The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-29
FOUR EX-INSPECTORS
GO TO TRIAL TO-DAY
sweeney. Murtha. Thompson
and HuSsey Charged With
Conspiracy.
SIN BEFORE GRAND JURY
Woman | scd by Police Against
Sipp Turns On Former
Employers.

The trial Of former Inspectors Dennis
Sweeney. James r. llussey. James +
Thompson and John J Murtha on single
indictment charging conspiracy will he
gin this morning before Justice Seaburv
in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme
Court
Sin witnesses were taken before the
Supreme Court Grand Jury yesterday 10
testify about the charges made bv the
police against George A Sipp. one OF the
chief witnesses for the prosecution IN the
cases against the inspectors
The witnesses were Deputy Commits
sioner Doughertv Chief Inspect or
Schmittberger, Lieut. Richard OConnor
of Sweeneys staN, Policeman Morris
Grossman and Policeman Arthur 7.
Brooks who formerly were in Sweeney :
district. and Martha Miller. one of the
women who made an affidavit against
Sipp upon which "A warrant was issued
for his arrest
Mrs Miller. whose testimony before
the Grand Jury at the time Sipps indie
ment was sought. coupled with that of
Georgiana Reisinger. caused the Grand
Jury TO throw out the charge. made an
affidavit Yesterday to Mr.. Whitman
before entering the Grand Jury room,
in which she declared that there was no
truth in the charge she had made against
Sipp and that she had made it on the
promise Of Policeman Grossman and
others that she would be freed from the
Magdalene Home, where she has spent
the past five months. il she would make
the affidavit.
Mrs. Miller said that Grossman and
another policeman came TO see her at the
home in December. 1912. and asked her
if she knew George A. Sipp. She replied
that she did.
They told me at the start that il !
would stick 10 them they would see that
| was turned out upon the street. They
also said that they might never want me
10 go to court.
Some days later. Mrs Miller continued,
Grossman returned with the same ma n
and later another man joined them and
told her that he was lns pector Sweeney
She signed the paper. she said
a few days later" the affidavit CON
tinued. "Grossman and man named
Gegan and Georgiana Reisinger came up
to get Georgia and me together so that
our stories would hitch. and accordingly
Georgia and went over the story rs later
put into affidavit form" The next dsv
Mrs Miller says. she was taken down 10
the Jefferson Market court, where she
signed another affidavit which she did
not read.
Ii developed yesterday that the affi-
davit made by the Miller woman at the
suggestion OF the police was made on
| December 10. This was the day after
Sipp had testified before the CIlrran com
mittee
The District Attorney expects that the
defence will attack the character of
George A. Sipp.
Rumors were current yesterday that
the four inspectors win interpose no
defence. but will depend upon the cross
examination Of the States witnesses
and If conviction results will he in posi-
| tion say mat n V did ,onsider
| any case made out against them
Charles l. lie Barber. counsel for Jacot
Rous. was a caller AT District Attorney
| Whitman Office late yesterday. His
| visit gave rise to n rumor that there had
been hitch i'll the programme for Rouss r
appearance "a witness for the state
| against the inspectors
There is some question whether Rouss
will be called a. witness or not. "
| called at all he may be held back for the
rebuttal Members OF the District At
! torney's stan denied last night that there
was any question of Rouss's standing
| 10y the position taken by him recently
when he went into conference "!;h The
| prosecutor,
The District Attorney. however. be
lieves that he can prove the passage of
| the money from hand tn hand without
calling Rouss by the use of Policeman
| toy and Edward j. Newell
District Attorney Whitman was sub
punaed by the defence yesterday to pro
duce certain papers, including state
| ment made by Rouss
The trial OF the inspectors will begin
at 10 20 clock when the selection of {,
jury from the special panel of 200 names
| will be begun. Each side will have only
| five challenges. as the charge of con
| spracy is misdeneanor.