St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-08-10
THE RO3Er.TNAL MURDER.
People High IN Social Circles Who
Rent Places for Improper
Purposes are Target.

new 1OfK. ug. 6.-pOSS1Oly the
most interesting development in the
r9any-sid2d Investigation of the MUIR
der OF Herman Pcsenthal and its sur
rounding muck Of police graft is the
news of John ID. Rockefeller, IRIS.
inquiry into the underworld condi-
lions, particularly as to the white
|slave traffic.
While Mr.. Rockefeller and his
agents decline to discuss the matter
and District Attorney Whitman will
furnish no details, it is generally
credited that through the establish
ment OF what purp0rted to be q dis
orderly house in the Tenderloin
agents for MI! Rockefeller have gath
cred great deal of valuable materi-
al. Primarily this was to be used As
basis for legislation aimed to check
the traffic in girls, but coincidentally
it dove-tailed with the Rosenthal in
qulry, because, it is said, evidence
was obtained showing that 4 police
inspector was getting 5000 4 month
from resorts for protection"
IhlsI data will be at the prosecu-
tors disposal to use along with the
concessions Of "Bald Jack" Rose and
others.
Hughes Breaks Down.
Il know nothing of the details of
This matter" said Mr.. Whitman to-
day. ut is true that John D. Rock.
efeller. Jr., has been of great service
10 This community in the white slave
investigation. No man has done
more to hold up my hands in par
tlcular diftlcult business of finding
out who are the guilty persons in Ger
tain kinds of criminality."
The Rockefeller evidence was COL
lected by Clifford Roe, a detective
WHO Was active in the Chicago vice
crusade, ''ee
Pollce Commissioner Waldo has
oeen successful in securing evidence
which will enable the department tn
DISMISS any rascal that may be mil
ty of wrongdoing."
/, Snle1 Inspector Edward P. HUGHES
mead OF the Detective Bureau. has
E - down Under the strain OF the
hosenthal case and is seriously IN
at MS nome in Brooklyn of pleuro-
pneumonia. S'e"'o
After the Landlords.
Alderman Curran, chairman of the
SPECIAL committee of the Board Of
Aldermen appointed to fnvestir.to
ponce conditions, said TO-DAY that
the committee would call before II
DOT only gamblers, but the owners
OF places waera gambling went on
we lnterd to reach the landlords
VINO rent Cut their buildings for II
!egai purposes" said Mr.. Curran
Inns may hit some whose names ara
writ nigh i'll what We call social cir
cles. But il they know to what mr..
sose their premises are being nsad
tney should Re made to TESTIFY. Ana
they do not they should he el.j
70 get ;n1ormttion upon the subject. ;"
NO date has been set for the fsr.t
meeting OF the commission
oe'ect re William J. Burns admit
teu To-Day that his men have heon
.aAins part in the graft fnve.tir.l
Ton. Agents Of his, he said hsd
oech work Dig to- secure evidence th.t
p.otectlon Money" was being COL
,ec.cd from keepers of disorderlv
houses end gambling establish ments
While others Of his agents had .e
cured poslt,ons as walters in The
:, = osel lie:ropcle. in front Of which
essential met death. S"
nave, Mr.. Burns said. "uncov.
ared lot of evidence that III,
startie the public when it comes ont ;;