New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
TONGUES LOOSENED BY
DEATH CHAIR THREAT
For Week Rose, Weber and Vallon Laughed
at Danger, Confident Of Protection Promised
to Them by the System

| and tackled Rose again. Bose was s'fI
obdurate.
Mr. Sullivan saw il vas UP to him 10
take a grayer stand toward Bald Jack"
and so he talked little about the death
chamber az Sing Sing. and the posxibil.
tiles of a speedy and disagreeaole taking
of Of a convicted person on the chair"
Rose sat and listened thoughtfully TO his
counsel. while Weber and Nslinsky
laughed al him. They were all in the
consultation room at the Tombs.
well. one thing about f." Weber de-
marked laughingly TO Rose, they won't
have 10 shave your head. Jack
Rose finally said he believed they were
not doing the right thing for themselves
or any one else they owed duty 80
by feeling so confident that they would
he taken care" Weber and Vallnsky
laughed any such suggestion down, how
ever. and Nj sullivan went away again
diss ppointed.
Tin1e to Trickls In.
He didn't come back for day or
two. and gave Rose and his prison mates
time 70 think IL over. When.hs showed
ND again he curtly asked Rose "ht y.
was going 20 do about 1t.
I'VE known you a good while. Pack
he said. and / hope you haven't got the
idea that would advise you 10 do any
thing that wasn't for your best interest
II don't think much Of the confession
tJes " said Rose, but 7 an litue c1ist-
ous n know what the District Attorney
-.o,,id do for me II should tell vhs, =
know"
The signihcancs of Roses rsrra-z
A,rn.d upou his lawyer With happy ef-
foc, Mr.. Sullivan hurried 10 the rrs-
trict Attorney. and Mr.. whitman ASSURED
b,,, rhst what he would Do for Rose
depended on how far Rose went IN his
story. II he made a clean NeasI 81
svery thing. he was assured, Rose uouN
h. nroperIy taken care Of. Mr.. suAivss
communicated the District Attorneys
massage 70 his client. Rose, in the
meantime. had been getting little su''
r,cious of Weber and was afraid that ns
r,,grr confess and beat him 70 "
MAY n. steuer. cour sci for Weber,
,.,,e in.o the case AZ ,ust this time ans
Weber and vslinsky appeared 70 se-
o,,ire new courage, Il vas said, when
.on,e.bat relieved Roses anxiety NJ
s,,nivs, saw how things rad sharsd 10
,ri,b Weber ans valinsky and hrous.
,5a s,tustion home to Ross forcefully.
wow Is your time" he told Foss'
".rev won't DO IL. end you cen ru' y
across first.
po.s saw the light then and. SAD hs
ro,Id 90 over and talk With the Dlstrl1'
Attorney When Weber am s-lnSA.
saw that Rose really meant business ava
intended to talk they lost no time N
.t,r on the baudR agou. too. and ~
.1-ee gamblers went over 20 the Distr'c,
A,,orney's Office together acconlpanisa
nv ,fr Sullivan. That was on JhiN 90
pacLer was indicted that night after
specisl session Of the grand jury.
From Start 10 Finish.
When Rose once got started the u'st4.e'
Attorney didn't have 20 urge him 70 'a!h'
ue went from "a 70 Z with NJ v MI
ma, He named Weber and VaiinSky 81
the proper times and places where tnss
fitted into the story. Weoer got oN
saueamish. and frequently called Oh Rose
Ito hold up a BIT"
Now. YOU know 7 wasn't there a. thai
time" or you know didn't say that
Weber would say.
Well. let It 40 st that" wss Roses
comment
NO, you hold them right down 20 'ns
truth. and make them sckno~ledse
when YOU know they sad IT,. Mr.. SUM-
van told his client.
Rose put the screws on Weoer Ana
vaIinsky after that. and the story Tent
along without much interruption. Dis
trict Attorney Whitman listened patiently
and appeared 10 be so much impresseo
by what Rose and the three Others sais
that he prepared to take them bsfore the
grand rury az soon as that body could d 4
assembled.
All three Of the men talked more frsey
IN the grand jury room when they vss
assured that what they said there voan
not become public. They all sisnee =
waiver Of immunity prior 20 tesdp'w
before the grand jury
Mr.. Sullivan was able 20 get q scraiS
ton TO the waiver that II Roses tesu'
nony proved sufficient to warrant an "
dictment-as IL did-and that Il could -
shown that Rose did not actually IRE
shot az Rosenthal, he would not be prose-
cuted for the crime charged against hu
or for any other crime growing out Of the
circumstances.
Weber and vslinsky also have PROM
ises Of immunity IL was said. The Dis
trict Attorney had made the general Of
fer that--outside Of the gunner them
selves-he would favor leniency to any
OF the men otherwise involved In 1e
crime, 10 they would tell ali they knew
about II, as well as assist him on the
police graft investigation. The story OF
Roses confession, and the immunity ne
earned, is the first real proof Of that
fact
IL is understood that arrangement a.
ready have been partially made for Rose
10 leave the country with his wife ano
two baby boys after his services 70 ne
District Attorney are fully renoeren-
Rose now has the inclination. and enoug
good moral fibre left in his makeup, "
Slrn over a new leaf and 1--we decent
life for the sake ~ his family, his eoun-
sci says.