New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

as Won are. hut there is a man where
have absolutely no scruples IN qolIiS an; "a
| thing TO, and what Is more wan -
tell you something else: L met Ro Isl, n
| thai last night and rode In a taXlcaD VIII
| him downtown, meeting that coulu nj
| help having come up, a trick was piag ca
| on me by Rosenthal getting lnto ,I
taxicab, and among other Things; jar ~
| that dog went on slandering members OF
YOUR family" / said TO him: What dld
he say "Weii," he says, Il would not
| tell you what he said. II Is not What
Rosenthal says. l just told you una al
| the nice things you did for Rosentrial
all winter and the money that you saEe
| him to pay his rent, and the money tn So
you gave him to live. and that is tne
gratitude, TO go around s!ahderlhB men"
| hers of your family" .,,
/ SAYS: Well 1t don't make much
difference. Charlie, what Rosenthal says
either about you or me" he says:
out to you to show you what he done
10 me. too. Here / am In charge OF tne
| strong arm squad, and instead OF gSo
ting money from that fellow, j gave MN
money, gave him 1850 TO start his place
with. put him In the way OF making
money, protected the place, and looked
after him. and there is the gratitude ana
| that Is how he returns t-When was
compelled TO save myself and my position
TO make raid, a raid for which l Paia
$500 to make, why he is now looking
to get my scalp"
Suggested Warning Rosenthal.
l said. You are right, Charlie, the man
and everything, but there are other ways
of handling Rosenthal' He SAID VIVA!
are they?' Why" / said, in the nrst
place, there are some people uptown
whom l can go to who VIII send 10 h %
him. These men-Rosenthal Will pretty
near have TO do whatever they ASK OF
him. They will warn him That Tor the
best interests. Of all concerned that ne
completed his plans Of exposing you or,
as he thinks, break you why, ne
said, do you think that would ask any
body or let you ask anybody 10 go 10
anybody and ask Rosenthal TO let up on
me? You don't know me as Wei as 81. l
thought YOU did" Well" l said, Il
have another plan, Charlie. ] will get
couple OF gsngsters TO go and see hoseh,
thai and warn him that II ne con stoh
in his attacks on you and abandon an
these plans and ideas of his OF exposing
you that something will happen TO MN.
why, | don't want any threas,
Becker said "yoq know. Tit rIgbt iei VIII
send a couple OF fellows up there that
will give Rosenthal a beating and warn
him and tell him the reason OF that peat
ing, and II he don't stop there is soiile.
thing worse than a beating IN store . LOT
IL
him beat up. l could do that myself. l
could have a warrant for any gamDpng
house that he frequents and make rare
on that place and beat him up Ior resist
ing arrest or anything else. No beating
up will fix that fellow-a dog IN the eyes
of myself, you and everybody else; Moth
ing for that man but taken OH thls edrth
have him murdered, cut MS throd''
I said. Charlie. don't excite yourself.
This man Rosenthal isn't worth taxing
any such chances with "Chances' ne
saws: Jack, you know what think OF
you, what | think OF your FANNY any
what my family thinks OF you. You don
suppose for a minute ] would ask you TO
go into anything that meant taking
chance or meant danger 10 you OF SouIs
no more than | would take myselfE There
is no danger to anybody that mas any
hand in the murder OF Rosenthal You
can assure Zeig and all his crowd that
there is absolutely no danger. You khO"
me. Jack; have made good, said BECK
er, anything j ever told you w0uid,
and / will make good on tins. There
can't anything happen TO any one. ana
you know the sentiment over at Police
Headquarters is so strong that the man
or men that croak him would nave
medal pinned on them
/ said. "AIl right. Charlie, | will help
YOU" | said, What is II you want
He said. Il want YOU 10 go TO the Tombs'
see Zelig. tell him that ! Will take care
weapons. Explain to him about Rosen-
thai and tell him what Rosenthal has
done TO me and to every one else, ana
also show him the danger that the gang
is In as the result OF Rosenthal squeal-
ing. Tell him anything you Ike, Jack;
II don't make any difference. | will stand
by anything you tell him. Ask him 10
Issue an order from the Tombs TO come
with his gang to croak Rosenthal to-
night. and tomorrow Zelig Will be out on
the street and relieved OF any further
worry about the charge against him
He said, "Will you do that said,
Yes"
"AIf Over in Twenty-four Hours"
We'll" he said. "fere, take this 10
Zelig with my compliments" Becker
gave me 500 to take TO Zelig. | said 10
Becker, Charlie, do you mind II / have
WALTON along with meg' and he said,
Not at all; You can take Nallon.' And
morrow morning. and you let me know
just what Zelig says; but, 4 possible.
lave 1t done tonight II Will all be over
in twentyfour hours
Rose then described the visit he and
vallos.had with Zelig in the Tombs. Big
Jack" said he didn't want the 500. and
blamed Becker and Rose for his being
in the Tombs on that framed-up charge
When he reported TO Becker that Zelig
had said that he would do no favor for
him until freed the lieutenant declared he
might rot in the Tombs, witness said.
Bald Jack then suggested that he knew
some friends Of Zelig's who might act In
the matter without orders from the gang
leader.
Continuing. Rose quoted Becker as say
ing: See those fellows; have a talk with
them. and tell them Just what I have
told you-nothing can happen to anybody
that croaks Rosenthal."
Witness then described his visit to
Lefty" Louis and Whitley" Lewis as
follows:
! told them ! came there to warn them
Of the danger they were in, of the fate
similar to what Zelig had met by being
cealed weapons, and they said well.
we don't carry them any more since this
trouble Of Zelig's." Well" / said, 1T
don't make any difference Zelig didn't
town at all, you are gone" We'll, VINO
Is doing this?" they said. "Why, Lieu
tenant Becker and strong arm squad"
toll. tod them has threatened TO do it."
asked me Is a tne e& WSy 81 that tney
thal,"I said. Who is Herman Rosentnal
and what had he TO do with it?' they
asked and ] said: We'll, he has been
sduealing against Lieutenant Becker, and
he is trying to get TO the District Attor-
Whitman TO expose Becker and the work
lngs OF the strong arm squad" Now"
said, Becker feels, and has told me 80.
that all you fellows whom. on my account,
and to yourselves TO see that Rosenthal
does not appear and make that squeal."