Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-23
indictment of
 Two Detectives
A PERJURY CHARGE AGAINST
 REcKER's RAIDERS.
THE ZELIG FRAME-UP
Alleged to Have Falsely Sworn Cana Leader Had Revolver in His Pocket to Get Him Into 5eokers Power.

New York, Aug. 22.-Two former members of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker's strong arm squad of gam bling raiders, Detectives James White and Charles Steinert, were indicted for perjury today in connection with the alleged Framing up" of Jack ZellE. the East Side gang leader, who ss said to have suggested the names Of the gunmen in the Rosenthal murder plot.
 Becker Refuses to Plead.
 Their indictment came shortly after Becker, charged with instigating the murder, had refused to plead to the superseding indictment against him and four of his alleged tools, "Whitey" Lewis, 'Dago Frank Cirohci, Jack Sullivan and William Shapiro, had en- tered pleas of not guilty to the mur- der Indictments against them. Becker was allowed to delay entering his plea until Tuesday.
 Charged With Falsely Swearing.
 White and steinert, who arrested Zelig shortly before the murder on the charge of carrying a concealed weapon,- were accused in the indict- ment of falsely swearing that they found a revolver in the gang leaders pocket. Becker, according to testf- mony before the grand jury. ordered Zelig's arrest for the purpose of get ting him in his power and making use of him to carry out his alleged plan to get rid of Rosenthal.
 Pockets Not Large Enough to Hold
 Revolver.
 Tn addition to the testimony of wit- nesses who declared that the detectives had refused Zelig's demand that he be fkF4f Tf.a1T him. Zelig himself furnished what Dis trict Attorney Whitman regards as conclusive evidence that the charge of gun carrying was false Zeig pro- duced the coat which he wore on the, night of his arrest and showed it 70 the jurors to demonstrate that it had no pockets large enough to contain the revolver which the detectives svoore they had taken from him.
 ZeIig AbsolVes Becker, 5lanes Rose. zelig today declared in an interview that Jack Rose, Becker'B seif-accused graft collector was the man who en- giHeered the "frame-up.T
 Zelig absolved Becker. According to what was learned of his testimony be- fore the grand jury, Zelig had said. however, that after his release on bail Rose had asked him in behalf of Becker to suggest tho names of men who would kill Rosentha1.
 The Detectives Suspended. Detectives White and steinert were | immediately suspended from the police force by Commissioner Waldo as soon | as he was notified of their indictment | Steinert was locked up in the Tombs tonight and White, who was iI at his home, was placed under arrest, but ! Arr1a Aas | tOrney Whitman will ask tomorrow that they be placed under 5000 bail
 More Bank Accounts Discovered.
 MT. Whitman today secured from Justice Mccall a. panel of DO men from which the 23 members of the extraor- dinary September grand fury will be selected to cooperate with Justice | Golf in his proposed John Doe inves tigation of the general police graft sit Q nation The prosecutors investigators turned up today evidence Of large bank accounts held by a police inspector and 8 high civilian employe of the 1 police departm ent The inspector had accounts in three banks and the civil Ian in one. and all of them were be- gun within the last four months. or during the time in which Jack Rose said that gambling graft picking were the best. Each man also had a safe deposit box.
 Becker Deposited s6y3oo One Day.
 Stil more of Beclers bank. depoHits came to light today in four more in stitutions, and although they have not been tabulated they will probably bring the total of Becl1ers -savings up to about S10O.0OO A third safe deposit vault in the name of Becker was also found.
 Detailed tabulations of Becker's ac- counts in nine different banks show deposits as high as $500 in one day The total for these nine banks wnr S49,628 and the number of deposits 33