The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-01
WALTON COnfcSSeS.

NEW YORK, Special.-Harry Val
Ion, partner of "Bridgey" Weber in
numerous gambling ventures. and who
was arrested on a charge of compli-
city in the murder of Gambler Herman
Rosenthal. yesterday made .LA full
confession to District AttOrn{ > Whit
man, according to statements made
by an official familiar with the dis
trict attorneys office.
\ short time after WALTON reached
the prosecutors office. two steno-
graphers were summoned. and five
central office detectives were called.
to be ready to make new arrests as
soon as the information contained in
Nallon's confession could be trans
ferred into warrants. WALTON is sup
posed TO be a travelling salesman, but
mis- wife admitted that he had been
acting as collector for the police, in
gathering up the graft profits from
the gamblers. His confession is re-
ported to have covered the entire
murder trial. and to lead To several
men high up in the police department
of New York, precisely the men whom
the district attorney has believed were
responsible for the killing.
1t developed that it was Jack
Rose who telephOned to Lieutenant
Becker, the first news of ROsenthals
murder. This telephoning was done
from the Lafayette baths, where the
ing. Sam Paul. Jack Rose, "Bridgey'
Weber and WALTON were present at
this breakfast and were served at one
table, according to Herman, a waiter.
who attended their table.
BankrOII Guy.
The bankron guy a mysterious
individual, whose name has not vet
been learned, sent $500 to Sam Paul,
$3.50 to Weber, and lesser amounts
3
TO pay for their food while they are in
Jail.
Mr.. Whitman expressed the belief
that Lieutenant Becker, if granted
{ immunity, will lay bare the entire net
work of graft and corruption which
made necessary to the police System"
the removal of ROSenthal Whether
Becker testiies before the grand jury
or not, however, Lieutenants Costigan
/ and Reilly have expressed their will
/ ingness to tell why certain places were
/ raided while others escaped, and who
got the money for the immunity
! granted certain resorts. Each of these
men is at the head of a raiding squad.
! whose business it is supposed to keep
! New Y Ork free from gambling dens
! L VIII protect, as far IS can,
every man in this case" the district
attorney was quoted as saying, IF l
can get from them the evidence /
than Becker in this RosenthaI muir
der, and / want them. With the ex-
cepuon of Commissioner Dougherty
the police department has done moth
ing. They are not doing anything
now. The murder smells of police
connivance, and for an hour before
| Rosenthal was shot preparations were
being made in Forty-third Street for
the murder. There were fifteen or
sixteen men. at least, involved
Dougherty knows that the police are
back of it, and that it was to the in
terest of certain policemen that Ros.
enthal be murdered.
The Murder Fund
Detectives have learned who con.
tributed to the murder fund of 81, O0C
out of the way. The men and tn,
amounts given was as follows:
Jack Rose, Lieutenant Beckers friend
5000 each. The men to whom thi.
money was paid and the amounts eaci
Is" E6eebbtyS Louis, $500; Harry Horowitz
unrevealed, $500. and Willie Shapiro
driver of the gray murder car, $50
Mrs. Herman Rosenthal widow of tn,
murdered man, was before the grand
reported to have told all she knew o
Essentials dealings with Lieutenan
Becker; and the differences which lee
up 70 kosenthals threat to disclose tn,
grafters and the graft in the police de
! partment of New York.
BURNS at Work.
taDeaS corpus proceedings instituted
| in behalf of "BridRey" Weber and San
Paul were adjourned twenty-four hours
by Justice Giegerich in the Suprem,
| Court.
| Two mysterious yelled women visited
| Second Deputy Commissioner Dougher
| ty yesterday They came to tell hin
certain facts in connection with tn,
| Rosenthal murder, and, immediatel,
after they left his office, the commits
| SiOner made a long secret trim in hi
own auto, returning to confer with tn
| district attorney.
! William j. Burns, the detective, tool
the case today, and held a long confer
ence with District Attorney whitman
early this morning.
WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
Tho Senate today passed Sena-