The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
New Evidence Secured.

NEW YORK, August l3-NeW
evidence. which turned the finger Of
accusation on high officials and other
men we'll known in public life here.
tofore unsuspected. was laid before
the grand jury today at Its inquiry
into the murder of Herman Rnsenthal.S
and It's Subsequent and overshad0winwS
development--the graft alliance Ae.s
tween police and gamblers.
After eighteen witnesses had been
examined by the grand jury, the In
formation came from a positive source
that among the new names Obt4tn4ds
and which will probably figure In
early arrests, are those OF the pro-
prietor of one of New York's leadinw
hotels. man known the country Oxersa
and in Europe; one OF the best knows
inspectors In the police departmentf
and a lawyer politician of prominenoe6 q
Five Indictments Expected.
Five and possibly seven indictments
are expected as q result OF the xrantgs
jury session.
Also. inadvertently, the news br031l
today that five police insnectox
seeming indictments. had ofkere4s II
$2e; eco retainer to a prcIninenE -
firm 70 prepare their defense IA nd
vance. The inquiry which threaten4Gs
these indictments, Is said to 1sAx1f
shown that at leas. three have a<EsSS
cumuiatad fortunes Of more faa1
half a, million each. lass r.
That Lieutenant Becker. now Mp&1
aa the instigator OF the murgt9t ~
Rosenthal. and one OF a half 00a
chiefs Of the police grafterS
posted $4,000 with the Lincoln Iis(
company during May. and thAk
rented safety deposit box from
Madison Safe Deposit colnpary
November Gath. last and viai4n
fourteen times before July Jitt Y
+ was the information given sthaas
jury by Manager Griffin. Of the M&z
son company, and an officiai AZ
Lincoln Trust company B4cxH4E
salary was $2,a50 a year sssS|
Important New Evideucek
Important in the evidence sQb1njto 4
today by Wiliiam !. Burns, aG& y
result OF HIS several weeks hive
cation OF the graft situation, WIN
xtory of how one Of his 0p&FG1
opened gambling room uptown
heavily for police protection. ma
ally bought crooked faro wheel x1
police official. after his own a1Tn
wheel had failed to win anythtn1
wheel furnished by the polico
had been taken by the police k5
raid. s
-ffif1f Shattered.
The aiibi of "Daso Frank CO.
was completely shattered tO0n&sH
Rose Harris. In whose apartMSN
was arrested. Wanted AZ OnS ml2
slaycrs OF RosenthaI, Cironci On
he was st a certain police stattG
fering bail for Rose Harris &4$
time Of the Rosenthal murd42S
the Harris woman denied. S1s
Thomas Couple, night clerk o.
Elks' club. was before District
ney Whitman today. and IN
identified .sDago Frank ~ th&5
who jumped on the side Aof thNk
der car when 1t started away 3t(2&
scene of the Rcsenfha! shoo<i1
To show that he has M M
about the strength Of his G4<
trict Attorney Whitman EAtd
day: II have two new witneo
saw the actual murders or
Rosenthal and can ma ~ MI
Identification Of all the rnnF6
District Attorney WhitnnAr r.
tective William ]. Burns at6
ready to turn 0ter 70 the QA&
8 mass Of evidence tendinwS{
that wire-tappera wcriTia
police protection last yS11
their victims out Of $1yAN1
average OF oneshaaf ot ~
10 the police. s}@s
This information was M
the district attorney hS
known city ofIiciale
higher up were
police inspector and &l&l
! hiEh position n 40 tn