New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
NEWELL PLEADS NOT
GUILTY TO S|PP CHARGE
Lawyer Indicted for Trying TO
Keep Hotel Man Away Re-
fuses to Aid State.
TRIAL TO FOLLOW F0XS
Whitman Sure One or Both Will
Weaken When They Face Con-
viction-Proprietor of Lin
coin Hotel Is Arrested.

Edward ]. Newell. a lawyer, indicted
FOR trying 10 dissuade George 4 Sipp from,
appearing in response 10 a grand jury
subpoena. was arraigncd yesterday before
Justice Golf. and through his counsel.
former Judge W. NJ X. Olcott. entered a
formal plea Of not guilty. His trial will
probably follow that of Patrolman
Eugene s. Fox. indicted for bribery on
tho evidence given by Sipp. a former
Harlem hOtclkeepcr Fox will face trial
Monday. and although District Attorney
Whitman is confident that either Fox or
Newcll-proba bly, both--will finally agree
20 aid the state. the first move in that
direction viii have to come from the
defendants.
II is tho belief OF the District Attorneys
Office that if Newell can be brought face
20 face with a years sentence to Black
wells Island. and l'OX in the same posi-
ton with regard TO four or five years in
Sing Sing the lawyer and the policeman
will be crowding each other 10 come
across"
Inspector Dennis Sweeney. who took the
Initiative in trying TO get something
on Sipp after Sjpp testified before the
CuIran committee, Is still busy trying TO
bolster up the police attack on his
character. Information reached the
District Attorney yesterday that Sweeney
visited the Monument Hotel in Harlem
last SATURDAY. TO, make inquiry as TO the
visit which Sipp was alleged to have
MADE 20 that hotel on December 10 That
allegation was in the affidavit made by
Gcorgiana Risinger which was used 10
bring about Sipp's arrest in Atlantic City.
and which was later thrown out by the
grand jury with the intimation that il
was police "framc-up."
Sweeneys visit to the hotel was taken
TO indicate that the police officials most
concerned by the prosecution OF Fox in
tend 10 make a bitter fsht TO save him.
and that a large part of this fight will re
along the lire Of atta cking Spp as d viz
ness. The motive behind this official back
ing which seems to he coming 10 Fox Is
plain 10 the District Attorney as neither
Mr. Whitman nor the grand jurors who
heard Sips testimony believe that Fox
kept the 500 a month he is said 10 have
collected from Sipp. nor the other coll
lectiOns with which his name is linked.
Sweeney's attempt to bolster up the
attack on Sipp fell down. however. &C.
COrding TO the statement made Yesterday
by the two proprietors OF the Monument
House They said they knew Sipp well
that they had both been In the hotel on
the day in question. and that Sipp had
not been at the hotel then nor on any
cay near that time.
Thomas G. Wood. foreman of the eN
rrao:dinary grand jury. which received a
respite from Justice Golf last week. called
upon Mr.. Whitman yesterday. II was
reported tina, he conferred with the Dis
trict Attorney about stories that the
grand jurys investigation Of police COR
ruption was ended. These stories were
manufactured out OF whole cloth. as they
utterly ignored the fact that il was Jus
iice Goff VINO took the initiative In grant
ing q vacation to the grand jurors. who
had been on grand jury duty since Octo-
Der Z
An echo Of the wide open days" be-
fore Rosenthals murder came up In the
Court of Special Sessions yesterday. when
Philip Blau was convicted OF running
disCrderly house as manager of the Hote.
Lincoln Broadway and sd street. The
evidence against the hotel was obtained
in June. when Detectives Maher. Dean
and Klin-;e made the Lincoln their head
quarters FOR a short time. This case
Mas counted important by the District
Attorneys Office because IL brought into
action for the first time in such a case
a rcccn, decision by the Court Of Appeals
that the evidence OF neighbors against the
general character OF a house was 10 be
considered material.
The Rev Or. 4. Y. Whyte. OF the Faith
PRESBYTERIAN Church. in West 18th street,
a~l Father Daily were among the neigh
hornood witnesses whose evidence was ac-
cepted under the decision referred to.
They told Of visits to the rathskeller Of
tho hotel. during which they had observed
disorderly conduct on the part OF patrons.
ana they swore that the hotel had bad
reputation.
Hugo Bartleson. an agent Of the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Crime and one
OF tic states witnesses in the Rcsenthal
case, told OF similar visits. Maher and
Dean told OF visits TO the hotel on the
nights OF June and 9. when they had
seen men and women acting in a disor-
DERBY manner i'm the presence OF Blau,
who they swore. was acting in mana
gerial capacity. Maher also swore to hav-
ing registered at the hotel as man and
wife with a girl whom he met there, and
said that he had done so with Blau's
knowledge.
Max p. Steuer. who conducted the de-
fence. put on witnesses who testified that
Rlau was not manager Of the hotel, but
The court found Blau guilty. Harry Gold
smith. who was Jointly on trial with Blau.
was discharged because the states wit
sesscs were not able 10 prove to the salts
action OF the court that he was one OF
he hotel managers.
Mr.. Steuer and Assistant District At
orney James y. Smith clashed over the
lLestion OF allowing Blau TO be released
under his old bail until called for SEN
tcnce. but the court finally settled the
matter by rcmanding Blau until Friday,
when he will be sentenced