The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-16
operations Of the graft system as Rose

operations OF tne Srdlt SYSTEM aS rNo0e
or Webber.
The investigation directed against
crooked police inspectors Is in the
hands OF Assistant District Attorneys
Moss and Smith. While Mr.. Whitman
has pushed forward the murder cases
they have been going after evidence as
to the illegtlmate prosperity Of five
inspectors Mr.. whitman said last
night that his assistants have progressed
so far that the indictment Of one in
spector may be made at any time and
that other indictments are almost sure
to follow.
This Inspector, who was one Of four
men named by Becker to Rose, en-
ployed Bridgie webber to collect for
him. Webber has backed up Rose as
to this mans operations. Many gam
blers and disorderly house keepers have
admitted that they paid tribute to this
inspector. II was against him also that
the agents of John D. Rockefeller. Jr..
got information. When Starr j. Muir.
ply turned over to the District Attor-
ney information concerning the police.
which had been gathered in the years
work Of Clifford G. Roe OF Chicago. the
detail that the inspector had been
taking $500 month from disorderly
houses was included
Coroner Calls Big Men.
The Coroners inquest was adjourned
yesterday until August % at the re-
quest of the District Attorney. Coroner
Israel l.. Felnberg had empanelled a
jury and was ready to proceed with the
hearing. The Jurors selected were Dan
iel Frohman, the theatrical manager !;
Arthur Helnze. Clinton Graham, John
Farson. Jr.: George W. Graham. A. r.
Bowen. w. L. Ferris. ". J. Heigham, J.
Borden Hartman. Harry Duryes, F. W.
Duryea and J. W. Ferrington.
For two days the telephone in the
Coroner's office has been busy with an
| swers to summonses for this jury sent
out by mail. Ignorant Of the fact that
mailed summonses do not demand even
| acknowledgment and that the proceed
Ings of yesterday were bound TO be per-
ifunctoTy. men have responded with
pleas from seashore and countryside.
Some OF those called on by Coroner
Feinberg in his efforts to get an intel
| lgent jury were j. =. Morgan. August
| Belmont. S'uyvesant Fish. Jr.; Otto c.
Heinze. Benjamin Altman, Otto T. Ban
! nard, William Loeb, Jr.: Irvic Town
send. Jacob II. Schiff. David Belasco,
Lee Shubert. Daniel Frohman. Marc
kaw. william Hammerstein. Alfred
Mills, Henry Clews. Fellowes Davis.
William J. Schicffelin and Theodore P.
Shonts.
Prisoners Arrive.
Mr. f'rohman was one OF the first OF
the jurors to arrive. He was foreman
OF the jury. The seven prisoners were
brought in from the West Side court
prison and from the Tombs. Whitley
Lewis wore a bandage. having a case
Of boils. Cirofici and Shapiro we're the
other prisoner. from the Tombs. Bridge
Webber. Jack Rose. Harry Vailon and
Jack Sullivan were brought down from
the West Side court prison. They were
seated at long table facing the Cor
oncr. or the seven Cirofici perhaps
showed most traces OF Imprisonment.
He looked worried and downcast. Rose,
Webber and WALTON we're very cheerful
Jack Sullivan glowered at Assistan Mt
District Attorney Moss and display I'd
none OF the amiability and garruli,y
that marked him before he was su
dramatically identified by Louis Krcse
as one of the men who we're In front OF
The Metropole when Rosenthal was shot
Assistant District Attorney Moss. on
behalf of Mr.. Whitman, asked that the
cases be adjourned for one week. He
said that testimony already had been
presented 10 the Grand Jury involving
! these men. He wanted an adjournmen,
so that the work OF the Grand JURY
could be completed. Hartford T. Mar
shall, counsel for Jack Sullivan. OBJ
Jected. but added that he did not sup
pose that his objection would do any
good. Mr.. Moss smilingly agreed tha,
| the case had gone too FAR for a techni-
cal objection.
Coroner Fenberg then wanted "a
know II the preliminary hearings Sc,
for August 10 were also 10 be adjourned
Mr.. Moss said that such an adjournmen,
was desirable. Lawyer Marshall asked
sharply II II was ever intended to hold
an inquest or to go into preliminary
| hearing. The Coroner replied:
Il certainly do intend to hold an in.
quest as we'll as the preliminary hear.
! ing. This inquest is adjourned for one
week. until the ed Of this month. The
other hearings will be held at some sub.
scuucnt date"
! ST. Lorrs. Aug. l5.-Sam Schepps wa:
! his way to New York.
/ Rubin received telegram here from
District Attorney Whitman instructing
him not to arrive in New York until
| Monday.