The Detroit times., 1912-10-14


that everybody II turned out
Then Becker because of the loss
that Rosenthal was put 10 as the re-
suit OF the raid, ordered his lawyer
TO cancel the mortgage and thought
that this ended the matter. But they
put q policeman on duty In Rosen.
that's house and he was kept there
despite Rosenthals protests.
"Rosenthal and Becker held sew
cral meetings. but they could not fx
the matter up and the policeman stay
ed In the house. Rosenthal was un-
able TO do business and he was grow
ing desperate. He finally threatened
Becker. with the district attorney. He
told him that he would tell all he
knew. went to Becker and told him
that he would be in bad II Rosenthal
squealed. but he told me 10 keep
quiet. that he had every angle COW
cred.
Moss then asked Ross when he
next saw Becker.
"A few days later he came TO my
house and said that Rosenthal had
been phoning him daily demanding
that he take the policeman out OF the
gambling house. He said that Rosen-
thai had also been telling about town
that he and Becker we're partners"
What else did Becker sayY
"He said that Commissioner Waldo
had sent for him and asked about the
partnership story, but that he had
laughed Il. on"
"Tell the jury what he said that
would Indicate his feeling towards
Rosenthal.'
'He said this fellow is getting dan
gerous and must be stopped
What did he say about the news
papers?"
Becker told me that Rosenthal had
been to the World and had given
them an affidavit saying that they
were partners. Becker added.
1--WE must stop him. tell you,
Jack, want to have a private talk
with you. You Just did a favor for
Jack Zelig. Now / want you to send
the word to Zellg that II he and his
friends want to save themselves much
trouble they want to get Rosenthal
out OF the way as he Is stirring up
all of the trouble In this city
II told Becker that l thought there
was some other way OF shutting
Rosenthal up. But he said no. that
he would have to be killed and that
Zelig's men could do IT,"
Rose said that he did not see the
actual killing. He took the gunmen to
waited there while they murdered
the gambler. As soon as he got the
wcrd that Rosenthal was dead he
went to the Times Square station
and phoned Becker. but the officer
already had the news OF the killing.
Afterward Becker met Rose, Webber
and Vallon at Sixth-ave. and Amidst.
end told them TO keep their nerve
that it would be all right, He said
Becker told him he had been to the
station house; that Whitman, was on
the Job but that the automobile num-
bers had been given wrong and there
would be nothing doing.
The first testimony duplicating
Charles Becker In the murder OF Her
man Rosenthal was given at yester-
day'e' session OF the trial Of the form
er police officer accused of instigat-
ing the murder of the gambler. II
was testified by Maurice Luban, q
hanger-on Of the underworld, that
Becker had said to Jack Rose about
three weeks before the crime, IF
that Rosenthal Is not croaked, we'll
croak myself"
Luban, who also was an eye-wit-
ness, identified in court yesterday
"Gyp the Blood" and Lefty Louie" ="
as two OF the men who fired the shots
that killed Rosenthal, and William
Ghaniro as driver of the murder car
"Gyp" and Lefty" he had known
for more than a year, he said, and
ne also swore that "Dago" Frank,
likewise an acquaintance, was in the
group when the shots we're fired. He
knew Rosenthal and had seen Becker
in gambling house. He was such
strong witness for the state that John
+. Mcintyre, chief counsel for the de-
fendant, spent two hours and a half
trying to break down his testimony.