The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-13
BRIBERY OF POLICE
ALLEGED PROTECTION OF NEW
YORK GAMBLERS TO BE PRoBED
TO THE BOTTOM
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS BUSY
Lawyer Frank Moss, Justice jerome
and Assistant District Attorney
Sitting the Evidence in
Their Hands.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Edgar A Whit
ney, the man who had made a statement
TO Justice Jerome Saturday. in which he
SAID the police and the agents of several
crusadlng societies accept money for pro-
tecuon OF. pool room keepers, was inter-
viewed today In the Tombs He said:
MY relations with Chief Devery at
ponce headquarters We're merely those of
business man. l went to see him sew
eral times In connection with nv lee-iti-
mate business as a private detective of
the firm of Burgdorf & Whitney. | viii
iloi not say whether | saw Chief Devery o ~
side police headquarters. While / DENY
that L arranged with Chief Deverv at
police headquarters connections through,
the police telephone operators with the
precincts, do not say that Chief Devery
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 Deverv or
Wardman Glennon in connection with the
alleged tipping off of pool rooms. lie
said he mad asked District Attorney
Phiibin to make prompt and forcib.e
prosecution of both men in case the evi-
dence in the district attorneys possession
should indicate them to be guilty
Deputy Police Commissioner Devery
VINO is at Saratoga, declined to be inter-
viewed today concerning the statement
made by Whitney.
Gov. odelIs private secretary, James
u Graham, called on District Attorney
Philbin today. He delivered a letter from
the governor requesting the district at
torney to inform MIN, as soon as possible,
Of all the facts in the recent accusations
against the police department.
Mr.. Philbin said he was not in a posi-,
ton to give the facts at once but would
communicate with the governor in a few
days.
Immediately after the proceedings be-
fore Justice Jerome in which the cases
against Whitney and Burgdorf were put
over until Wednesday, a conference was
held between the justice Frank Moss
of the Society for the Prevention of
Crime, and Assistant District Attorney
Schurman. with others from his office
The conference was in the nature of
judicial inquiry to go over the evidence
now in the hands Of the authorities as to
alleged police corruption and to decide
on further steps in the prosecution of Of
tenders yet to be named. The conference
lasted from till p. m, and Whitney
and Burgdorf were submitted to
further secret examination.
Deputy Superintendent Hammond and
Agent Dillon, of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Crime, brought a mysterious
witness into the room and it is said the
man gave evidence corroborative of that
given by the two prisoners as to the ac-
ceptance of money believed to have
reached the police from illegal resorts.
Asked as to what had taken place, JUS
tice Jerome refused to go into details.
He said, however that he had received a.
letter from Gov. Odell. regarding the al
legged acceptance of money by the police
and that he had answered IT. He would
not give out the letter or answer. An I'M
preston seems to prevail that as a re-
suit of the inquiry warrants will be is
sued tomorrow.
David A Carvaiho, the handwriting ex-
pert, 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 recov-
cred and were pasted together. 1t was
also said that Mr.. CarYalho examined
some checks and other papers in the case.
After Whitney and Burgdorf had been
again placed in the Tombs, the warden
instructed his deputies not to allow any
one to interview Whitney. For two days
past Whitney has been talking freely.
District Attorney Philbin was asked
this evening If he would request Gov.
Odell 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 submitted, he
hinted the present grand jury might take
charge of any cases arising from the
present excitement. Eighteen indict-
ments were found today in gambling
cases on evidence of the Society for the
Enforcement of the Criminal Law.
Mr.. Philbin telegraphed for Assistant
District Attorney Osborne today and ts-e
latter came from Great Darlington,
wnere he had gone for a months vaca-
ton. Mr. Philbin gave him Whitney's
statement made on Saturday and Mr..
Osborne went right back to the country
with it. He will give Mr.. Philbin his
opinion Of It.