New-York tribune., 1921-02-10
Police Involved
I'm Bond TI,efts
I'm w all Street
Two Detective Sergean,s At
iached TO Central Office
Are Reported Named in
Evidence Given Whitman
.AImirall in Conference
Foreman of Grand jury Is
Said TO Have Met With
the Prosecutor and Smith

Two detective sergeants attached to
The Central Office squad at Police Head
quarters have been implicated in the
revelations of the Wall Street bond
thefts which have reached the grand
jury investigating the Hylan admins
trstion, il became known yesterday.
While every effort is being made by
former Governor Charles s. Whitman
TO plug the leaks which have proved
embarrassing in the last three weeks,
it became known that when the grand
jury convenes this morning it probably
will be asked to take up the matter of
thousands of dollars stolen within
year from and through coilusion of
messengers in the financial district
Mr.. Whitman, his assistant, James E.
Smith, and another attache of District
Attorney Swann's Office went into Sc
cret conference last night with q man
whose identity has not been revealed
Almirall, foreman of the grand jury
which has created sensations on sew
eral occasions during the last year.
Swami Aid Reported Involved
II is reported from reliable source
that the conference had to do with a
police matter and also involved a mem
Der of District Attorney Swann's staff.
None of the principals could be reached
last night nor could any of the wit
resses they were said to have had be-
fore them be found.
Police Captain Percy N. Du Bois, re-
Gently indicted for having illegally ac-
cepted gratuity, yesterday was grant
ed an inspection of the grand iury
minutes which led to his arrest. Ter
renee J. McManus, his counsel in max
ing the motion for an inspection of the
minutes week ago, made it clear that
il the motion was granted he would ask
for a dismissal of the indictment
against Captain Du Bois
W hen detectives assigned to the staff
81 Detective Sergeant Eddie Raynes in
Charge of the bureau at the Criminal
Courts Building, attempted to serve the
warrant issued on the indictment re-
turned Tuesday against Detective Ser.
geant William H. Thompson, Of the au-
tomobile squad, they found that Thomp-
son was in a serious condition at the
Kings County Hospital after an opera
tion resulting from wounds he suffered
while member of the A. E. F. in
France.
Trail Alleged Liquor Graft
What is believed to be the necessary
c>rroboratiou Of the testimony taken
thus far by William Chilvers, one of
the Whitman aids, developed in con-
Tection with the alleged collusion be-
tween the police and bootleggers yes
terday. Two detectives and several
other attaches Of the Whitman staff
spent the entire afternoon in checking
the leads which we're opened and Mr..
Chilvers expressed himself as entirely
satisfied with the progress of the case
10 date.
The liquor evidence which was turned
over to MIR. Whitman by The Tribune
has resulted in the summoning of q
large number of witnesses to Mr.. Chill
vers's Office and the lead developed yes
terday caused Mr.. Chilvers to issue
and execute about twelve grand jury
subpnnas, returnable to-day.
"The missing link" in the Whitman
investigation of alleged graft in city
contracts is now within the grasp Of
the grand jury. This information,
while not announced officially yester-
day, became known when the missing
mans counsel appeared in the Office Of
Arthur NJ. King, Mr.. Whitman's assist
,and haidling this phase of the inquiry,
snd volunteered to surrender his client
MIR. King accepted the offer, but it is
known that the man had been located
and was about to be arrested on Il
bench warrant for contempt of court
in disregarding grand jury subpoena.
Firemen Face Indictment
The sensational development OF
Tuesday, which resulted in the grand
jury hearing into alleged IRREGULAR
ties in the Fire Departl cnt, engaged
the attention of former Magistrate
Frederick J. Groehl yesterday. All he
would say was; We have completed
Nthe first step in this particular phase
OF the investigation. Future develop
ments will speak for themselves"
Mr.. Whitman left the Criminal
Courts Building early yesterday
Messrs. King, Groehl, Chiiyers and
Smith, his assistants, all we're en-
phatic in denying any knowledge of an
investigation leading into the Wall
Street bond thefts.
1t is known, however, that an officer
of the surety company hit hardest by
such thefts spent satisfactory after
noon with the Whitman staff Tuesday.
1t is also known that two of the best
a,nown detectives in New York nave
been implicated.
Tht secret conference of Mr.. Whit
man, Mr. Smith and, it is supposed,
Mr. Almirall, caused considerable un-
easiness in the Criminal Courts Build
ing and Police Headquarters. They
we're said to have met at the Bar Asso-
ciation The Tribune was informed by
the club officials that they we're not
there. Neither were they at Mr. AL
mirall's office, Mr.. Whitman's home,
Mr.. Smiths. home or the other half
dozen places rumored as being the
Meeting place.
May Oppose Du Boiss Plea
1t is said that the conference was
called to discuss with a number of
witnesses the extreme courtesy with
which q, policeman charged with homi-
eide vas treated by one of Mr.. Swann's
assistants.
While the grand jury which meets
to-day may engage all the attention Of
NJ. Whitman, it is known that he may
personally prepare the fight to prevent
the dismissal of the indictment of Cap
tain Du Bois, which was indicated in
the granting of the captains motion
for q review of the grand jury min
ntes resulting in his arrest.
in the case of Detective Thompson,
indicted Tuesday it was made known
that Mr.. Whitman had no idea that
the policeman was in danger of death
when he presented the evidence against
him. Nothing will be done to cause
Thompson any uneasiness. He is still
unaware of the Indictment
Thompson has been a policeman for
thirteen years. He is thirty-fiye years
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