New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-21

this story in one of the three follow
ING Saturdays.
after breakfast, we started to go
back to the station house, but just
west of Sth ave, on 47th ST., we met
Lieutenant Dan Kerr, Detective Ed
O'Brien and Frank Flynn, who in
vited us TO have some coffee with
them. Hawley and | accepted and
went into a small restaurant with
hem, on 47th ST., west of Sth ave.
After this, we all went back to the
station house. This must have been
about $50, or 7 a. m.
"Just as we arrived at station
house Whitman and a man named
Swope came 20 station in a taXi-cab.
stayed for a short time and went away.
tawley and | stayed around until 7:40,
CT a. m, walked to 47th ST. and 8th
ave, where we parted. | went home
and to bed until 1880 a. m. and then
left for my Office.
81 reported TO Commissioner Waldo
that | had been down to the station
on Hawley's call and explained why
was late getting TO my Office. | then
attended to my duties and left for
home about p. m. and remained there,
going to bed early. The following day,
July II. | left for my office, getting
there about $3.50 or 10 a. m. Pitt
brought me the original Dora Gilbert
affidavit. Just as Pitt left, Harry
Pollock came in and said Rose had
sent him 10 tell me he was too sick
to go to Harris Office to make affidavit,
and that he had sent for DR.. Fried
mann on Long Island and was stopping
at Pollock's home.
m n
me that if needed his affidavit | would
have TO send some one for it. | told
Pollock to tell Rose that did not know
if | needed il or not, but if my lawyer
said | did | would send for II. | then
asked Pollock for his address and
'phone number which he gave me, and
left my office. | finished my work and
went to Harris Office and asked him II
he needed Roses affidavit. Hart said
he did not think it was necessary, but
that he was going 20 take dinner with
Jerome that night and would ask
Jerome's advice.
Hart asked me to tell him where he
would find ne in case he wanted me.
7 told Hart he could get me at my
home OF nv Office. | went back TO my
office. and about $3.50 p. m. Hart called
me on the phone ard said should
meet him at the Bar Association, room
IA. at 8 p. m. went there and met hart
and Jerome in room IA.
"Mr. Jerome asked me what kind OF
a man Rose was. told Jerome | would
not trust Rose, that he was my stool
pidgeon and had given up his pest
friends to me and that he was a vacil-
lating creature who would give up his
mother. Jerome said if such was the
case he should get Roses affidavit that
night if possible, having Roses ad-
dress and phone.
81 stepped to a phone in room IA
and. within the hearing OF Hart and
Jerome. got Rose on the wire o4OO
Audubon and asked him il he would
make affidavit if my lawyer called FOR
il. as | had been advised to get 1t that
night Rose said he was pretty sick,
hut that he would make the affidavit
if Mr.. Hart called for it. Rose then
said: How will know Hart is not one
of Whitman's subpoena servers ltold
Rose my lawyers name was John hart,
and that TO identify himself | would
tell him to give his initials j. n. l
then rang of.
After Rose said alright Mr.. Hart
a-d | went 10 the Harvard Club look
inc for some notary friend of Harris.
not rnding Hart's friend there we
went to Sherry's and not finding any
one there, whom Mr.. Hart knew. !
allied up Martin Wallace at l7lO
Amsterdam av. phone 1865 Audubon
and asked Mr.. Wallace 70 get Richard
Petit TO take an affidavit. Mr.. Wallace
said Mr. Petit was attending a CLUB
meeting of the VIM. L. Marcy Associa-
ton and would not be free until ii
y. m. | told Mr.. Wallace TO tell Mr..
Petit ! wanted him.
"Then as it was pouring rain
Hart and | got taxicab and went 70
171O Amsterdam av. near l45th ST.
When we arrived there il was after 10
m lust after we entered Wallace s
- " p;oLard par.ar came in Mr.