New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06

captain VINO has grown old in the 'sys-
tenn"
With the aid OF the first captain OF
police in New York City who ma
agreed to become a witness against the
system" before a grand jury. Whit
man now believes he will land under
indictments both the high police and
the powerful political grafters, the
overlords Of the graft machinery.
Walsh prepared the ground for his
conference with Whitman last night
by a series Of careful moves, which
began with the public accusations
thrown at him from the witness stand
of the aldermanic committee.
Played Game Carefully.
on the day those accusations be-
came public Walsh was taken sick at
his desk in the East l26th street sta
ZION house lie was duly entered on
the police records as absent on sick
leave" and. although he mas been trans
fcrrcd twice since then. he has not yet
reported ~ either OF The stations 10
which he was moved tie has main
tanned ar absolute silence in the face
Of the growing evidence against him.
and even the confession OF his per
sonal collector" the policeman. Fox
did rot Immediately change that atu-
tudc
whitman playing his cards inst as
carefully. caused the information To- bc
conveyed to Walsh rs soon as Fox
broke down. that en- indictment would
proba ply be voted against him next
Monday.
In addition the District Attorney let
the information set TO the police captain
that II indicted he would be arrested i'm
,netiiatcIy. and unless a committee Of
physicians appointed 10y the court de-
cided IL would kill him he would be taken
20 q hospital under arrest Whitman also
put out the intinat:on that ho did not be-
Iieve Walsh was as III as Hc had been
reported TO be.
This information. combined with the
positive declaration ~ his own doctor
that q prison sentence would probably XIII
him. led Walsh to sending for Whitman
Yesterday.
Dr. Upton also called on the District
Attorney. and said. among other things
that worry was largely responsible ior
Captain Walshs condition.
Innocent men don't worry" was Whit
mans only comment. and with II went the
suggestion that an honest confession
would probably dismiss worTy. Dr. Upton
carried that message back t. Walsh. ana
also he carried a confirmation ~ Whit
mans previously expressed opinion tnat
Walsh. if indicted. could probably escape
conviction. or al least a prison sentence.
by becoming a witness Tor the people.
The result was that at 10 O'Clock last
night Captain Walsh telephoned Nj.
Whitman that he wanted 10 talk with
him. and asked in view Of his condition,
if Mr.. Whitman would he kind enough
10 come 10 his home. No. 1865 Madison
svenue. for the interview.
Their conference. which was not ended
until after midnight. wss preliminary TO
n more formal statement OF all his graft
connections which Captain Walsh will
dictate 10 a stenogrepher from the Dis
trict Attorneys Office o-day
II Walsh is sufficiently recovered by
next Monday he will go before the grand
Jury az soon as 1t IL called together. The
case OF Fox will probably be held over
until after his captain has been heard.
Walshs own Indictment will probably
be forthcoming from the same grand jury
that hears him as witness. and the in
dictment OF at least one and probably two
inspectors, one and possibly two captains
who were formerly inspectors and one OF
The deputy police commissioners, whom
Walsh accuses OF being in graft league
With an inspector. is likely to result from
Walsh's testimony.
Back of these police grafters lies the
still higher "ring' OF Tammany polti-
clans who have dominated and taken the
largest share Of the Harlem police graft
How much OF this Walsh will be able to
Law before the grand jury Whitman was
not ready to say last night. he init
mated that the scope of the graft revela-
liens which would come from Walsh was
40 wide that ii would probably take days
10 even get II into shape for the grand
jury.
Before whitman received the hrst intl-
nation OF the Walsh confession from the