New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

mentioned the fact to Alfred ]. Tallev
one of Sweeney's counsel He said :.
had been asked by Talley IL he hadn,
sent Hartigan to Walshs home.
The District Attorney kept hamm.r.
ing at Lieutenant Walsh until \.
brought the admission that the witns,..
did not know that one Of the most win,
things in the whole series OF pr.,,
cases growing OUT Of Sips char,.,
was the identity OF the one who sen,
Hartigan TO Walsh.
And you want this jury to believs,
Numbered the District Attorney. ",b,,
you paid visit to Mr.. Talley and No.
picked you out Of ten thousand police.
men 10 ask you IL you sent Hartirar
70 Walsh"
Il do" said Walsh, who went on r..
explain that he went TO the Office a,
Mr. Talley becase the latter wa,
handling his fathers estate
The District Attorney then read from
the record of Hartigan's trial Walsh,
replies to similar questions. which were
at variance with his present testimon,
He then asked Walsh how he could az.
plain the contradictions. Walsh, con.
fused and angry, lost his temper. and
pointed his finger menacingly at N.
District Attorney.
Look OUT" shouted the District Attn,
ney. Remember you are not in your
ton"
Walsh quieted down at once but his an.
swer was not illumlnative.
Ex-Inspector Murtha produced a few
character witnesses One OF them va,
Monsignor Patrick r. O'Hara- He te,b.
fled that Murtha was fine type Of cit.
zen.
Thomas F. Scully, a real estate dealer
OF Harlem, had a pretty hard time Of I,
on cross-eXam nation as a character Wit.
ness for Sweeney He admitted he had
written a letter last February to District
Attorney Whitman, saying: Money Is
waiting for Sweeney in Harlem and he
does not come for IT,"
who told you that?" asked District
Attorney Whitman.
1T is rumor in Harlem
Did anybody ever ask you to approach
Sweeney for them?'
Yes, they came 10 my ONCE. They
would ask me to get the inspector 10 lot
up on them"
who were they"
IL do not know their names"
Thompson called both abb and char.
acter witnesses. One Of his character
witnesses was Patrick J. Gaynor, &C.
countant. Thompson also brought Wit.
nesses from Liberty, n. Y, to testify be
was there from December 81 to December
20, part of the time the state charges the
inspectors were conspirIng to keep slpp
out OF the state. But the prosecution did
not bother cross-examining the witnesses
as Liberty is only five hours from the
city and il would be easy for a man 70
20 from there 10 Manhattan and lack or
the same day.
Thompson also called Or. J. j. O'Dono-
van, Of St Vincent's Hospital, TO show
thar Thompson was delirious during the
first ten days of his stay there four years
ago, when Captain Walsh said he wen,
twice to the hospital. and each time paid
the inspector his share of the monthly
graft tribute from Harlem diyekeepers.
Three nuns. nurses at the hospital, les.
tilted they had seen only Mrs. ThompscH
and another relative visit Thompson there
Mr.. Moss asked them if others might no,
have called on Thompson without theif
knowledge. and they replied af'frmatyely
Two witnesses were called to show thai
Sipp was an avowed enemy OF Sweeney.
One was City Marshal Mathew Mulvihll
He said Sipp told him last November
with a choice sprinkling OF oaths, that he
would Get even with Sweeney for driving
him out Of business.
No effort was made 10 deny the test.
nnony OF tire two lawyers. one Of whom
Edward j. Newell. pleaded guilty to
charge OF persuading Sipp while Wit
ness to remain out OF the state. Bot
Newell and Jacob Rouss involved HusSy
and Thompson.
IF the four inspectors are innocent
said one Of District Attorney Whitman'
staff they could readily explain sNa
all the charges made against them BY
taking the stand in their own behalf Ana
that they are guilty os best shown n
their refusal to testify"
District Attorney Whitman is planning
10 bring the four inspectors 70 trial OF
the bribery charges He will go to
Jury frst with Sweeney. The maximum
penalty for bribery is ten years. TIE
present charge. conspiracy 20 keep VII
ness out OF the jurisdiction OF the court
is punishable only BY a years innprisoh'
ment and fine OF $4,000.