Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07
WHITMAN NAILS
WALD0'S TRICK
Headquarters Emissary Calls
on Captain Walsh to Learn
What He Confessed.
ACCUSED MEN SUSPENDED
Inspector Sweensy and Cap
tains Hussey, Thompson and
Walsh Are Released.

New York. Feb T.-SusIiensions By
Commissioner Waldo of Captain Thorn
as w. Walsh. who confessed to being
CRATER OH Wednesday night: Inspep tor
Sweeney. who WAS accused by Walsh:
of Captains Hussey and Thompson.
who We're formerly inspectors and were
assigned for time to the district Of
which the precinct commanded By
Walsh formed part, and shakcup
among the detectives assigned to In
spector Sweeney were the big develop
nents in the attack District Attorney
Whitman Is making Oh the graft sys-
tenn in the police department.
But what District Attorney Whitman
considered aS II NEST important link IN
his chain was the discovery that police
Headquarters Ind tried tn take CalJtain
Walsh away frvm hun as witness for
the people against other grnfting lfe-
Mcemeh and uxe him for the purpose vt
Rn individual hunt for graft within the
department.
Deputy Ccmmieaiorer Eewburger
was assigned 80 the task Of discovering
jhst ft<tiRSiy "HAs SNt"8hO w NV" WA~
confessed 10. and the deputy commits
Sjoner get about the work with EoDd
will The lines laid by Mr.. Whitman
were aova cros.eA He foslnd this ost
very early In the dsy. and he dyaiased
many other important duties and start
ed ont for the purpose VI getting his
hands on the man who had CROSSED
them.
Looked Fer Lawyers First.
Mr.. Whitman wis sure at first that
some of the lawyers he had been trying
10 catch were at the bottom Of the
trouble. He told one Of his assistants
to find these lawyers il he could and 10
learn what they had been doing. In II
short time 1t was learned that no law
yer was engaged in the work of rescu-
ing any of the threatened officials.
Then Mr.. Whitman hurried straight to
the house uf Captain Walsh. There he
struck the scent. a few minutes talk
with the captain convinced him that
the interference came from nlen lis
signed by headquarters and that the
orders issued to them were TO the ef-
feet that they must get Captain Walsh
as ii police witness against big police
men and take him out Of the service vi
the district attorney.
Captain Walsh was very ready to
tell al about it MIR Newburger ha1
come to him from headquarters with
orders that he should make an atti-
davit covering all the points Of tire
story he had related to Whitman lie
WIS told that .is must leave out NO
thing. ih,caus< me COIN u aissioner waat-
ed 1t to help him IN S!sautaAy w tive d.
partment hxeif.
Lends Hin, Is Whitman.
Captain aish could ngt see where
any protection would some te him
from any poik.e source. He su~xsx, ri
that the Iso.i,e go "a AIR. Whitmau f..
nny statement they wanted Ut the
things tue captain had talked alH,"'
The captain wEs no' told thar an effort
bad already been made tn get the cap
tnins fun story FROM Mr. Whitn.al
and that il hM not been s,ircessful
Mr.. Newburger argued the matter for
a hong time. but the captain was Oh
aurate. He would not say word with
out Mr.. Whitmans peruission.
Mr.. Newhurler. il WAS said was very
anxious that Mr. Whitman should not
know that the ,'oice We're Interfering
IT, the case News of his suspension
had not yet reached the captain ana Mn
intimution. it is said. was made that If
the captain did not obey erde.s eavy
punishment would fall upon him But
the captain saw no danger in this. He
said he was certain thai his usefulness
ls II policeman had already been de
stroyed. Then his 10y ,ity t, the force
was appealed to- hut still the aptail
refused to say 4 word about the things
he talked c. to vi Whitniun
Before Mr. Newburger departed MIR
Whitman appeared at the captains
house. He was in highly nervous
condition. He remembered the police
interference In the case against Fo.
md the frantic efforts Of the police
department to whitewaxh Fox Dy cuuS-
ing his arrest duIinp the '.,x--r,c. OF
Sipp and the discharge of Z OK he4.a i,se
no witnesses ap. cared against him
Captain W: :.sh finally told Mr New
burger from headquarters thul he
wouli not say worn to him. that ne
was very III and that he would
obliged II he would leave him In peace.