Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-05
BECKER IN COURT
TODAY TO FACE
MURDER CHARGE
Police Lieutenant Ex-
pected to Plead
Not Guilty.
MAY ALSO BE INDICTED
ON EXTORTION CHARGES
Graft Investigation Expected
to Hit Two High
Officials.

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-Police Lieu-
tenant Charles Becker. who is
charged with the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler. will be ar
raigned before Judge Mulaueen u
General Sessions today.
1t is understood that Becker Will
repeat his plea of not guilty
he appears before the court
BOLD Jack" Rose. ~"Bridgey" Web
Der and Harry Valoon, three
gamblers, who are also involved ~
the case, will also appear before inc
coroner's court today.
IT is reported that Becker will also
he called upo to answer otner
charges in addition to that Of muir
dor II is said that three or PROB
ablv more indictments against MN
for extorfion will be returned by .ne
grand jury today or early TINS Wees
A mass of evidence Is TO pc PR
sented to the grand jury, out Oh wnleh
the officials of the public prosecutor ,
office believe that several indictments
for extortion will be found against
biqb rolice officials for grating from
gambling houses.
Private detectives working on the
gambling end of the Rosentnal case
are reported to have uncovered esi-
dence that will result in indictments
of two high police officials and a man
not in the department. For seVerai
DAYS the district attorneys assistants
have been examining witnesses 70
learn more of the illegal relations OF
lieutenant Becker with gamblers.
r. 10 reported that Rose, b
and vallon fear that h "nl DC
killed by gunner who are SAID 70
be in sympathy with Lieutenant
Becker.
The sneciaI meeting of the Board OIL
Aldermen to appoint a committees 10
investigate graft in the police depart
ment will be held this afternoon. IL
is expected that there will be a
stormy discussion of the proposed ap-
nropriation of from $4,000 to sSo.ooV
for the inquiry.
In adding to his statement ACCUSING
Lieutenant Becker. Rose made IL ap-
near that he turned on Becker pecause
he believed that the lieutenant a
..donble-crossed'' him by inducing
him to surrender to Deputy Commits
.ioner Dougherty, under promise that
Dougherty would ask him a few ques,
tions about the Rosenthal murder anu
then let him go. To his great sur
prise. Rose say he was arrested ana
charged with murder.
They are said to have asked Dis
trict Attorney Whitman for a double
guard to accompany them to the cor
oner's court.
Mrs. Dora Gilbert, first wife of Her
nan Rosenthal. a and will corrobo-
rate the confessions of Jack" Rose
and "Bridgey" Weber that roiice
Lieutenant Charles A. Becker planned
and ordered the ASSASSINATION Oh
R%osenthal.
Mrs Gilbert, who vas deserted for
another woman, said to be younger
and prettier, is willing to make am
davit to these facts. She VIII not
stand for murder.
Although it means the reopening OF
a chapter of her life that has e
toned for by motherhood and re-
membe1ed only as a horrible hiehl-
mare. Mrs. Gilbert has decided
To tell her story. Like all other Wit
nesses who have helped make out
the case against Becker, she fears
death at the hands of the men IN the
conspiracy.
Relieving that she would be killed
because OF the importance OF the '
dence she could give, the witness mas
been roaming among the sullivan
County summe resorts since the DAY
after the assassination of RosenthHi.
The substance of Mrs. Giiberts
story is that Becker went to see ner
several times during the week prior
to the assassination and sent his col
1ector. Charles B. Pitt, and Rose to
seq her. in an effort TO drag her into
the conspiracy against Rosenthal.
she was living in East Twenty
seventh street, where she maintained
a rooming-house. Early ON he day
of the muraer Becker called again
himself. He was alone. He was in
a rage and gave vent to all the pent-
up anger aroused by Rosenthafs
threat to expose him.
The details of the conversation that
look place at tuic hht fAtN
he essential points of evidence, alleg-
ing that Becker intended to get rid
of the gambler by any means he could
employ.
A demand was made upon Mrs.
Gilbert for an affidavit setting forth
alleged facts concerning Rosenthals
treatment of her. The charges. Mrs.
Gilbert says. were not founded on
fact.
Becker, it is said. went away NUT
tering vengeance on his enemy and
got into communication with Rose at
the Lafayette baths. He told Rose
then, it is declared. that Mrs. Gil
bert would not make an affidavit that
would serve his purpose. Rose swears
he begged Becker TO avoid murder if
possible and offered to so to Mrs.
Gilbert himself and see what could