New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-26
Witness Says He h..
Voices in Cellar Day Az
ter the Cruger Murd.,
Shake-Up for Pole,
Conditions Disclosed G.,
Five Desk Lieutenant, !,
Uniformed Service

evidence tending TO show TIA, :,
fredo Cocchi had assistance NJ
buried Ruth Cruger's body in IN.
lar of his motorcycle repair .,o.
obtained yesterday by James "
borne and Alfred j. Talley. Ii. l,,
ant District Attorneys in chars. 49,
special grand jury investigation A.
Cruger murder. Direct info,u..
which may prove that COcehi wa.
lector of graft for motorcycl, r,E..
men was also obtained by the MA.
cutors.
A new witness, whose identity h,
not been divulged, was beso,. a
grand jury yesterday. 1t wa, ls,r.
that this witness stated he wa, a, a
ground floor of Cocchi's shon a, a
day following the murder and s.,,,
the low voices Of men emanatips ~.
the cellar through the heat res;,,,,
'Ntekl
The witness said he could no, r,,,
out what the men were saying IA.
he thinks there were three men Ma,
Errand Boy Kept from She,
A few days ago Herbert Roma,
Cocchi's errand boy, testified thu =
the same afternoon he brought Ce,,,,
copies of evening papers contains,
the accounts of the Cruger girls IN.
appearance and that Cocchi read be-
eagerly. Then, according to Romn,,
Cocchi sent him on another errsndtIr
kept him away from the shop sever
hours. Rommele said he heard A
voices, but when he entered the ho,
Cocchi came up hurriedly from III. e..
lar and seized upon the newspaper
This phase of the investigation, Il h
believed, may result in the arrest q
alleged accomplices.
The prosecutors have again inoulm
into the stories OF Martin Donnelly an
Peter McIntee, who reported seer,
Cocchi coming out of the cellar as
at night covered with dirt. Both NJ,
Intee and Donnelly say they repor,s
this incident TO the Fourth Branch D..
tective Bureau. Thus far the invest.
cation has failed TO show that this ia.
formation spurred the detectives to sry
activity. Their statements were part
of the evidence which Mrs. Grace
Humiston had in her possession when
she undertook TO find the body Of h,
missing girl By digging in the cellar
The names Of twelve policemen who
were said 10 be on intimate terms with
Cocchi have been given before the
grand jury. Mr.. Osborne and Mr.. TALLY
say they have information which leads
them to believe that grating on N,s.
mobile speeders BY members Of the
traffic squad was rampant about III,
time Cocchi began to be intimate with
certain members OF the force.
Cocchi Collected S. from Speeder
Mr. Talley declared he has informs'
ton that in one instance Cocchl collect
ed So from a speeder who had beer
served with a summons The name Of
the man who paid the money TO esesr,
is known, and a subponi
has been issued calling for his appear
ance in the District Attorneys Office
Statements from four girls who V'r
recipients Of attention from Coca
will be presented 10 the grand jun
As Cocchi's actions with these g'h
were the cause of neighborhood GOSSIP
the investigators are at loss 10 kho'
why the girls were not questioned y
the police. Witnesses before the gr'rt
jury yesterday included Mrs. Coeehi
and Detective Frank MCGEE.
Shake-up in Detective Bureau
Conditions disclosed BY the invest
cations following the finding Of ssn
Cruger's body were responsible ysnf'
day for the beginning Of the loosta'M
shake-up in the Detective buraa 70
the Inauguration Of new sys"n
which the work Of the MOTORCYCLES ~.
will be supervised by either al
spector or a captain. !,
Commissioner Woods YESTERDAY,
transferring FIVE branch bureau o..
70 the uniformed seTn,
made il plain that he was dls'stisns.
with the work of the desk men, Nn', =
the absence Of the branch captain, n
in charge while on duty. Ihe Tug.
case proved that the desk lleutensnn
of the 4th Branch were neglesh'
passing over for several hours 'na
port of the disappearance OF the W."
leigh High School girl
There will be further changes 10 y,
personnel of the bureau, il was sag
Headquarters, and hereafter the zee
and Inspectors Cray 80
Faurot will make periodical inspee''".
of the records TO learn how ess'' -
being handled.
Five Lieutenants Changed
The men affected BY yes,,efCea!!.
are Lieutenants James AcO',
of the Cd Branch; Alfonso Rnegme :.
Andrew J. Mccarthy. Of the 80 6fsnss .
Maurice Bonnoil. Of the an br'I %.
and Michael j. Murphy, oil 'h'
Branch. ..l
All the men have been identlhea ~
detective work for years ana sI'
the old school. Rheume dutm ~,
Waldo administration vas IN eI ~
of the detectives assigned TO tne
123d Street station. ,r,
They have been supplanted y 3,
picked By Woods as representa-, .,,
best type Of police executive. - q,
ant James J. Mckenzie goes 70 ri.
Branch. Charles Hornbustle ahS M.
lam Van Kuren TO the Sd Brahsr,' ..,,,
colin Raw to the 4th Branch and '''''-
Martin to the 18th Branch.
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