New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05
S|PP, GRAFT WITNESS,
ARRESTED IN JERSEY
Police Make Serious Charge
Against Their ACCuSer So
He May Be Extradited.
HOPE TO WEAKEN STORY
Department Denies Vigorously
Harry H. Schlacht's Tale Of
Assault After Arranging to
Give Evidence of Graft.

George A. Spp, the Harlem hotel
keeper who swore on the stand of the
Curran aldermanic committee that he had
paid 500 protection every month for more
than five years to the police, was ar
rested last night in Atlantic City, accord
ing TO an announcement made at Police
Headquarters here last night.
Sipp, after giving sensational testimony
before the aldermen, dropped out OF sight.
He was at Police Headquarters few
days thereafter, and though questioned
by the police was not asked TO subscribe
20 an affidavit, nor was he subpenaed.
few days later, when Commissioner Waldo
suddenly became active In the case OF
Patrolman Fox. who was the man named
by Sipp as collector" the police were
unable to find Sipp to subpoena him.
Waldo's activity was put down to desire
to beat Whitman TO the case and the
arrest OF Fox by Waldos order found the
case in a situation in which it was I'M
possible to proceed because Of the police
Negligence with regard TO Sipp.
on Monday last Sipp was located IN
Newark, but after a conference with De-
tective Conway he refused to come back
INTO this state, where he could be served
with n subpoena Conway had no sooner
departed, however, than Sipp calmly came
,ver TO New York and travelled the length
bf Manhattan Island from the Cortlandt
street tunnel station TO his home. NO 90
West 13Oth street, without being seen by
Inv of the Commissioner ten thousand
policemen.
Thereafter Il was reported that the po-
lice. stung into activity by Sips casual
trip through town, were busy collecting
Sfidavits on which TO base serious
iharge against him. II was said that the
charge would be an extraditaoie one
and that if Sipp were located again. no
matter in what state, he would be brought
back to New York.
From the statement given out at 70
lice HEADQUARTERS last night that de-
tective with a warrant had been sent 10
Atlantic City to get Sipp. after he hao
been arrested by the police OF that CITY,
IL is believed that an effort Will be made
thoroughly to discredit Sipp by the prose-
cution of the serious charges MADE
against him. In that way his evidence
against Fox might be weakened. and al
though il is not believed that the police
would 20 TO such lengths to protect Fox
a patrolman. it is well understood in the
department that Sips evidence against
Fox, If given before grand jury. would
point accusingly TO a police captain and
an inspector.
Schlacht's Story Stirs Police.
Harry H. Schlacht's story of being as
saulted just after he had arranged 10
give evidence of police graft 10 the Cur
ran aldermanic committee, stirred up
more activity in the Police Department
Yesterday than has oeen displayed, since
tie Rosenthal murder, against police VINO
have been accused of grating.
At the end of the day the police records
showed half a dozen different reports, al
agreeing that the young East Slider had
been wofully wrong In atNibuting graf'
to the police in connection with the push
cart pedlers of the East Side, and cruelty
mistaken. if not deliberately false, il
even suggesting that he had been assault
ed because he was about to testify as e
such graft.
Meanwhile DIR. A. Rosenberg, Of No. co
East 9th street. who was not even &C
ouainted with Schiacht was called In, ant
in the presence of the newspaper mel
made a careful examination of the victim
of the assault. after which he summed W
Schlacht's injuries as follows:
Laceration and confusion of the scalp
evidences Of a mild concussion OF the
brain. and a highly nervous condition
generally, induced by the injuries.
Against that diagnosis the police rec
ords Of the day include the following