The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-09
YOUNG JOHN D.
SENDS AGENTS
To HELP PROBE
Much Evidence Gathered That
Will Help Whitman in His
Effort 10 Clean UP
New York.
MANY WITNESSES
BEFORE THE JURY
Man Who Saw RoSenthal
Killed the Most Important;
Indictments Are Expected
Early Next Week.

A.1EW YORK. Aug. S.-Tbe fact be-
mi came known today that John ID
VI Rockefeller. Jr., has been lnstru
mental in obtaining evidence OF
police graft which he has turned over
TO District Attorney Whitman for use
in connection with the investigation OF
alleged corruption among high police of
ficials that has grown out of the mur-
der of Herman Rosentha.
While Starr J. Murphy, Mr.. Rookie
feller's attorney, denied today the pub.
lishod report that the millionaire s son
bad been conducting a disor6crly house
for the purpose Of obtaining evidence
OF blackmail against the police. he let
il be known that Mr.. Rockefeller, who
about year ago was foreman OF the
grand jury that investigated the white
slave traffic, had placed in the hands
Of the district attorney information
bearing on the police situation -
One Statement Denied.
Mr.. Rockefeller having become in.
terested in white slave matters while
foreman of the special grand jury, has
since been securing statistics with re-
gard to the social evil reads Mr..
Murphy statement Whatever in
formation was secured bearing on the
police situation has been placed at
the disposition OF the district attor-
ney. The statement that Mr.. Rockefcl-
Ter or his representatives have been
conducting disorderly house is en-
tirely without foundation. -
This information. il WAS learned 10.
night. will be presented to this grand
Jury in conjunction with the mass of
similar evidence which the district at
torney anil his assistants have un-
esrtbed since ''BaId' Jack Rose made
his first charges involving high police
officials in gambling graft.
Along with the publication of the re.
port that Mr.. Rockefeller had been con.
Quoting disorderly house for the pur-
pose Of trapping the police il was re.
ported that detective agency had
been operating Il gambling house for
the same purpose. If this is 30, it
is news to Mr.. Whitman. who has re-
ceived no reports on the result that may
have been obtained.
Will Furnish Funds.
As far as Mr. Rockefeller is con-
cerned it was learned tonight that the
Young millionaire is prepared TO fur
nish all the funds necessary to enable
the district attorney 10 conduct
sweeping Investigation designed to wipe
out tho alleged corrupt alliance between
the police and disorderly elements.
Mr. Whitman said today that he
had been Informed that a police inspcc-
tor had received 5000 month from a
disorderly house. This house, it is un-
derstood. was one of those investigat-
cd by Mr. Rockefeller's S representative,
Mr. Whitman said also that one of his
assistants, James Reynolds, had been
working with the Rockefeller agents
for the last few months.
The possibility that the sealed doors
OF the so'called system" might be
opened wide, was strongly suggested
tonight when it became known that
counsel for Lieutenant Becker, who is
charged with instigating the murder of
Bosenthal. had visited the district at.
torney today aud discussed with him
the question of leniency for his client.
Not long after Becker was arrested,
tho district attorney made il known
that the police lieutenapt's only chance