Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-12

attention to the place and he Decker
would have to raid it. | told Rosen
thai, and Rosenthal said: Tell Becke
he can't bluff me; l don't believe Com
missioner Waldo ever called his atten
tion to my place..
Several days later Becker told mt
that complaints were pouring in ant
he would have to raid the place. HI
tcld me to see Rosenthal and tell hin
to do him favor. Tell him he has
to stand for raid Becker said. =
did him favor and he must do one
for me. I'll raid the place and it will
relieve me from worry, and in a few
days he can reopen his place and
everything will be all right
"Rosenthal replied to me: You tell
Becker he must think I'm crazy to
stand for such thing. He might as
well take torch and burn it up. It's
my place and I'm going to handle it
the way l think best
"A few days later Becker told me
that he was going to get two men
from the strong arm squad to swear to
the evidence.
That's awfully dangerous, Charlie,
| said,
mo- he said, it's all right, I'll let
Rosenthal satisfy the mortgage first.
I'll raid his place if it's the last thing
l do
"All right said. I'm not going
to be in the house when it's raided."
The house was raided.
Rose said his next meeting with
Becker was at his own house. He told
me, Rose said, that Rosenthal had
been calling him every day asking a
meeting to find out what he was going
to d. about the Indictments against
the men arrested in Rosenthal's place
He put Rosenthal off. Soon after
Becker said Rosenthal had begun to
talk around street corners that he
was in partnership with Becker and
was going to show him up.
Becker, few days later, told me of
having seen Commissioner Waldo and
that the commissioner had heard of
charges and had not be-
lieved them.
Becker said to me: That fellow
Rosenthal is getting dangerous. |
said, Nobody will believe Rosenthal.'
"'Well,' he answered, so long as
Commissioner Waldo doesn't believe
him, guess there's nothing to worry
about / asked Becker if he had taken
the policeman out of Rosenthals
place. He said, No
Il told him, as long as that man
stays there, Rosenthal will talk
did you and Becker discuss news |
paper interviews that Rosenthal had
given?"
"Yes. Becker told me that I should
not worry about that; that he had
Jack Sullivan looking after the papers
and that Rosenthal couldn't get any
hing printed. Later Becker told me
/ morning paper had gotten an affida-
sit from Rosenthal and was going to
print it,
81 guess Rosenthal means to do
What he said he would-to squeal and
3reak me- Becker said.
'I'll get couple of gun men," told
Seeker, land go around and tell
2osenthal that if he doesn't stop his
lttacks on you. something will hap
zen to him" ~
"'Oh HE'LL Becker said. I don't
want the fellow beaten up. If l did,
d beat him up myself, or have him
,eaten up for resisting arrest. But
,eating up won't do him. He must be
,ut where neither you, nor |, nor any
'ody else will ever have to worry
bout him again.
what do you want done with
l asked Becker during ,
he conversation" the witness testifi-
d. {
81 want him murdered, shot, croak-
d. dynamited or anything Becker re- !
lied Y want him nut where we will
ever have to worry about him again.
The witness told of Beckers alleg- !
u lIlSJTuCJlOuS " ScI Ou udll, DA6
ack" Zelig. the gang leader, then in
he Tombs, and have Zelig's men put
,osenthal out of the way.
do you know sentiment at police
eadQuarters is SO strong that they
ont care if Rosenthal is put out of
he way?" Becker asked.
81 want you to go over to the Tombs
nd see Zelig and ask him to give
rders to croak Rosenthal tonight
ill see that Zelig is out on the
treet." .
Becker game me 500 to take to ,
elig, I'll meet you tomorrow morn ,
lg to see what Zelig says he told
lie. Tell him that there will be no ,
anger to his gang Is
II saw Zelig and gave him the t
100 and told him that it came from ]
ecker" Rose continued. "Zelig said
don't want that 500. I want to get
ut of here. You and Becker got me Ii
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