The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-01-23
POYE GONE AFTER
CURRAN TESTIFIES
Policeman who Accused Alder.
manic PrObcr Fails to Re-
port for Duty.
ARRAIGN SIPP'S LAWYER
Newell Indicted for Misdc-
mcanOr COnfcrs with Whit
man and May Aid Him.
ARRAIGN SIPP'S LAWYER

alderman Henry ". Currdn, chairman
ot the Aldermanic committee inrestigat-
, ing the Police Department, and his wife,
| were witnesses before tn" extraordinary
| Grand Jury yesterday when that body
! took up the accusation made against
! Mr.. Currdp 10y Policeman Charles u.
! toye on the witness stand at the Curran
committee hearing. The Grand Jury
completed It's consideration Of the mat
ter yesterday afternoon, but It's findings
will not be made public until tomorrow.
Reports that an indictment had been
voted against the former Becker strong
arm squad member were current yestcr-
day, but were not confirmed authort-
tativ,ly. If there Is an Indictment II
probably will he tor perjury. since Foyr
was under oath on the turran commit
tees stand ut the time he made his ac-
CusItions.
The only other Witnesses before the
Grand Jury in the t'oyc matter wcr"
Joseph T. ir"ndcrgast. first deputy city
clerk and two st,nographcrs who took
| tn" testimony of fole before the Alder
manic committee.
| The testimony Of Mr. Currun and his
wife VAS considered sufficient for the
purposes ut the Grand Jury regarding
the Whereabouts of the Alderman at tn
time named by FOy" a. the hour when
he had the conversation with the CHAIR
man of III" investigating committee.
The saloon keeper, William Smith,
whose case Foye alleged that Mr. Cur
| ran tried to have him throw down, was
| not called before the Grand Jury. lie
has said he had never even heard of
! Currah
1t.
| uniform in the East Thirty-ffth street
| precinct, did not appear at / o'clock yes
tcrday afternoon when he Was due for
work. y message was sent 10 his home
at \? Cook avenue. Elmhurst, ordering
him TO report TO his precinct forthwith.
| An hour later word came back from the
| Emhurst police that Foyc was not at
| home.
The policeman was still missing from
I his precinct late last night. The usual
| course taken in cases where a police
/ man is absent from duty without leave
is IT, prefer charges against him.
TIL" indictment against Edward j.
| Newell. George A. Sipp's former attor-
n"y, which WAS voted On Tuesday, was
| handed up to Justice Gur Yesterday
afternoon. The indictment charged Il
law. which makes 1t a misdcmeanur will
! fully to prevent or dissuadc any per-
son who has been suhpunaci as "A wit
ness from attending. AZ Il misdomranor,
the offence /. punishable by not to ex-
cccd Il year IN the penitentiary.
The accusation made against Newell
by Sipp concerned the payment Of 500
To Sipp by the lawyer to insure Sipp's
keeping away from the jurisdiction
This money, Sipp alleged had been
handed I" Newell to be given to Sipp
10y other lawyers who had received it
from persons who desired Sipp's absence
Will" the charge against Policeman
Eugene Fox was pending There is an
other section of the Penal law which
makes 1t IA felony to bribc a witness to
give false testimony or to withhold true
testimony. The indictment returned
AGAINST Newell charged only the mis-
drmcanor.
Newell surrendered himself to the
District Attorney and Was arraigncd at
! o'clock before Justice Con. Theodore
H. Chancellor represented Newell. Re-
fore the arraiEnn.nt, Newell, accom-
panied hy his counsel, W. NJ. IL OlcOtt
had an hours conference with District
Attorney Whitman. Justice Con- fixed
bail ut 81 900, which was furnished hy
"A surety company.
After the urraignmcnt there was an
other conference between the District
Attorney aud Newell
These two conferences with the Dis
triCt Attorney CAV" rise to reports that
Newell might cooperate with Mr.. Whit
man in getting to the bottom Of the al
legged bribery fund to keep Sipp from
trstlfying against Fox. Tho District
Attorney would not discuss this phase
If the case, however, and neither would
Mr.. Olcott. Mr.. Newell said the report
that he might give the District Attor-
nry information was absurd"
In spite of Ncweil's denial, II is known
that pressure is being brought to hear
IN Newell by hi, friends to do anything
he can TO help the District ATTORNEY
rather than To bear the brunt Of Sipp's
charge.
\, Newell. head of Fifth avenue
haberdashery concern and chairman of
the house committee ~ the Republican
club. The senior Newell died suddenly
in tho Republican Club some six or
seven years ago The son, Edward j.
Newell, has long heen connected with
Tammany Hall and Is member of the
Manhattan club,
Newclrs plea to the indictment WAS
adjourned until Monday.
District Attorney Whitman .,r,,.j