The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
Actual Deposits Of $3S,oOo Traced
Through Aid Of the Clear
ing House
GRAFT TRAIL FOLLOWED
Evidence Offered that Lieutenant
Borrowed" Money to Pay
Rosenthal Slayers


New York, Aug. 14,-That Police
Lieutenant Charles A. Becker,
whose salary is $2,250 a year, de-
posted to his credit in five banks in
nine months $5S,115, and that he
has other deposits which are expect
cd to bring his total savings" up
to 100000, was the startling reve-
laton made today in the graft in
quiry which has followed the assas-
sination of gambler Herman Rosen-
thai.
Members OF the Clearing House
Association recommended to bankers
that in the interest of checking
graft, information concerning Beck
er's bank accounts be given to the
District Attorney, and this greatly
has assisted in getting at the facts.
Where Money Was Deposited.
AS result it was found that
these are the deposits Becker made
in 10 months in the Corn Exchange
bank, his salary being $2250 year:
November, 1911, $500, February
1912. $40; March, $225; April
$4,000; May, $4330; June, $500;
July, 10000; August, $500. To-
tai $30,115.
There is proof that while the
graft was good" he made these de-
posits in four banks: April, 1912,
lincoln Trust Co., $500; May,
1912, West Side Savings Bank,
$4,000; April, Empire City Savings
Bank, $4,000; November, 1911, to
August, 1912, Corn Exchange Bank,
S30,115. Total $37,615. Besides
-hese accounts the District Attorney
has information that Becker had
at least five other accounts in Man
haitian alone.
Inspector With $1,000,000.
As a result of the cooperation of
all the banks in the city, Attorney
Whitman has been able to secure
the names of four police inspectors,
whose bank accounts run into sew
3ral hundred thousands. One in
3pector is said to have accumulat9l
100000 The indictments of
these officials are not being pressed
at this time, as the States Attorney
Is devoting his chief attention to en-
trapping the murderers of Rosen-
thai.
The evidence regarding Becker s
money was not placed before the
yrand jury, That body was engaged
rom / o'clock until after hearing
estimony bearing upon the murder
Of Rosenthal.
Declining to discuss the testimony
District Attorney Whitman did per-
nit himself passing comment upon
the man in which Jacks Rose spoke
his part, So simply, so directly, SO
ngenuously did Rose tell his story
hat the jurors forgot they were
listening to sclf-confessed gamb-
ler CRATER and participant in mur-
Ter and allowed themselves to thrill
With sympathy at the pathetic parts.
And "Bridgie" Weber was far
more communicative than before,
Under the guidance of Whitman,
Weber told all he knew. 1t was his
tory. backed up by ample corrobo-
alton, that showed the murderers'
oay to have been supplied by
Becker.
Feared to Let Schepps Pay,
Also, Weber's story clears up an
other point that has been in doubt,
1t takes away from Schepps the title
VI murder paymaster" and gives 1t
back to Rose, Schepps might have
had that questionable honor had it
not been for the fact that Weber
was not quite sure he would not ask
commission for handling the cash,
70 Weber. instead of turning over
the money to Schepps, as Rose sug-
rested, kept Ii In his own hands un-
til he could see Rose, to be certain
that Rose woald get all of It for the
purpose of payment.
Weber said that when Rose call.
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