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Show I Graf HQkargesInvolve Influential New-Yorkers I CORRUPTION iHVOLVES CIIEIIS Inquiry Conducted by Whitman Leads Him on Trail of Wealthy Residents of Gotham IKTKW YORK. Keb. Former IN (iovernor Whitman, uho is fondurtinp an inquiry into tp ailmmist ration of NVwJTork City, has R.det racked his investigation in-vestigation of in-aft among police official to follow clues leading to mrn "higher up" In alleged municipal corruption. Thin phase of the inquiry. Involving city contracts, will stand New York on its head, declared Arthur M. King, one, of Mr. Whit-mark's Whit-mark's assistants. The diversion way. prompted by the hoard of estimate's examination of city contracts, and deals specifically with those contract awardcif for the construction of sewers in Krooklyn. CHECKS A8 EVIDENCE. The men sought, Mr. Whitman said, -1 w .ire not connected with the city ad- f. ininlMrRtion, but are Influential both politically and financially. Twenty-two Twenty-two checks hearing on contracts for the constrjction of sewers in Brooklyn, Brook-lyn, some not canceled, are in his ponsession for evidence before the grand Jury. F.ffnrts of Mr. Whitman to proceed quickly Jn his quest of the men higher up ore checkmated by hit Inability to locato a witness, lie said. The latest expose in the investigation investiga-tion of the graft fn the acceptance of trratulties or recovering stolen automobiles auto-mobiles indicated, members of the prosecutor's staff said, that thievery was so common tha policemen .stole machines from e.-tch other. POLICE METHODS. That members of the police department depart-ment used .stolen machines for months before r crning them to their owners iva disclosed. One policeman Is reported to have exchanged a stolen car for a new car, while another changed the hood and wheels of a stolen car in order to J-e it for J7000. Mr. Whitman pointed out that, although al-though more than 9000 automobiles were stolen laflt year, only forty-two Indictments ttt l;irceny of automo-I Itiles were returned by the grand I juries. Only eighteen of the men in-dirted in-dirted were found guilty nt their j trials, and -six of ihesc wenj j;iven j suspended sentences. |