New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
ATTEMPTS ON LIFE
OF WALSH FEARED
Continued from first page.

either this week or next. Walsh is
being fed on milk and cereals. with an
occasional bowl Of chicken broth. His
trouble is chiefly kidney malady, ana
on that account sitting up is bad for
him. DR.. Upton said.
In spite OF Or. Upton's prOtestatonS
as to the condition of his patient, 1t is
thought possible that Justice Goff VIII
direct the grand jury to obtain Wa'shs
testimony to-day. The fact that the
Justice sent his own physician. III.
James f. Kelly to examine the police
captain two days ago Is taken TO lndl-
cate that he does not believe in allow
ing further delay. 1t may be mat
Walsh will he brought to the Criminal
Courts Building in a special ambulance.
and it may he that the grand jury VIII
go to Walshs home, but in any event
it is not believed that more than da'
will go by before the captains damag-
ing evidence against the system IS
laid before the grand jury.
System" Heads Desperate.
The feeling on the side of the prose
cution is that the stake for the rnen
who are certain TO be involved Dy
Walsh's testimony is so great that they
may decide 10 go to desperate lengths
10 keep Walsh's disclosures out OF
court Of record. and it is certain that
any indictments that result from his
evidence. whenever obtained, Will be
pushed for an immediate trial.
Walsh himself. as well as his wife
feels that his position would be muoh
safer If his evidence was all In. 80
long as there is even remote chance
Of stopping him from testifying, cap
tain Walsh believes. his life will be n
danger. He does not believe that he
would be in any danger from the point
Of view of revenge, after he had given
his testimony, but because of his views
il is understood that the captain wants
10 testify before both grand and petit
iuries AT the earliest possible oppor:u-
nifty.
District Attorney Whitman, who was
out of town yesterday, would make no
comment over the telephone on the
story in the afternoon papers TO the
effect that the grand jury would SIT at
Walsh's house to-day.
From a layrnan's standpoint, and not
as matter Of medical opinion. those
who have talked 10 Captain Walsh
since he made his confession say he
seems 10 be slowly improving since the
night he cleared his conscience to Dis
trict Attorney Whitman.
III, friends say that although they
know he is a sick man they do not en-
tortain any fears but what he VIII re-
cover. They also have urged upon nm
the advisabiity OF getting the worry
over with AS quickly az possible by
giving his evidence TO the grand jury as
soon a. he is physically able.
In the event that Walsh should give
10 the grand jury the evidence upoh
which indictments were found. and
should then die before the cases so
started were called FOR trial. II is be-
licvod that If there was sufficient warn
ing IF his condition his trial evidence
would be taken by special proceedings.
Would Strengthen Sweeney Case
The case against Sweeney. II was said
Yesterday bv Whitmans Investigators
could be- lodged without the assistance
Of Walsh. but it is admitted 1t would
be- q much stronger case with the cap
tain's evidence added.
Three new witnesses against the IN
spector conferred with Mr.. Whitman
assistants yesterday. and although
there is still a prospect OF getting more
evidence against sweeney me case IL
practically completed now. The new
witnesses gave evidence along graft
lines The possibilities al CONSPIRACY
indictments against sweeney ana other
insucc,ors and captains. on the ground
of their attempt to bride Fox. the pa
,rolman. 70 Jump bail and skip to a
foreign country. rest chiefly upon tne
,.e,imnny of Fox. who in those cases
would not bc an Drcompllce.
,po,har evidence OF the dangerous
possibilities that are becoming more
imminent daily as Whitman reaches
closer 10 the heart of the system
cam, 10 light Yesterday. when 1t was
learned that the District Attorney ana
,;s assistant. Frederick j. Groehl. had
recently obtained permits to carr! re-
yolvcrs.
MAGISTRATE Appleton issued the per-
mits which ne granted because OF re-
conf threats received by Whitman ana
Groehl Mr. Whitman. 1t was learheu'
has had a permit for several years ana
his permit was renewed.
The fact that the District Attorney
seemed inclined TO treat seriously ines"
Latest threats gave them added signlh-
c,nco because of the fact that during
tho prosecution Of Lieutenant Becker
and the four gunner in the Roscnthal
murder case Mr.. Whitman ignored en-
tirelv far more numerous threats than
have come to him recently.
Grafters Talk OF Death.
His friends say that some of the re-
cent threats have been so specihc ana
apparently serious that he could not
treat them lightly. in spite OF his dis
position to laugh them off. II was said
Yesterday that Whitman had not only
received threatening letters, but that
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