The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-14
Records Already Obtained Show
Them to Be $4,000
FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS
May Total 5000, ooo---Whitman After the
Grafters Higher Up-Schepps' Lawyer
Starts for Hot Springs-Tells His
N
r Client to Keep Quiet.

New York, Aug. l4.Powerful bank
! ing interests, acting through New YORK
clearing house committee came to the
aid OF District Attorney Whitman yes.
:; terday in his effort to lay bare the al
I legged corrupt alliance between the po-
lice and gambling fraternity, founded
on graft and blaekmail.
/ A virtual command was given by the
committee to all banks in the Cleat-
| ing House association to furnish Whit
man a record OF deposits they may re-
ceive from any high police ofasiais whom
Whitman suspects of having been col
/ lecting blackmail from the disorderly
element.
i As a result, records were obtained
showing that within the last eight
months Police Lieut.. Charles Becker.
charged with the murder Of Herman
Rosenthal and accused of gambling graft,
made deposits of nearly $4,000 in his
own name or his wife's name.
The records show these deposits were
first made in November 1911 shortly
after Becker became head of the strong
arm squad of gambling raiders and con-
tinued until the time of his arrest.
Whitman has records from seven
banks and has been promised records
deposits from four others.
Whitman has also discovered that
Becker has an unknown amount of
stocks, bonds and other securities To-
Gated in two separate safe deposit vaults.
That the total value of Beeker's as
sets approximates 100000 will be no
surprise to Whitman. Becker's yearly
salary was S2250.
Th~ aid of the Clearing House COM
inittee was proffered Whitman after it
became known his representative were
finding difficulty in tracing Beckers
bank accounts and those Of other po-
lice officers, owing TO the natural fell
ing OF bank officials to protect as a
legal confidential secret the amount of
deposits of customers.
Whitman was assured by the city's
leading bankers they were anxious as
lice purged Of its grafters, and the
whole scandal thoroughly aired
! Whitman received word also that
Becker may have deposited money in
banks outside the city. New York bank
ers promised to use their influence to
secure the production of records
Thus far the investigators have I'M
covered bank accounts OF two inspec
tors totaling $4,000 Whitman ex-
poets with the aid Of the clearing house
officers to unearth bank accounts OF MI
four which is expected to disclose sur.
prisingly large fortunes in one case
are accumulation OF nearly 100000
Blackmail extorted from gambling and
.disorderly houses in New York city is
said to find its way into the pockets Of
three men "higher up" who are the
real heads of the grating syndicate that
provides police protection for price to
the underworld.
Information has been placed in the
hands of District Attorney Whitman by
private detectives working with him on
the Rosenthal case that these men ''hieh-
er up" are lawyer, hotel proprietor
who claims strong political utilization
and a police official.
Two police inspectors are also said
10 be profiting richly from graft.
Mr.. Whitman is now convinced that
BALD jack Rose told the truth when
he said that at least ~, 100000 was
collected from gambling houses in one
section of New York City alone.
Whitman is not willing to hazard a