Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-12
ROSE TAKES STAND
IN BECKER TRIAL
Says Police Lieutenant Gave
Order to Have RosenthaI
Murdered.
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John F. Mcintyre, counsel for the de
Tense.
"~Overruled," ordered the court.
Rose then told of meeting Rosen-
thai and Becker in the Elks' Clut
at a New Years celebration. Mrs
Rosenthal was present. Becker said
to Mrs. Rosenthal. according to the
witness, Now, dom worry. Herman
and l have a thorough understands
ing. He is my friend and I am his
friend. and his troubles are all over
Gives Details Of Partnership
Rose said he met Becker again at
his house and at the Union Square
Hotel, when Becker told him the de-
tails of the alleged partnership in a
gambling house between Becker and
Rosenthal.
Becker" Rose testified, said Her
man had made a proposition to him
that he go into partnership with R6s-
enthal in running a gambling house
and had asked him to invest IS, 900
in it. l sale no one ever made any
money in the gambling business with
R~osenthal."
Becker, however, continued the wit
ness, did moi agree and made a prop
osition to allow Rose to take a rs
per cent. share in the business of the
proposed establishment. Becker took
a 50, 500 chattel mortgage on Rosen-
that's property and arranged for a
dummy to hold the mortgage.
Becker asked me-" the witness
went on, If / would take charge and
l said I would
The witness old of conversations
with Becker in which the police lieu
tenant inquired what were the profits
of the gambling house. Il reported
to him on one occasion that the house
had made several thousand dollars
said Rose. He told me to tell Res
enthal to send him $500. | went to
see Rosenthal and Rosenthal said he
wouldn't give 1t because he thought
he hadn't had a square deal on the
mortgage. l told Becker.
Threatens to Raid.
Becker said that just as 10 as his
attention was called to that place he
would raid 1t. He told me to tell that
to Rosenthal. I told Rosenthal.
Rosenthal said: "'You tell Becker he
can't raid this place, unles he gets
the proper evidence, and he can't get
it because I know all his men ano
they can't get in here.
$50 that's his attitude! Becker
said, when | told him this. All right
I'll raid it. Tell Rosenthal.'
.FD4cantha1 oont harE uord nv mi
to Becker: Tell that fellow he'd bet
ter not start anything with me-
1.-The next day Becker told me thai
Commissioner Waldo had called his
attention to the place and that he
(Becker) would have to raid lit.
told Rosenthal, and Rosenthal said
Tell Becker he can't bluff me:
don't believe Commissioners Waldo
ever called his attention to my
place
Several days later Becker told me
that complaints were pouring in and
he would have to raid the place H(
told me to see. Rosenthal and tell hin
to do him a favor.
Tell him he has to stand for g
raid" Becker said. i did him a fave
and he must do one for me. I'll raid
The place and it will relieve me from
worry. and in a few days he can re-
omen his place and everything will be
all right.
"Rosenthal said: You tell Becker
he must think I'm crazy to stand foi
such a thing. He might as well rake
n torch and burn it up. It's m? place
and I'm going to handle it the way
I +4h;ol, hoot -
at saw Becker and told him what
Rosenthal said.
Breaks with Rosenthal.
".Well. I'm going to raid the place
and raid it in a few days-within
week.
81 told Becker it would only cause
trouble. and ne said. Don't you worry
about that; it won't cause me any
trouble: it will only cause trouble fol-
Rosenthal.'
".Do you want me to tell that tc
Rosenthal?' | asked.
mo he answered; I'm through
with that fellow
"a few days later Becker told me
that he was going to get two men
from the strong arm squad to swear
to the evidence.
That's awfully dangerous, Char
lie said.
"sNo,' he said; its all right. I'll let
Rosenthal satisfy the mortgage first
I'll raid his place If it's the last thing
l do
"'All right l said. Tn not going
to be in the house when it's raided.''
THE house was raided. Later, >
Rose testified, "Rosenthal complained
to Becker that policemen we're still
stationed in front of his place, and
said he was sore because his wife.
nephew was taken in the raid"
Orders Rosenthal Killed.
Rose said his next meeting with
Becker was at his own house.
HE told me-" Rose said, "tha'
Rosenthal had been calling him VI
every day asking a meeting to fine
out what he vas going to do abou
those indictments against the mel