New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
Al. Wilson VaniSheS
with Men Claiming
To Be Policemen
ASKS
AID OF POLICE
District Attorney Says His
Office Is Not to
Blame

l.
-,s,,sss in the case against District
Attorney Swami growing out Of charges
-,S. b. Lucien s. Breckenridge, a
,o--sr assistant. vanished yesterday
.n.-noon. Hs was stopped on lower
s-o,svsv by two men who pretended
- se policemen. lie disappeared with
hem and has not been seen since.
According 70 Swami, it wss Wilson
v5O passed money TO Brsckinridge
rom various manufacturing associa-
5,r, Martin ". Lit.leton. counsel for
gr.eAinridee. on the other hand, in
,H, that Wilson denied the District
attorneys charges and cxonerated
Breckenridge.
vr. Lituetoa old not learn Of this
lstes, strange phase Of the Delehsnty-
Susnn-Breckinridge tangle until 10
o'clock las. night He Immediately got
10 touch with Deputy Police Commits
,ioncr Scull and asked that a genera!
,l,rn be sent out for Wilson.
Liuleton's Sensational Charge
Wr Lttleton made sensational
charge in connection with Wilson's ap-
4,.ppesrance. Mr.. Littleton. after IN
trict Attorney Swsnn's Office. in his be-
fsf was responsible for Wilson's dis
5isapeparance. Mr.. Littleton, after in
,,rrirr the police Of Wilson's sudden
5i,appesrance, gave the facts 10 the
newspapers. ard IL was through them
nat the District Attorney learned o.
Wilson's disappearance.
81 tod NJ. Littleton." said District
Attorney Swami. that II he learned
hat any man in ny Office was con-
neet.d with Wilson's disappearance /
would Immediately dismiss him. But
-he suggestion that this Office was in
,ercsted in his disappearance is absurd
and ridiculous
Wilson was unoer subpoena 10 appear
before the grand jury to-day. District
Attorney Swami said that If he does
no. appear there before 1906 this
norninr he win ask Judge Rosslsky TO
issue bench warrant for his arrest
On an old charge which he says lies
against him,
Swami Calls 1t a Hoax"
We can get him wherever he IS
,sd Judge Swami, "for the old offence
is one OF forgery, and IL ls an ex-
tradi.sb,c offence. This disappearance
IS Just q hoax
These are he facts in the case"
.sid Nh Lt.le,on at mis- home last
night After Judge Delehanty made
his charges with Governor Whitman
sgairs District Attorney Swami Mr..
swami brought counter charges against
" Breckenridge. VINO would be one Of
he chief witnesses against him il the
Governor should order a hearing in the
case.
We brought Wilson back from Con-
oec,icut. where he was working. and
.grneo him over 20 Deputy Police Com
missioner Guy Scu.l. Then Nh Swami
'ia him plt IN the Iombs as ma
'sr.2l witness, needless proceeding,
We brought the man back here 70
's our witness ana his statements 20
ne completely cxorera.ed MIR. Breck.r-
udgs
Disappeared on Broadway
On Monday We 20; him out on bail.
eSterosy he wen. 10 the Office Of his
iawyer, j. Ward Toilette. 10 the Wool
aofth Building ] tod Mr.. Toilette
nat wanted TO have another talk with
hin' and al 4 O'Clock Yesterday after
.oon toilette walked down 20 the treet
oor With Wilson, whom he nsd In
lormed Of ny request, and the last
Voio 10 him vas, GO down right away
soo see Mr.. Lttlcton.
That was the last seen OF our wit
.eH' About 9 O'Clock last % gnt he
.eephoned his wife and said tnst when
~ vas starting down 10 my Office,
winch IS IN the Singer Building, TWO
men approached him and said they we're
poleemep and we're taking him TO
loakers Tor Identification. He did not
Sy where he was then
Mrs Wilson communicated with Mr..
foAette Immediately and he informed
ne snew Immediately that they
sers not policemen two men who
Ndnapped him.
i know that Wilson did not want
. 70 away, despite what any one else
Nsys. There was 10 reason why he
'aould 20 away And when Nj.
sNaon called me up o. the te ephone
o'n'ght ;o.o him who / thought wss
'''ponslble for his going away"
To Trace in Yonkers
District Attorney Swami. after his
sls with Mr. Ltt,eton. called Up the
'onsers Police Headquarters There he
earned that no one there was interest
20 .l wilson IN any way, shape or form.
District Attorney Swami announced
AZ night that he had Apo nted George
VV'uon Battle 70 cOrCIct 'ne p~osecu-
on Of criminal accusations O. graft
ssinst LUcisn S BreCIinr 0ec, his for
f special assistant. wso accuses Mr..
sNaln Of trdudUlen.iy s.:emp..ng 20
-'shnss indictments against labor Off
as charged with v.c.euce N he gar
workers strikes Of f9t4-lj.
Af. Battle, who was TIE Tsmmsny
.sholoa.e Ger District Attorney defea.-
- oy Governor Whitman in 1902 was
fecled. according 10 Mr. Swami, "in
sioer that the elemen, Of personal
"ssuon be eliminated from the case"
NJ SWsnn sald .sst nigh; ths. the
rs,pie's witnesses against NJ. B-eckin-
eee would be ready % testify to-nor-
Nv morning before Chief Hac.strat.