New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-20

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| to get trustworthy information as 10
] the police graft situation. lie mas peoh
told that Mayor Gaynor's frequently
exprcssed view that the only as
closures Of graft have come from lor-
NOR graft PAYERS who found they could
no longer do business with the police IS
the correct one. and that most OF the
cases brought by Whitman have been
| "framc-ups" by disgruntled denizens of
the underworld
Rumors Waldo Is To Go.
When the purpose Of Whitman pro-
spcctive visit 10 Albany became known
yesterday the rumors Of the propapl'
removal of Police commissioner Waldo
became stronger than they have been
AT any time since the decentralization OF
the force was disclosed by the cX-
posurcs Of graft
The Governor as well AS the Mayor
has the power To- remove the foilce
Commissioner. In the case of Suber-
Material action. however, a hearing on
charges Is provided for. Governor
SulZcr now has before him complaint
asking for Waldo's removal, and II
convinced after his conference with
Whitman that Walso was inefficient
might proceed on the basis of that
complaint. or by filing now charges
himself.
Mr.. Whitman will leave town for
Albany at = o'clock this afternoon ac-
companicd by his wife. He will return
on a late train tonight, 50 as To he
IN court tomorrow morning when
Uartigan comes before Justice Seabury
for sentence. Whitman will also tax
over with the Governor the Mulraney
and Thaw cases.
Hartigan had another talk with The
District Attorney to-day. but stu re-
NAMED msistent on the point that ne
did not carry the money from Sweeney
10 Walsh. Whitman found, however
that Hartican had been deceptive
about several minor points in regard
TO his relations With Sweeney and
Walsh. and tho District ATTORNEY be-
hcycs the broken patrolman is gradu-
ally coming To- the point Of fun con-
fession.
Hartigan asked for another confer
oncc with the District Attorney al 10
O'Clock this morning That will prob
ably bee his last chance. however. he
cause of Mr. Whitman's trip to Al
bany.
Jimmy" Wren. the graft collector
Who was active IN the Harlem district
while Thompson. Tlussey and Murtha
worc inspectors there. and John TONES,
| the Colonial Hotel proprietor. who cor
roboratcd a part of Wren's story. were
both before the grand jury yesterday.
They gave additional testimony against
| the three inspectors named. bat the
/ indictments were still held in ahey-
ancc. 10 await tho confession which
Whitman confidently expects from one
| Of them.
captain Walsh and his collector. Pa
/ trolman Eugene +. Fox. were dismissed
from tho Police Department yesterday
by Commit .sionor Waldo. Lieutenant
Albert +. Mason. 81 the East l26th
street station. Walsh's old precinct. was
promoted 20 captaincy. 10 I'LL the
vacancy resulting from the dismissal
~ Walsh
Jacob \ Reich. alias Jack" sullivan.
was discharged on his own recognizance
ON tho Rosenthal murder indictment
Yesterday. but was Immediately re-
arrested under tho Indictment charging
him with tamperiug with witness in
the Rosie Hertz case.
The murder indictment still stands
a gainet sullivan. but it is not believed
that il will ever be pushed. Justice
Seabnrv fixed $4,000 as the sum in
which ne would consider bail in the
witness tampering case, despite the
strenuous objections OF Hartford r..
Marshall Sulivan's lawyer. Sullivan
went back To the Tombs. In default Of
the bail.
Thomas J. Hcaney. tho patrolman ar
rested Friday night under graft in
dictment based on the testimony OF
Rosie Hertz was arraigncd before Jus
| tice Scabury. and pleaded not guilty.
His bail Of $4,000 was continued.
Morals Commission Urged.
The executive committee of the Citi-
Gems Committee on Police which dates
| from tho Cooper Union mass meeting
Of August "a. 1912. sent letter yester-
/ day Ia Senator Robert f.. Wagner as
chairman of the legislative committee
or police inquiry urging again, as they
| did when the committee was in session
in New York CITY, that morals com
mission Of some kind be authorized to
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