Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-09
John d. Jru Already Instru-
mental IN Obtaining Evidence
Of Vast Importance to Dis
trict Attorney.
LIEUTENANT BECKER
LIKELY TO CONFESS
Developments Of Startling Ma
ture in New York Graft Scan
daI Are Now MomentariIy Ex-
peCted
Iu, MarnIng Iournnl speclal -.cn.ca Mlrc.I

Ius Morning journal special -cnscd wirc.J
New York. Aug s. THE fact be-
came known today that John u.
! Rocl>cteller Jr. has been instrument
ial in obtaining evidence OF police
graft which he has turned over to
District Attorney Whitman for use in
the nNestisation OF alleged corrup-
ton among high police officials that
has grown out of the murder Of Her
nan Roscnthal
| While starr J. Murphy. MIR Rookie
iellers attorney denied today that
The published report that the million
are son had been conducting q dis
orderly house for the purpose Of oh-
thlnins evidence of hlackmail against
the police he let II be known that
Mr.. Rockefeller. who about i Year
ago was foreman Of the grand Jury
| thal investigated the white slave traf-
re, had placed In the hands OF the
district attorney Information bear
ing on the police situation.
This Information, it was learned
tonight viii be presented to the
grand Jury IN conjunction with the
mass of similar evidence which the
district attorney and his assistants
i'f'N' hI'uiAilfU rlntN btfu JACK
Rose made his FIRST charges Involving
high police officials in gambling
graft
Along with the publication OF the
report that Mr.. Rockefeller had been
conducting a disorderly house tor the
purpose OF trapping the police, ii waa
reported that u detective agency had
peen operating a gambling house for
the same purpose IT thus is so, 1t is
| IN .,fl.
ceived no reports on the result that
may have been obtained.
As lar as Mr. Rockefeller is CON
ccfncd 1t was lcared tonight that the
yotlnS millionaire Is prepared to FUR
hlsh All the funds necessary to enable
me district attorney to conduct a
sweeping Investigation designed to
Wipe out the alleged corrupt alliance
between the police ana disorderly
elements.
AR. Whitman saia today Thai he
mad been informed that a police in
spector had received $500 Il month
from disofdery house This house.
It ~ understood, was one Of those in
Nestgated rs Mr. Rockefeler's rep
rescntatiVc
The possibility that The sealed doors
of the so-called system might be
opened Wide was strongly suggested
''HiSUt W ifU ~ DttAtnt KNOWN InHl
counsel for Lieutenant Becker who
Is charged with instlgating the mur-
der If Rosenthal. had visited the dis
tfict attorney today ana discussed
with him the question of lcniency for
his client.
Not long after BECKER was arrested
the district attorney made II known
that tho police lientenant's only
chance to escape efforts to convict
Ia 4.. . T4,aat n.
pended upon his Willingness to tell all
he knew about gambling graft II was
reported that Becker's lawyer made
tentative suggestions of great inter-
isi
The district attorney had before the
grand Jury TODAY sixteen witnesses,
mo Of them being Lieutenant Domi-
lIek reilly. one OF the strong arm
luuad raiders. who testified that New
York city had been wide open for
senr ana hair
ic WAS asked IL he believed the po-
ice could close up the disordcrly re-
orts and said he best evidence Of
his vas that there was not gamb-
ns house now IN operation.
Another witness was Giovanni stan
ich, q citizen. who saw the murder
nd who Is regarded bv The prosccu
ion as one of the most important OF
Il hus far subpoena"d.
# Is expected the grand jury viii
and down indictments In the muir
ol casc when IL meets next Thurs
aN.
Harry Pollok. one of the witnesses
efor, the Grand jury. today is said
have told the iuryinen that he was
mt directly 10 Becker at police head
uaTtcrs hN Jack Rose to tell the
ruienHnt ef Roses hiding place.
ose. ii his confession said he was
tluded IA POLLOK apartments fol-
p ing the murder of Rosenthal.
Tho formal can ior /, citizens mass
eeiing at Copper Union next
'"dn, sda, nnht tu open a campaign
rid the city or gambling and other
mus oi lawiessnrss, was issued to-
ght
\ nemorandum accompanying the
~ SAYS
Protection Of life aud property is
e basic duty af government. Recent
'YelopmoutS show a degree OF law
ssness that vitany threatens the
II Is apparent TO an, one who has
llnWcd the course of events that
easunablc connection again exists
tween elements OF the police and
sanized crime.
III is essential that every citizen or
feial having any Information OF
luc concerning present conditions.
all bc encouraged Ia make these
Is known in the confidence that he
n he projected against terrorists
a oppression. such confidence can
inspired only 10y the expression or
q present overwhelming public
ltimcnt through "A movement of the
nracter contemplated by the pro-
sed mass meeting.