The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-14
GIGANTIC FORTUNES
 BUILT UP ON CRAFT
Clearing House Aids Whitman in Unearthng
 Big Deposits of Graft Money in Banks
Discover $58, 845 of Becker's Loot - Jack Rose
 Dramatic Relation to Grand Jury.

New York, Aug 13-Powerful banking interests, acting through the New York Clearing House committee came to the aid of District Attorney Whitman today in his efforts to lay bare the alleged corrupt alliance be- tween the police and the gamblers founded on graft or blackmail.
 A virtual command was given by tbe committee to all banks in thS clearing house to furnish the district attorney with a record of deposits they may have received from any high police officials whom the district at torney suspects of having been col lectors of blackmail from disorderly elements of the city.
 As a result. records showing that within the last eight months Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, charged with the murder of Herman Rosen- thai, and accused of gambling graft has made bank deposits of $5S,S45 in his own name or that of his wife, were placed in the hands of the pub lie prosecutor. These deposits, the records show, were first made in No mber, 1911, shortly after Becker became head of the strong arm squad of gambling raiders, and con tinued during the time that Jacs Rose says he was collecting graft for Becker and until after his arrest. The table of deposits, as presented to the district attorney, was as follows:
 Corn Exchange Rank. Nov. 2l, 1911 to Aug. 1, 1912, $29,615.
 Corn Exchange Bank tbranch) May, 1912, $4,3SO.
 Corn Exchange Bank (branch) April. 1912. S6s0O0.
 Corn Exchange Bank tbranchl July, 1912. siO9oO.
 Empire Savings Bank, April 1912 8 500,
 West Side Savings Bank, May 1912, ss,OOO.
 Lincoln Trust Company, April 1912, s1,5O0.
 Total. s5S,S45.
 The district attorney has beer promised records of Decker's depos- it's in four other banks which did mol have time to go over their accounts today. and he also discovered tha Becker has an unknown account O stocks. bonds and other securities locked u2 in two separate safe de posit vaults.
 That the total value of the police lieutenants assets will be found t' approximate $2o0,OOO would be nc surprise to the district attorney.
 Becker's salary as police lieuten ant was $2,2Oo year.
 The clearing house committee wa proffered to MT. Whitman after became known that his representa- tives had been finding some difticul ty in tracing Becker's bank account and those of other police officers owing to the natural feeling of banl officials to protect as legally coniiden tial secrets the amount of the deposit of their customers. MT. Whitman was assured by leading bankers o the city that they were anxious a public spirited citizens to have tn police force purged of it's grafter and the whole scandal aired am that they would give him every aid il their power.
 This offer was gladly accepted.
 The word from the clearing hous committee requesting the variou banks to disclose their records 0 Becker's deposits was transmitted b telephone and results were quick forthcoming. The district attorne has received information that Becke may have put money away in severa banks outside of the ctiy as well, an if these are definitely located an difficulty should be experienced ] obtaining the records the New Tor bankers have promised to use thei influence to have them procured
 The prosecutor experts that the al Of the bankers will be invaluable him when he takes up the large phase of the graft inquiry. It becam known tonight that the district at