Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-28
N. Y. POLICE HEAD FEARED
HIDING OF HIGHER-UPS

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FoH. mind you get that right said
kouthdown r. 'S-o-u-t-h-d-o-w-n, South
down"
Mr. Gordon was in too subtle a frame
a. mind 20 explain that South Philadelphia
y the political terrain OF the Nare-smith
forces
Tine Witnesses were called to the District
Attorneys office this afternoon 90 describe
the raid on the Finletter Republican, club,
the Carey hearquarters, on election eve.
Anotber visitor at the District Attorneys
ofice was Select Councilman william T..
Finley, of the Thlrty-ninth Ward. executive
director Of the Republican city commlttee.
When he came out he was asked ir he had
discussed the Fifth Ward case.
Il absolutely refuselto discuss Fifth Ward
affairs because know nothing about them,'
he said What 1 did discuss with Mr..
Rotan was this"
lie unfolded sample Of the banner
which the Republican City Committee plans
10 raise In the central portion Of the city.
1t bore the name of Mr. Rotan as a can
didate for District Attorney.
Lieutenant Bennett expressed surprise
aud indignation today when told that the
confession of Fred CWhitey') Burkhart in
New York duplicates the police Of his dis
trict as having furnished blacl<jacks to the
Knnmen.
1T is absurd he said. IL do not care
wlfat0any Of the gunmen confessed. 1t is
al rot. II the gunner were furnished with
any weapons IL was not through the police.
The truth will come out next Tuesday at
my hearing But this much l will say II
Is an Internal lie that any blackjacks were
given out - any one on election day by
the police or to any one previous to that
time.
why, the only blackjack I saw during
election day was my own. You know the
police denartment is not furnished with
weapons for tire ure of the policemen Each
man must supply his own protection
POLICEMAN is oUizzED
One Of Lieutenant Benefits Third and
Delaney street Observation-Disclosures CAL
houn--was summoned to the District At
torney,s Office today to make a sworn state
ment When he arrived, Magistrate Steven
son was called and he was present when
the statement was taken. 1t was not re-
vealed what the policeman told the District
Attorney. but il was rumored that new
warrant was sworn out,
Mr.. Rotan was asked today how many
Indictments would be asked of the Grand
Jury.
Il don't care to prophesy as to the num-
Der. he replied I'VE are still trying to get
information, which is coming fast
"who is the man higher up?' he was
asked pointblank.
u can't give that out now" he replied.
.Do you know who he is?'
"Yes We have evidence to show who II
was that hired the gunmen. one story OF
the case is complete, but we want to be
able 70 prove 1t through verihcation. NJ
tho present time therefore, ] do not think
Il would be proper to reveal the names
Preparation is being made of the extra
d'tion papers that Governor Brumbaugn
will be asked to sign for the bringing Of the
four arrested gunner from New York 10
Philadelphia TO testify at Tuesdays hear
ing. Assistant District Attorneys Maurei
and Taulane went to New York this after
noon to attend the hearing of the four in
the Bronx tomorrow morning,
District Attorney Francis Martin, Of New
York has promised that the men would be
held for the Philadelphia authorities. The
four under arrest there are Fred C'Whitey'
Burkhart, Ruggiero Falcone, alias VincenzC
Leoni ("Jimmy the Flash'D straight
Louie" Brunelli and Mike" Dennehy oI
Denning Application for indictment foI
,Dennehy was made today by Assistant Dis
trct Attorney James Gay Gordon, Jr., be-
fore. Judge Martin in the Quarter Sessions
Court.
CONFESSION IMPORTANT
The confession of Fred C'Whitey'D Burl;.
hart one Of the hired thugs under arrest
in New York. is considered of great value
in the prosecution, for IL not only corrob'
crates in detail the hiring of the gunner
and their activities here, but II names tn,
'go-betweens" who supply the missing link
between the gunner and the men higher
up| "A summary Of the confession is as
follows
Nick Ritt cLlttle Nick'D met Fred