicted 10 that
he has shown signs OF becoming . Wit.
ness for the state. Everything has
been held up until no reaches decision.
1t 10 practically certain he will be In
dictsd by the end Of the week unless the
pistrict.Attorney finds some good rea-
son for postponlny action or calling
II OF.
Riley was arraigned befors Judge
Swami In the Court OK General Sessions
to-day to plead 70 ths indictment dis
COUNSEL FRANK Aranow. asked Tor
twenty DAYS IN whieh 10 prepare plea
and was gwen q "eek. ar. Arshow
announcea tha' ne planned 70 ATTACK
me Jor.o'euon OF IN: 0'us' =" "s "A''
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uons may '~~e o'"', ou' no !" sre.uy
"s"eu' - No" 'es" '"e s"Ves"s@'"'s
are fohoWns y report that money
passed IRON IN SSent U tns w'Tetap-
psrs % ponce otf'oaAi withih "" yaroa
OF the Criminal Courts Building.
An anaiys's OF the ponce Tscou'
snows os'y ono s OF = we.eppe'
m me Two years oedors the Hosentha
muruef. Inc man dsscnoeo n'nsei'
- Sohn hartman. Hs w. sNon '"ree
years. but - now frss and mas conferred
with member OF Mr.. Whitinans stan
10 said ne paid protection money to the
police. but was FRAMED up never
theless.
The indictment against Riley charges
that ne took A.1U from the 0ondor
gang OF wiretappers passed along BY
Al Cohen. . former city detective, or
Oct. 20. lsl2. Cohen 10 supposed to have
collected 5000 from the wiretapper,
and kept half. II 10 charged this was Z
share Of $4,000 out Of which s. Ii. Jone,
> Of Pttsbursh was flescsd,
/. when the news OF the ind,o,n.n, a
R,lsy became known At Police Had
ounr,srs there was noticsa hi. al,
: For \ year IL has been believed IN m
ONCE Of the Dlstrict-Attoruey IN.
Riley WAS only one of tie lower runp
. IN the ladder Of graft that has TO
var. connected the virsles. v,r.,an
, nara cls,ryoyants and other conadeno
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