The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02

of the Metropole Hotel on Forty third street. between Broadway and sixth avenue. at a time when the midnight crew" was about starting lice by the score, Herman Rosen thai, one Of the most famous of all Gothams array of gamblers, was shot down like a dog by a gang of men who make their livelihood com- milting dastardly deeds of violence The hotel, run by the Censidine brothers. formerly of Seattle. has since its construction two years ago, been the resort for the lowest sporting element that infests the Ienderloin district of the big city. At the very threshold of this hotel the crime that threatens to bring about the long expected expose of the crooked tactics of the police climax Its inception began about week or so before the deed was actually committed.
 Police Lieutenant Charles A Beck CT, one of the four heads of Com. missioner Waldo's police squad to prevent gambling in New York, Is held without bail, charged by the grand jury with being responsible for the murder of Rosenthal Jack Rose, known to the sporting fra ternity as Bald Jack" was the po- lice lieutenant's collector of the rake off or hush money paid by the gamblers for protection. Some time previous to the murder, Rosen. thai threw Bald Jack" out of the gambling resort at l04 West Forty fifth street Rose complained to Becker, and the police lieutenant promptly ordered a raid of the place Uniformed men were then stationed al the house to see that 1t did not open it's doors again. Then 1t was that Rosenthal turned on Becker and shouted to the town that the officer of the law had been his part. ner in crime.
 On the Sunday preceding the murder the Sam Paul association gave a picnic, at which were most of the strong men of the old Nesper club. long known to the police as 1he men who do murder for a price Around the table on the steamer Sea Gate. that was carrying the pie nickers to North Port, sat Jack Rose and sam Paul, and the men who had been in at the death of Spanish Louis and Kid Twist. two of the boidest murders in the history of gangdom. They knew that Rosen. thai was going 10 sQueal to the district attorney the next day. but how strong that squeal would be no one could tell. Still they decided 10 do away with the undesirable one, to sensational manner possible so that II would serve as warning to others of the clique of gamblers who were getting tired of paying exorbi. 1ant sums for police protection
 Monday. the fifteenth of July haste became imperative, because not only did Rosenthal tell District Attorney Whitman of his relations with Becker, but he also told the story about Dollar John Langer, who saw the policeman take roll of $o,lOO. that never came back al though Dollar Johns shrieks were heard up and down the law courts He also told about Abe Hahlo and others who could tell tales of DO licemen who were deceiving their commission and milking the gamblers until the gentlemen them selves could not make an hon est living" Hence it was decided that Rosenthal would have to be dead before g o'clock on the morn ing of Tuesday the sixteenth, at which time he was to appear before the district attorney and complete his testimony.
 There was chance that Rosen thai, scenting danger. might slip away, or that the job might be bungled up even by such experts as had been hired to do the gun work Consequently no little thing that might stamp the gambler as a scroundel, even in the minds ol gamblers, was left undone. Jack Rose and Charles B. Flitt, whom Lieutenant Becker had cleared when he was accused of the murder of 6 negro. Waverly Carter, in one oi the police raids last March, spent the better part of Monday and Mon day night interviewing the divorced wife of Rosenthal, and obtaining from her such information as would make the gambler seem like a deep dyed crook. It was to get that in formation from Dora Gilbert tha, Jack Rose hired the red car which has figured prominently in the case sc far. About II o'clock that night Jack Rose delivered to . New Yorl