The sun., 1919-02-19
SWAMI QUESTIONED
IN COSTIGAN CASE
Prosecutor Called by Grand
Jury During Inquiry Into
Police Shooting.
JONES WINS RETIREMENT
Aldermen Get Resolution Call
ing for Investigation of
Bluecoats.

District Attorney Edward Swami anu
Assistant District Attorney Alfred j.
Talley were called before the additional
Grand Jury yesterday when that BODY
resumed its investigation into the crap
game at which two policemen among In
spector Dominick Henry's raiders found
that something besides the dice was
loaded. But instead Of being questioned
on what they knew about this AFFAIR. In
which Arnold Rothstein figured. It de-
yeloped that the District Attorney and
his aid we're quizzed about the Costigan
affair.
Judge Swami said later that the Jurors,
of whom Francis w. Halsey OF $50
Fourth avenue Is foreman. entered INTO
all phases OF the reduction OF Daniel f.
Costigan from Inspector. The District
Attorney said he gave the jurors all the
knowledge he possessed concerning this'
but refused to go into further details.
WITH regard to the bare bones side of
the Grand Jury's working day-which
lasted an hour and a haif-Assistant
District Attorney James Smith called
six witnesses in an EFFORT to mo II
somebody would tell who shot the cops.
Police Wtvhe1Beo SnbSus
ratrolmen Rivers and Quinlivan ard
Herman Pallik, Samuel and Jacob Har-
ris and Abe Atteil were summoned, In
spector Henry wasn't on hand, telephon-
ing to the Assistant District Attorney
that he was sorry. but he found pres
sure of official business would keep him
from appearing.
After this amount of toll the Grand
Jury adjourned without date, as Mr..
Smith had a case in court to-day that
he simply must get off his mind. The
Jurors will probably be called together
again tomorrow or Friday.
Meanwhile under the direction of Dis
trict Attorney Swami Assistant District
Attorney Moses r. Ryttenberg. in charge
of the indictment bureau, set out to
dampen the spirits of any aspiring hold
up experts He began the presentation
TO the regular Grand Jury of evidence
against ex-convicts who are again
brought up for trial. He will ask that
these men be indicted as second Of
tenders.
The information for such indictments
will come from the detective bureau.
where Inspector John ], Cray. by direc-
tion of Commissioner Enright has as
signed detectives to present to Mr.. Ryt-
tenberg the records of men who have
insured themselves long retirement
from the dangers of the city.
Yesterday afternoon ]. Ward Toilette,
attorney for acting Captain William A.
Jones in the legal battle Of the depart
ments pistol expert to have Commits
soner Enright retire him, learned that
the Commissioner had at last accommo-
dated his client. Mr.. Toilette said that
he had yesterday obtained an order di-
recting Commissioner Enright to answer
contempt proceedings for not complying
with the writ OF Supreme Court Justice
Cropsey directing him to release Jones
on half pay Of sl.225 year.
Order for Release.
when Mr.. Toilette obtained the order
from Justice Lazansky in Brooklyn he
said he served it on the Commissioner
and the latter. having obtained the UNI
questionable sanction OF the courts for
his act. issued an order by which Jones
could leave the department in other
hands commencing with one minute after
midnight Monday.
At Police Headquarters yesterday
when the Commissioner was asked IL he
had anything to say on this development
he sent out word that:
There's nothing to that.
As almost every other department oi
the city government has expressed ar
opinion or issued an order on the police
situation the Board of Aldermen yester.
udy LOOK COBnlHdnCe. JUST before tne
days melting adjourned Alderman Quinn
Republican. offered resolution demand
ing that a committee of twelve Alder
men be appointed to look into condition.
In the Police Department. 1T was slipped
without discussion to the Committee OF
Rules. which means that II will probabl,
die OF a peaceful old age before seeing
the light Of debate.
Justice Lazansky granted a writ o
haheqg Vpgtarlav IN hat aII
one Of the three Emergency Fleet Cor
poration paymasters plundered of s12.
900 in Brokklyn last week. Sheftal!
counsel, Alfred b. Nathan, argued 70
his release from the Raymond stree
Jail on the ground that the Magistrate.
Court had no power to detain a prisone
more than forty-eigt hhours. and con
tended that the evidence on which Shelf
all was charged with completely in tn
crime was barren of fact. Late las
night the paymaster was released from
the jail.
Magistrate Short in the New Jerse,
avenue court, Brooklyn. issued hi
weekly eulogy OF the police yesterday
This was In conjunction with the hear
ing on the case of Nicholas De Vito. II
OF 1876 Marion street; Peter Quigley, II
OF 207S Atlantic avenue and Nincen
Martin of 1850 Putnam avenue, all o
BROOKLYN.
two. Accused OF Assault.
They were charged with assault an
robbery In connection with the holdu
of the drug store of Balzhiser Bros. a
20i0 Fulton street early Saturday morn
Ing. Al the time Harry Balzhiser re
ceved Craze wound from a bullet 4
the head, fired by one of two men, VIII
took $50 from the till.
The men were held in $4,000 bal
each for further hearing Tomorrow
In the same house at 81 Halsey stree
IN which they were arrested the polio
took Helen Smith, 90, on a charge @
having a blackjack under her mattres
and revolver beneath loose board 1
the floor.
Mrs. Edith Fountain, s5. was awak
ened from a nap in her home at II
Sheridan aven-e. Brooklyn. by noises 1
her dining room. She found there
masked burglar, who after taking 81
md some jewelry from n drawer bea
her with a blackjack when she al
tempted to grapple with him. Mr.
Fountain was left semi-conscious bu