New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04

concerns his dealings there last week
with Deputy Commissioners Dillon, when
he tried to lay the matter before corr
missioner Waldo. On that occasion
Schlacht said he understood the Com
missioner was making an investigation
Of the department, and for that reason
he wanted to give the Commissioners the
first opportunity to sift the charges OF
the pedlers.
Accuses Inspector Sehmittberssr.
When he found, however. That
Schmittberger. whose name had been
mentioned by the pedlers, was called
into the conference he became sus-
picious and determined to lay his case
before the aldermen. When talking TO
Commissioner Dillon, with Schmitt-
berger present, Schlacht now asserts,
he stated unequivocally that Schmitt-
berger had tipped off" one Of the men
accused Of being collector TO cease his
activities. until the complaints were
fixed up. At that. Schlacht told MI
Buckner. Schmittberger shook his fist
in his face and said, "There be some
thing between III and l.
At its public session yesterday the
aldermanic Committee examined Cap
tain John d. Ormsby again for the
third time. 1t developed that some
complaints against OrTnsby's precinct,
the 9Th street station and the inspec-
ton district Of which it forms part,
commanded at that time by Inspector
Cahalane, had been sent to Commits
sioner Waldo. ,ir. Buckner brought
out that these -nplaints were turned
over to Inspector Cahalane and by him
TO Captain Ormsby for investigation,
and that they reported back to the
Commissioner as to the existence OF
the disorderly and gambling houses
complained of. but simply ignored the
charges of graft also made in the same
complaints.
Ormsby at first did not want to tes-
tify ais to his conversations with Com
missioner Waldo, but it was brought
out later that these conversations were
simply questions about the houses COM
planned of. followed by orders from the
Commissioner 10 close them up.
I'VE did close them up" said Ormsby,
and to keep them closed we stationed
q man in each house, and have kept
them there since"
Secretary Acted for Waldo.
These houses. however, Mr.. Buckner
brought out, were never mentioned on
form 90" which is the list OF sus-
pected places Ormsby's explanation oil
this neglect was that the houses, being
closed permanently. were out OF busi-
ness and did not belong on such list.
Incidentally 1t appeared that the COM
plants were referred to Cahalane by
w. r Sheehan, the Commissioner
secretary, and bore no personal indorse-
ment from the Commissioner himself.
The committee will meet again on Mon
day afternoon.
At Police Headquarters yesterday
morning, when Patrolmen Fox ana
Skelly were called for trial, it was
found that not only were Sipp and
Dorian among the missing. so far as
the police are concerned. but that Mrs.
Goode also falls into that category The
cases were put over for one week. 1t
is possible that before that time Louis
J. Grant, counsel for the accused po-
licemen, will attempt TO have Mrs.
Goode adjudged in contempt OF court
for her refusal to answer certain ques-
tions about her bank account put TO
her at a previous session of Skelly's
trial.
George A. Sipp. the witness who trav-
ersed the length of Manhattan Island
last Monday night without being seen
by the ten thousand policemen who
are supposed to be looking for him.
communicated with his friends in New
York yesterday and was Informed that
the police are trying to frame up" on
him an Indictment for an extraditable
offence Sipp was told that affidavits
had been obtained from two coachmen
whose cabs he had used and who are
said to have made serious charges
against him.
District Attorney Whitman returned
to town yesterday after few days Of
rest and Immediately began to prepare
his evidence for the ".ohn Doe" grand
Jury. which meets on Monday. His in
vestigators reported that Mrs. Josie
Palmer. who lives in West 5Oth street.
and who Is said to have introduced
NANNY Mas to Mrs. Goode, would
not be likely to testify in confederation
of Mrs. Goodies story unless subpenaed
and immunity promised. The reason
for this backwardness on Mrs. Palmer's
part, it was explained, is that she is
said to have been living with a de-
tective who Is known in that section Of
the underworld as "Scarfaced Frank"
w. F. Murphy, counsel for David Mailer
and Charles Dubeller. who are charged
with bribing the janitor of Mrs. Mary
Goodies fiat to influence his testimony be-
fore the grand jury, was irritated yester-
day by reports that Maier was 'in close
touch" with Frederick J. Groehl, an As
sistant District Attorney. He said he in
tended to make formal complaint with
the Commissioner Of Corrections, to find
out whether Assistant District Attorneys
had the right to interview his clients Mr..