The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-09
NEW EVIDENCE
OBTAINED BY
OIL KINGS son
JNo. D, ROCKEFELLER, JR, TURNS
OVER IMPORTANT MATTER TO
THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
MUCH coRRoRoRATfyE EVIL
DENcE is BEING SECURED
BURNS DETECTIVES ARE AT
WORK.
BY Associated Press.

New York, Aug. Sit became known
today that John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
has been instrumental in obtaining evi-
dence of police graft which he has
turned over to District Attorney Whit
man for use in connection with the in
vestigations growing out of the Rosen-
thai murder. Starr J. Murphy, Rookie
feller's attorney, denied the published
report that his client had been con-
Quoting a disorderly house to obtain
evidence Of blackmail against the po-
lice, but let it be known that Rookie
feller produced important information
bearing on the police situation. Rookie
feller became interested in white slave
matters while foreman of a special
grand jury about a year ago. Along
with the published report that Rookie
feller had been running a disorderly
house for the purpose of trapping the
police it was reported that a private
detective agency had been operating a
gambling house for the same purpose.
Police Commissioner Rhinelander
Waldo seemed pleased with the news
that young Rockefeller had been try
ing to get evidence of police grating.
The commissioner said:
Il hope Mr.. Rockefeller has been
successful in securing evidence which
will enable the department to dismiss
any rascal that may be guilty Of wrong
doing"
Chief Inspector Edward P. Hughes,
head of the detective bureau, has
broken down under the strain Of the
Rosenthal case. and is seriously Ill at
his home in Brooklyn Of pleuro-p -pneu-
monia.
GETTING CUMULATIVE EVIDENCE
Cumulate evidence piling up before
the grand jury investigating police
blackmail is said today to involve four
or five high police officials. Drawing
of indictments is said to be imminent.
Witnesses examined by District At
torney Whitman have furnished much
corroboration to the confession of
Raid Jack" Rose, who gave a list Of
names upon whom, he charged, Police
Lieutenant Becker levied blackmail.
Several gamblers who were before
the public prosecutor unwillingly ad-
mitted that they had paid blackmail
to certain police inspectors. One in
former told Mr.. Whitman that he had
been threatened with death if ne went
before the grand jury and gave infor-
nation about the police. These wit
nesses said that the inspectors dealt
directly with the big gambling houses,
leaving Lieutenant Becker to attend to
the small places.
District Attorney Whitman said to-
day that evidence would be presented
to the grand jury against several po-
lice inspectors. One of these inspec-
tors is said to have kept such close
watch on the gambling houses that he
even examined their books and made
them pay blackman according to their
profits.
BRIDGE" webber now admits that
he also collected toll from certain up
town gambling houses for a police in
spector. Webber's life has been threat
ened and District Attorney Whitman
has provided him with q special guard.
Rose has sent word to the public prose
cutor that he is prepared to identify
the four murderers of Herman Rosen-
thai. Until now Rose was not ready
to say that he could positively Identify
| the gunmen.
WILL PROBE DEEPLY.
Alderman Curran, chairman Of the
| special committee Of the board Of al