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which to show that Becker did not take

which to show that Becker did not take
sratt.
During tho ten DAYS ~ grace MIR. Lit
Teton was away from tho city. ON his
return 60 town no assurance was await
ink him that Becker had been falsely
accused of grazing. and Mr.. IAttlcton
thcrcupou washed his hands Of the case.
AZ to Rockers reported knowledge Of
the whereabouts Of Gyp the Blood and
Lefty Looie and the connvance OF GER
tain policemen with his plan Of produc-
Ing them. Mr.. Whitman was asked
whether or not u" had such Contin-
roncv in iniod whom he barred the New
York Police Department from sharing
tho 5000 inward offered by him for
the capture oc "a" fagitiNes. .lthous h
nothing could ne learned about the r"a
son for hdrrinG th" police from the re-
ward. It IL knIwn that this belief helped
to iufucncc The District Attorney in
excluding tho police.
The LAWYER whose name was consld-
cred Al last nights conference AZ a prob
able assistant to Mr.. Whitman IL cred
tied with haN inS q deeper insight into
and knowledge ~ the conditions to he
Investigated Ivy Justice Con- than any
deep interest in the Joe Doe proceed
ings and has given assistance in the
preparation Of the cases during the
past few weeks.
During recent years the lawyer has
given UP y certain type of cases with
which he was once identified. but which
:, ere Nkely To tempt young beginners in
need of clients.
Consider Date Of Tirst Trial.
10 was the District Attorneys inten-
ton 80 take up with Justice Goff the
date Of the first murder trial and TO
decide which OF tho men indicted for
murder should first be placed on trial.
Mr. wtdtran repeatedly has said that
he hopes To try Becker first. and feels
confident that this plan will he carried
out.
The District Attorneys office received
fresh Information concerning new bank
accounts of Beckors yesterday. This
VAS turned over To Assistant District
Attorney Smith who is in charge Of
the protection money inquiry.
transaction In which a Manhattan
police inspector figures az the purchaser
of $50, 900 worth of Long Island real
estate was among the things brought
to light al the District Attorneys Of
fee. The information. which soon was
verified. was brought in by we'll
dressed woman who visited Assistant
District Attorney Moss to tell OF con-
versation she had heard. MIR. Moss re-
fcrred her to Assistant District Attor-
ney Conlon. To whom she gave her in
formation in detail.
The woman n told Mr.. Conlon that on a
date specified she had overheard In the
office Of a real estate man an inspector
whom she can identify thank the real
estate operator for having saved 1000
for the inspector. The conversation that
followed revealed that the inspector had
been after the properly and that the
real estate man had got II for him SEQ
zoo cheaper than he had expected.
Then the graft investigators began to
dig into tho records OF Long Island real
estate transfers. II took but little time
10 learn that tho property in question Is
at BaysiGc. A. the same time the
sesrchcrs accidentally came across
realty purchases in Queens in which
policemen figure as the now owners.
None Of thcsc was in the 100000 class,
but the details we're taken down.
Lieu. Becker turned on another pris-
on.r IN the Tombs. n former lawyer
named John y. ilaleu. when visitors
friend. Yesterday. Becker had heard
that on the previous afternoon Halen
had told the District Attorney OF over
hearing a conversation between Becker
and Detective White of Beckers strong
arm squad whilc White was a prisoner
on perjury indictment last week.
The story. as fTai,en told il 70 Mr..
Whtman, and which Becker says Is
false, Is that when White was take n
'nto tho TuT1hs his greeting TO Becker
Was, We'll. they've got us, chief"
Halen says that Becker quickly told
White 10 "shut up' aud that six
months trom now they'll he p.nning
medals on US for what We did
Pecker Grabs UaII-n'. Arm.
When iIol.on vas pointed "It 10
Becker rcsterdav Becker quickly went
toward him. while the men We're cXor-
clsing in rhe corridor. and grabbed
IIallen's arm roughly. Ha,len tried to
break away, but Becker held him
tightly. Reckcr called him liar and
accused him Of being Influenced by
some one VINO had pu; MN up to tell
ing rho story to Whitman.
Halcn jerked his arm free. but
Becker caught him again and was de-
nandnG to know who had prompted
him TO tell the story to Mr. Whtma n
when Hallen again broke away. ran
10 his cell and slammed the door OF his
cell
Its bad enough Reckcr said. "to
have stool pigeons placed all around YOU,
rs they are. without YOU lying ABOUT
me. There are fre stool pigeons on
this tier that have been pat here TO
inform, on me and other prisoners,
They'll make any kind of report tha'
plcases their employers. one informer
Is = minister Of tho Gospel, attached
10 the Tombs as a chaplain. He's the
man who has neen annoying my wife
"nJ-t asking hcr taun;ingly when she
visits ma whether or not she came Il
tho Tombs in an automobile
When the Rev. Joseph Sanders, one
~ the Protestant chaplains at tho
Tombs. heard Of Becker's accusation he
said that he supposed Becker meant
him.
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