Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
POLICE FORCED
TO TAKE. PART
in WARE ROW
Philadelphia District Attorney
Declares Department Is
Discredited
BY associated Press

Philadelphia, Oct 4.-Further
sensational revelations in the investi-
cation into the factlonal contest
which eliminated in the killing by
New York gunner of policeman on
primary election day, September 10,
were promised when the hearing of
Mayor Smith and eight codefend-
ants, charged with conspiracy to
commit aggravated assault and MUIR
der In connection with the row, was
resumed in municipal court to-day.
More than n score of witnesses
have testified during the hearing to
the alleged activity of the police,
backed by the mayor, to secure the
nomination of Isaac Deutsch, the
Ware leader in the Fifth ward, as n
candidate for select councilman;
testimony of other witnesses has
tended to connect State Senator Il.
Fl. Ware and his brother, Congress
man William S. Ware, with the case,
and one witness named Senator Ware
as the man who was to furnish the
money to bring the gunner here for
election work in the ward.
a number of witnesses are yet to
be examined and 1t was announced
that the hearing may not be con-
NAhuCh hlLNll lO-lllOIlO"s
District Attorney Rotan announced
that additional arrests probably
would be made to-day.
Police on Trial
Prior to the opening of the hear
ing to-day, Congressman John r. X.
Scott, o supporter of tho Wares and
acting for the police department. ap-
peared before Judge Martin in COM
mon pleas court and failed in an
other effort to have Samuel G. Ma
loney released from the parole plac-
ing him in the care of James Gay
Gordon, counsel for Isadore Stern,
who is prosecuting Mayor Smith.
Scott declared that the District
Attorney talked as though he was
representing Maloney instead of the
people.
Mr.. Rotan fiared up and exclaim-
ed: You represent discredited po-
lice department"
Judge Martin here interrupted the
personalities and asked the District
Attorney what objection he would
have to Maloney going before the
! magistrate. Rotan replied that the
police department. or at least large
portion of II, was on trial and that
he did not want the commemorative
witnesses terrorized or intimidated
by the police.
Split Graft
The first witness called was Her.
bert Harris, n policeman, who said
he was transferred from the Fifth
ward to n West Philadelphia district
! because he would not turn in for
Isaac Deutsch. Harris testified
| Deutsch told him that he was boss
in the ward. Lieutenant Bennett told
him to work for Deutsch because
| Carey had been wiped off the map"
Harris also said he found n Greek
openly selling liquor on Sunday. This
man, Harris said, admitted he was
paying SIS a month for protection
and that 1t was being split three
ways. Harris added that he was later
accused of taking q dollar from the
man and was threatened with being
tried by the police board, but was
never called. He denied taking the
dollar.
Another policeman transferred be-
cause he would not support Deutsch
was Thomas K Foster. He testified
that Deutsch told him he had seen
the mayor, thrown his hat in the
ring and had the works behind him.
Thirteen more policemen were
called and all testified they had been
transferred from the Fifth ward
station to other districts because they
would not support Deutsch. Eight
gave similar testimony yesterday.
Three firemen also testified they
were transferred from their home
districts to others because they would
not support Deutsch.