New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05

contained in a memorandum TO the
Police Commissioner" signed by George
S. Dougherty, Second Deputy Police Com
missioner:
Schlacht is unable to show on what part
of the body he was assaulted There Is no
evidence TO show that he was assaulted
District Attorney Whitman sent Detec-
tives "Al" Thomas and Barney FLOOD
over to see young Schlacht, and, although
their report was not made pubic MT
Whitman said after he received IT tha'
Re was somewhat skeptcal as I"
Schlacht's story. The District Attorney
however. planned to summon Schiach'
and every one else who could throw any
light on the matter before the grand jury
tomorrow, on the ground that the stoiS'
if true. is a serious outcropping of the
same law-defying principle which maue
the Rosenthal murder of such import
the intimidation by the police or witnesses
against the police.
Aside from the minor police reports,
which were one in the attempt to DIS
credit Schlacht, the report of Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty to Mr.. Waldo
given out from the Police Commissioner
office. remained as the final police state
ment on the case. 1t read as folioWs'
Memorandum to the Police CommisSloner.
Sir: Referring to the report OF HaIr!
II. Schlacht that at 5:io p, M on jan" ~
arv 8 he was assaulted and ropDeu ~
No. 1 Avenue u, / have the honor 10 re-
port that from a thorough lnVest,sasiioitt
made by detectives of the Union Markse.
station no evidence was Was secured secure 60 scbIacht
contends that he was knocked uncon
scious when assaulted, that nanuhel
chief was tied over his mouth ana that -
blanket was drawn over his heao; ne IL,
unable 10 show on what part OF the pou!
he was assaulted. There is no e'luehce
70 show that he was assaulted. lilo.
He refused medical attendance, stdi5is
that ne did not want any notorlety' pu'
our Investigation shows that he had con III
municated with the newspapers apout !,ic
So me time the police were notiheu VI ~
alleged crime. He reported the loss VI
two memorandum books when ne "ds "
testify from before the aldermanic com
mittee Yesterday afternoon. RespectluiIy'
GEORGE s. DOUG HERIf,
Second Deputy Police Commissioner
In spite Of police attempts TO discred't
his story, Schlacht will have opportunity
TO prove his contentious before the "John
Doe" grand jury when that BODY spe-
officially empowered to investigate crime
and police relations with II, meets again
tomorrow.
Willing to Face Grand Jury.
schlacht said last night he would be
GLAD NJ the chance to tell his story 10
District Attorney Whitman and the grand
Jury. He explained that six or seven de-
tectives called on him yesterday, some
pretending to be doctors who wanted u
make an examination OF his scalp. III
view Of this he could not understand. ne
said, how the report was turned IN u
Dougherty saying that he was unable 10
show upon what part of the body ne hau
been assaulted Those who know tue
Young man said that the right side oil
his head was badly swollen yesterday
and that ne certainly bore evidences Oh
having been recently assaulted.
The books OF the pedlers' association
which Schiacht said had been mutiiateu
bore out that part OF his story upon eX-
animation Yesterday Several OF them had
been apparently wantonly torn, though
not in a way to make their contents un-
readable, and the cash book, which ne
said contained the notations OF graft pay
ments under the guise of Sick benefits,
had the pages from No. TO 81 torn COM
pletely out. The minute book was III
Yiddish. and two other books, which he
said would also throw light on his story,
were taken by his assailant. The mutt
lated books still in his possession VIII Do
handed TO the District Attorney