Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
NEW'YORK READY
TO SEND COPS HERE
Offers Best Detectives to
Help Solve Fifth Ward
-. Murder
ANOTHER BECKER CASE
Bv a star Correspondent


The services of picked New York de-
tectives free from political influence, we're
offered today by the authorities here to aid
philadelphia in It's local probe after the
"men higher up" In the Bloody Fifth"
Ward murder conspiracy.
I'VE would be only too glad to send over
detectives should a request for them he
made" said a deputy police commissioner,
who pointed out the similarity Of the pres
ent Investigation TO that of the Becker
Rosenthal murder case, in which politics
brought pressure upon the probe and nearly
warped justice.
The reply was made in answer to a query
as to whether or not the Philadelphia au-
thorites had asked for neutral aid in
delving into the political quagmire and,
II such aid were requested whether or not
detectives would be sent to Philadelphia.
The police official was speaking for his
chief. Police Commissioner Arthur Woods,
who was absent from the city.
I'VE have not been asked" he said. but
we are ready and anxious to help. And l
promise you that our detectives would not
he called Off from their work by pack of
petty ward heelcrs. The New York police
would be only too glad to assist District
Attorney Rotan in every way, even to the
extent of sending detectives to Philadel-
phia should Mr.. Rotau, convinced that his
own police are being called or ask for
outside aid.
. same that we had here during the investi-
cation of the Observation-Disclosures murder
plot. AS you will remember. politics played
big part in that, ] understand that the
situation is very similar In Philadelphia
now Some of the members of the Phila-
delphia police department. am told, are
. not showing the loyalty to District Attorney
Dotan that they should.
rIf Mr. Rotan thinks that he needs any
aid he can have the best men in our de-
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others and to gather further evidence
against the men higher up. We are pretty
sure that we have been of great aid here
IN New York, but we are ready to transfer
our assistance to Philadelphia should it
be needed there.
The New York reinforcements, he said,
would be in charge of Captain OF Detec-
tives Wines, of the Bronx, who has gath
cred vital evidence in the form of con-
fesslons and otherwise. The police official
made It plain, that his criticism of the
Philadelphia police was not general. On
the contrary he praised the work Of sew
eral of the Philadelphia detectives who
worked on the case in New York, naming
Detective William Callahan head Of the
murder squad" and Detectives Leo, Els
man and Grover of the vice squad" pals
of Detective Eppley who were with him
the day he was killed
Whitley" Burkhart, the self-confessed
gunman, whose signed statement Is re-
garded as the most important of those made
by the captured members Of the imported
gang, told a jail attendant today that he
was sorry that he had "squealed," on ac-
count of the publicity that had been given
TO his confession.
Burkharts confession was gone over last
night in detail. The other three arrested
in the Frog Hollow" neighborhood last
Saturday-Ruggiero Falcone CJimmy the
- FlashD. Straight Louie" Brunelli and
mike" Dennehy--were questioned last
night and again today but 1t was not an.
nounced whether or not they had contrib
uted much OF the desired information.
A delegation of three Philadelphans to
day called at the District Attorneys offic,
here and urged close cooperation between
District Attorney Swami, of New Yorl
County, and District Attorney Martin, of th
Bronx in running down those responsible
for Eppley's murder They said the Phila
delphia District Attorney was reluct INT I,
make public confession obtained from on
suspect by Martin, and that Martin haC
promised them he would give it out If th
Pennsylvania prosecutor would not.
VAL o'FARRELL ENTERS DISCLAIMER
Val O'Farrell, head of the Val OFarrel
Detective Agency, today disclaimed an!
knowledge that employees of the Philadel
phia branch of his agency had, as reported
furnished the gunmen who invaded tn,
Fifth Ward
Mr.. oFarreI, It is charged that EN-
ployes of yours in Philadelphia imported tn
gunmen to Philadelphia" he was told
Have you any statement to maker"
zoo. Il don't know anything at all about ii,
= he replied.
"You mean that you don't know whethe
or not the Philadelphia office furnished tn
gunmen?" .....
II don't know whether they did or not
If they did they were imposed upon"
Mr. O'Farrell then was asked II mike
OSullivan or Sullivan was an operative o
the agency In New York.
II have nothing to say" he replied
rs Jim Clark on your payroll in Phila
delphia?"
II have nothing to say
DO you know Sullivan"
Il have nothing to say" PIE.
DO you know Clarke"
II have nothing to say
Mr.. O'Farrell. did you get this 'nothiRI
to-say fever from the Philadelphia o
hcials accused in this killing?"
Il have nothing to say"
NOTHING -To-SAY" FORMULA
oFarrell then was asked whether or n
he knew Mayor Smith, IKE" Deutsch, Il
Wares, James A. Carey, former Judge jam
Gay Gordon, Senator McNichol and 9TH
Philadelphia politicians. TO which he a.
swered with the stock phrase already mat
famous by Mayor Smith and others i
volved In the accusations.
Where is Clark now?" resumed Il
reporter.
II have nothing to say,p continued ora
rell glibly.
Where is SULLIVAN"
Il have nothing TO say" was the rath
impatient answer
rs your agency hiding these two men?"
Il have nothing to say. Why the h
don't you go to philadelphia IL you wa
informAtion?" .,,......rt. ..
Does this mean that Clark and sulliva
in Philadalnhfa Pi DurSued the uue
TONER. F..
II have nothing to say replied the d
tectlve chief. Say. who are you, anyway
When told that his inquisltor was a Phi