The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-31

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% ossr Bectsr saad o. w~seer-
This - ha- rot a. - done ana Roas
AS uey uont g a Ter Ain Nou
Bridge you can rst 20 ce.. Th-y al
knsv you Tea ave So tns mouey ard
tass Eot ne Do~sr IN protsct every
fe--ion shook his At In their faces ana
exriaimed.
II go aon't a. this ia pat -sspon
On every cre q you IN send you u
tor ~.sa ye-r@ II shoU yoa ~hat
Rose and Weber say thsy believed
Ut Becker vouid send them away and
- tae poNsr % ID a. Then the mur-
> night came. and with "a the word
Tor the gunner 10 get together Rose
told how ne got The a~sEassins together
% the Hotel Metropolis 10 Sc how ~,
job had been done.
Promised Profession
Rosenthai lay dead upon the Sidewalk
with a tableeloth spread over his body
called up Lieutenant Bscssr' but Rosa
was 80 unnerved by the shock that he
could only gasp:
M God. this g. horrible"
I Becker. Rose says In his confession.
replied over the wire IN steady voice:
on. don't worry. III protect you.
NN&AA AFN minutes. ana Ill De rtEnt
down. where will you beT'
An appointment was made 10 meet AZ
Forty-second street within a short dis
lance OF The scene OF murder: There
and weber cOrroborated the Rose
statement They talked over what was
Ihe best thing TO do under the cir
had assured them that everything
would be all right.
Tbs chase for the siayers became hot
and nnaIN RnaA anwa AwN
vised him over the telephone 10 sur
render. but that everything would come
cut all right or the real murderers.
Rose says In his confession:
Those poor devils didn't know what
Ihey were doing. They were fuu OF
boze. They had been told to XIII and
told my ~"'
Weber and WALTON I'm their confess
s,ohs supplied many missing links In
Becker and his alleged connection with
gambling, Rose said:
OF course, I was Becker's
collector. Everybody knew f."
Weber himself says that hts protec-
tlon payments for his gambling house
10 Becker through Rose was si25 a
The three prisoners. Rose webbe-
end Nalloon. are still in a state OF ter
LOT though locked in n room in the
"a squad OF detectives. Weber Uras bvs-
teric9l and frequently wept during the
ilEnt.
The confession or Rose ana the ar
rest and Indictment or Becker createI
a sensation In the police DEPARTMENT
20 'ih+'als arf nat-clmen alike WON
dered who would he the next 20 be in
volved In the disclosures OF the reia-
lions between the police and the gamb-
Becker. the man who had .vfs,os
%tsuntilv a Panama hat the might he
iure and smiled In the face OF n cbareo
mur3er IN the first degree. was bro
Mayor Gaynor. after refusing 70 sic,
any petition authorizing the board or
aidefmen TO investigate the rrsst
urges and writing Police Commits
l"1'r waldo. directing him 70 keen
ifecker on duty. completely reversed him.
Set lie stated that he would SIG, 81.
I--oIutlon and see that the city ammo
tpbbo1rCea money enough 20 make the probe
WIN Police COMMISSIONS Waldo. who q
"HIerstod 20 have urged such action.
glHt where the tran will lead no one
k1oWS Gossip has been busy with nswcs
or nigh officials IN the police denart-o,,
men prominent IN the political world ara
Wn1ttti gamblers. but District Attorney
".t,man frankly stated that he had no
evidence as yet duplicating INV
"ne 9ther than Lieut. Becker Who bss
Ileaded not guilty. and insisted tar ~
'"N''ehce would yet hc proved
Tell OF RosenthaI Murder.
me details OF how Rosentnal was shot
49,. NNAANAaAA- NN-UnE Tor Fha
nIst time - two OF his compan'ors ~.
49, eyeNitnesses OF the murder. h, 80
t'l"i az Fhtrolman William / Efa -
b'pNty Commissioner BIlon Tbe
iati"iHaa has been uud.r sss,tra.
~. the shooting charged with fauu-.
=" axe prompt and efficient re@s--rS
~ en''t tne arrest" OF the murderer.
Lie who was of duty. was A., g.,
AetropoIe at tie time OF tbe
another point brought out f-or r,,
siseII. was that Bridge" Webbcr
men whose confession H.
arrest entered tie hotel
ttHt uut a Few moments before ~.
tHt.aI was shot. There were fve
IN tNe E"sentnal party, accorJtrg -,
iii'hsN ana Walker. To-
ga hnstnth1l some one wan.of
"-.. outside Walker was asked
.a.t4' was no messenger
My dld Rosenthal leave ia to..f,.
why. the hve Of use decided
LONE ane we Just got Up and wert a.,
Another development OF to.s
many persons profess %.
iAeifnt upon the uE~esuR.torr &c.,
I, ~ a.. "A result OF RoacuthnIs rr,ri.-
me r~esiguatou OF u.rF
the city. l OF