The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-08-09
J. D. ROCKEFELLER, JR., AIDS
PROBE OF NEW YORK POLICE

New York. Aug s--The fact became
known today that John u. Rockefeller.
Jr, has been Instrumental In obtain
Ing evidence of police graft which he
has turned over 10 District Attorney
Whitman for use In connection with
the investigation of alleged corruption
among high police officials that has
grown ont Of the murder of Herman
Rosenthal.
While Starr J. Murphy. Mr.. Rookie
teller attorney. denied today the
pub tished report that the millionaire's
son had been conducting a dlsorderly
house for the purpose of obtaining ev-
idence OF blaekmnil against the police.
he let II be known that Mr. Rockefcllcr,
who. about n year ago, was foreman
of the grand jury that investigated the
white slave traffie, had placed IN the
hands of the district attorney Infor-
nation bearing on the police sItua-
tion,"
Mr. Rockefeller, having become In
terested In white slave matters while
foreman OF the special grand jury
since hoa been securing statistics with
regard To the social evil" reads Mr.
Mnrphy's statement. 'Whatever In
formation WAS secured bearing on tho
police situation hns ben placed at the
hands of the district attorney, The
| statement that Mr.. Rockefeller oi
his representatives have hesn con :
duciing disorderlv house ls entirely
wiihoui foundation"
The information. II was learned Ia
night. will be presented 10 tho urand
Jury IN conjunction with The mass ol
similar evidence which the district n, II
iorDey and his assistants have IN.
earthed since alsn'h Jack" Rose made
his first charges involving high no
lice officials IN gambling graft.
Along with the publication of The
report thnt Mr., Rockefeller had hepn
conducting dIsorderly house for tho
purpose OF trapping The police, |, was
reported that detective agency had
been conducting gambling house fnI
the same purpose II this ID 50 II Ii
newa 10 MIR. whitman, Who has ~.
ceived no reports on the results that
Emay have been obtained
viii Furnish Funds.
As far as Mr. Rockefeller IL con
cerned, II was learned tonight that
the young millionaire Is prepared i,
furnish all the funds necessary te
enable the district attorney TO con-
duet a sweeping investigation, designed
10 wipe out the alleged corrupt alli-
ace between tho police and disoraerl,
clements,
Mr., whitman said today he had beer
Uniformed that n police inspector had
received $500 month from II disor.
derly house. This house, II Is under
stood, was one Of those investigated
by Mr., Rockefeller's agents. Mr.. Whit
man said also that one OF his assist
Iants. James Reynolds, had been work.
Ing with the Rockefeller agents fp
the last few months.
! The possibility that the sealed door,
of the so called system" might u,
opsnod wide Was strongly susseste.
tonight when II became known tina
counsel for Lieutenant Becker, who Il
charged with instigating tho murde
of Rosenthal. had visited the dist rlc
attorney today and discussed witt
him the question of leniency for Ma chi
ent,
MOT long after Becker was arreste,
the district attorney made II know
that the police ,ieutennnt's only chanc
to escape conviction of murder In tn
first degree depended upon his willing
ness To tell nj he knew about vaUb
ling graft Il WAS VapnrteA tha