Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-22
PROBE OF
POLICE CRIME:
On IN n. !.
Coroner and Grand Jury Grind
ing Away, While Accused
Men Are Arraigned.


NEW YORK, Aug. PA triple in
/ quiry into the murder of Gambler Her
man Rosenthal and the alleged alliance
between the police department and the
underworld took. place in three sepa-
! rate tribunals today.
| The inquest into RosenthaTs assassi-
nation began at 10 o'clock in general
sessions court Coroner Feinberg, in
/ whose baifwick the crime was commit
ted, had subpenaed a long list of wit
nesses. although it was not certain
whether all would be called upon to
testify
Police Lieutenant Charles A, Becker,
"Dago Frank Cirofici William Sha-
| piro. Frank Muller and Jacob Reich
We're ordered to appear before Judge
Mulqueen in general sessions at noon
| and plead to the indictment handed
down by the grand jury Tuesday. charg-
| ing them with Rosenthars murder.
| The grand jury resumed it's investiga-
tons with Detective William J. Burns
under subpoena Burns was slated to
go before the grand jury this afternoon
/ to reveal the names of police officials
| whom he had trapped into accepting
corruption money.
District Attorney Whitman said he is
| favorably impressed with the PROCESS
| that had been made in the case and
now that he has offered $4,000 reward
! for the capture of "Leftie Louie" and
"Gyp the Blood" the two gun men still
at large. he looks for events to move
| even faster.
| New Arragnment Record.
| The arraignment Of five men on a
capital charge sets a new record for
this jurisdiction. Never before have so
many persons been brought to the bar
to answer the charge of participation in
one murder in New York city.
! Interesting developments were eX
pected from the grand jury fnvestiga-
ton. At the district attorneys office it
was said that careful investigation
would be made of the charge that Beck
er worked a frame-up to gain ascen-
dancy over Big Jack" Zelig. a gang
! leader whose services Becker supposed
he might need Charges against Po-
| licemen White and Steinert. who are al
! legged to have arrested Zelig on Beck
er's orders. will be sifted These two
men are accused by Zelig Of planning
! evidence against him. At the time Ze-
ltg was arrested on a charge of carry
ing concealed weapons Although his
| friends swear the gang leader was with
| a at no Of r.
rest, the policemen later produced a re-
volver which they alleged they had
taken from the prisoner.
At this session of the grand Jury it
| will also look into allegations that A
high police inspector, still in the serv-
! ice, and a civilian, whose relations with
the police department are close, bene-
fitted from the tribute which the police
system eXtorted from keepers of
gambling establishments and proprie-
tors of disorderly houses.
eecker's Wealth $125,o0o
Further success has crowned the eff
forts of the district attorneys depart
ment in getting at the source and
amount of Becker's wealth. It is now
believed that as a consequence of dis
covering new bank accounts Becker's
fortune will be shown to be at least
! $125,OOO
Assistant District Attorney William
A. Deford has been detailed by Mr..
Whitman to investigate every possible
phase of the police graft in the hear
ings which will be conducted by Jus
tice Golf in a special term of the su-
preme court. beginning September 8.
one of the most sensational of the
new developments in the case is the
direct charge by Whitman that the po-
/ lice are shielding "Leftie Louie" and
Harry Horowitz alias "Gyp the Blood"
the two gun fighters still at large.
District Attorney Whitmans offer
of a reward of $4,000 for the arrests
of these two was made after prominent
! New York citizens had agreed to sup
ply the funds. it was learned today In
making the offer Mr.. Whitman stipu-
lated that members of the police de
partment could not share in it if they
made the arrests. because he believes
! they have shielded the two fugitives
! William J. Flynn, head of the United
States secret service in New York is
! reported to be arranging to resign from
! his position. so as to devote his ener-
gies to aiding the aldermanic commit
! tee which is to investigate charges Of
grating IN the police department.
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