New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
Police ON Trial
Tomorrow as
Boys Slayers
Whitman and Smith Visit
Scene of Gushing Lads
Killing to. Complete Case
Against Two Patrolmen
More Grand Jury Cases
Three Contractors Reported
Involved in Failure TO
File Their Income Returns

While former Governor Charles S.
Whitman and Assistant District At
torney James f. Smith spent all of yes
tcrday afternoon in going over the de-
tails of the murder case to be presented
tomorrow against two policemen, the
other Whitman aids were completing
cases to be presented Tuesday to the
grand jury Investigating the Hylan ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Whitman and Mr.. Smith visited
the West Side tenement on the roof
of which James Gushing, sixteen years
old, was shot and killed in 1918. Pa
trolmen Flood and O'Brien are now in
the Tombs awaiting trial tomorrow
for the murder of Cushing on an in
dictment obtained by Mr.. Whitman a
few days ago.
Both officials refused to discuss the
result of the investigation last night.
They appeared to be satisfied with the
trip over the scene of the crime and
their talk with witnesses.
Income Tax Evasion Charged
Arthur M. King, one or Whitman's
assistants, furnished surprise when
he refused TO deny that Mr.. Whitman
and he had agreed to cooperate with
the Federal authorities in running
down contractors who failed to account
come tax reports.
The Tribune learned that one of the
contractors is resident of Manhattan.
1t has heretofore been the belief that
the alleged graft in city contracts was
confined to Queens County.
This contractor has. been summoned
on several occasions to MIR. Kings Of
flee since the evidence gathered by
Meier Steinbrink, special counsel to
the Board of Estimates city contract
inquiry, was turned over to Mr.. Whit
man. Each time he has said that he
could not give accurate answers to the
questions put to him because he had
destroyed his books. Two city officials,
heretofore not mentioned in the Whit
man inquiry, are said to be involved in
this contract.
1t now develops that the Internal
Revenue Department several months
ago sent several special agents from
Washington to New York to check GER
tain income tax reports. A few days
ago these agents dropped in to see Mr..
King, the Tribune learned yesterday,
and went over cancelled checks in the
possession of Mr.. King.
Other Contractors in Trap
AS a result of that investigation it
Is said that the Federal government
agents discovered the contractors
books and that the books and the in
come tax report did not jibe. There
will, in all probability, be conference
between the Washington officials ard
Mr.. Whitman and Mr., King to-mor-
row to determine the method of pro-
eeedure against the contractor.
Two other contractors, both handling
Queens contracts, are said to have
been caught in the trap. Their cases,
The Tribune is informed, are more
serious, however, in that both failed
to file income tax reports for 1913 and
1913, despite the fact that the city
records show that both have been
awarded city contracts netting them
profits which would make it mandatory
upon them to pay tax.
Former Magistrate Frederick J.
Groehl spent the entire afternoon in
the examination of witnesses in the
police automobile graft scandal. He
said he expected to have something of
interest to say Monday.
1t is known that the Whitman inves-
tigation has extended far beyond the
Police Department.; that it will hit at
least three other departments ana may