The sun., 1917-01-26
'SW Ann TOLD OF
GRAFTINOFFICE
Wilson az InfOrmer Says
Prosecutors Aids Were in
Manufacturers Pay.
GUNMEN IN CITY PAY
Says He Gave to Attaches Of
Prosecutor $75 Of His 800
Pay From Merchants.

graft scandal Of large proportions
involving the industrial bureau of the
District Attorneys office and associa-
tons OF manufacturers, with which the
bureau was said to be in corrupt al
lance. was started on its way yesterday
by the amaxing story OF Arthur l.. will
son. told In the office OF District At
torney Swami.
Wilson, who has turned informer, as
the District Attorneys office alleges. to
save himself from some of the conse-
quences Of his acts as a go between in
the alliance, followed one sensational
charge with another.
The most serious of his accusations
against members OF the industrial bu-
reau and the manufacturers were these:
The Industrial bureau IN the past has
gone 40 far as to hire gunmen and as
sassins to intimidate and, IL necessary,
to assault the strikers in New York's
labor controversies
Women Th1Rs Alleged.
Gang leaders have been under regular
pay to maintain n band of vicious
women on the streets whose task II Is
70 pcat women StF1kerS.
Wilson. during the strike against the
Division street manufacturers. says he
was drawing 310o week from the
Division street merchants. s75 of which
went to an attache OF the District At
torney's Office.
-Four policemen of the Industrial squad
were alleged to have been paid SIS a
day for nine weeks. there being AN un-
dersta nding that their chief duty was
to beat up the strikers.
Wires Of the labor unions were tapped
At the instance Of officials in the Dis
. trict Attorneys Office SO that Wilson
could 20 to the manufacturers against
whom strikes were threatened and per-
suade them to join the association of
manufacturers.
Attaches Of the District Attorneys Of
fice made n practice Of having witnesses
in labor cases detained, and when thes.
witnesses received remuneration for their
loss Of time of insisting upon n split
In the money, which often ran into the
hundreds Of dollars.
And finally Wilson charges that graft
was taken not only by policemen, but
hy policemen's relatives and friends.
sfx Indictments Asked.
1t is understood that District Attorne,
Grand Jury. asked for the indictment o,
at least slx persons.
The charges OF Wilson covered q
period in the administration of Charles
I A. Perkins as District Attorney and the
! early part Of Swann's administration
| The investigation, which received its i'm
petus from charges against Swami made
by James A Delehanty when he retired
as Judge of the Court of General Ses
sions, has taken on a sweeping aspect
as a result of the startling stories tolt
by Wilson.
| II was learned yesterday that Mr.
Swami will not apply to Chief Magis-
trate McAdoo for a warrant for the ar.
! rest Of Lucian 8. Breckenridge, an As.
sistant District Attorney in all of Per.
kins's term and In the first three months
Of Swann's Breckinridge was one OF
the first to Join In the charges agains,
Swami, and the District Attorney In turn
made accusations against his former as.
| s.stant.
why Warrant IL withheld.
The reason for delaying action agains,
breckenridge. II was explained. was &c
avoid the impression shat the District
Attorneys office wishes to do anything
20 intimidate Breckinridge or to dis
| credit him as witness In support oi
the charges made by Judge Delehanty
and the City Club.
| Mr.. Swami said yesterday that he
would file answer to the charges this
morning with Governor Whitman.
IL find that 1t is not the custom and
I am not expected to appear in persor
until the Governor notifies me that he /.
ready for me to appear" said the Dis
trict Attorney. That Is all / have t
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