New-York tribune., 1921-02-25

those turned over directly to police
men did not bear this stamp.
Mr., Whitman said that in one ease
a stolen automobile was recovered by
ITS owner. unaided, the day following
she theft. A member of the auto squad
heard Of this, MIR. Whitman said, and
went to an insurance company and
coiiecsed the reward, although he had
never seen the machine and had done
notning toward its recovery.
Car Not Yet Returned
The stolen machine that brought
about the joint Indictment of Iahey
and Andrews was owned by Joseph B.
McTeigue and his wife, Blanche, of $40
West l52d Street. It was taken on July
{, 1918, and so far as Mr.. Whitman
and his Investigators have been able
them, although the reward has been
paid to the police by the company with
which the car was insured.
At the Criminal Courts Building
yesterday, it was said that the machine
had been used by certain members of
the Police Department and their
friends during the two years that it
has been missing"
The rumor that Lahey was TO be in
nal Courts Building at various times
ever since Enright became Po ice Com
missioner and put the accused in
spector on the road to power. The
rumor has been particularly persistent
during the present Whitman invests
cation, and every time the former Gov
ernor Went before the grand jury it
was whispered about that William j..
Lahey was to be indicted,
When the old report was revived
yesterday nobody took it seriously, and
there were those who still doubted it
after the true bill had been voted and
the bench warrant was in the hands of
Detective Sergeant AL Thomas. The
sensation the Indictment caused in the
Criminal Courts Building was second
only to that created at Police Head
quarters, where officials of all ranks
gathered in groups in the marble cor
ridoIs and discussed the news in
whispers.
Lahey Surrenders
1t was not necessary for Detective
Thomas to go to Pslice Headquarters
10 arrest Lahey. A tie ephone message
vas sutiic ent to bring him to the
Criminal Courts Building, where he
snl ST Adered himself to Detective
Eh omns.
TIE Chisf Inspector appeared to take
the entire proceeding as very poor
;;ort Of practical joke. He seemed to
be in fine physical condition. sHe wore
a gray checked suit that would have
dine credit to opening day at Belmont
ARK and wore his black derby hat 8.
What TIE cops call the "Lahey tilt"
When the Inspector stepped cut OF
tie el:yator on the third floor of the
Criminal Courts Building he surveyed
{ group Of reporters. with freezing
snoer. Once Il the Detective Bureau,
ne laughed and chatted with Barney
of tie Office. From there he was taken
to Jrdre Grains chambers on the same
floor, where his bail was fixed at $4,000.
AS the Inspector was leaving the of
fee ne was surrounded by newspaper
JGsn. who asked him if he had anything
to say
"E re he snapped, and brushed
thrnuEh crowd en- his way to the
bail bond bureau. Later, on his way to
TIE elevator, number of photog-
rap ers banged away at him tn
fl shlights but he kept his face avert
ed, and as ne stepped into the car he
shouted back.
Il think licked you that time!"
OtAer Developments Expected
y Bile only the .Lahey and Andrews
indictments were open to inspection
last night, it was lea. ned that the true
III vate3 ag9inst Oscar Sperling,
wealthy automobile dealer, is expected
70 leld to sensational developments
Sperling vas arrested at o'clock last
mgi by Detective Sergeant Russo, at
tachcd to Mr. Whitman5s staff. He was
1ourd IT his home, 612 West 112th
street, ard was escorted from there to
the I RIBS by Russo and locked up for
the night. Efforts on the part of Sper-
ing,s lawyer TO obtain bail were un-
aFa:ling. He is cha ged with grand
larceny in the first degree.
IGe specific charge on which Sper-
Asg was indicted is said to involve an
aatomohile owned by 10 eph Elkhart,
Ts2l Re-, estate broker of 500 Fl TIL Avenue.
IhIs machine. valuable roadster, is
ri eyed to have been turned over to
Sperling TO be repaired. He is said to
have sold the car to Har Hecheimer.
a lawyer, for $1,100 on October rs
1920. During the summer of 1920
sper ing Is alleged to have shipped
twenty stolen automobiles to Sweden,
The prisoner told Detective Russo
ne was Swede and had been in this
country less tan five years. He said
ne was forty years old and unmarried
SN'AN w OS out Uli ,UUU Dali on
arother charge, but /. could not be
learned last night whether this case
was IN any way connected with the
sount on which he has been indicted.
The witnesses on whose testimony
yesterdays indictment was voted are
Lieutenant George Z. Fisher, attached
tc Police Headquarters; Joseph M. Nc
I'elgue, owner of the stolen car which
was recovered by Detective Andrews:
Hen y M. Shedd, the insurance broker,
who sent the check made out to An
drews; Matthew G. Keller. saloon
keeper in whose place the check was
c&shed; Grant Crabtree, deputy chief
clerk of the Police Department, and De-
tectlve Sergean. George Mcdonald, at.
/. csed to Inspector Lahey's personal
Lahey's Police Record as
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