The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-31
Men Who Reveal Inside Of Graft
Operations are Believed
to be Marked for
Death
LIEUTENANT BECKER
CLOSELY WATCHED
Feared Accused will Commit
Suicide Corrupt Collections
Of Police Alleged to
Amount to Millions
TeIe gram By unIted Press.

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Tele gram by United Press.
New York, July Si.-That everyone
who squeals and aids the authorities
in uncoyering the graft between the
police and Cue underworld win bel
marked FOR death, was the belief to
day.
James Yerclla, proprietor Of d cafe
was murdered, aud il Is declared. that
he was slain because he betrayed
Dago, Frank Croelsi, who Is alleged 10
be one Of the actual murderers of
Roaelthal
Becker was constantly watched ln
his cell today and an persons visiting
him were searched Warden Honley
at the Tombs said while he didn't take
any stock in reports that Becker might
commit suicide. he wasn't taking any
chances
Whitman indicated today that he
realized he would have q hard time
conylcting Becker unless he can cor
roborate the testimony OF the three
informers from an Independent source.
He hopes to show a motive through
Mrs. Rosenthal and otsers.
Sworn statements. tending to show
that the annual graft collected by high
officials IN New YORK city from gam.
bling houses and other illegal resorts
has amounted within the last year TO
S2ioo0o0, are in the hands OF District
Attorney Whitman The statements
were made TO the district attorney by
"BaId Jack Rose. sellaccused graft
collector for Police Lieut. Charles
Becker. head Of lhe "strongafm
squad"
This annual yield Of S2i000o0 pro.
lection money was equally divided ac.
cording 10 the story told by Rose,
among four nigh officials OF the police
department. one Of them being Becker,
and from other evidence me district
attorney mas collected he has reason
to suspect mat each s6oooOo was lur.
ther distributed. Ia other words,
there were four separate systems or
bureaus OF graft collection. each head
cd By a high police official
Mr. Whitman. it was learned, has
,the names Of the other three police Of
flcIals whom Rose mas named ana his
further efforts In This now most sen
saiioual police exposure that New
York has ever seen viii be directed 10.
ward strengthening the evidence which
points against them One OF the Of
ficials named, it was learned, holds
position at headquarters, and Is. IN
strict sense. a civilian employe.
The name Of former prominent
city official has been brought to the
attention Of the district attorney
It also became known that if Lieut..
Becker viii tell an be knows not only
In respect to his own alleged compile
ity the murder, but win unfold the
inner workings OF the graft system
insofar as il may involve The "rlen
higher Up" no effort win be made to
enforce lie extreme penalty for tho
crime OF which he now stands accused
the murder OF Rosenthal but be
win be granted leniency on that con
dltion only
The alleged fact Of the S2,too,00l
graft fund was told to him by Becker
Rose said in a sworn statement. Beck
en- he said. told him that he handled
s6oo. geo a year aud that equal amounts
we're handled by three other officials
This. he said, came in collections from
gambling houses pooirooms, houses o
IN repute and the like
Rose said he had collected gambling
graf. for Becker for months and b.
promised the district attorney that h
would obtain for him the rates paid b
gambling hoases make a tabulauo
OF what these receipts amounted Z
monthly and yearly and how th
money was handled inat there wer
other collectors beside Rose Is th
assumption Of ihe district attorney
who hopes to Identify them