The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-30
BECKER CHARGED
With THE MURDER
OF i. ROSENT.HAL
Police Lieutenant Pleads mot
Guilty" to First Degree
Charge
IS REMANDED TO T00MBS
Arrest Of Becker Is Greatest Sen.
sation in Big New York
Gaming Case
is REMANDEo TO TooMBs

New York, July 29.--Scnsational
developments in the investigation of
the murder of Herman Rosenthat
came with rush, tonight, when Po-
lice Lieut. Charles Becker, accused
by Rosenthal as his side partner in
gambling house was arrested, ac-
cused of participating in the killing
and forced to plead at once to a
charge of murder in the first degree.
Becker was arraigned before Judge
Mulqueen, who had canvened the
court of general session at might for
the uprpose and pleaded not guilty.
lie was remanded TO the Tombs.
The arrest OF Becker came as a
sequel to the summoning together
Of the grand jury late today, a con-
ference between District Attorney
hitmWan and Harry Valen,
"Bridgie" Webber and Jack Rose,
three of. the men under arrest in
connection with the case and their
attorneys. and the appearance of
several witnesses before the grand
jury.
Wcbbar was arrested on charge
of extortion at the Bath Gate Ave-
nue. police station in the Bronx,
where he has ben on duty since his
recent transfer,
At the time no inkling of the
more serious charge to be placed
against him was given. Meanwhile
the grand jury. which was then in
session, had voted the murder in
dictment. The police lieutenant,
who had been suspended after his
arrest was hurried before Judge
Mulquen and through his attorney
etored plea of mot guilty"
Events leading to BecKers arrest
began 10 shape themselves late this
afternoon. following the prelimi-
nary hearing of several or the men
under arrest before the coroner.
With their attorneys, Vallon, Web
ber and Rose were taken to the dis
trict attorneys office, ready to tes-
tify before the grand Iruy. Messen-
gers were at once dispatched for
members Of the jury and the first
night session of that body held
within eighteen years was soon in
progress. The three men, 1t was
stated, were the principal witnesses
heard. Two patrolmen also testl-
fed.
At the continued hearing before
Coroner Feinherg, late this after
noon, of the men who have been held
in connection with Rosenthal's muir
der, Sam Paul was discharged, while
the others were held for further ex-
animation. Paul Is the head Of an
East side social organization on
whose outing II had been said that
the murder of Rosenthal was first
discussed Paul VIII be held as d
material witness, being paroled in
custody of his counsel.
As side light upon the gambling
situation in New York, which has
been brought to the fore by the
Rosenthal case, an interesting com
mentary upon police methods in OBJ
tanning evidence against gambling
resorts was offered today by the
comptroller, through vouchers for
expense, presented by the police de-
partment. About the most interest
ing facts shown by the figures was
that the "police experts" apparently
are very poor gamblers. In all tn,
lust there is no record of where an
investigator won. The expenses
of the police aggregated more than
$500, The bills of two plain clothes
men were $140 and $115 respective
ly.
The vouchers showed the two lost
bets of $50 each on horses and $50
lost at craps. Another expert lost
$50 playing stud poker.
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