The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
CHARGES OF BRIBERY
WHITNEY'S REVELATIONS MAY
 CAUSE INDUCEMENTS.
District Attorneys Force is Engaged in Gathering Evidence-Gov- ernor odell is Interested in
 the Inquiry.

NeU fork, Aug. l2.-Edgar A. Whit ney. the man who had made the state ment Ito Justice Jerome Saturday in which he said that the police and the accept money for protection from pool room keepers, was interviewed today in the Tombs. He said:
 My relations with Chief Devery at police headquarters were merely those of business man. I went to see him several times in connection with my legitimate business as a private de- tective of the firm of Burgdorf and Whitney. I wlfl nst say whether 1 saw Chief Devery out side police headquar- ters. While I deny that I arranged with Chief Devery at police headquar- ters connections through the police tel ephone. l do not say that Chief Dew cry did not make arrangements"
 Police Commissioner Murphy said to- day that he did not feel called upon to take the initiative in any investiga- ton of Deputy Commissioner Devery or Patrolman Glennon in connection with the alleged tipping off of pool rooms. He said he had asked District Attorney Philbin to make prompt and forcible prosecution of both men in case the evidence in the District At torney's possession should indicate them to be guilty.
 Governor Odelrs private secretary James c. Graham called on District Attorney Philbin today. He delivered letter from the executive requesting the District Attorney to inform him as soon as possible of all the facts in the recent accusations against the Police Department.
 Immediately after the proceedln ngs be- fore Justice Jerome, in which the cases against Whitney and Burgdorf were put over until Wednesday, a confer ence was held by the justice. Frank Moss of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, and Assistant District Att torney Schurmann with others from his office. The confere nee was in the na- ture of a judicial inquiry to go over the evidence now in the hands of the authorities as to alleged police corrup- ton and to decide on further steps in the prosecution of offenders yet to be named. The conference lasted from 2 till p. m.. and Whitney and Burg dorf were submitted to a further secret examination. Deputy Superintendent Hammond and Agent Dillon, of the so- c.ety for the prevention of crime, brought a mysterious witness into the room and it is said the man gave evil dence corroborative of that given by the two prisoners as to the acceptance of money by the police from illegal re- sorts.
 Asked as 10 what had taken place, Justice Jerome refused to go into de- tails. He said, however, that he had received letter from Governor Odell rregarding the alleged acceptance of money by the police, and that he had answered it. He would not give out the letter or answer. An impression see ms to prevail that as a result of the inquiry warrants VII be issued tomor- IUW.
 David A. Carvalho, the handwriting expert, was one of the persons who en- tered the room. He remained for about an hour. It is stated that he went over the fragments of the paper which Whitney tore up when arrested Friday, and threw from a window, and which were recovered and pasted to- gether. It is also said that MT Car valho examined some checks and other papers n the case.
 District Attorney Philbin was asked this evening if he would request Gov ernor Odell to give him a special grand jury. He thought he would not, but he had a conference with the foreman of the grand jury during the day By saying the grand jury had found in dictments in gambling cases on evil dence submitted, he hinted the present grand jury might take charge of any cases arising from the present excite ment Eighteen indictments were found today in gambling cases on evil dence of the Society for the Enforce ment of the Criminal Law.
 Mir Philbin telegraphed for Assist ant District Attorney Osborne today and the latter came from Great Bar rington, where he had gone for month vacation. MT. Philbin gave him Whit ney's statement made on Saturday, and Osborne went right back to the country with it. He will give MT Phil bin his opinion of 1t.
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