New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-08
Captains Wife Says She Was
Present at important Inter-
views in Her Home When
Money Was Divided.
HARTIGAN TURNS ON BOSS
Sweeney's Man Confesses to
Whitman That He Gave Fox
Envelope with $3.50, Which
Went to Lawyers and
Sipp for Getaway"

ter Of Inspector Sweeney's participa
Captain Walsh 10 keep George a. Sipp
rom testifying against Patrolnan Eu-
. gene a. Fox.
Mrs. Thomas W. Walsh, wife Of the
captain. came forward as the chief link
to connect Sweeney with this transac-
ton, which the inspector through his
. man Hartigan. was trying TO shove en-
tirely on to Walsh's shoulders
Whitman took Mrs. Walsh before
Justice Con-, sitting as magistrate in
John Doe" proceedings. in chambers,
after he had made an Intellectual at
tempt TO have Hartigan admit his ac-
rivities in the matter which involved
Sweeney.
After Mrs. Walsh had testified,
: Hartigan was given final chance 10
tell the truth. and as he was not ar
rested for perjury, il developed that he
had elected to admit the Sweeney con-
nection. with no reservations.
Mrs. Walsh, it was learned had been
present many times when her husband
divided graft money with Sweeney.
These transactions. which she had seen,
occurred in the Walsh home. In ad-
dition to what she had seen Walsh has
told her everything in connection with
his grating operations, she said.
Present at Critical Meeting.
She related yesterday the story Of a
telephone conversation between Cap
tain Walsh and Inspector Sweeney on
December %. i'm which Sweeney made
an engagement to see Walsh that
night. Sweeney came to the Walsh
home, and partly on account Of her
husbands physical condition Mrs.
Walsh remained in the room, witness
10 everything that took place
She heard the two men discuss in
every detail the situation in which they
had been placed by the arrest of the
patrolman collector. Fox, on the testi-
mony OF George 4. Sipp, and she heard
them agree that they must go the
limit in helping Fox. 1t had already
heen agreed between the two men that
the expense Of supporting Fox and
sending Sipp away from the witness
chair would be about $1,000.
At that night conference. Mrs. Walsh
said yesterday. Sweeney agreed TO put
up $500 Of the $3.50 that was then
needed. a matter of $3.50 having been
previously sent 10 Fox from some
source on which she had no informa-
ton
The next morning, she said. the
morning OF December 80, Hartigan,
Sweeney's man, came 10 the Walsh
home with an envelope which Captain
Walsh opened in her presence and in
that Of Hartigan. The envelope. che
said. contained $500, and to that her
husband added $50 end gave il back
TO Hartigsn for delivery to Fox
Confronted with this evidence, Harti-
gan. who was given a second and final
chance 10 tell the truth after Mrs.
Walsh had testified, admitted that Mrs.
Walsh had told the truth. From a
combination Of his evidence and that
previously given by Fox, Mr. Whitman
was able to follow the course of the
money thus raised. Hartigan took il
10 Fox, whom he met in the corridor
Of the Criminal Courts building, just
after Fox had been discharged from
the magistrates court, following the
premature arrest ordered by Commits
sioner Waldo.
Fox Gets Money from Hsrtisan.
Fox greeted Hartigan with a ques-
ton as 10 whether he had IAN envelope
from uptown" and when Sweeney's
man said that was what he had Fox
took him across the street to a saloon
where he received the envelope from,
Hartigsn. Fox himself took the money
20 two lawyers, through whose hands
it passed along, less their 500 fee, 10
The hands of another lawyer, who. afte-
extracting his fee of $500, sent the re-
naainder along to Sipp as getaway
money.
IL is understood that II ~ any TN
expected possibility the flrect graft
charges against Sweeney II down the
inspector would still be lir lie TO prose
cution On the evidence btained by
Whitman yesterday. evi0 Ice which is
said to be sufficient TO W rrant an In
dictment for conspiracy 70 violate Sec
ton 2.440 of the penal law, the penalty
for which is imprisonment for from five
10 ten years.
In all. the District Attorney now has
evidence in hand showing that about
$1,000 was raised in Fox's behalf by
higher police officials, whose sole inter-
est in protecting the patrolman was the
imminent danger to themselves. Five
thousand dollars of this amount was
used for cash bail for Fox. and $3.50, in
addition TO the $500 mentioned above,
was necessary for counsel and bail fees.
Hartigan, il developed yesterday, is
a long time friend Of Fox. and though
both men were collecting in the same
district for a period of years, both adj
nit that there were always other col
lectors working the same field at the
same time.
Walsh Prepares Broad Statement.
Captain Walsh, in a further Inter-
yiesg with Assistant District Attorney
Frederick j. Groehl. admitted this
y,me thing yesterday, and this in spite