New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-14
Citizen Probers End Task.


The Citizens Committee which has
been investigating tie Police Depart
mont has completed It's Investigation of
the excise question. 40 official report is
expected from tho committee FOR several
weeks yet. but fl is known that legi>.a-
zion will oc proposed by ihe committed
along the lines OF the BrOugh bill, OF
1903 The committee chief recOmmenda'
ton. IL is said. viii bo that saloons shall
ice allowed 10 open from ! o'clock In the
afternoon 10 II O'Clock al night on sun
DAYS. although the exact number of hours
vii! not De made known until the report
is published.
Tie committee approached the inquiry
from the, augles-cXciso vice. gambling
q, is now working on the gambling, a"c
Will take up tho vice investigation last
Ata conference with Police Commissions
Waldo late in NoyembeI at the Bar As
ISOLATION the Commissioner was lnterro'
gated on his genera, policies o! admins
trdtioG The question Of his application
~ those policies vas left Tor another con-
ference. but none was ever held.
Several weeks ago the committee came
10 a tentative agreement that when lis
work was finished II VoL,d call mass
meeting In cooper Union at which it's re-
port would be presented 20 THE public
Allan Robinson is chairman OF the com.
mlttce. Robert :. Biukcrd is secretary
and Joseph p. cotton, d.. is its counsel.
The Cmrau ald"rmaniC committee dc-
c.dCd Yesterday that i had put enough
information ou record concerning the
manner iu witch me captains iGnor,
Form q. and tho examination Of cap
talns will probably be ended tomorrow
afternoon Pltrolmeus duties and their
method Of performing them. with respect
10 gambling and disorderly houses. will
no taken mp next and a!tcr that tn" COM
m!ttce will put two or three inspectors
On tho stand to learn exactly what they
10 10 suppress gambling aud vice.
Sipp Faces Grand Jury To. day.
George \. sIrp, whose appearance oe-
fore the grand jury the police have op-
posed Tor more than two weeks, viii be
brought into New York this afternoon.
lie will 10 under the protection OF As
sistant District Attorney I. !. Grorhi,
and will go before the grand Jury. II. -
reported. with a promise that he will not
no forced to testify u any matter OF
which ho might be- cross-cXamned.
lie Will repeat tho testimony he CAV
before the Aldermauc committee, IN
which ne named Eugene \. Fox. pa.
trolman. as tho collector Of the Sl0l q
month levy which he said the police put
upou his Raincs law hotel In Harlem.
In addition. il i now understood, he will
name a police captain with whom he was
friendly FOR several years. Howard Spp.
his son. also will testify before the grand
Jury. and corroboratc most OF his father :
evidence. Thomas J. Dorian. assistant
manager ~ the hotel which Si1p sold 10
tho Uochstim syndicat". - another vii
moss who. may corrohora'c Sips story,
md tho indictment OF the patrolmau
named as collector is confidently eN-
pected
II the grand jury has time, after con-
sidering Sips story, Mrs. sipp may he
asked 10 tell OF attempts by an inspector
ard a captain to induce her 10 persuade
nISDdlu
the police. Howard Sipp will corroborate
lie mothers testimony alons these lines.
IL IS understood. because the wife or the
cap,aln implicated I'm this phase Of the
matter is said 10 have offered him a win
ter trip 20 california. with all expenses
maid II lie would refuse TO corroborate
his fathers evidence.
,,,.bory,;rc NJ Police HeadduartrrV were
dumb on the Slpp matter Yesterday It
Is said that they will try to serve sub
ponna on Lin. Sipp has been advised by
his council that police subpoena is not
binding. and unless other steps are taken
II is not likely that he will testify I'm the
trial NJ Fox. which Is set for next Friday.
Fox. through Jacob Rouss. his lawyer.
Denounced as false reports that hc was
going 10 give Information to tho District
ATTORNEY. He declared that he had no In
tentior NJ going 10 the front" In spite
~ his denials. however. II Is known that
high police officials have made every pos
sible effort TO discrcdit the witnesses
whose evidence IL likely TO result In Fox
indictment. not with any idea Of aiding
the accused patrolmsn. but solely 10 save
themselves from exposure In police cir
cles II is common gossip that Fox can
deliver" one captain and two inspectors.
who are said TO have shared in the pro
lection" money he collected. and these
officials have been those most active in
attempts to saddle uSon sipp charge
that would have discredited him. ......,