The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-09-28

"HE gambling expose which fol-
lowed the murder of Herman
'RUSrnthal and which has kept
the police department of New
lor,. city in the public limelight since
the tragedy has been productive OF
good results Developments in the
searching investigation into COndi-
tons revealed through the confessions
Of members of New York'S gambling
gangs. besides arouSing the govern
ments of other municipalities 10 II
sense Of the ACCESSIBILITY of looking
more closely 10 the prospective "ndur-
ance Of their own official regulations.
have spread before the susceptible
youth of the country Il sermon which
all have read and which many have
needed, for the RoScuthal case af-
fordS II grim picture of the fruits of
yielding to the gambling temptations
Of big city.
While In recent years public antag-
oniSm to gambling as practiccd and
Countenanced openly, as was the case
at Canhed's famous Saratoga place.
has had a sautary effect upon this
evil and stories OF gigantic killings"
have been denied by that element be-
longing to the class ever ready 10 take
gambling chance" ut anything,
.',.mbllng continued just the same.
Everybody knew that there was gam
bling on smaller scale everywhere
under cover OF course there was
gambling In New York No matter
how well the police might perform
their duty. ii was still going ON, us
everybody admitted. But when Rosen-
thai was shot down In cold blood
that night in front of West Forty
third street hotel by band Of chosen
assassus in an automobile and when
II was alleged that they had been al
lowed to escape at>their leisure be-
cause certain influences In the police
department did not desire their arrest
even blase New York was shocked.
IL was declared that Rosenthnl had
forfeited his life because he was about
to give to District Attorney Charles :.
Whitman information showing that
the police tolerated gambling dens for
share In the proceeds.
The widow OF Rosenthal who him.
self was II gambler. pointed an accus.
Ing finger at the police and declared
that even though r'they had killed her
husband" they had failed 10 prevent
the transmission OF the damaging eyi.
dence to official channels. Essential
hQd made the statement that Charles
Becker. police lieutenant aud head Of
the strong arm" squad. was his gam
bling partner and bounded him when
he refused to he shaken down" for
large sums Of money. Then came the
arrest of Becker on the charge of homi.
eide In connection with the killing OF
ROsenthal.
Mayor william J. Gaynor declined 10
take any precipitate step and instruct
ed Police Commissioner thlnelander
Waldo not To dismiss Becker unless he
was proved guilty. While BECKER Ian.
guiSllcd in u cell the district nttor-
ney'S force was ~ work looking up the
financial condition OF the accused 81.
go II year police lieutenant. and he
was found a. have deposited consider.
able amounts IN various banks In
spite Of these discoveries and the con
feSSlons Of The smaller fry in the gam
bling net. Becker maintained his limo.
cence But ut that time, regardless Of
Beckers guilt or innocence In the death
OF Rospnthal. the Slain "Squenler." the
fact had been ma,le apparent that gam
bling GoulisLcd in New York to uu ex.