The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-09
Details GIVEN
OF POLICE GRAFT
Full Confession Made by
Jack Rose.
Gives Also Account Of His Move
ments on Night Of Rosenthal
Murder.

NEW iOrk, Aug. G-f7O ice 0Ltho1ai!
ami gamblers were startled to-day b,
repot that Detective Wtdiam ]
Burns had Deen investigating graft CON
ditions in New York for thnee months
1t was stated that Burns opened a
gambling house here with the tnten.
ton of trapping a high politician who
was suspected Of sharing in the tribute
levied upon tire Underworld. Burns, wl,c
arrived in this city yesterday from Bs'-
timore, denied the story. as also did
District Attorney whitman.
Mr.. Whitman said that Burns had
been working In the Rosenthal case
under his guidance and that he had
fuu knowledge of Burns' movements 9.
These positively did not include The
operation Of a gambling house. the
District Attorney declared.
With the lengthy written confession
Of Bald Jack" Rose as a basis. pr-
vate detectives went to work today 20
secure confederation of Roses STORY,
In which he tod in dttail of his al
legged relations with Police Lieutenant
Becker as a cClector of blackmail
Hose handed his confession to Mr.,
Wl,itman last might Just as the lattor
was leaving the West Side court
prison, where Rose is confined 1t Is
written in ink and covers thirt eight
pages Of foolscap paper. Parts of it
are at varience with the earlier state
ments made by the gambler, but Rose
declares that the statement Is the a6-
solute truth and any different stat
ments made earlier by him were IN
accurate. ..',-
Rose tols in detail of the method
he alleges Becker used in getting
evidence against gambling houses,
the keepers of which had refused to
nay protection money to his agents.
He tells how these recalcitrants were
brought to terms speedily Rnd Of the
amount of money he COLLECTED
..,. r=-, .,.T
More important than anything else.
he furnished to District Attorney
Whitman the names and address Of
Twelve gambling house ppopnietors
from whom he alleges I've col.ected
sums ranging from $500 to 5000 a
month. all of which. de says. he
turned over to Becker.
These exchanges of. money. Rose
alleges, were made in his home at
West lth street., in. the presence of
his wife, and frequently In the pres
snce Of servants. The names of sew
sral of the servants are Included In
Roses statement.
But Roses statement Is not coll
lined exclusively to his relations with
Becker as the Aater's alleged codlee-
or. The final six pages of tpe con-
,ouN Of his movements on the night
hat Herman Rosenthai was shot to
leath In front of the Metropole Hotel.
He tells how he was In constant
with BECKER while at
larry Polok's house. Most of these |
he says, were over
he telephone. Others were bM,ough !!
lam schepps. He tells of hhe visit Of
ohm W. Hart, Becker's first lawyer,
o Pollok's house. to see him, statiag
hat Hart gained admission to the
ouse BY using a signal which had
cen agreed upon previously.
DISTRICT Attorney Whitman Is bend-
" every effort today TO secure iden-
IficaAAons Of Whitley" Lewis and
Dasp Frank" Cirofici as two of those
1ho occupied the murder car the
isht that Herman Rusenthal was shot
own and slain. wiraam shap&roi the
hauffeur of the car, after hooking the
wo suspects over trsmblins0. told tho
ub,ic prosecutor that he could not
ientify khem. Shapiro will be given
nosher opportunity TO Identify The two
nen.
As another aide dewalopment of the
case, am attsSmpt Will be
lade by citizens aompntttee, 70 de-
'rmine what defects In tho present
sheme of municipal government have
'ade police graft and the Rosenthai
murder possible In New York city. 1t
the opinioa OF the COMMITTEES ths.t
he present situation b the result VI