Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-30
coMFGssioNs AND ARREST IN
RooENrHAL CASE TO NJ.
VEAL RorrENMEss.
Stony or GRATING
BELIEVED ONLY HALF TOLD
one 81 Men Whe Confessed Says Po.
liessuan Becker. Now Under Arrest,
H,rsd Murdsr Gang to Kill Ressn-
thas+rsseouter Now Looking for
Men Higher Up In PeIies Circles.

New York. July s0.-The Indictment
ana arrest Of Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker for the murder Of the
gambler. Herman Rosenthal. soon after
the confession Of "Bald Jack" Rose,
q webber and Harry vallon.
Alad today 20 District Attorney
Mfitl the rottenness Of the police
system.' Tho public prosecutor. fol-
lowing the trail Of tho three confess
sions, continued hiS search for evil
dence that would imDlicato those high
e up than Becker. and more indict-
naents OF police officials are expected
By the district attorney.
The arrest Of Becker lays bare
wrongdoinE In the police department
that threatens to shake It to its foun-
tation, for District Attorney Whitman
believes tho story OF police graft has
only half been told He says that
Rose confessed that Becker came to
him fairly indignant over Rosenthavs
Intentions Of telling all he know Of his
operations.
..Rosenthal has lived too long. He
has got to bo put out Of the way"
Becker told Rose.
hirod Murder Band.
Rose then told the public prosecutor
and the grand jury how the murder
band Was hired 1t tho instigation OF
Becker. and that after tho killing
Becker met with tho gang and prom
ised police protection.
Tho confession shows that the muir
der was committed by either Louis
Rosenswsis. Harry Horowitz. "Gib"
-. .,,y ! I -. ana .Daxo Frank" Girl
~ ,a,- ~ r,-,ec, | h.. hean apprehend-
49, - s...,,,, ,ne,, a. ,nemhers of the
4 ,,atn,,o,.. '..sir Iack'' Zelig gang, piled
ssssss.siy.. wi4h liuuor, and then went
- naeanshAla for. . price
<saId "a have been 5000. ~
esrona ca0S Agsinst oSesssr.
Terror. stricken. Rose. Webher and
WALTON spent the night In tho public
prosecutors Office. fearing they would
be murdered Il taken 20 tne iooo..
District Attorney Whitman believes
his case against Becker 10 without
faw. saying the confesslons. taken
separately. dovetafl. and from the tes-
timony Of other witnesses the case
against Becker can not De broken
down.
Herford Marshall. counsel TOT Jack
Sullivan" alias Jacob Reicn, the go
between between Leutenane Becker M
and Jack Rose. now neid IN inc
Toombs in connection with the case
announced this morning tnat oull.va.
was ready 10 30 On .ne -. go,
and tell all he knew. ana .hat nis s.ory
would prove more astounoins .nan any ~,
yet told Sullivan ne saio' wouu a,a.I,o. @
talk to either the ponce or "'''e'
attorney.
Rose, Terrified, Confesses'
."Bald Jack" Rose. gamoier, VINO
says he was Becker's gambling mousse
collector, saw the ground slipping from
under him day by day WNnout money
or friends, he realized that ne was be
ing made to bear the "elgnt OF tne
crime. His counsel ADVISED MIN 10
confess. Rose became comple.ely Ter A,
rifed. To his counsel, james M. SUM-
van, ne said:
III you zee to It that my wife ana
children are protected, I'll come across
and tell the truth about this. am
afraid It will be the end OF me. NO
cell on earth will be strong enough TO
keep the life In a man VINO gives up
about this killing"
1ntimattOns were mace 70 nose tnat
an indictment might be expected
AGAINST MIN. and that ne confessed.
Counsel for webber and Vallon. catch
Ing the drift OF things, also ADVISED
their clients to tell the truth and be-
como immune.
Gamblers systematically elaekmailsdl
Rose told District Attorney Whitman
that for a long time he had been Beck
er.s gambling house collector; that
Becker was head Of the gambling house
.nnad smelled out profitable places.
.rd that Of each man collections were
made. Becker did not get all the money,
poso says. but some Of It was dis
treh,ted TO others.
9f Employes Gun Men.
Rn.euthal waa a thorn in Becker's
.,ss pscrer had crn.hed Ro.enthal ia