The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-12
STARTLING EXPOSURE OF
GRAFT SHOWN BY CONFESSION
OWindIed From 1906 10 1909;
Under Present Administration,
SpOis Have Increased

New York, Aug. l2--ln "A startling
expose of the gambling situation, a
New York paper will publish the
confession of an employe OF one of
the wealthiest gambling houses OF
New York. man who has been in
he business for number of years.
THE net profits of the gamblers
ct New York for the past eight years
lave been S93,i00,000. Their gross
Income was more than 100000. 600
The profits of the gambling houses
dwlndled steadily from 1908 10 1903
hut since Mayor Gaynor's Inaugural
tion the profits have increased In
1911 the gamblers cleared $14,S00,0 900;
J." 1910. the first year OF the Gaynor
administration, the total was $4,000.
eco. During these two years there
was no race track open in New York.
Yet the figures are higher than when
race track gambling was at its
height
The man who makes the above
statement acted as collector for the
gamblers on credit bets" placed by
men who seemed 10 be able to meet
such obligations He tells Of the con
hlvance Of two newspapers To terrfy
SAMPLERS who played on credit and
then refused to pay their losses
Seven Involved in Killing
Results of the Rosenthal murder
Investigation began to appear in tangi-
Die form today when District Attor-
Eey Whitman announced that he has
presented sufficient. evidence to the
{ trand jury for the indictments OF sew
eu men as participants In the killing
of the gambler. Police Lieut. Charles
Becker already is indicted The four
ednmen "Dago Frank Ciroficei and
Witty Lewis, now in the Tombs,
and "Gyp the Good' and Lefty
Louis, still at large-are sure to be
indicted. according to the district at
orne'
Testimony of Giyanni Stanich, who
saw the shooting of the night of July
Is. at close range, and who told his
story only to the district attorney.
made possible the sixth and seventh
Indictments
3ecker's Graft 100000?
Evidence in the possession of the
district attorney is said to prove that
within three months, Becker's share
)f graft money collected was at least
'?0OO0O. Part of this was deposited
a New York banks, some in Phila-
ielphia and still other sums in Roch-
ster and in towns suburban to New
York In one month Becker is said
o have banked $4,000 is New York
fity alone. During all this time he
vas receiving a salary Of $3.50
ear as head Of the strong arm
quad. This corroborates the story
old TO the district attorney by Gam
'ler Herman Roesnthal before he was
lssaSslnatcd
Bankers ot New York and New Jer-
ey cities viii be called 10 testify be
or ethe grand Jury TO tell whether
}ecker and high police officials made
deposits in their banks under assum-
d names
The Grafters' Scale
The district attorney has evidence
. show that gambling houses IN
rtain section of the city have been
aging one police Inspector $500 each
D let them stay open Investigators
'orking for the district attorney have
earned that seyenty-fye gambling
ouscs and sxtyfye other resorts
aid this 10 one Inspector The trib-
te paid by other resorts was $40O
lonth each This Inspector and an
iher one are said 10 have more than
100000 deposited in banks
That two police inspectors have
uspicously fat bank accounts. one
no was in charge Of a fruitful field
ring credited with dagositng s62 600
, one month and the savings OF two
'gthed more than 100000. was as
'.ted today
Where did YOU get it," is going -
= the grilhns question.