Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-09
ROSE SENT FOR
LIEUT.. BECKER
Harry PoIlok's Statement
Bank Officials Subpoenaed.

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Ter C'Whitey Lewis'), Harry Horowitz
C'Gyp the Blood') and Frank Ciroficio
C"Dago Frank") will be handed down
In a few days.
There is q persistent report that
Lieutenant Becker is ready to confess
if there is a chance for immunity. His
counsel, John f. Mcintyre, had a long
talk with him. Then Mcintyre saw
District Attorney Whitman. 1t is said
that Becker's iron nerve IS leaving him.
A new witness, Giovanni Stanich,
identified Jack Sullivan as the mar he
had seen standing with the four muir
derers while they were firing at Her
mar Rosenthal. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Pollok testified that Schepps had been
a go-between for Lieutenant Becker
and Jack Rose after the murder.
Not from the grand jury proceedings,
although there is a likelihood that the
grand jury has been appraised of the
facts, it was learned that Lieutenant
Becker had been making money pretty
rapidly while he was in command Of
the strong arm raiding squad. The
lieutenant and Jack Rose made an
agreement about a year ago which was
profitable, according to Roses story,
for both Of them. Shortly after Rose
began work as a collector Becker be-
gan depositing In the West Side Say
ings bank. Within a few weeks he
had on deposit there all that could be
accepted in one account, $1,000.
Bank Officials Subpoeraed.
The district attorney, having heard
that Becker had four other such say
1ngs bank accounts, commenced IN in
vestigation to locate these accounts.
He has already questioned two officials
of a savings bank, and other bank Off
Gals will be subpoenaed. Jack Rose
has already told something about Beck
er's savings bank account. Roses sto-
ry is that Becker had Dragged of his
success IN getting money.
Il have cleared up $4,000 for myself
in four MONTHS" Becker told Rose, ac-
cording to the latter's story.
Save for Stanich, the most important
witnesses before the grand jury were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pollok. 1t is not
known, of course, what they testified
to inside the grand jury room, but aft
er they left the grand jury they told
a complete story Of Roses stay in
their apartments at Riverside drive
and One Hundred and Fifty-seventh
street. They said hat Rose came to
their apartment with Sam Schepps on
Tuesday, July 10, only a few hours
after Rosenthal had been murdered.
Rose was i'll and shaky. Schepps left
him for the purpose of going to see
Lieutenant Becker. Rose worried all
day Tuesday. He had received assur-
ances from Becker that everything
would be all right, but he was the
kind Of man hat was timorous and
fearful of consequences. AT S O'Clock
on Wednesday morning Rose, who was
half beside himself, asked Harry Pol
lok to find Becker and tell Becker that
Rose must see him.
Pollok, who had beer on friendly
terms with Rose for several years,
having been associated with Rose In
sporting enterprises, saw nothing Pc
culiar in the request. Pollok says at
that time he had no suspicion that
Rose or Becker was involved In the
murder. So he went at once to police
headquarters and inquired the way to
the office of the strong arm squad.
In the office he found Lieutenant Beck
err with three or four men whom Pol
lok didn't know. Becker, says Pol
Ilok, was standing at his desk. Pollok
walked up to him and said In a low
voice:
Jack told me to tell you that he
Is at my house and wants some word
from YOU"
Becker, says Pollok, stepped some
distance away from the men to whom
he had been talking and replied:
"An right. Tell him I'll be there or
send word. What's the number of
your house?"
Becker was quite unconcerned, Mr..
Pollok says, and gave no indication
that there was anything unusual or
that Roses request had any special
significance.
Trembling, Rose Awaits Message.
All of Wednesday morning Rose was
iNSrly ohb uituoy. ne Kept 10 ulLu-
self, but he was seldom away from
the telephone. Every time the bell
tangled Rose started up, expecting that
word from Becker had come. At $50
p. M, when Mrs. Pollok answered the
phone, she heard a deep voice inquire.
SIS there a man named Rose stopping
with your"
"Who is this?" said Mrs. Pollok.
"Never mind" was the answer. "He
will know"
Rose, who had been pacing backward
and forward, ran to the telephone and
caught the receiver from Mrs. Pollok's
hand. He talked for some time and
seemed much relieved after his CONVEX
sation with the deep voiced man at the
sther end Of the wire. Later on In
the afternoon there were several more
talks. One Of these arranged for the
appearance at the Pollok home of Lieu
tenant Becker's lawyer, John w. Hart.
1t was arranged that the man who
would come from Becker would ring
three times and would give his initials.
Advised Not to Surrender.
After Mr.. Hart and the notary left
with an affidavit they had secured
from Rose, Sam Schepps reappeared.
saying he had come from Lieutenant
Becker. Schepps renewed his warming
to Rose not to surrender. He worked