New-York tribune., 1912-08-29
Justice Sees District Attorney
Whitman at His Country
Home in Mill
brook, N. Y.
DECIDE ON MEN TO TESTIFY
Civilian Official of Police De-
partment One of Number To
Be Examined on Two New
Phases of Graft Story
Letter from Gaynor.

District Attorney Whitman met JUS
tice Goff in the latter's country home
I'm Millbrook " Y. last night for 4
conference over the preliminary moves
in the John Doe" proceedings which
will begin In the extraordinary term OF
the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The
District Attorney went 10 the confer
ence bearing the statement of infor-
nation and belief" prepared by Assist
ant District Attorney De Ford. winch
will be the basis OF the proceedings
AS result Of the conference between
the presiding justice and the prosecute n
il developed that three police inspec-
tors. two police captains and one civil
ian official OF the Police Department
will be among the first 10 he summoned
trate.
Their answers 10 questions put 20
them there will not in any degree give
them immunity. The names Of these
men have cropped up in every story OF
graft that has come on the heels Of the
Rosenthal murder. but no one Of them
has been called before the presen;
grand Jury.
Tho statement Of information ana
belief prepared by Mr.. De Ford con-
,4ins references 10 two new phases of
the graft story that have not been men,
toned in the present inquiry before.
The first is in relation 10 the activities
OF d police Inspector not now attached
to any Inspection district, who. accord
ing ~ De FOrd's statement. has been
in receipt Of 20 per cent split from
q large and we'll known Tenderloin
gambling house FOR several years
Graft within the department is the
SECOND Lew phcse touched upon in the
information according tn the report
last night The story Incorporated In
the statement under this head was
brough, 90 the District Attorney by a
first grade detective. who stated that
he and other men Of his rank had been
compelled to give up t37 80 month
TO a certain captain in the Police De-
partment az levy upon the salary In
crease they gained BY being promoted
10 first grade detective jobs.
This graft. II was said was split
evenly between the captain who col
lectcd it and man higher up In the
department who held clerical posi-
tion. 20 which tho lower grade men
ascribed great power and influence.
The police trial Of former Inspector
HAYES on the charge of making a
false offclal statement will begin at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning First
Deputy Commissioner Mckay will pre-
side.
Mayor Gavnor's answer "a the letter
Of the citizens committee was given
out. In IL the Mayor thanked tho COM
mittee for its profered aid, but noted
the fact that ne had not been invited
to the Cooper Union mass meeting.
lie was working hard 20 eliminate
graft. the Mayor wrote, but was con-
tinually meeting with obstacles and
embarrassments."
The aldermanic' committee selected
rour assistant counsel 10 Emory K.
Buckner and designated William J.
Flynn as police expert" Mr.. Buck
ner's compensation was set at $1,000
a month and F'lynns at $500 month.
other prospective expenses brought the
aggregate monthly outlay Of the com
rnlttee up 10 about 5000. at which
rate the appropriation Of s25,VD will
,,n, tast over five months