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New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Departments Other Than, Police Under
{ Fire of Grand Jury in Whitman Inquiry

Possible corruption in city depart
mepts other than that Of the Police
Department has already engaged the
attention of the grand jury inycstigat-
ing the Hylan administration.
It became known last night that as
result of the Board of Estimates in
vcstigation being conducted by Meier
Steinbrink several witnesses will be
examined to-day by Ex-Governor
Charles Whitman and his assistants,
William Chilvers, Arthur NJ. King. ex-
Magistrate Frederick j. Groehl and
Assistant District Attorney James E.
Smith,
On the testimony expected to be
gathered to-day it is believed that a
department far removed from the Po-
lice Department will become involved
and several indictments will follow.
Mr.. Steinbrink had long conference
with Mr.. Whitman and Mr.. King last
week.
Governor Whitman expects to go be-
fore the grand jury this morning tc
outline cases which have been in
preparation by his assistants for some
days. He would not say yesterday
whether the cases had advanced to the
stage of asking for indictments.
Mr.. Whitman had before him under
subpoena yesterday two men said tx
have been implicated in the police graf
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Assembly Gets
Resolution for
City Inquiry
Measure Similar to That
in Senate Is Presented by
Steinberg and Committees
Will Act i'm Joint Session
Underground Wires Busy
Same Forces at Work to
Prevent Probe Trying to
Block Lockwood Program
From a sto5 Correspondent

ALBANY, Jan. H.. Assemblyman
Joseph Steinberg tonight introduced
in the lower house the resolution call.
ing for a legislative investigation OF
the Hearst -Hylan-T Tammany admins
tration. The resolution is similar tc
that introduced in the Senate by Sena-
tor Theodore Douglas Robinson on the
opening night Of the session. Under
the rules of the Legislature no resolu-
ton could be introduced in the Assem-
bly, until tonight.
The resolution, under the rules, was
referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, which will meet shortly in
joint session with the Senate Finance
Committee, which has the companion
resolution offered by Senator Robinson
under consideration, to act upon it.
Underground Wires at Work
Powerful friends of Mayor Hylan
and Commissioner Enright are working
in underground fashion against the
adoption of the resolution. These same
men have put through for the Hylan
administration in the past two years
Legislation nIleu WITH some Oh the
ugliest jokers which have marred
measures in Albany in years.
f. To large extent the same forces
that are working against the Robinson
Steinberg resolutions are trying to pre-
vent the adoption of the amendments
to the Lockwood committee resolution
enlarging its powers SO as to investi-
gate the insurance companies, banks
and other financial institutions and te
grant immunity to witnesses.
it is the immunity clause that these
underground workers are especially
bent on destroying, as one object Of it
to put certain men on the stard who
are prepared to testify how $4,000
in graft was to be shared by certain
politicians and contractors, who were
interested in the courthouse site.
Joint Hearing Requested
Senator Lockwood, following the in
PRODUCTION in the Assembly tonight by
Assemblyman Thomas A. McWhinney
vice chairman Of the Lockwood commit
tee, Of a resolution similar to that re-
Gently offered in the Senate by SEN
ator Lockwood extending the powers
Of the committee. said that he had
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Bandits, Stealing
$4,000. Kill Two
N. Y. Central Police
Five Suspects Arrested in
Lunch Room Near Scene
of Hold-Up; Negro Held
as Chauffeur for Robbers

TOLEDO, Jan. 17.-SiX men were
plicity in the robbery at noon to-day
Of $4,000 from the New York Central
ticket agent and the killing of two
railroad detectives. Five of the men
were seized when police raided lunch
room less than mile from the scere
of the hold-up.
The other one, Royce Richardson, a
negro, is believed to have been the
driver Of the car which the five bandits
used He was found in bed and u
search revealed $4,000 under his mat
tress. When he was searched at Po-
lice Headquarters an additional $125
was found on him. A negro woman
with whom Richardson is said to have
been friendly also was arrested and
800 was found on her.
Three Of the others are said to have
been identified by witnesses to the rob-
berry None of the five seized in the
lunchroom has given his name or ad-
lress to the police.
The officers who we're slain were
Sergeant Louis Schroeder and Detec-
tive A. f. Long. The ticket agent who
vas held up is A. II. Breed.
The money was the receipts Of
the Union Station ticket office since
the banks closed on Saturday. When
the automobile occupied by Long,
Schroeder and Breed left Union Station
it was followed by another car con-
tanning five men and driver
A block from the station the second
car crowded the first into the curb
Two Of the bandits opened fire, killing
the two detectives almost instantly.
The bandits then shot their way
through crowd and escaped in their
autcmobi e. The car was recovered by
pol ce in the underworld district.
Patrolman Willard saw the bandit
car fleeing. He fell as he tried to draw
his pistol and the bandits tried to run
over him. He struggled to his eet and
fired twice into the car. He said one
one of the men fell forward with cry
Of pain.
George Weber, taxicab man, saw the
shooting and ran out from an Office and
also opened fire.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18

charges. They had been ordered to
produce their records-books, check
stubs, vouchers, etc.-hut failed to
do so.
The grand jury counsel, upon learn
ing of the defiance of the grand jury
subpoena, gave the men two hours to
produce the records demanded, under
threat Of going to the Tombs for con-
tempt of court. The records were pro-
duced
The records Of the Printers Publish
ing Company, of 207 West Twenty-fifth
Street, were produced by Aaron Gantz.
the secretary, late yesterday afternoon
before Assistant District Attorney
Smith on subpoena issued by Mr..
Whitman. This, it is said, also has
to deal with the police situation.
To-day 4 large number Of witnesses
have been subpoenaed, one Of whom is
said to have the evidence Of "illegally
accepting fees" leading into Police
Headquarters.
The Police Department records on
stolen automobiles will not be ready
for examination until tomorrow. The
subpoena calls for the complete record
'since January l, 1919, from all pre-
cincts, and it will take some time to
compile it:
Judging from the mass Of material
which has reached Ex-Governor Whit
man and his aids since the beginning
of the investigation a week ago, there
will be ready for grand jury action
within a few days q number Of cases
in which high officials are said to be
implicated
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Bandits Get
So 400 i'm Park
Ave. Apartment
Two Hold.Up Men Enter
Exclusive House, Knock
Out Manager, Fire Shot
and Escape in Auto
Crowd Sees Robbery
Cha1ffeurs at Door Fail
to Stop Thieves Or TO
Take Machine Nurnber

Two men entered the large and ex-
elusive apartment house at 375 Park
Avenue while W. Irving Davis, assist
ant manager, was making up the pay
roll of $4,000 yesterday morning.
Without speaking word one of the
bandits struck him blow on the head
with the butt of revolver. The other
scooped up $2,4OO in bills on the desk
and, after firing a shot into the ceiling
to intimidate attendants and tenants
in the lobby and halls, they dashed out
of the building and escaped in an au-
tOmObile.
pital and treated for the wound on his
head and a cut under one G e, caused
by piece of his eyeglasses being driv-
en- into his face. 1t was said at the
hospital that he was not seriously in
jured.
Although it is currently reported
from Commissioner Enrights Office that
taere is no crime wave,s ten detectives
attached to the East Fifty-first Street
station were assigned to the case under
Sergean, Ditsch and Detective Jones.
Went Directly to Office
Davis was in the managers office,
which faces on the main lobby, where
doormen are constantly in attendance,
when the pair entered the building by
the Fifty second Street entrance. They
traversed long hallway to the main
lobby. Besides the doormen, there is
always a maid in the lobb , four ele-
vator operators and usually other at
tendants.
The two men, who were we'll dressed.
it was said by persons who saw them,
walked straight to the apartment house
office and stepped behind the screen in
the doorway. A moment later shot
was heard by many people in the build
ing. Miss Egan, one of the two tele
phone operators on duty at tie time,
ran out from behind the switchboard
to see what was the matter. She saw
one of the two bandits dashing down
the long hall toward the entrance they
used in coming in. The bandits fled
past people in the hall, past the woman
elevator operator near the entrance,
and just as they were leaving ran into
Dominica. Solono, chauffeur, employed
by tenant. One of them pressed a
revolver into his abdomen and he
al owed them to pass.
The Fiftv-second Street entrance is
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Four More Fur
Thefts RunL
Up to $500,
Latest Wholesale Looting
of Lofts Causes Police
to Refuse Report ON New
ly Discovered Burglaries
Truck Probably yEmployed
Merchants Fail to Under
stand How Criminals Man
age to Escape Being Seen

Three manufacturing furriers, with
establishments in the loft building at
146 West Twenty-ffth Street, were
losers by burglaries some time between
Saturday night and yesterday morning.
Furs worth SCI 900 were stolen. The
thieves entered the building by fire
escape on the sixth floor and probably
employed a truck to carry away their
loot.
1t also became known yesterday that
William B. Abrams, furrier on the
top floor of the building at 349 Seventh
Avenue, was robbed of $4,000 worth
of Hudson seal some time during the
week end. The burglars evidently were
familiar with this building, as they
avoided an elaborate alarm system by
climbing down chimney and removing
bricks to enter the place.
Detectives and patrolmen of the West
Thirtieth Street station refused to dis
cuss the burglaries. They have sup
pressed all information regarding fur
thefts in the Chelsea district Mer-
chants said yesterday that they would
not be surprised if the burglars loot
IN furs in the district between West
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Fugitive Says Gamblers
Cangsters Seek His Life
Reward of $500 Offered by Gin.
cinnati Citizen Forced to
Flee to Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 17.-Ed B. Ha-
fertepen, of Cincinnati, who is said to
have secreted himself in hotel here
for FOUR weeks, to-day announced that
he has offered reward of $500 for the
conviction of the leader of a group
which, he said had made seven at
tcmpts upon his life in two months,
He said the group represents a gam
bling syndicate OF. G ncinnati, which,
he asserted, believes he has opposed 1t
in the operation of places where bets
are accepted on horse races.
Hafertepen, who is a former official
of the National Shoe Travellers Asso-
citation has had police protection since
coming to Lincoln. He has appealed to
government officials for protect on.
He said the first attempt to kill him
was made at Cincinnati. Lincoln rep
resentatives of a detective agency say
as many as a dozen gangsters have
been seen shadowing Hafertepen.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Begs to Re-enter Sing Sing

Judge, Your Honor, I plead guilty.
| got out of Sing Sing last June. The
four years trick | did for burglary
sort of got me used to the institution,
and IT'S like home to me. Automobile
lodging in this city when q mans out
OF work is the only hard work he gets.
Up there / don't dodge anything and
at night SEQ good movies. Please send
me back"
Magistrate Sweetser, in Essex Mar
ket Court, surveyed the prisoner, who
said he was Benjamin Koch, forty-two
years Old, a plasterer, Of 222 Bowery,
ana replied: II guess l can accornmo-
date you"
When he ordered Koch held for the
aesion @ Of the grand jury. fixing bail
d, $3,ooo, the prisoner was led away
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Two Die i'm Bomb Blast
In Strike-Ridden Garage
Sixteen Held by the Philadel-
phia Police in Connection
With Fatal EXPLOSION

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-Two men
were killed here tonight when bomb
exploded in the main garage Of the
Quaker City Taxicab Company. The
victims were Percy H. Dean, of Phila-
deIphia, and George Mckee, of Haddon-
field. N. j., both inspectors. Several
others employed by the company were
slightly injured.
Chautfeurs of the company have been
on strike for several weeks and several
acts of violence have occurred.
AS result inspectors were placed
in the concerns garages to examine
returning cars.
Dean and Mckee were going over
car which just came in. Dean picked
up cylindrical object about three
inches in diameter and eight inches
long. The driver, Richard Curran.
shouted warning and jumped in time
to escape injury.
The explosion shattered several win
dows and doors. The police are hold
ing sixteen men in connection with
the outrage,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18

terview. Mr. Whitman occupied Dis
| trict Attorney Swanns comfortable
| desk chair.
Enright Unable to Smile
At 80 a. nj. Commissioner Enrght
came out Of the office and for fifteen
{minutes stood talking to Lieutenant
Quinn. 1t was obvious that Mr.. Whit
man had expressed a desire to be alone
with the Mayor.
Lieutenant Quinn said something to
the Commissioner that was apparently
intended to be joke, for he laughed
heartily himself. The fun was lost on
Mr.. Enright, however. His set features
failed to develop anything resembling
smile.
When the Mayor came out of Swann's
office he seemed in better spirits than
ever. Pushing has way through q
crowd of questioning reporters, he an
swered them all with:
| cept that it's very windy day and
you better watch your hats"
Enright Glares at Smith
While following the Mayor out of
the District Attorneys Office, Commits
sioner Enright came face to face with
Assistant District Attorney James E
Smith, the man who has brought about
the Indictment of one of his Deputy
Police Commissioners, one of his in
spectors and three of his most trusted
detectives, to say nothing Of lending
| considerable assistance in the recent
indictment of Captain William A
Bailey of the West Thirtieth Street
station.
I Commissioner Enright gave Mr
Smith a long and withering glare
But at glaring. nonstop, go-as-you-
| please or catch-as-catch-can, "Jim'
Smith has yet to meet his equal. The
glare returned would have made an
iceberg north Of the Arctic Circle per-
spire.
Chaperoned by Lieutenant Quinn
Mayor Hylan and his Police Commits
sioner made their way to the elevator
On their way down to the street level
a particularly persistent reporter said
to Mr.. Hylan:
can l need, Your Honor, is state
ment telling what you did up here"
Hylan Advises Reporter to Shave
"All you need, young man." replied
His Honor, "is shave" With this he
rubbed his right hand over the re-
porter's budding beard while with his
Of his pocket as though he intended to
furnish the price.
The city's Chief Executive burst into
an uproarious laugh when some one
in the elevator remarked:
"Look out, Mr.. Mayor, or you'll get
your hand full of splinters."
On the sidewalk directly under the
Bridge of Sighs the two city officials
posed for photographs, Commissioner
Enright rather unwillingly, but the
Mayor adopting an I-aim-to- please air.
Both men finally drove off in the
Mayors car.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
nient ! made to newspaper men early
this afternoon"
Mayor Greeted by photorraphera


Mayor Hylan arrived at the Criminal
Courts Building at 1880 a. M, and ap-
peared to be in good humor. With him
vas his bodyguard, Lieutenant Edward
!: Quinn, fine looking officer, with
blue eyes and contagious smile. Both
carne from the City Hall, where the
Mayor, as usual, had arrived rs the
clock in the tower was striking the
hour of 8.
The Mayor entered the Criminal
Courts Building via the doorway be-
was greeted by Photographic battal
ion, and he posed for nearly five min
utes, his face wreathed in smiles. On
his way to the District Attorneys Office,
on the third floor, he was met by a
swarm of reporters, but all they got
from him was CHEEKY "Good morning,
boys. have nothing to say. Nothing
whatever
The Mayor was shown into District
Attorney Swann's private office by De-
tective Emil King, where he was al
lowed to amuse himself for fifteen min
ates with copy of The Tribune that
he found lying on Mr.. Swann's desk.
Enright Peeyed at Camera Man
Commissioner Enright arrived at the
north entrance of the building at 10:4
anu, MS OemSaHOr WAS III mdrkcO con-
etrast to that Of the Mayor. He seemed
worried. AS he stepped out Of his
car lone photographer opened fire at
ten PAGES with camera that looked
like small steamer trunk.
The incident appeared to CRATE on
the Commissioners overwrought nerves.
"Say, what are you taking pictures
around here for" he snapped. "I've
a good mind to lock you up"
IN %1 bo :,+.,
and now I've got it," the camera man
replied as he turned and hurried
coward Lafayette Street. The Com
missioner then entered the building
and proceeded to the District Attor-
ney's office. On the way he was
asked by several reporters to say
something about his rumored resigna-
= ton, but if he heard the questions he
gave no sign. He also was ushered
into Mr.. Swann's Office. The Mayor
had tossed The Tribune aside and was
listening intently to Mr.. Whitman. who
was standing before him, law book
in his hands, reading something that
seemed to carry great import. 1t was
Sdctfon 1851 of the Penal Code.
When Commissioner Enright entered
the room Mr.. Whitman was reading
from the book. which was held in his
left hand. The former Governor
never raised his eyes. He merely
stretched out his right hand and Com
missioner Enright approached it. shook
it and sat down to listen. He, did
little but listen until he was asked to
leaye the room that the Mayor and Mr..
Whitman might be alone
During most of the triangular in
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18

Twentieth and Fortieth streets -.
tailed $780, 900 within the last fsw ~ sssp e
The heaviest loss in Went T~sss. 49,.
nth Street was suffered by Chssss
Biscow. His employees estimates Sssss Mss
$4,000 in furs were taken. Thss.. t sast
they could not understand hovs sala q
thieves managed to cart them - sse e
street and from the district v;S. - .ae
attracting the attention of patro,,n'ua pat,,out
The building is protected by ;sasn' w;,;snn
except in the rear. The burplsrs as.
tered the building through w;nsa. g.
in the loft of A. Rabinowitz. H. ~.
$4,000 in furs. The thieves also v;.;sV! ;sVa!
the place Of Albert & DruAin. tsIssda dI.ssa
furs valued at $4,000. Nuag
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Sight of Dangling Rope
Leads Boy to Hang Self
Act Ascribed to Psychological
Effect While Crieving Over
Cl,rtai1ed RecreatiOns

LEOMINSTER, Mass, Jan. 17.-Cur-
tailment Of his recreations and the ef-
feet upon his unhappy mind. Of the
sight of rope dangling from beam
Carter CLANCY, high school boy of
sixteen years, whose body was found
yesterday hanging in the attic of
deserted farmhouse.
The boy disappeared Saturday, after
telling his mother that he was going
to look for rope with which to fix
a double-runner sled.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Escort Warns of Thugs:
Accused of Taking Gems
Three Diamond Rings Left with
Friends While Couple At
tend Theafer Disannear

CHICAGO, Jan. 17-Mrs. Katherine
L. Gibbons, of Cleveland, before going
to the theater last night, left her dia-
nond rings at the home Of friends when
her escort, John Burke, warned her of
the danger Of footpads. When she re-
turned her rings were gone.
Mrs. Gibbons in reporting the loss
to the police casually mentioned that
Burke left the theater in the second
act and returned late. He was arrested
but released
Burke went to police headquarters
to-day and demanded an apology. The
police became suspicious, rearrested
him and said they found Mrs. Gibbons's
three rings in his possession.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Bandit Given 90 Years
Pal of Brooklyn Robber Sen
fenced to Is Years

Forty. years In Sing Sing for high
rsy robbery y1.3s;ry VA vas tho sentence given
IAnpkins Avenue, Brooklyn, by Jus
ice Cropsey In tho criminal branch Of
ne. Supreme Court in Brooklyn yes
tAYday.
Charles Ricklefs, twcnty~four years
old, OF 10 Elton Street, Brooklyn, who
pleaded guilty to participating with
Willis In holding up Harry Hamm, Of
Fulton Street. Brooklyn, received a
sentence Of fifteen years. Justice Crop.
sey told the prisoner that had he stood
trial and been convicted he would have
received a much longer sentence.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18

the one used by chauffeurs and several
cars were parked outside. The chaut-
feurs sat at their wheels while the
bandits jumped into a car that had
been waiting with engine running and
sped off.
Detective Lieutenant Mcmahon, Of
the Fourth Inspection District, was in
censed when he learned that none OF
the drivers had taken down the number
of the machine.
81 think these people might have
shown sufficient interest to copy the
number when they saw two armed men
running from house," he said.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Banton Orders His Aids Report
Hour Earlier, Quit Hour LINER

Joab II. Barton, the new chief AS
sistant District Attorney, Yesterday
sent typewriter instructions TO ali
deputy and assistant district ATTORNEYS
advising them that hereafter their
hours Will be from o o'clock in the
morning until 5 o'clock in the after
noon.
Heretofore the hours have been from
10 o'clock to o'clock. Mr. Banton's
Aydef u Intended to "reviyify" the Dig
srsct Attorneys egicc.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18

made formal request for joint hear
ing before the Senate Finance Commit
tee and the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee on the proposed extension
of power.
Senator Hewitt, chairman of the Sem
ate Finance Committee, said he be-
lieved the two committees probably
would meet tomorrow. Then will be
determined, he added, whether public
hearing will be granted. Lockwood will
insist on public hearing if the ex-
tension of power is not granted his
committee. In this he will be sup
ported by every member of his commit
tee
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Executive Secretary

Young man With varied business
Sxp>fisncs covering seyen years,
well qualified 70 assist a tasy
executive. 10 ayaisahis for im-
Tnsd'ase sppe'utu,eDs. Capable
Of taking full charge Of I'm.
Sostknt detail, abis correspondent
ard tntssyleecr. and posssssing
<xcspticral execps'Ss ability.
q 9S7. Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
National lThriftWeak
Tuesday, January IS.
Budget Day

A budget doesn't make liv;rr
any cheaper. 1t merely shows
you where your money goes.
how best to apportion it. Food
is the most important item i
the household budget. Thrift
doesn't mean buying cheaper
food or less Of it. It means hnv
ing wisely, then no waste. :.
spoilage from lack of care
This means as a regular item
on your budget-Ice.
Kniekerboeker Ice is Thrift lee -.
clean, you don't haze TO srash bars st;
asvay. ifs deliCeSed ssith such uaifs,rss !
regularity, yoar refrigerator stays a. !.
almost eVen femterafure. Put Kn,tk.,'
booker on yonr household budqst toS..
at 6Oc the full hundred bouuds.