The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-24
Police CRAfTERS
SENT INNOCENT TO
IAl, S,.1ANN
NHc a Suah Cascs Than
Any DLe Cpuli Cues"
Prosecutor Aiis.
NEW WITNESS BEATEN.
Stories II How Tribute Was
LEVIED are Told 10 the
Grand Jury.

Ths ttsstigaiisn into charges -
sIafiins ~ Rumsfuus policemen who
have had 10 - sith yios conditions
tod nss tufn this afternoon When
ssiflci Attorney swami said that
witnesses called 20 subssanuats Ao.
eusaiions of grating had uncovered
numerous eases In which policemen.
for purpose ~ Intimidation. revenge.
or th. suppression % evidence had
oaussd the conviction ~ men ana
women ~ psrJur.d evidence.
"Ther. have been more such In.
stances Mr. Swami snid. than any
one could guess Many men and
women have served and ara now
serving penii.ntiary terms for crimes
which they never committed. We
must complete the graft Investigation
now that we have started n. and then
this Once will devote itself To doing
what can be done 10 right these
wronTs and punish those responsible
for them"
Judge Mulqueen announced that the
additional Grand Jury which has had
the police Investigation In hand would
he continued IndenniteIy becaus. of
tho Importance OF tho Investigation
and their familiarity with g.
Charges OF tho attempted terror,x.
ing or witnesses against police xraft.
eru were repeated by As.lst.nt Dis.
trict Attorney smith this afternoon.
Earlier In tho day he said he had evil
dcncc that a wanan who had evidenc.
against men under Indictment had
been beaten at her home and In.
timated the facts had been suppressed
by polic-mcp.
Rcxinald Levine. n former police stoo,
pigeon. was ~, rpon by thre. man In
seventh street Park last night. nc.
cordInx TO Mr.. Smith. He was told
he would be killsd II he persisted IN
turning stAts's ayIdence asainst nc.
cussd po,,cvm,n. M. face WA
bounded 10 n 1c,,y. according 10 Mr.
Smith. He d,d no, apply N .nv hos.
p,,a, for treat uen,. however.
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investigator ioT COMMISSIONER Woods'
continued to-day the delivery to As
sistant District Attorney lame. L.
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against pohcemen'
some Of these witnesses were taken
directly before the Grand Jury. others
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agents OF the District Attorneys Of
nee no that they might not be threat
ened or otherwiso tasnpered with
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e'" a'" - '."'ik"~ TO
iey' D"nas' obrien ana Goldman
we're arraiEned before Judge Null
queen to-day md entcred nlea. n,
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"o. sunny.
Among them are men and women
who implicate two lleutenants in
charxrs which ,nyolye altogether ahou,
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'"."y o's"
according 10 one story. tho graft
collectors In making their rounds of
gambling and disorderlv hou.s. .,.,.-
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N"'s N''u o"eo Depaf'i"en' "uto-
mooiies 10 impress their victims with
their Importance. One man who
sometimes rode In the car. tho VIC
TINS were told, was IA high ofi,clai.
Mr.. Swami will try to ascertain who
the impostor was. Some OF the
women say the CRATER. oceaslonallv
used a double system OF collectinv
man wouid cali ana s., Inc ,nnne,
ana m Paw day. ,aisr snotha, ,.o',iS
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