The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-23
LIEUTENANT BECKER, INVOLVED IN CASE, IS SHIFTED TO AM
 OTHER POSITION.
FIVE CHARGED WITH CRIME
Investigators Say Details of Gamblers Murder Were Laid in His Poker Rooms-Wife of Dead
 Man to Testify.

New York, July 23-Police Lieu tenant Becker, in command of the strongarm squad, which had change of gambling raids in this city, and who was alleged by Gambler Herman Ro- seminal to have been his partner in tenderloin gambling house shortly be- fore Rosenthal was murdered, has been relieved of the command of his squad. s
 Becker was ordered to desk duty in the Fremont station, at Bathgate and fremont avenues, in the Bronx, and his place as head of the squad was taken by Lieut.. Frank Rhenisch The detail of Becker to desk duty gave rise to rumor that he was to be sus- pended from duty pending the result of the investigation into Rosenthals murder
 Five Men Under Arrest.
 Five men are under arrest charged with actual participation in the mur- der, and another is held as a material witness. The prisoners are: "Bridgie" Webber, gambler, in whose rooms, at Forty-second street and Sixth avenue it is alleged the actual details of the murder plot were completed; Sam Paul, gambler and head of the Sam Paul association, at an outing of which a week ago it is alleged the killing of Rosenthal was decided upon; Jack Rose, gambler, who hired the gray automobile used by the murderers: William Shapiro and Louis Libby. chauffeurs and joint owners of the murder car. These five are held on charges of homicide. Jack Sullivan. news dealer and close friend of Lieut.. Becker, dropped by Becker from his automobile within a block of the mur- der, only half an hour before the crime was committed. is held as a material witness.
 While not a man identified as being concerned in the actual killing has been arrested, it was stated that a confidential police alarm for them had been sent to cities to which they are believed to have fled and that their ar rest may be announced at any mo- ment
 While District Attorney Whitman refused to discuss letters threatening his life, it was learned that private de- tectives are cooperating with post office inspectors in an endeavor to find the writers.
 Grand Jury Work Delayed.
 Ar I,f l. trict attorney and the grand jury re- garding what witnesses should be ex- amined in the gambling probe and also because Mrs. Herman Rosenthal. wife of the murdered gambler, was too ill to appear, the session of the grand jury Investigating the alleged alliance between the gamblers and the police was ineffective.
 The grand jury wants to call before it Police Lieutenants Charles Becker Dan COstigan and Dominick O'Reilly They have been in command of the raiding squads which have been oper ating against the gamblers. District Attorney Whitman refused to permit Becker to testify unless he will sign waiver of immunity.
 Any witness called by the grand jury and forced to testify on any ques- tion being investigated automatically receives immunity. Whitman said that he did not intend that Becker should be given this advantage. To give the district attorney chance to decide what should be done, the jury post poned general consideration of the gambling situation
 Mrs Rosenthal probably will testify soon. It is said she has all of the information her husband had and also that she has all of his memoranda, showing in detail his operations with the police force She also will give the grand jury the names of men she says can corroborate her husbands story of how and to whom tribute was paid.
 It was reported that she will accuse a high police official of accepting money to permit gambling houses to run.
 There was much amusement at DO lice headquarters when 1t was an nounced Becker had been relieved