The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-24

the trial of Lieutenant Charles
Becker for the nurCer of Herman
ROScnthal, SwOre that the police
official had ordered RosenthaI TO
be crooked"
He thus COrrObOrated testimony
given 10y Gambler Jack Rose on
saturday. He said that Becker
had often been i'm his gambling re-
sort, and then tcStifying as TO n
conversation which he had with
Becker in June ut One Hundred
and Twcnty-fOurih Street and
Seventh Avenue, i'm the presence
of Harry WALTON. Sam SChepps
and Rose, he said:
The - - has gone to see Nc
AdOO, GaynOr and Waldo, and now
he il going to see Whitman. If
he gets there it will be all on.
That - should be CrOaked.
He then called me aside and
said: 'Bridgie, why don't you tell
the boys 60 CrOak that p
said: Charley, that is n pretty
serious thing But he insisted,
and said: I'll take care of every
body. II that - ever gets to
Whitman it's all on Then 1
said: All right Charley, if that's
the way you feel about il I'll sce.'"
What did YOU do with reference
to CrOalking ROsCnthal?" he was
asked.
TALKED TO ROSE.
II did not do anything outside
of talking TO Rose. L talked to
him on "a ferrybOat July 10th.
told Rose that 1 had just left
Becker and that Becker was very
anxious that the boys get on the
job and CrOak ROscnthaI. I told
him would help him when L got
back He Gnfd f,rl,
That he would wait until L got
back and would see that the boys
were ON the job.
Rose spoke to me and said that
BECKER was very anxious to have
RosenthaI killed." he said.
Rose was to get the gunner
and bring them TO my place"
What do you mean by your
placer"
My poker room. Then he said
lac would find ROsenthaI, the Job
would come off,"
What names were mentioned
TO yOu?"
Lewis"
Weber calmly faced Becker
rs he testified that the police Of
ncial had cOerced the clique who
stood in fear OF him TO procure
the murder OF RosenthaI. Conn
ing down to "A conversation which
ne nad with Rose on July 18th,
the day before ROSenthal was as
saSSinated, the witness said:
Rose came TO my gambling
place about $3.50 O'Clock i'm the
afternoon. He told me that Beck
er had him on the telephone and
told him that four men had called
at District Attorney Whitman's
offtce TO corrObOrate ROsenthars
story. Rose said Becker wanted
him TO see these men.
went TO n prize fight ut
Madison Square Garden that night
and there saw Becker.
After the fight / returned TO
my poker room, where / found
sam Paul, Lefty Louie Rosen-
berg, 'Gyp the Blood and
Whitley Lewis.
SAW THE BODY.
I'm minute Jack Rose, Harry
WALTON and 'Dago Frank Cirofci
came In. We had some refresh
ments' put on my hat then
and walked over to the Metro
pole, where / saw ROSenthaI sit
ting. L returned TO my place and
told the boys. They went out i'm
machine. Later 1 walked down
TO the corner and met a man
h"liCu LI"TCAH. we got INTO an
automobile and rode around n
while, finally going TO the Hotel
Cadillac, where / saw Police Lieu
tenant Files.
'There was a mans body lying
on the pavement in front of the
MctrOpOlc and n crowd about IL.
II was ROsenthaI's. Later / re-
turned TO my place and there L
saw Becker, who came along af-
ter while.
Rose and Jack Sullivan were
with me. Becker walked ND TO
Rose and exclaimed: Jack. i
congratulate you. You did a good
job Rose replied: Charlie,
there Is going to be trouble over
this. Whitman was around at
the station house and they have
got the number of the automobile
that the boys rode I'm
Becker then exclaimed con-
temptuOusly: Hell, there isn't
going to be any troabIe. was
around TO the station house and
they haven't got the right num-
Der. j saw the -- (referring to
RosenthaI's cOrpse), and If Whit
man hadn't been there / would
have taken out my knife and cut
his tongue out as a warning to
all SquealerS. All you have TO do
IL lie low. III take care OF you
ALL Then he told Rose TO give
the boys some money and, turn
ing to me, said: Bridge, give
Jack 81 900 and that Will make
$1,000 1 owe you.'
Becker was In good humor
and said to us: Il went by the
MetTOpOle about 1870 O'Clock. i
told my hoy TO drive slow, and if
i had seen that - RoSenthaI
outside 1 would have taken a shot
at him myself"
NEW YORK. Oct. 14.-When
the trial of Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker for the murder OF
Herman ROSenthal was resumed
today report was in circula-
ton around the District Attorneys
Office that the defendant would
confess, as a result of the teSti-
mOny given by Gambler Jack
Rose on Saturday. This was i'm
medlateIy denied by Attorney
John II. Mcintyre, counsel for the
defense, as soon as he reached
Justice GOff'S court room.
why, the testimony OF Rose
showed that il had been care
fully reheaFscd," said Mcintyre.
IF the State is not able TO make
out stronger case, il is possible
that we will rest at the conclusion
of the States case, Offering no de-
fense whatever"
When District Attorney Whit
man heard this remark of Nc
Intyre he said: 1--WE will make
Our case strong enough, never