The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-28
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over TO the district attorney. who will
use 10 pa q basis OF the proposed
John Doe proceedings before Justice
Con next month. by which II In ex.
pseted to expose police corruption.
Another list containing tho names
OF owners Of disOrdorly houses raided
during the same period. Juno I. 1911.
to August !. 1912. Is being prepared
by Commissioner Waldo ts- the sam,
purpose.
o Housos Mentioned.
Nearly four hundred places arc
mentioned In tho gambling list. which
With the statistics ms TO the raids
made upon them. cover 100 typo.
written pages. The summoning G.,
many OF these as Witnesses ut
the John Doe proceedings Is uudor.
stood 10 be part o. the plan OF tbs
district attorney in order to determine
the responsibility OF the owners in al.
lowing Ileir property 10 be rented for
gambling purposes. which 10 a mis-.
demeanor.
Among the names OF the owners ID
that OF Sailors Snug Harbor. a
wealthy charitable institution on
Staten island: Lorilord estate. OF the
Lorilord family OF millionaire tobacco
manufacturers; j.. Edgar Leaycraft
and Edgar c. Leaycraft, OF the real
estate firm of J. Edgar Leaycraft a.
Co. both prominent IN Methods,
church and missionary work.
A notable feature OF the list 10 the
comparatively few number OF convic
tons which followed the arrests al
the raids. a very large majority OF
the prisoners having been discharged
either by the curt or the grand jury.
In view OF testimony brought out be
fore the grand jury investigating the
graft feature OF the Rosenthal murder
ease that the police often weaken
their evidence against gamblers who
had come across" after they had
been raided. it IS expected that the
district attorney will investigate the
reason for the few convictions in the
proceedings before Justice Con.
The trial Of Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker On the charge OF In
stisating the murder OF Rosenthal,
VIII be berun on September II. 81 he
plans Of District Attorney Whitman
do not 20 astrny. While John +. Nc
Intyre. Becker's attorney. obtained for
his client today the pOstponement o.
the lHtt lni iiFdQluH TO IN. lUoiG--
ment against him until September :,
the prosecutor said tonight that the
delay would not interfere with his
original piens for bringing TO trial
the first Of the sever accused Of tbs
mUrlcr.
Four bank accounts u Becker's
were turned UP 10y the Investigation
of the district attorney today and
the Officials Of the bank have been
s-ubpOenaeI TO bring the records oi
Beckers deposits In the Institutions
10 the district attorneys Office to-
morrow
In connection with tho statement II
James Mmsh. "a lawyer. that Becker
had made most Of his money in
stock Speculation. the district attor-
new has obtsined evidence indicating
that the most Becker ever made IA
this was $4,000.
The William Aston estate appears
in Commissioned Waldo's list as the
owner OF two alleged gambling houses
on West F1rty-third street which we're
raided In August and September OF
last year
The name Of CONGRESSMAN Jefferson
y Levy. OF New York. IL recorded ~
the wne 81 a gambling resort known
a. the New England Dramatic and
Pleasure club. four times raided. Mr..