The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-30
Police Lieutenant in Tombs
Prison on Charge of Muir
der in Connection with
Rosenthal Case.
WHITMAN is AFTER
OTHER OFFICIALS
A Large Number May Be In
dicted for Maintaining
Partnership with Gamblers
and Vice Promoters.
(NationaI News ASsoCiation)


Lieutenant Charles Becker paced up
and down his cell in the Tombs pris-
on today, like restless beast in cap
| tivity, protesting his innocence and be-
moaning his unfortunate predicament
of being imprisoned on the charge of
murder in connection with the as
sassination of the gambler, Herman
Rosenthal, it was reliably learned that
nearly twenty other officials ranking
| from resgeant upward, were practic-
ally certain to be indicted for main
tanning partnership with gamblers and
other vice promoters.
The fact that Becker's wife is about
to become mother added to the lieu
tenants worry.
The following statements are rella-
bly, reported as among the things that
Jack Rose confessed to the grand
jury:
; That the assassin gang was hired at
the suggestion of Lieutenant Becker;
| that the price paid was $4,000.
| That Becker declared that Rosen-
thai had lived too long and should be
disposed of.
That the men who actually commit
| ted the deed were Louis Rosenzweig,
Harry Horowitz. Frank Muller and Da-
go Frank Cirocici.
! That he (Rose) had collected tribute
from law breakers for Lieutenant
Becker for several years and that the
Doodle was divided between these po-
| lice inspectors and score of minor
officials. .r4s...-.
That in conference between Rose
and Becker prior to the murder it was
decided to do away with Rosenthal
two days ahead of the scheduled time
to prevent Rosenthals appearance be.
fore the district attorney.
That Becker met Rose and others
by a telephone appointment just at
ter Rosenthal was killed and assured
them there was no need to worry.
Rose said he surrendered to the po
lice ON the advice of Lieutenant Beck
er, who promised that he would be
released after a brief questioning.
Whitman Confident.
District Attorney Whitman is conf
dent that he will be able to fix the
crime on Becker as result of confes
sions made by Jack" Rose, who ad
mitted that he had been Becker's col
lector, Louis Webber, the gambler
and Harry Vallon, the East side gang
leader.
They named Harry Horowitz, Frank
Muller, alias Whitley Jack" Lewis
Louis Rosenzweig, alias Lefty Louis,
and "Dago Frank" Cirocici, as the &C
tual murderers. The last named is
the only one in custody.
Every possible effort is being made
to trace the other three men accused
of firing the shots that killed Rosen
thai.
| Rosenthal was assassinated just in
time to prevent his testifying before
the grand jury concerning the alliance
between the gamblers and the policS
and concerning the personal alliance
between Becker and Rosenthal in one
gambling house.
In their confessions Rose, Weber
and Vallon declared Becker set the
stage for the murder and personally
managed it's details. Each swore he
acted at the repeated direction OF
Becker both before and after the crime
assured them of protection.
These men gave to District Attorney
Whitman the complete chain of facts
leading up to the assassination, and
in doing so they paved the way to
the most remarkable exposition OF
graft that has ever been known.
Men Higher Up.
All of the elements lead to men
higher up in the Official scale than
Becker. They caused District Attorn
ey Whitman to assert that he was nc
longer concerned for the little fish
but was determined to get the bigger
men who were responsible for the di
rection of Becker. The three men
told the district attorney how they de
cided that Rosenthal must die and
how in detail, Rose became the stage
manager of the crime, with Webber
acting as the man with the bankroll
They told how the services of big
Jack Zelig's red handed murder band
had been called in to carry out Beck
er S sentence of death