New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
+ Involved in
Police Liquor
Graft in Bronx
n,.;nclotl,es Men on Staff of
Inspector Henry Named in
Testimony Given Grand
lurv by Cafe Owners
One Says He Paid 500
p,ank Checks Left at Bars
Tn BE Filled Out for Pro
,ect;on.' Witnesses Assert

-,-se porsons appeared before the
c.,,x Grand Jury ycste rdsy and testi
1,d in connection with the alleged
.t.;rg operations Of plainclothcs men
<..,,erlv on the staff Of Police lnspcc-
-. Dominick Henry in the Bronx.
:. was said that these mon gave the
rd ;urv evidence sufficient to war
~, =. least the indictment Of one
r-.r and possibly moro. From other
..,rces Il was learned that about seven
,sor Of Inspector Henry's staff are in
.o,~ed and that some OF these have
l',er transferred to other sections of
theci.y.
Thc men VI 10 were sum moned before
10 Grand Jury were Otto Hartman. a
aafo nroprietor. Of 16sth Street and
To,ler Avenue: Chris Ehler. head of a
t.fe a. l63d Street and Third Avenue,
end John Tobie, glass salesman.
Implicates One Man
A.eording 70 Edward J. G1ennor.
o;strict Attorney Of the Bronx. the
formation 50 far obtained by his
Investigators points specifically TO ono
wsr The sum Of money said to have
boer PASSED IN this particular instance
: said to be sloo. It wa understood
ira; after the jury heard the stories
n the cafe men they considered it
imperative that the explanations Of
several policemen named in tho testi-
monv be obtained. 1t is known that
-ummorses have been issued for some
ot them, but that they would not be
heard unless they waived immunity.
/.
available. reports If the alleged graft
ing operations were first brought to
The attention Of District Attorney
Glennon bv Inspector Henry. who gave
Nr. Glennon the name of one mem Der
If his staff he suspected. Hartman
and Ehler were mentioned as having
been the victims Of this particular
psirclothes man and these cafe pro
nrietors were summoned 20 the Dis
.rct Attorneys Office and questioned
hartman is said to have explained
that in September last plainclothes
ran entered his place and, after a
search, suggested that Hartman fought
% &c. IN line and pay Cor protection"
Hartman says hc got the impression
rom this man that tho protection was
20 BE- given by persons in the Police
Department. The cafe proprietor said
iurher that The rlainclothes man dc
manded S25 week for the protection
and askcq for 500 III advance, saving
hat the money hsd' to be divided with
four other mon Be gave no indication
who these other men were. according
70 HartmaH
Says Tie Gave 500
The proprietor said he gave the po-
'iceman check for sloo, as re-
rues,ed
Accordirc to other sources of infor-
nation the policeman is said to have
cashed the check with Fhler, the latter
being said to have admitted this CON
Tecton with the afar.
An idea Of the methods employed by
some Of the alleged police grafters
S said to have been supplied by seo-
''al saloonkeeners who say they were
handed blank checks With al data writ
ten out except tho signature. Oddly
enough, they arc reported as saying
these checks were from the banks with
which they did business and werc loft
at the saloons to be picked up later.
The checks were IN every instance
made payable 10 "C&sh'
II IS probable that Inspector Henry
will volunteer as q witness as the grand
Jury cont NueS VIII It's inquiry. It is
understood 70 be the opinion Of Dis
'rlct Attorney Glonnon that. while this
plalno'othe- man might have been shar-
lng Titn other policemen. the affair
could I'm no manner reflect upon In
snec,oT Henry. in that the latter was
the first person to bring the condition
to the attention Of the District Attor
Hey's osice. Tho grand jury will con
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