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Walsh. was sick and I went over TO
see him and ind out II I could do
anything for him. Mary Coleman had
testified Against him before the Curran
Committee, and they were asking him
to come down and testify. took
letter 70 Alderman Curran that Capt.
Walsh wrote.
Then another day ne asked me to
make up q record Of the arrests Of
disorderly house keepers in his pre-
cinct. together with the results Of each
arrest I worked three nights on II
at the old East One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth street station. One time
I worked until Z IN the morning.
the next night worked until midnisht
and the third until II o'clock. And
IVES on hand and worked all day every
one Of these days in Inspector sweeney's
once. I thouSht the world and al Of
Capt. waish-r would have done any
thing for him.
HOW NE TOOK THE "OuNoLe"
FROM WALSH TO FOX.
II ran many errands for him and
some for Mrs. Walsh. I did this when
was supposed to b on duty In Inspector
Sweeney's once. When I was . young
COP, Capt. Walsh had made II possible
for me to get of and be with my wife
when our baby boy came. made II pos
slbie for me to get on and yet receive
full pay. DO you wonder ! was Willing
10 hclp himf
"Then one day. Il was Dec. =. Capt
Walsh notified mo through Police De-
partment channels that he wanted TO
see me the next day. went over there
about noon on the 3oth. From under the
bedclothes Of the bed on which he was
lying Capt. Walsh took . small. ordin-
ary envelope and save II 30 me. He told
me TO take Il to PAtroiman Eugene Fox.
He said I would md Fox either At
Police Headquarters or the Criminal
Courts Building.
There's nine hundred and nifty In
that Capt. Walsh told me. not using
the word dollars, IT'S counsel tees. Tell
Fox that with the other two hundred
and nifty that makes what We agreed
on. Gene will understand
The story Of the rest Of the transac-
ton has been often told. but Hartigan
told Il over again. He gave the money
to james Fox. Eugene's brother. at the
request Of the latter. in . saloon near
the Criminal Courts building.
Then came another summons from
Welsh.
"'Johnny.' Hartigan said the captain
said. do you remember that envelope
you took down to Fox for met Now
don't b worried or get scared You've
done nothing wrong. Everything's
legitimate. II anybody asks you wha.
It contained. and IFS none Of their busi.
ness what It contained. say II wss police
department records you made up for me.
"'You'rs perfectly safe. boy. The
counsel fees was little personal mat
ter between my friend Gene Fox and
me. and that's all there 10 to It. But It
wouldn't look right for It to come out,
that's ALL"
"HoW CAN ! CONFESS WHEN II
WOULD Dc 4 LiET
And this was the story Hartisan told
the FIRST time he was summoned to the
once Of Destrict-Attornsy Whitman.
He says he allowed himself to be pur-
susded into thinking Capt. Walsh was
right-that It was no ones business
what the envelope contained. But that
night Hartigan says he wrote out the
whole true stody OF what really hap
psnsd. and OF what Capt Walsh said
tho envelope contained. This state.
msnt was used In his trial.
This money Capt. Walsh sent to Fox
wa supposed to have come partly from
Inspector Sweeney. and members Of We
istrict-Attorney's STAG were busy
seeking the connecting link between
Walsh and Sweeney. They suspected
Hartigan. Events moved rapidly. and
Mrs. Walsh. wife Of the captain sup
possdly dying. went to District-Attor.
ney whitman and told her story.
Hartigan was summoned to the Grim
inal Courts Building. faced the District
Attorney. his assistant. Mr.. oroshi;
Mrs. Walsh and Fox. In moment. he
| says, the ofIiclals withdrew and he was
left to face third degree at the hands
Of his accussrs.
Mrs. Walsh asked me why didn',
| tell the truth. She asked me II had
forgotten my wife ana my child. told
her hadn't. but neither had forgotten
my honor. I told her - I tell you.
cannot lie TO save them or myself. and
I would lie II I admitted - truth what
they testified to.
Then Fox spoke up:
"Td take care OF myself hrst.' HI
said. and he pleaded with me to con-
fcss-to confess to something knew
wasn't true. Fox could confess and HI
held the whip hand. But I COULDN'T
| tell what ! didn't know.
| Then District-Attornsy whitman
talked with me.
'Hartigan. no said, we've go
Sweeney. Why should you try e
shield him! We're sure to get him
anyhow " SAaVNv
"'Get him II he's guilty I told Mr.
whitman. but I can't help you because
I will not lie. viii not lie to send I
man to jail but neither would ! lie Il
save him.
|THE MEETING WITH WALSH ANr
MRS. WALSH.
1T went back to Capt. Waish's house
He was terribly sick. they said. but the,
=. 80 him waa heart broken n nj