The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-01
Murder Thugs Were to
Have Killed Rosen-
thai July6.
BECKER ANGERED
BY THEIR FAILURE
Police-Lieutenant Threatened TO
Stay Gambler Himself When
Original Plot Did Not Go
Ihrough-Rose and Weber
Add to Their Sensa-
tional Confessions.

-'fN OK. July ~ Police Licute.s-
mt chafles Becko-. head Of the
strong arm SQUAD Of gambling rail
,rs. who Is charged WIN 'rstigat'ry
the murder OF Herman Ro-ca,hai. to-
night was further implicated in ;he
plot 20 set t!d OF the gambler when
Bald Jack Roso ana Bridge" Web
ocr added another chapter 10 the'r
already Amazing allegations. They told
District Attorney whitman that
Rosentnai was TO have aecn killed At
tns instigat!on OF Becker ten days be-
fore he nctuai,, met MS fate. and that
tine plo; failed because the underworld
thugs selected 10 DO tho murder lost
their nerve a. the last moment.
The District Attorney spent the
greater part OF the afternoon with
bose and W-hher Ia th.ir cells the
West SIDE Police s,atlon and. under
the promise OF len.sncy which the
prosecutor las siyen them. they talked
freely They gave !ttie additional IN
formation regarding the $500. 600 fuad
which they alleged Illegal resorts paid
for police protection IN the city every
year. but tneir story Of the alier q
anxiety OF Lieutenant Becker because
OF Gambler HoseuIhufs threatened eN-
posures was gmplined TO. the District
Attorney and IN tho prosecutors
against Becker
Los, Their Nerve.
The plot tina, failed Vas % have
been brough, 10 It's climax ~ the
Garden Restaurant on Fl;ty-First
street on Saturday night. July s. Ivlten
Eoscnthal and his vic were din'ng
there according 70 the account told
by Rose - the District Attorney. as
spokesman TOR the two gamblers With
Rosen,na and rs vile at tho time
was Jack sullivan, the newsboy n5w
,inder arrest for alleged complicity in.
M murder Rose hinisel; engineered
,4'ae los. and. brought 70. she, Iesisp-
rau' "a fleet ~ thugs mo were 20
do the actual shooting. according 70
TWO Of tho hired assass,ns were
"Cin the blood and Lefty LOUIS.
who are wanted by the police as two
OF the men who actually shot Rosen-
thai ton days later "a front or tho
Hotel MetTopole Becker at tina, time
was downtown Rose said waiting Tor
tho murder plot to be consummated.
Becker had talked win me every
DAY Rose said He kept SAYING 10
me why don, you KIN this fellow
or Roscnthal would have been killed
on that night II the bunch hadn't lost
their nerve They got the notion after
they reached the restaurant that do
tectivc was ON TO them After sivins
UP the assassination we wen; to
'HridSic' Wcnher's nicc. and there We
me, Becker Hc denounced Us all UP
and down
you arc all a lot OF towards ne
snid IN havc to do it myself "
Rosenthai. it was recalled by the
district attorney. had hu, a few days
before this made his hrsi complaint
against Becker charging that tho ro-
lice Lieutenant was partner IN ms
gambling house
Although Becker, stun IN the Tomhs.
has thus Tar refused to make any
statement other than that ne "a inno-
cont ana that his plight is the result
Of frame-up' on the part OF his
enemies IN the gambling fraternity.
Rose predicted to the district attorney
TO-DAY that the poicc lieutenant would
eventually break down and tell all he
knew
The district attorney expressed CON
Hdence tonight that Ii Becker would
talk frankly his evidence would omen
tho door to the larger phase OF the
Rosonthal case. namely. the general
4 extent OF the police graft system. IN
which Rose has declared several high
i police officials are involved so far
Il Mr. Whitman has obtained little real
evidence against the men mentioned
hy Rose as heads Of tho tour graft
4 bureaus" through which Rose alleged
4 that about 5000 GOO each was collected
a rs vice protection money ana dtstri-
4 buted
4 The District Attorney is not relying
N solely upon Roses story He expects
4 10 call before the grand Jury scores
8 ledge OF graf, relations between the
a Ram hlers and the police
II Tell Of Gigantic Graft.
II Bridge" Weber told the District
n Attorney that his own payment 10
4 Becker for police protection Of his
sgambling house was 5000 month. but
II that this rate was small one conf
pared with the sums levied on larger
4 esta Bills hments. lie and Rose both
said that in Manhattan alone there
were PROBABLY a hundred gambling
Xhouses paving tribute to the police
and that the sum Of So 100000 paid
kannually was a conservative azure.
4 Weber incidentally said to-cGS that
Becker was present when the money
Awas produced which went to the thugs
Fhired TO Kill Rosenthal. Shortly after
1.-The murder. ne said. Becker met Rose
Hand Weber in front of the Murray
XHll baths and said Nov. Bridge.
bSy'ou Will have TO give these boys some
HD1oney to get out OF town viii fin
III up with you later.
~ WebSer said that he then handed
Nsl.0oo in large bills to Rose. who later
2Atransferred It to sam Schepps. and on
Hthat afternoon schepps gave it to
iEGip the Blood and Lefty" Louis
lin front OF the Times building.
III In confederation Of this assertion
6of Webber tho District Attorney has
N gthe names Of two witnesses. one a
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