The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-10
Lawyer and Housekeeper Swear
He Confessed Conspiracy
With Police.
PAID DETECTIVES $4,000
He Spent This, Negress Asserts,
Sending Innocent Men and
Boys to Prison.

Five witnesses testified before the Pa
role Board yesterday that they knew or
believed that perjurcd statements had
been used to send Alfred schwitofsky TO
Sing Sing for twenty years as the man
who robbed the home Of Theodore r. Dale
in West Forty-ff;h street three years ago.
The testimony Of four OF them bore upon
the character and the record OF Dale. The
testimony OF Warden John ]. Hlnley OF
tho TCn,bs related directly to tie in,,nods
employed TO get schwitofsky Into the po-
lice records as a crook.
Albert b. Unger formerly OF the ONCE
Of oGorman, Battle & Marshall, followed
Bernard II. Sander in casting aside a
lawyers privilege and revealing the con-
ndential statements OF client. He said
he had never heard OF the Scientifically
case until last Monday, but as he read Of
the testimony he recalled that Dale, Is a
client OF his In the case that never came
10 trial because OF Dales suicide. con-
iessed to him a few days before the sui
eide that he was troubled because he
feared he would be discovered as one
who had couspired to send TO Jail men
and boys whom he had taken to his
house. He said Dale never mentioned
Schwitofsky. but referred TO II twenty
year boy and Cnger said he thought this
might be SchwitofslIy.
Dr. Herman +. Nordeman. who was
Dale's physician, and who said that he
regarded his patient as an interesting
study from medico-legal viewpoint,
testified that Dale told him OF the
schwitofsky case and Of his fear TO go on
the stand because OF the possibility that
he would be questioned about 1t. lie said
Dale was not conscience stricken, but
feared only that he himself would go to
Jail.
Mildred Mosby. a negress OF II West
1891 street. who was Dales housekeeper
for eight years. said she knew of his
character, but remained with him In the
hope of getting back 5000 which she had
loaned him. She said Dale told her he
had spent $4,000 in consplring with the
police to get rid OF men and boys who
had incurred his displeasure. She said
Dale told her the only hope Of getting her
money was to testify as he told her 10
in various cases. She declared that her
identification Of Schwitofsky was per-
jury
Warden Hanley brought down his
Identification book in which he had made
a special note OF the circumstances sur
rounding the Identification Of Schwltof-
sky in March. 1908, when Scientifically
was arrested by Detectives Kinsler and
Duggan on a charge OF carrying a con-
cealed weapon. He said the detectives
brought five witnesses and that none OF
them could pick Schwitofsky out OF the
lineup. He declared that Duggan Their
drew aside one OF the witnesses and spoke
TO her. She then ran Immediately &c
Schwitofsky and picked him out. Schwitof
sky was sent to Matteawan as result
of this charge.
Mr.. Delehsnty subjected Schwitofsky 4
Q grilllng cross-examlnation yesterday
II occasioned numerous tits with Mr.
Untermyer. but counsel for SchwitofskI
were convinced that the young mans
story had not been shaken materially. Mr.
Delehanty brought out the fact tina
Schwitofsky, at the request OF Harr,
Thaw, had made charge against DR.
Lamb OF Matteawan.
William Brown. a lieutenant OF detec
tives. who testified against Schwitofsk,
at his trial. and Police Captains Kinsl'
and Duggan have been subpGnaed a.
witnesses. Mr. Untermyer said he pro
. POSED, II they testified, to cross-examin
them as to their whole record In th'
Police Department. The hearing was ad
tourned to June II In order TO give Mr.
Delehanty an opportunity TO familariz
himself with the record OF the case.