The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-03
capt. RILEY INDICTED:
WOMAN GIVES CLUES
Mrs. Burnett. Who Lost S2t2,-
600 to ClairvOyant Gang.
Here to Testify.
MORE TRUE BILLS COMING
Only Wire Taper Arrested Be.
fore ROsrmthal Murder to
Tell Of Protection.

| Domnick q Riley. until three weeks
| ago a captain OF police. was arrested
/ late Yesterday afternoon OH warrant
| charging him with accepting a bribe from
| former Detective Alexander Cohen. con
| fess.d agent of the wireless wire tap
] peis.
! The District ATTORNEYS office feels
that a strong case has been built against
| Riley and that indictments against at
| least one other police official are sure to
| be returned this week.
| In this connection 1t was learned N"ster-
day that Mrs Jane l.. Burnett now of
Chicag so. but formerly Of New York. VINO
| was swindl-d out OF sal2.o0o by the clair
voyant gang, has sp.n, considerable time
In the District Attorneys Office aiding the
authorities. II il the first time that Mrs
| Burnetts name has come out although an
| outline Of her story was known.
| Caught on worthless stOcL.
Mrs Burnett. upon the death ~ her
4 husband several years ago. received SiVo,-
| 900 She lived IN New York then. The
/
to part with $4,000 worth OF good stock,
$4,000 worth of Jewelry and $500" IN
cash for worthless mining stock.
! After she lost her money she moved to
| Chicago to live with her daughter. said
| to be the wife Of man in the
! grain business there. The District
| Attorneys office has prevailed upon Mrs.
! Burnett to come TO New York 10 aid In
the investigation. and 1t was said yester-
day that several indictments may result
! from the evidence she has given
| She is a willing witness for the DIS
| trct Attorney. who has been trying TO
| keep her identity a secret No one would
| piy. any information about her. De-
| spatches from Chicago TO THE SrN last
| night state that the Chicago detective
| bureau does not know her. nor is she in
the city directory.
| Besides being a possible witness in OBJ
] tanning further indictments Mrs. Bu'netts
presence is a spur TO the wire tappers 10
keep faith with the District Attorney lest
additional indictments be brought against
them.
R,I~y Giv~s $4,000 BaU.
Riley had already arranged for ba il and
sp,nt only twenty minutes in the Crim-
inai Courts Building before surety COM
pany had gone on his bond FOR s''eoo'
the amount suggested 10y District At
| torney Whitman.
| Will. he was being arraigned before
| Judge Warren w Foster TO have his ball
fixed Riley refused to discuss the case in
| detail lie would only say
| "Ther. is on. word which tells the
whole story of the case against M" ana
that word can be found in the dic'
, tionary. 1t is intrigue, and the more
you study the meaning OF that word the
| better YOU will be able to understand
| IN. meaning of this Indictment
| Later when an old friend told hIm to
cheer up he remarked Il don't look par
| ticularly crestfallen, do ~
| An officer OF the surety company
signed the bond papers, which were then
approved by Assistant District Attorney
James Il. Reynolds Riley, accompanied
by his attorney. Frank Aranow OF koe-
mig, Goldsmith Il Sittenfeld. was then
taken before Judge Foster in the Judges
private chambers and allowed to go after
Assistant District Attorney William Dean
Embree had agreed to the bond
Aranow or another member OF the
Arm. probably Samuel :. Koenig Re
publican county chairman. will appear be-
fore Judge Swami this morning 10 maze
! the usual motions, including request
for permission to inspect the minutes OF
the Grand Jury. Rilcys presence will
! not he necessary.
No surprise 10 Riiey.
! The arrest had few unpleasant features
for Riley He left his home on ocean
avenue Sheepshead Bay, a, 10 O'Clock III
| the morning when he saw IN the morning
papers that the indictment would be
handed down. He spent the day retaining
the firm OF lawyers and arranging his
bond At 3: 80. two hours after the Grand
Jury had returned the indictment. he
lea rned the fact by telephone. An agent
OF the surety company was waiting at the
Criminal Courts Building, but Riley did
not appear until O'Clock, after he had
been assured that Judge Foster was wait.
| ing.
| The Grand Jury only heard two wit
nesses yesterday to clinch the case against
Riley. These were Paper Collar Joe Kra-
kowskt and Frank TarbeauN. Other wit
nesses had been heard the day before.
psper Collar Joe. admitted "comeon' man
for the wire tappers. went direct to Judge
Whitman's office when he arrived At the
building. Paper Collar Joe's name when
he is making a living by his wits Is. or
often has been. Sir John Grey. He passes
AZ an English nobleman with lots Of
money to invest, and he looks the part,
with clothes made In London, black beard
and English accent
"Tell Judge Whitman. my good man"
said Paper Collar Joe to Louis Iioffman.
guardian OF the District Attorneys pri-
yate ofIice. that Sir John Grey desires to
sneak to him Immediately"
Hoffman nearly fell over backward.
Come. come. my man." said Joe pom.
po,,sly, ~ am not In the habit OF waiting
for District Attorneys. desire to speak
to him Immediately"
He got In too and soon was taken to the
GRAND Jury room by Assistant District
Attorney Grochl.
| Soon aftcrward the indictment was