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Show m poliii EXPLODES 001 C F. Bertsche Gives Testimony Testi-mony to" Grand Jury Against Chicago Police. 'CAUSES A SENSATION iMore Light Is Shed on the Workings of the Clairvoyant Clair-voyant Ring. (CHICAGO. D. 4 C. P (Barney) girtsooe, ward poUUci&n and for )rs a Ittdlng figure Id Chicago s under WnrH, today followed the lead or Frank ISyan. leaded of the clairvoyant ring here, nalked Into tdp grand jury room and toM what he knew of the relations be twteo certain policemen and criminals. So did James Ryan active worker In the clairvoyant ring Their stories, which substantiated and -augmented the confession made yesterday ty frank Ryan resnlted tonight In nine true blQs being voted against members of the detective bureau according to Maday Hoyne, states attorney Hoyne said the Indictments will not be returned until Saturdvy Bertsche. t-ho with James Ryan was eenvleted of having swindled Mrs. Hope McBMowney of La Crosse. Wis. to I the extent of 515 OOO has been at outs with the police department since a revolver re-volver tight on a tmaj downtown corner earne months ago. Detectives James Mnnaghsn and William Eg&n, BerUc'ie, jvathan Spira. who had just been con victed of arson, and one or two byatand ers, aa went to hospitals with bullet "wounds aa a result of the light After leaving the grand Jury room Bartsche told of an. agreement he said he bail made with Captain John J Halpln, mtn reeentl) in charge of the detective bureau, and Lieutenant John Tobin, by which Frank Ryan and his men were to have a monopoly on the clairvoyant T)TCaIi63 down town. Denied Detectives. , Captain Halpln and Tobin both of TOm recently were transferred from the (elective bureau, denied Bertsche s story J Sertsche was offended because be had been shot at. "I paid those coppers as mgb as 10M a month, he said, "and Mat did I get? A couple of bullets. Tlxi tried to make a Rosenthal out of n Ttiey thought I was In so, bad with the tints s attorney that they'd get a gold SBdal for killing me. I arranged with -Halpln and Tobin to pay them $MO a Booth for each place we opened IpaM jt to them like you pay your rent, tie J first OT every month. Then the price was raised to $400 a month for each place, ind that satisfied them tor a while. Then they began sending such fellows as Kgan And his kind down for what they could let. $106 or $300 at a time. In spite of dl that, whan I was on. trial in the Mc-EUowney Mc-EUowney case I went on the witness ftand and swore I never gave them a louar in my life Bertsche s confession was not made public It comprises 110 typewritten jeges, according to Hoyne. "cnfeses for Revenge "He is convinced that the Randolph tree shooting- was an attempt to mar ler him, said the state s attorney fend ile purpose of confessing was revenge. 7e believes the police tried to kill him lecause tbev feared he would coma to ny office and confess. Both Bertsche nd James Ryan made their statements vlthout promise of immunity They vfn boti ha e to go to prison, but I ave promised that when tbey serve I erven months I win do my utmost to isrve them pardoned. After we have cleaned up the clair oyant end of the inquiry we win take n the connection of the police with afebiowers burglars, sneak thieves tckpockets and holdups Bertsche s con ession covers it an and be will be our -Mef witness. Hoyne tonight made pnbilc more of the eerets of Frank Byan s two red morocco- wind books in which the records of the flalrvoyaat trust wens kept. The com ion method of division of the spoils, ac ordicg to the book, was 45 per cent for he swindler acting in the case, 46 per ent for the poliee 10 per cent for the wner of the place and S per cent for the fixer j I igures Given Out Revenues are recorded as Vecelpts L nd pay outs. The following figures J ere given for four months in 1912 I Receipts Jane, SftU-SO July 535a .n ne-uet 1 to 84 S5021.3D August 25 to 31 ,rsi25 total; S15 388 Pay outs June, fV410 T8 July 2396 94 ugust 1 to 24 Jl'il33 August 25 to 31 213 46 total, taHOl. k The other red book contains a record jk customers and history of their cases cgome of them were ITT August 5 Mrs. C $33 wants to sell er house. Did sell it. Has daughter carried Worried about daughter out est. Wants to get into hotel business. , C In the clairvoyant code means one eorth keeping track of and following he money marked shows the initial pay rent.) September 11 Mr C $66 Will I have jccesa in real estate business' Who nd when will I marry' Does the girl jve me' Do I reaOy love her' Sold him Krip (valueless stock) f00 ome Other Entries --August 1 C $25 check Who is nocking me in my position? How can get to keep company with Miss T tow can I get rid of my estate? No fmber 17 gave him six months note for 50 m August 29 191' $12. Wants to be a I iccesa Shall Be, divorce himself from I Life' gold him scrip $ 00 J ''October 16 Miss C $16 In love JUh soldier named Will I ever itmoney' Gave ber ninety days note J6t0 October 16 Mr C $2 Is my Le true to me' In business with rela ye. Wants to get rid of him and go business for himself Sold him scrip 00 August 5 Miss C $16 In love. 'ants luck August 27 gave her ninety Ws note for $1300 November 26 six onths note for $1700 destroy ng first te When the credulous victims came to lllect the notes or to receive interest on ck they would find either the whole ttfit had moved or someone in charge ould Inform them that the clairvoyant d gone to Mexico to look after invest ytnts. |