The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-28
Writ Stays Trial Until the Third
of September
OWNERS OF PROPERTY USED
For Gambling Purposes Made Known
to Whitman-Men Prominent in
Church and Social Work Are
Included in the List.

New York, Aug. 2s.--Police Commits.
sioner Waldo made public last night a
list of nearly 400 places raided by the
police as gambling resorts during the
last year and the names of the owner;
of the property wherein the resorts were
conducted. Among the names mentioned
many are prominent in the financial
religious and social life of the city.
Waldo submitted the list to District
Attorney Whitman, who will use it as Il
basis for the proposed John Doe proceed
ings before Justice Golf next month,
whereby he expects to expose police cor.
ruption.
Another list of names of owners OF
dsorderly houses raided during the peri
cd, the year ending june l., is being pre-
pared by Waldo for the same purpose.
Subpgnaing of many of these owners
as witnesses in the John Doe proceed
ings, it is understood. will be part of
the plan of Whitman in order to deter
mine the responsibility OF the owners in
allowing their property to be used for
gambling purposes, which is misde,
meanor under the law.
Among the names are those of the
Sailors Snug Harbor, wealthy charita-
BILE institution; the Lorillard estate of
the Lorillard family, millionaire tobacco
manufacturers; j. Edgar Leaycraft and
Edward c. Leaycraft. real estate men,
both prominent in church and mission
airy work.
The William Astor estate appears as
the owner of two alleged gambling houses
raided in August and September last
year.
The name OF Congressman Jefferson n.
Levy of New York is recorded as the
owner of the gambling resort four times
raided. Levy in a statement last night
declared that as soon as che received
notice of the character of the tenants he
began dispossess proceedings, but was
unable to get rid Of them, so he sold
the property last April
A notable feature of the list is the
comparatively few convictions which fol-
lowed the arrests made at the raids, a
majority of the prisoners having been
discharged either by the court or grand
jury.
The trial OF Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker, charged with instigating tine
murder of Herman Rosenthal, is expect
ed to begin September 3.
IT was stated on good authority that
Distyict Attorney Whitman came into
possession of additional evidence yes
terday through a letter from John d..
Hallen, who was recently sentenced to-
Sing Sing for forgery Hallen is alleged
to have overheard a conversation be.
tween Lieutenant Becker and policeman
White, former member Of Becker's
strong-arm squad who has been indicted
for perjury in connection with the ar
rest of big Jack" Zelig. Hallen writes
that he heard White say to Becker:
Gee they've got us, chief
Shut up your big trap. In six months
they will be giving us medals for what
we did, Becker is alleged to have re-
sponded.
Ii was understood that the district
attorney will have HalIen brought from
Sing Sing for further examination.
Becker was arraigned last Tuesday for
pleading, but his counsel obtained an
until yesterday. Still pro-
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Mcintyre yesterday obtained the writ |
On the ground that he needed more Tina
to make any motions he might deem
Members of the extraordinary grand /
Jury that has been summoned to inquire |
nto police blackmail will be investigated /
rs to their real estate holdings by Dis
srict Attorney Whitman, who has dis
covered that one of the grand jury panel
II so business men is part owner of II
iotel used for disorderly purposes. The
'tate's attorney insists that the extraof.
linary grand jury shall not have even a
.emote connection with the police graft
'ystem and. If necessary, he will chal-
enge the prospective. grand jurors in
'pen court.