New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
'SWEENEYS MAN
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me Stone Crusher" during his reigr
in Harlem
forced to Paw for Local Resort.


Young said that he had been paving
-" month to Sergeant Duffy for four
years up last July EN- his
new enterprise. Young's Casino. was
finished, and he obtained all the nee
essary legal licenses to open it. when
Duffy came around and said
The Inspector saws YOU can't open up
that place u til YOU pay 500 down. and
it will cost YOU another 500 every
month YOU keep open"
Young paid. and continued paying
until January II last This last bit
of information somewhat surprised the
District Attorney. for he had supposed
that graft collecting had ceased in
Harlem in December, after Sipp made
ms charges against the police before
the Currsn committee. Captain Walsh.
through Fox, also collected $50 month
ly. Young said.
NounSS Casino is a meeting place for
numerous negro societies. and has a
large ballroom where social gather
ings are held. The recent convention
of the American Association for the
Improvement of the Colored Race was
held there. District Attorney Whit
man was scheduled as its chief speaker
on the closing night Of the conven-
ton. but he was prevented from attend
Ing by his being in Newark holding a
conference with Sipp. who was then
about 10 return TO New York.
In all. District Attorney Whitman is
now investigating twenty-eight charges
of graft laid at Sweeney's door. Some
of these will be taken up by the John
Doe grand jury when IL meets again
next Monday. and other indictments
against Sweeney are said L. be in
evitable.
Sweeney knows this. He knows. too.
that twenty year sentence would not
be out OF proportion if he is convicted
on several Of the charges now made
against him. He wants TO con-
fess. but he is being kept from this
course by the appeals Of friends who
fear that if he does some Tammany
Hall chieftains will be involved.
Again Offers to Make Terms.
An emissaTy from Sweeney visited
the District Attorneys Office yesterday
10 make terms with the county prose-
cutor. This time Sweeney's represent
atiye asked that an attache of the Dis
trict Attorneys Office meet Sweeney at
the indicted inspectors home. but this
invitation was declined. The interme-
diary was told that Sweeney himself
would have to visit the District Attor-
ney if he wanted to confess. ana that
there could be no transactions through
third party.
Patrolman Fox also was clcseted
with the District Attorney YESTERDAY
He gave additional information CON
corning Sweeney's activities in Har-
lem. and especially about the saloon IN
the upper end Of the town where one
Of the partners in the enterprise cor
lec;ed for two Tammany Hall politicians
whose names are well known. There
was still another man who frequented
! this place who also collected for the
! Tammany men. and he is likely 10
| soon find himself enmeshed in the legal
web that the District Attorney IS
/ spreading
Last July" Fox told the District At
tornev Yesterday. when Captain
WaIsh's precinct was split IN two. Ser
geant Duffy came 10 me and asked me
for a list OF all the places | collected
from in the new precinct ] gave him
the list. He told me that Inspector
Sweeney was going to do all the col
Letting in the new precinct through
him and that Walsh was Ia Keep his
hands off"
And Fox said that Duffy Increased
fine tribute in every instance.
All the evidence in the District At
torney's hands gives Captain Bernard