Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-12
HOW R0SENTHAL WAS
"CR0AkED" IS TOLD
BY ROSE A GUN man
DAAG EVIDENCE IS BROUGHT OUT IN TRIAL OF POLICE LIEUTENANT
BECKER IN new YORK BY A THUG WHO SAYS OFFICER
ORDERED HIM TO have "SQUEALER" DONE AWAY WITH
PROTECTION WAS TO Be FURNISHED
BY Department WAS WORD SEND OUT

New York, Oct 1.-THE trial O
Police Lieut. Charles Becker, charg
ed with the murder of Herman Ros
enthal, continued today.
BALD jack Rose, chief informel
against Becker, was called to the wit
ness stand at 10 o'clock.
Before going on the stand, Rose
said: I'm going to make good.
know what I'm going up against, but
I'm going through with it. | don,
care what happens. | have only one
regret in going on the stand; have
met and known some decent people
and now through me, they will be be-
smirched. | wish that nobody but
myself need be dragged into this, but
l suppose it is a part of the penalty
l shall tell every detail of the most
awful plot that was ever hatched." If
Roses testimony is concluded today,
Mrs. Lillian Rosenthal, wife of the
murdered gambler will be called to
the stand. She will be asked to tell
what she knows of the relations OF
her husband with Becker and with
the men alleged to have been Beck
er's tools in the murder plot.
Rose testified that Becker said to
him: Il want him (RosenthaD muir
dered, shot, croaked, dynamited or
anything"
The witness did not look at Becker
as he gave his testimony, but the
former police officer watched Rose
intently. Rose spoke in deliberate
tones.
Ibid you ever have business rela-
tions with Becker?" he was asked.
Eyes, l collected money for him"
II bbject as Incompetent" shouted,
John F. Mcintyre, counsel for the
defense. "Overruled,' ordered the
court
Rose told of meeting Rosenthal and
Becker in the Elks club at New
Years celebration. Mrs. Rosenthal
was present. Becker said to Mrs.
Rosenthal, according to the witness,
"Now don't worry. Herman and l
have a thorough understanding. He
is my friend and l am his friend, and
his troubles are all over"
Rose said he met Becker again at
his house and at the Union Square
hotel when Becker told him the de-
tails of the alleged partnership in
gambling house between Becker and
Rosenthal.
Becker" Rose testified, said Her.
man had made a proposition to him
that he go in partnership with Ros-
enthal in running a gambling house
and had asked him to invest $4,000 in
it. l said no one ever made any mon
ey in the gambling business with
Becker, however, continued the
witness, did not agree and made a
to allow Rose to take
25 per cent share in the business OF
the proposed establishment. Becker
took $25OO chattel mortgage on Ros-
property and arranged for
dummy" to hold the mortgage.
Becker asked me-" the witness
went on, "if would take charge and
| said l would"
The witness told of conversations
with Becker in which the police lieu.
tenant inquired what were the profits
Of the gambling house.
81 reported to him on one occasion
that the house had made several thou
sand dollars" said Rose. "He told
me to tell Rosenthal to send him
$500. l went to see Rosenthal and
Rosenthal said he wouldn't give it
because he thought he hadn't had
square deal on the mortgage.
81 told Becker. Becker said that
lust as soon as his attention was call
I'd to that place he would raid it. He
old me to tell that to Rosenthal.
old Rosenthal. Rosenthal said:
You tell Becker ne can't raid this
place unless he gets the proper evil
lence and he can't get it because l
xnow all his men and they can't get
n here"
$50 that's his attitude, is it,"
Becker said when told him this. All
light, I'll raid it, tell Rosenthal.'"
"Rosenthal sent back word by me
o Becker, tell that fellow he'd bet {
er not start anything with me-"
INSERT BECKER
II saw Becker and told him what 8
.osenthal said: '1'm going to raid the {
lace and raid it in a few days,-with- :
a a week. 9
81 told Becker it would only cause
rouble and he said: Don't you worry, ,
bout that; it won't cause me any !;
rouble; it will only cause trouble for
losenthal.'
do you want me to tell that to
I asked.
"No," he answered, I'm through
nth that fellow"
"The next day Becker told me that !
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