The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-14
0DELl WANTS The FACTS
A Conference to Decide on Further
Steps Against Offenders.
A MYSTERIOUS WITNESS 1Es1lfl1s
An Impression Now Seems 10 Prevail That as a
Result # the Inquiry Made Yesterday
Warrants May be Issued
To-Day.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, August 12.-Edgar A.
Whitney, the man who made state
rnent to Justice Jerome on Saturday, in
which he said that the police accepted
many pool room operators, was inter.
viewed today in the Tombs He said:
MY relations with the police head
quarters were merely those of a bust
mes man. l went to headquarters sew
eral times in connection with my pri-
vate business as detective for the
firm OF Burgdorf & Whitney. l will not
say whether saw Chief Devery outside
police headquarters. While l deny that
l arranged with Chief Devery at police
headquarters connections through the
police telephone operators with the pre-
cincts, do not say that Chief Deyery
did not make arrangements
Police Commissioner Murphy said to-
day that he did not feel called upon to
take the initiative in any investigation
of Deputy Commissioner Devery or
Wardman Glennon, in connection with
the alleged tipping of pool rooms. He
said he asked District Attorney Philbin
to make prompt and forcible prosecu-
ton OF both men in case the evidence in
the District Attorneys possession should
lucI1l 10 De guilty.
Gov. Odells private secretary, James
G. Graham, called on District Attorney
Philbin today. He received letter
from the Governor requesting the Dis
trict Attorney to inform him as soon
as possible oil all the facts in. the recent
accusations against the police depart
ment. MIR Philbin said he was not in
a position to give the facts at once, but
n
in a few days.
Immediately after the proceedings
before Justice Jerome, in which the
case against Whitney and Burgdorf
was put over until Wednesday, a con-
ference was held between the justice,
Frank Moses of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Crime and Assistant District
Attorney Schurman, with others from
his office. The conference was in the
natGTe OF a judicial inquiry to go over
the evidence now in the hands of the
authorities as to alleged police corrup-
tion and to decide on further steps in
the prosecution of offenders yet to be
named. The conference lasted from to
p. IN. land Whitney and Burgdorf We're
submitted to further secret examina-
ton.
Deputy superintendent Hammond
and Agent Dillon, of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime, brought myS-
FERROUS witnes into the room. and it is
said the man gave evidence corrobora-
tive of that given by the two prisoners
of the acceptance of money believed to
have reached the police from illegal
resorts.
Asked as to what had taken place
Justice Jerome 'refusedsto go into details.
He said, however,, that he had received
a letter from Gov. Odel regarding the
alleged acceptance of money by the
police, and that he answered it. He
would not give out the letter or an
swer. An impression seems to prevail
that as a result OF the inquiry warrants
will be issued tomorrow
David A. Carvalho, the Handwriting
expert, was one of the persons who
entered the room. He remained for
about an hour 1t is stated that he
went over the fragments of the papers
(which Whitney tore up when arrested
Friday and threw from window, and
which were recovered and pasted to-
gether. 1t was also said that Calvalho
examined some checks and other papers
in the case.
After Whitney and Burgdorf had been
again placed in the TomDs, the warden
Instructed his deputies not to allow
ANYONE to interview Whitney. For two
days past Whitney has been talking
freely.
District Attorney Philbin was asked
this evening if ne would request Gov.
AOdell to give him special grand jury.
He thought he would not, but he had
conference with the foreman OF the
grand jury during the day. BY saying
the grand jury had found indictments
in gambling cases on evidence SUBJ
mitted he limited that the present grand
jury might take charge of any cases
arising from the present excitement.
Eighteen indictments we're found to-
day in gambling cases on evidence OF
the society for the enforcement OF the
criminal law. Mr.. Philbin telegraphed
for Assistant District Attorney Os~
borne today and the latter came from
Great Darlington, where he had gone
for months vacation.
Mr.. Philbin gave him Whitneys
statement, made on Saturday, and Mr..
Osborne went right back to the coun-
try with It, He will give Mr.. Philbin