The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
THREE INSPECTORS ID BE TRIED SOON Commissioner Waldo Plans
 an Investigation CONFIDENCE IN MEN More Banks Are Found Where Becker Had Deposits--Attorney Whit
 man May Join Schepps
 in Buffalo
CONFIDENCE IN MEN

New York August 17.--Thoroughly aroused by charges of police graft after the disorderly house raids made by the sioner Waldo. 1t was said tonight. plans public investigation of his own. To- gether with Cornelius l. Hayes. the police inspector whom he yesterday reduced to captain as sequence of his alleged faii- ure to suppress disorderly houses in his district three other inspectors will be placed on trial by the commissioner next week. if was said. They will be asked to explain the existence of dlsorderly houses in their districts. These trials will be the vehicles of the commissioners pro- posed investigation. It Is said the cont missioners plan will not be 10 confine proceedings to testimony against the in spectors, but to unearth every thread os evidence bearing upon general police graft.
 The inspectors said to be slated for trial are known to include men against whom District Attorney Whitman has ob- tained evidence of gambling graft
 Had Confidence in Men
 Until the raids made on disorderly req sorts last Thursday night by Assistant District Attorney Smith. Commissioner Waldo, according to one of his close friends. had confidence that his inspec- tors were doing their duty and that the alleged graft did not reach higher than Lieutenant Becker.
 The Becker, charges he thought were . case for the district attorney. Mir. Waldo now believes that he has had 'the wool pulled over his eyes.
 It was reported today that Hayes in- tended to see District, Attorney Whitman Monday and offer to make some sensa- tlonal disclosures. The inspector whose name was mentioned in the stories told to District Attorney whitman by "Bridgie' Webber. self-confessed accomplice in the RosenthaI murder. could not be found to- night by those who sought verlfcation of the report. ,f
 Increase in Deposits | The record of Police Lieutenant Beck CTS bank deposits has now reached sss. GOO Becker accounts of 5000 and s5Ooo respec- lively were furnished to the district attor- tcy , DHlce tDudy Dy TWO more DdnKs, these being the last 10 report of eight in- stitutIons within the city In which the po- lice lieutenant placed money during the last eight or nine months Efforts to trace accounts in three out of town banks are being continued.
 Becker, according to evidence gath cred by the prosecutors office. main tained a surveillance over disorderly houses which attempted 10 do business without paying protection. According to this evidence Becker raided one place which had been sold by one of the smaller protected vice trusts to an independent" who failed to come across"
 Whitman May Join Schepps sam Schepps. the material witness Tn the Rosentha case, may he joined on his trip to New York by Mir. Whit man at Albany tomorrow night. it was reported hero today. Tho prosecutor is now with his family in Manchester Vt. and it was rumored that Schepps. trip from Hot Springs. Ark. in GUS tody of Assistant District Attorney Rubin was delayed at Buffalo, that Mir. Whitman might see him before he reaches New York. Assistant District Attorney Moss. who left town today. Is believed to have gone to Manchester