The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-30
Accuse Police Official of Complicity in Murder
 of ROsenthal
MEN UNDER ARREST
 MAKE CONFESSION
Rose Alleges He Was Practically Forced to Kill Rosenthal-Men Fear Agents of the Police.
 Secrecy Is Maintained

New York July 29.-After a late night session of the grand jury in which Bald Jack Rose, "Brdgie' webber and Harry Vanon are alleged to have made comics sions directly duplicating Police Depart ment Charles Becker in the murder of Herman Rosenthal in front of the Hotel | Metropoe two weeks ago. Becker was in- dicted for murder in the first degree. placed under arrest and hurried before a. midnight session of the court of general sessions
 l After entering a plea of not guilty the police official was remanded without hail and taken to the Tombs. The gamblers whose statements are said to have caused the indictment of Becker pleaded with the officials not to be taken back to tho Tombs tonight. declaring they would be killed if returned to their cells.
 Fear Police Agents Agents of the police department" they asserted would make way with them fin 1 retaliation for their testimony if they | were returned to the prison. So real was their fear that they were allowed to sleep 1 in the criminal courts building under the guard of eight detectives.
 The greatest secrecy was maintained as to the admissions made before the grand jury ythe three men who have been held prisoners for some time in connection with Rosenthals murder. It Is asserted. however, that Ross told of practically be- ing forced to arrange the killing of Rosen- thai under threats of being 'jobbed'' by the police and sent to prison on manufac- tured evidence. That Lieutenant Becker was In communication with the actual murderers after the killing also was as- i serted to have been of Roses confession. Another statement attributed to Bald Jack" was that for several months he had acted as collector for certain police officials of toll from gambling houses.
 Rushed Before Jury
 The confessions of the gamblers were made tonight after Max D. Steuer and James Sullivan, counsel for the men, had pleaded all afternoon with them to tell what they knew of the murder. Once their consent was won Distsict Attorney Whitman lost not moment lFs-rpshtrfl I them before the grand inry In order to avoid a ange of heart on the part of these VI esses the grand jury was assembled for the first night session held by that body in IS years. With this testimony basis the grand jury acted Just quickly and an h. dictment was voted before the sitting closed.
 Becker. who had been arrested on a charge of extortlon at his station house in the Bronx, was at once hurried before Judge Mulqueen to plead.
 It was not until the accused lieutenant faced the court that the full gravity of the charge against him was made known.
 Fresh Impetus to Probe
 Indications about the criminal courts building after Becker had been returned to the Tombs were that with the con fession of the gamblers fresh impetus had been given to the investigation of Rosenthal's staying. Late tonight several subpoenas servers were sent out from the criminal courts building and it is ported that they were seeking new wit nesses in the neighborhood of the Hotel Metropole
 Among the rumors circulated late to- night was one that the names of the actual slayers were now definitely known to District Attorney Whitman and that even their present hiding places had been revealed. No one would indicate, how ever, that the arrests of the much wanted men were in immediate prospect.
 Roses Counsel's Statement
 James M. Sullivan. counsel for Jack Rose. made statement tonight in which he said
 "I took up the matter of confes-
 
 last week. and Friday afternoon I cam to practical understanding with MT. Whitman that my client would tell all he knew If promised immunity. I feel that great step has been taken in the furtherance of justice. I want to say that Rose was not a 'squealer' in the ordinary sense of the term. He held. out and refused to entertain any prop osition for a confession until the men l who should have stuck to him deserted him. When he found himself without friends. without money, he decided that he should not be made the goat of the situation but that those who had brought him into 1t must suffer their share If they would not help him out of 1t. Rose was old friend of mine years ago in Waterbury, Conn.,
 An unverihed report from Tanners vile, In the Catskills late tonight was that four detectives from New York had arrested there Harry Horowitz, known as "Gyp the Blood" who Is one. of the alleged members of the Rosen- thai murder gang. II was said that the four detectives had been watching the suspect for two days. At police
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