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Show uu OF POLICE Rockefeller, Jr., Furnishes Fur-nishes Evidence An the Rosenthal Inquiry New York, Aug 8. By far the most Interesting development of the many-sided investigation into the murder of the gambler, Herman Rosenthal, Ros-enthal, and Its surrounding muck of police graft, Is the news of John D. Rockefeller. Jr.'s quiet complimentary inquiry into the events of the underworld, under-world, particularly as to the so-called 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 establishment establish-ment of what purported to be a disorderly disor-derly housq in. the tenderloin, agents for Mr. Rockefeller have gathered a great deal of valuable material. It was gathered primarily for reports to congress and the legislature as a basis for corrective legislation dealing deal-ing with the traffic in girls. Colncidentally it dovetailed with the present nqury Into the Rosenthal case In which it was said that evidence evi-dence was obtained that a police inspector in-spector was getting $G00 a month from such resorts for protection. This data will be at Mr. Whitman's disposal dis-posal to use along with me confess sion of "Bald Jack" Rose and others. oth-ers. It Is thought probable that the district dis-trict attorney and Mr. Rockefeller will hold a conference soon. "I know nothing of the details 'of this matter," said Mr Whitman today. "It is true that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is of great service to the community com-munity and white slave investigation." The evidence in question was collected col-lected by Clifford Rose, a detective who was prominent in the Chicago vico crusade in co-operation with J B. Reynolds, assistant district attorney. attor-ney. Police Commissioner Waldo seemed pleased with the news that oJhn D Rockefeller, Jr , had been endeavoring endeavor-ing to secure evidence of police grafting. graft-ing. The commissioner said: "I hope Mr. Rockefeller has been successful in securing evidence which will enable the department to dismiss dis-miss any rascal that may be guilty ol drongdolng." Chief Inspector Hughes, head of the detective bureau, has- broken down under tho strain of the Rosenthal case and is soriously 111 at his homo oC pleuro-pneumonla. Ho caught cold on a hurried trip into the Catskills with a squad of detectives made in the hope of rounding up the last of the murderers. |