The evening world., 1913-02-11
GRAFT |NFORMERS
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|NEOX BRIBERY
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was hxed at $500. which Fo,e FUR.
niehed.
Jacob Eouss, Of the law firm Of
Grant D nouss, who have aotsd for
Yox n the present matter. held long
oonfsrsnos with whitman at whit
man's homo last Night. They were
Joined by Louis J. Grant later. After
the two lawyers had left. the District.
Attorney said that the graft scandal
had been discussed and the part New
ell had played in Il, as we'll ~ other
SUBJECTS. had been talked about He
added that he had been assured that
henceforward he would be givsn the
fullest cooperation Of these two men.
and this whitman said he was glad to
get, as they knew much of the Police
Department that would prove bene-
nciai In the existing circumstance.
In regard TO the $4,000 FUND raised
for Policeman Fox, Mr.. whitman has
satisfied himself not alone that the fund
was got together. but that one Of the
participants offered II to Fox.
After a conference with lawyers who
had acted for Fox II was decided that
$4,000 might be a bait large enough
to tempt the collector. The four men
who hsd held, or stiii hsld, inspso-
toratss PLEDGED themselves 70 CON-
tribute o2,l28 ssoh, while walsh, whose
oaptainoy kept him from the wider
, range Of operations enjoyed By his
supsriors, had 70 put mp only 1850.
I Information has been brought to Whit
man that on the very morning that
Fox pleaded guilty--Monday Of last
week--one OF the men who had con.
tributsd to the fund told Fox he would
be taken caro- Of IL he would only stand
pat
This man. whose Identity has been
revealed to tho D!strict-Attorney.
offered Fox 5000 In cash then and
there. This sum was to cover legal
expenses and other immediate outlay
while Fox was undergoing trial. II Fox
were acquitted by denying everything
he was to be suitably rewarded. but II
he were convicted and sentenced to
Jail. then the promise was made him
that $4,000 would be deposited In q bank
subject only to his order. The incom,
was TO be employed to take care Of his
family while he was away" and the
principal turned over TO him hmm.
d!ateiy upon his release.
BUT FOX COULDN'T see THAT
PRISON PLAN.
hut Fox had made up his mind &c
travel the other road. He told this stor,
to tho DistrIct-Attorney when he con
fessed about his collections.
From ono Of the important figures 1,
the Fox scheme whitman has receives
overtures looking toward a confessio,
Of the whole plan.
Policeman John Hartigan. who esrriet
10 Fox the $50 Walsh said ne an,
Sweeney gavo to silence Stop. was pu
through q severe examination again yes
terday by the District-Attorney befor,
Justice Con. sitting In chambers. ant
waA told to come back to-day. Ill.
admissions went far to confirm En-
|, | statements made by Fox ard added 4
by Walsh In their confessions.
, II WAS learned to-day that Harti
gan visited the sick captain the day 10,
lowing the publication Of the CO ifessior
The reason Of the visit. As related yes
terday at the District-Attorney's ONCE
D was to bolster up Walsh's wanln
Z courage.
!. The report that Sweeney might 90
= what hope a conference with the Dis
trict-Attorney held for him was re
y ceived with general belief In the de-
= partment whore Sweeney has been calle
= est. Peter" lie IL deeply worried and b.
. iieves that those upon whom he ha
n most relied are too busy thinking O
themselves TO think OF him.