New-York tribune., 1917-07-10
5 Lleutenants and 2 Ser.
geants to Appear Befo,.
Commissioner Codl.,
1Charged withPeri,,,,
Lieut.. William Brown. ~
cused of Giving False r..t;.
mony Before Wallstein

Charges Of improper action !, h.
Ruth Cruger case were fled ,,.,-'
three police lieutenants and ,vo
tectives yesterday afternoon By cs;..
Inspector Max Schmittberger. II. .~
will be placed On trial at II hi. -
ing at Police Headquarters S,,,..
Trial Commissioner Leon G. Go5lsr
The accused policemen ara I.n...
ant William Browne. sgsin.. v,.
charges of perjury have been mad. -,
are now being considered oy the ,,,,,
jury; Lieutenant John Flannellv ri..
tenant Francis A. Steinkamp anS n.
tective Sergeants John [. Isg,..'r
and Francis McGee. All are msrs..'
of the Fourth Branch Detective Bur.,na .,n
Failed to Note Disappearane.
Lieutenant Browne is accused =,
failing TO enter upon the daily ,.,,,i
of the Fouth Branch bureau lnior-.
tion conveyed TO him by A. NJ B,.x.
a friend o. the Cruger family. n,,
Ruth was missing. He is also sceu,.;
of testifying f1lsely before Leonard 4
Wallstein, Con missioner Of Accou,.,
about instruction which he said h,h,i
given Detective VIII regarding \,
search for the girl.
Lieutenant FlannellS is charged Viii
negligence in that he failfl 70 u,,.
tain that Ruth Cruger's dislrpean,,
had not been entered in the hqr,.t
daily record. Lieutenant Steinhr,, 7,
accused of entering the report Of n.
girls disappearance as having been ,.
ceived at y:43 a. m. February Il, Will,
having knowledge that the report had
been received midnight Februsry ll
Detectives Lagarenne and McGee an
accused of failure TO properly wu,,
the Cocchi shop after having tcsiysi
instructions to do so.
While Inspector Schmittberger va
fling the foregoing specific ch,,ri
against the five policemen yes.er!iy
the grand jury was listening TO the lia
of the testimony concerning the p,.
jury charges against Lieuters,i
Browne. The body will finish is cor.
s:deration Of this matter to-day, and .,
is considered inevitable bv represents.
tives of the District Attorney ihs, ~
Indictment will be found.
Father Before Grand Jury
Henry d. Cruger. father Of the ns,.
dered girl, was the principal wi.sa
before the grand jury yesterday Il,
told practically the same story o! r'
lice skepticism and indifference 70 3.
foul play theory" advanced BY ain az!
others to explain lis daughters ciai'
rearance as he related last week ysn
he was a witness in the public inq.7
conducted by Commissioner WsllsI,
He was followed on the stand gas
Rev. Harold I. Pattison, minlst9Ghs
church Ruth Cruger attended. hv.t'
fed concerning ..s visits 10 the pen
end his repeated assurances 70 i,s.
that Ruth Cruger was a girl OF sIs'
lent character, and that the Fla
theory of her voluntary vanishns.r
was impossible. The ministers s,'T
also was similar to that told b. y,
recently before Commissioner hL'
stein. -.
The last grand jury witness o. s'
day was Detective Willi-the man va
Lieutenant Browne testified he had a.
Gered to begin a search for Esa
Cruger. Detective Will told the gr',i
Jury that Browne had given his -
such instructions.
Scull May Also Testify
Deputy Police Commissioner g5H
Scull. in charge Of the Detective ~
reau, is expected 10 be a witness z
fore the grand jury to-day. He ".
bo questioned concerning the sisieIs,
of Edward Hughes Ward TO the els
that Scull. in discussing the .,.I SIas.
case, had dismissed the posslol!iy V
the girl being abducted with tae ~ !.
sertion that there's no such tnlhg y
an abduction case" Mr.. Ward, sihs.'
Of Mr.. Cruger, probably will os u
ether witness. He will be requi'eo .
relate the conversation he hsd wv u..
Deputy Commissioner Scull a. rO...
HEADQUARTERS regarding the orIs'i
case several weeks after the gil -
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