The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-01
BY Associated Press.

new 1OTky July 0l.-IQaL HERMAN
Rosenthal was to have been killed at
the instigation of Police Lieutenant
Becker ten days before he actually
met his fate, and that the plot failed
because the underworld thugs selected
to do the murder lost their nerve at
the last moment, were statements
made to District Attorney Whitman
this afternoon by Bald jack Rose
and "Bridgie' Weber, already impli
Gated in the alleged plot with Becker.
The two men gave but little additional
information regarding the $2,400,OO0
fund which they allege Illegal resorts
paid for police protection, but the dis
trict attorney believes the information
given has strengthened the case
against Becker.
"bAGo FRANK" TO TALK.
Reports that "Dago Frank" Cirohgi,
charged with being one of the actual
slayers Of Herman Rosenthal, the gam
bier. is about to make a statement,
telling all he knows about the killing,
were circulated tonight The attorney
for the accused made no objection to
having his hearing before the coroner
continued until tomorrow, when Giro
fgi was arraigned late today. This
lent strength to the reports that
statement is coming.
That there will be a hard legal bat
tle in behalf of Lieutenant of Police
Becker under arrest charged with
being implicated in the killing, was in
dicated today by arrangements said to
have been made by his attorney to
secure every delay possible.
Amazed by the sordid confession OF
Bald jack Rose, who declared that
New Yorks police collected millions
of dollars as protection money from
gamblers and disorderly houses. Prose
cutor Whitman today faced the double
task Of picking up the trail Of the
graft money and running down the
men who were behind the conspiracy
to slay the gambler Herman Rosen-
thai 1t seemed more than likely that
somewhere the trails sought by the
prosecutor might converge.
NEW VISTA IN CASE.
Roses story Of cordial relations be-
tween the police and gamblers opened
a new vista in the Rosenthal case. 1t
was Rose whose first statement form
ed the basis of a murder charge
against Police Lieutenant Becker and
yesterday Rose asserted that Becker
had told him that the money collected
from the gamblers and keepers of dis
orderly houses went to four police Of
ficials.
Mr.. Whitman today took the view
point that the smashing of alleged re-
IaI10nS
was much more important than aVeng-
ing the murder of Rosenthal, and the
prosecutor indicated he will protect
every man arrested in the Rosenthai
conspiracy, except those who fired the
shots, If 1t will lead to the higher
ups"
It seems doubtful whether Becker
will care to avail himself Of a chance
to make his own position easier by
telling the prosecutor the recipients
of the graft money which Bald Jack
Rose SAYS he turned over to Becker.
II Becker Is disposed to tell his story,
1t must be complete in every detail,
the district attorney is reported to
have said.
subpoenaed to appear before the grand
Jury to tell what they know of al
legged police blackmail.
Information obtained from Rose.
who SAYS he was Beckers collector
from gambling houses, viii be suscep-
tible Of proof, said the prosecutor.
All records Of gambling arrests VIII
be closely scrutinized to obtain evi-
dence in the case and District Attor-
new Whitman is in possession of a lot
of names Of big and little gamblers
given him by Rose, who in his aocu-
sations against Becker, said that when
the police lieutenant took charge OF
the SLTOnE arm 81 uAU ne aShSu AOI the
names of gamblers who could be made
20 give up for police protection.
ASSESSMENTS FIXED.
Rose says that Becker took the list
and determined how much money each
gambler was to be assessed for the
privilege of doing business. Some
gamblers, Rose said, paid as high as
$500 a month while the little fellows
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