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Show I $$ HE? W JuiiiLy- Evidence Against New York Officials Will Be Startling New York, Sept 3. Some startling evidenco on tho subject of pollco graft in Now York City is likely to bo revealed in the reports of the alder- i manic investigation committee which is just boginnlng work here. Evidence Evi-dence has been submitted to the committee com-mittee within the past twenty-four hours, covering a period of three j ears and invohing nineteen pollco Inspectors, or captains and numerous I lesser officers In graft charges. Ii Is snid that two police inspectors in Manhattan districts, twelve police captains of the same borough, one police captain in the Bronx and four in Brooklyn, have been enriched by tho toll from disorderly houses and gambling dens. Further, it is asserted that several police officials had confidential confi-dential relations with pickpockets and thieves. The criminals. It is said, have been permitted to ply their illegitimate callings on a percentage basis. One-half One-half of the proceeds of their loot, paid out at any ono of a dozen fences throughout tho city, is understood to have been turned over to ihe graft collectors. It is announced that William J. Flinn, chief of the local secret service, has accepted the post offered him by the investigating committee He will act In an advisory capacity. |