Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-06

NEW YORK. February G.-Thc trail of
police graft upon which District Attorney
Charles $. Whitman set out last summer
is declared by him today to have emerged
from the thickct of minor exposures to
an open road leading to men higher up.
Through the remarkable confession
which Police Capt. Thomas ". Walsh
made to- the district attorney last night,
which will be repeated to the grand jury.
indictments will be sought against a po-
lice inspector and others d: alleged graft
takers on d large scale.
If obtained these indictments will he
the most important developments i'm the
exposure of the System since the city
was aroused t. the alliance of its police
with gambling and vice 10y the murder Of
.'sauealfns' gambler st the instigation
of Police Lieut.. Charles Becker last July.
Suspended From Duty by Waldo.
Commissioner of Police Rhinelander
Waldo today suspended Walsh from duty.
The scoumissioner took action as soors as
he had confirmed from the district attoi-
neys Office the authenticity of Walshs
full confession.
On Monday. if well enough, Walsh will
tell his story to the grand jury Soon
thereafter numerous indictments are ex-
pected
This afternoon Commissioner Waldo
conferred with Mayor Gaynor concerning
the latest revelations in his much-nvesti-
gated department. steadily under fire
since the murder of the gambler Her
man RoSenthal, last July.
deputy police commissioner is impi-
cated py Walsh's confession and his con-
nect1on with the charges was the subject
today of investigation both by Police
Commissioner Waldo and the district at
torney.
Shortly before the commissioner left
police headquarters to visit the mayor
he summoned the official in question to
his Office together with two members of
the stan of the accused Inspector.
Confesses on Sick Bed.
Walsh's confession was made on his
sick bed. 1t was forced in part By
charges made by Policeman Eugene Fox.
who pleaded guilty to graft collection last
Monday and turned Upon Walsh as the
man next above him. Fearing that a
heart weakness with which he has long
been troubled might foreshadow his death,
and wishing to purge his conscience
Capt. Walsh admitted tak.ng-vice graft
TO the extent of perha pS S Siea..,-,-i II a. sin
gle police procii!ct. Half, thy; amount he
turned over to those liighcrtup::
Walsh said that he had 4rio1 know ledge
OF th.; amount collected in .iro four other
precincts OF his inspctti9Ts' dist @:a;, but
he believed il 10 be qIiT:e >a $ .,ar.cex
The district attorney to-day described
the Conf sion .ast the -nlDst Important he
had ever heard as prosecuting attorney.
ters of an hour. but left with the under
standing that Walsh would see him again
and would place in his own writing the
fun confession.
Fully Corroborates Fox.
Mr. Whitman said that Walsh had cor
roborated in detail the statements made
by. Fox who Monday pleaded guilty and
then turned states evidence He said
that Walsh sent for him and asked for
no immunity and was offered no induce
mentS to tell his story
For more than Il year Walsh has been
treated for an affection of the heart and
the excitement following the confessions
OF Fox, il is said. resulted in a relapse
and the fear OF diving CAUSED him to SEND
for Whitman. His statement to Whitman
in the presence OF witnesses embraced
these points:
That Fox was his collector and that
the statements made by Fox as to The
extent of his graft collections --ere true
III every detail
That he. Walsh. paid 20 cents on every
dollar received from Fox to the Inspector
whom ne named.
Tha; he and the inspector together
raised the s1.O0 which was given to Fox
to give to George y. Sipp that this
former hotel keeper and graft payer
might be kept from teStifying as n with
ness against Fox.
That he and the inspector together nut
UP the SJ,0JD cash bail which was used
10 get Fox out Of Jail following his ar
rest.
That the Inspectors share OF collections
police department.
To Sign Affidavit Today.
Whitman heard Walsh's statement first
and then called in the witnesses Assist
ant District Attorney Groehl, DIR. Upton.
Walshs physician. and Mrs. Walsh. The
captain expressed a willingness to sign
an affidavit Immediately. but upon Whit
mans advice this proceeding was post
Ioned until today. when the district at
lake thc complete statement
District Attorney Whitman said last
n.:!i that IN spite of his confession;
Washs indictment by the grand jury
would ne asked
The meeting last night between the
district attorney and Capt Walsh was
Continued Oil Second Pase.)