The sun., 1901-08-11
Po0lroon 2ipSter ConIesses.
Involving Many.
GLENNoN FIRST, IT'S sAIp.
The Trail Of John Doa'' and Higher
Up Gets Very Warm


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Investigations Proceed whitney.
Abandoned by tho POoiroom Out.
nj, Turns on Them-Polics Head
quarters In Fermcnt Over Disclosures
Edgar A. Whitney. who showed the
Parkhurst Society how to send over the
Police Headquarerswires to protected pool
rooms tips Of impending raids, made full
confession yesterday before Justice Jerome
In the Special Sessions chambers. From
what happened simultaneously 1t was In
ferred that Deputy Commissioner Devery's
old wsrdman. Edward Glennon. was in
voved in this confession, and that the use
of the police wires had not been. according
to Whitney, altogether q free gift to the
poolroom combine.
Whitney was under cross-examination
by Frank Moss, the counsel Of the society,
for six hours and told all he knew Of the
system by which a certain ring In the Police
Department and the Department Of Gam
bling held together. His examination was
hot closed until after o'clock at night.
There were rumors all day that his revela-
tions were most sensational duplicating.
police officials in such a way that convic-
tions would be- sure to follow; but AT the
end Of II all, those who had been In charge
OF the examination refused to divulgs
any OF the information put at their dis
posal by the prisoner.
Mr.. Moss did say that the result Of the
examination was "satisfactory;' thst Whit
ney's statement implicated q number OF
people; and that further investigation
would be necessary on that account. Js-
tice Jerome said as much.
District Attorney Philbin. who has .
cottage at Seabright, said last night:
1T Is q matter which I cannot discuss
for publication. The whole situation has
become 90 serious, that am not willing
to cay 0 word about IT,
The District Attorney said that Mr.
Schurman was speaking for the whole
Office impersonslly whom he said that the
District Attorney had now and important
evidence
That the authorities are closer than ever
before on the trail OF John Doe and Higher
Up was believed TO be the case. 1t was
rumored that Justice jerome had issued
a number Of warrants, one Of which was
said TO be for Glennon, who k now the
nominal wardman and real commander
OF the Tenderloin precinct and who Is known
as Deputy Commissioner Devery's partio-
ular friend and conhdant on the police
side as Frank Farrell Is among the poolroom
men. At the time OF the Lexow investiga-
ton Glennon went to Ireland 10 visit
sick relatives when his continued stay
In this country might have made II very
disagreeabls for Devery. who was then .
captain. and under charges Of sxtortion
In the courts. There was talk yesterday Of
proceedings against Devery a. we'll -
Glennon, but no authority for Il.
Justice Jerome refused to say whether
or not he had issued or expected to Issue
any warrants. but he did not deny IL. He
was Interested In the whereabouts Of 0len.
non, for he took tho trouble to 60 to the
Tenderloin station house, where he was told
that the wardman had departed for Sara
TO ga Springs yesterday morning. He also
went to Police Headquarters to get Glen
mons record. II was looked up and Com
missioner Murphy had gone away. Col.
Murphy says the record will be handed over
on Monday. Devery, too. Is at Saratoga
Whitney said a few words to tho reporter
before he was taken to the chambers OF the
Justices OF the Special Sessions TO tell his
story In the form Of an affldavit. He was
sore because he thought his gambler en-
ployers had deserted him In his trouble.
He also seemed worried that his partn or
In a detective agency. Burgdorf, had been
implicated in the tipping business.
At this time he declared that he was
going to tell all he knew because he had
been thrown down and because he wanted
to help an innocent man out Of trouble.
In explaining how Burgdorf had nothing
TO do with the matter, he said that pa
trolman' had come TO him and asked him
IL he could get next 10 Detective Dillon,
the Parkhurst agent, whom he paid for
tips OF impending raids. Whitney did not
tell the reporters who this patrolman was
dealing with Devery. The conclusion
drawn by those familiar with the inside
OF the Police Department was that only
one certain patrolman would be selected
hv his superlors or by the politicians to
turn such trick.
when Whitney was making his statement
said in reference 10 IL:
THE statement Is very lengthy and
covered more than hundred pages Of
legal cap paper IL was made In the pres
ence Of Justice Jerome. Lawyer Moss.
Mr.. Marcus, who Is Mosss secretary; As
sstant District Attorneys Schurman, Gar
van and Sanford Supt McClintock OF
the Parkhurst society and Agent Charles
r. Dillon. Agents George p, Hammond
and X. $, McClelland waited In an ante
room with Detective Tinker to SEQ that
there were no eavesdroppers. Whitney
put II right up to Devery's man. Detective
Edward Glennon, and cinched him. Justice
Jerome went 10 the Tenderlon station TO
verify some of the things Whitney told
concerning Tenderoin raids. While there
the Justice asked % see Glennon, and was
told that Glennon had gone 20 Saratoga
on his vacation. But none OF the Park
hurst agents believed this, for they were
OF tho belief that Glennon was hiding some
where in town
wHITSEY's SECRET EXAMINATION.
That Justice Jerome knew that he was
on the trail Of those higher up was made
clear a. soon a. il was known 10 those
watching the case that Whitney was going
to -squeal" When the prisoner was
brought before the Justice AZ his own request
his counsel. Emanuel Friend, insisted on
being present on the ground that his client
could not bo allowed TO make any state.