Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-23
FRAMED up JACK SELIG
I tIIhRGI1D WITH PLACING 4 GUY
IN THE GAMBLERS
POCKET.
BECKER REFUSED 70 PLEAD
Ills Four Alleged Confcdcrntcs En-
tered Pleas Of Not Guilty to the
Charge of Murder.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Two for
mer members of Police Lieutenant
lcclter's strong arm" squad of gamb-
Eng raiders, Detectives James White
and Charles Steinert. were indicted
for perjury today In connection with
the alleged framing up" of Jack
Selig the East Side gang leader. who
IS said 20 have suggested the names
OF the gunmen I'm the ROsenthal mur-
der plot Their Indictment came soon
after Becker. charged with instigatng
the murder, had refused to plead TO
the superceding indictment against
him and four of his alleged tools,
Whitley" Lewis, "Dago Frank" Clro-
ficl, Jack Sullivan and william Sha-
pto, had entered pleas of not guilty
to murder indictments, Becker was
rllowed to delay entering his plea un-
I'll Tuesday
White and Stelnert, who arrested
Solig on the charge OF carrying a con-
cCaled weapon, were accused In the
Indictment of falsely swearing that
they found revolver In the gang
leaders pocket. Becker, according to
testimony before the grand jury. or
6ered Selig's arrest to get him In his
power and making use Of him to carry
cut his alleged plan to get rid OF Ros-
enthal.
In addition to the testimony OF witt
esses who declared that the detec-
tlves had refused Selig's demand that
he publicly be searched when they
arrested him. Selig himself furnished
the grand jury what District Attorney
whitman regards as conclusive evil
denco that the charge was false.
Sellg showed the coat that he wore
on the night Of his arrest to the ju-
rcrs to demonstrate that II had no
pocket large enough to contain tho
Icvolver said to have been found on
him.
Selig today declared In an interview
that Jack Rose, Becker's sef-accused
graft collector was the man who en-
rineered the frame up" Sellg abb
solved Becker.
Detectives White and Steinert were
suspended from the police force by
Commissioner Waldo as soon as he
was notified Of their Indictment.
Stelnert was locked in the Tombs to-
night. and White. who is Ill, was ar
rested but not taken to prison. Dis
trict Attorney Whitman will ask to-
morrow that they be placed under
$4,000 bail
Mr.. Whitman today procured from
Justice Mccall a panel Of fifty men
from which the twenty-three men,
hers Of the extraordinary September
grand Jury will be selected to cooper
ate with Justice Goff In his proposed
John Doe" investigation Of the gem
eral police graft situation. The pros-
ecutors investigation turned up today
evidence Of large bank accounts held
by police inspector and high civ
ilian employe Of the police DEPART
ment. which will be a subject of in
vestigation. Still more Of Becker's
bank deposits came to light today De-
tailed tabulations Of his accounts in
nine banks show deposits as high az
$4,000 in o,N day. There is one Of
$4,000. one of $4,000 two of So 500.
one Of $4,000, four OF $4,000, four Of
$500. four Of $1,000 and several in
odd amounts varying between $1,000
and $4,000. The totals foi these nino
banks was $49.G23, and It is believed
his total Savings" will foot up to
$1OO.OOO The records show that on
July 81, two days after Beckers ar
rest, his wife withdrew $4,000 and
on August took out $500 more.