Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-19

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of Herman Rosenthal as he wrote it
for District Attorney Whitman:
About the time Jack Zelig was ar
rested on charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons some of ZeHg's friends
told me there were some nasty rumors
associating my name in the jobbing of
Zelig. l became alarmed and called
Becker He told me it was fact that
zelig had been framed.
II explained to him what danger it
meant to me. Well he said, find out
Zelig's friends and tell them if they
want to save Zelie and themselves that
Rosenthal is the man that is stirring up
all the trouble in New York and want
him murdered-shot. his throat cut, any
way that will take him off the earth.
Promised Immunity.
He went further. He said if any
body will murder Rosenthal nothing can
happen to him; he will take care of
that. And if these men down town
don't accept the Job tell them that not
one Of them will be left on my round
ups. I will find where they hang out
and | will frame every one of them up
and send them up the river for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Now, he said it is one thing or the
other. Rosenthal to be croaked or ther
fellows down town to be framed
First | met Harry WALTON and Bridge
Weber. | told them of it all and they
agreed. 1t was serious matter so we
LOCATED two of ZeHg's friends, Lefty
Louie and Whitley We warned them
of Becker's threat to frame everybody.
The next day Zelig was released on
bonds and l met him, / told him it
was only the beginning of long cam
paign of framing by Becker and his
men unless Rosenthal was murdered.
zeig wouldn't have anything to do
with it,
q received a message on Monday
night from Becker. He said If the
--- would only get croaked tonight
how happy he would be.
, Il walked around to the Sam Paul
club where l met Jack Sullivan and
talked with him | telephoned for an
automobile and sullivan asked me to
take him to Madison So. Garden to the
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with Becker which | did left Sullivan
at the Garden and went to Gibert's
house.
Il took the entire party including
SChepps, Pitt and WALTON to 14th St.
where a tire blew out | suggested to
Schepps to telephone to the Boulevard
for another machine which he did the
r Gray car with Shapiro arrived.
t Il asked SChepps and WALTON to ac-
company me up town. We stopped at
' Webbers when quite a crowd was gath
cred at the door we all went upstairs
. and sat around a table ordering some
thing to eat and drink some one came
in and reported Rosenthal was al the
2 Metropole everybody started out of the
/ place.
The Murder Reported
t Il remained behind and insisted that
Sleeps remain with me which he did
after while Sleeps went out. l wait
ed around when soon one came in with
the Report that Rosenthal had been
, murdered.
Weber suggested telephone Beck
er. / spoke to Becker, | asked him If
he heard the news he said yes some
newspaper man telephoned him / said
My God Charlie this is awful He said
now don't worry no harm will come to
any one. he said where are you said
at Webbers he said | will be down town
right away.
Il went back and told Weber and we
waited a long while he came along all
smiles and we walked down to a door
way & started to talk Jack Sullivan
was there and walked down with us
as we got in the door way a man came
along whom we knew and Jack Sulli-
van didn't want him to see Becker to
left Becker Weber and me there while
he went away to talk to this man.
Il opened the conversation by saving
My God Charlie this is Horrible There
will be He'll to play. he said what is
the matter don't worry leave all that
to me | asked have you seen him and
he said yes ] saw the squeaing Bas-
tard | would of liked to taken my knife
out and cut a piece of his tongue out
and hang it up as a warning to possible
future squealers. he said well | was
saved the trouble doing it myself he
III l. DVNdlllt ltu NdlllHE lbE you
fellows to get the gang to do it so de-
cided tonight to do it myself
Money For "Those Fellows"
Il asked him how, we'll he said after
left Jack Sullivan l instructed Otto to
drive by the Metropole and to slow
down without stopping l intended if
Rosenthal was there to take out my
Gun blaze away at him and then tell
Otto to keep going but he wasn't there
Il said well what about these fellows
he said l will take good care Of every
body concerned to Weber he said see
that these fellows get enough money to
get out Of town say about Thousand
Dollars between them which Weber
said he would which makes fifteen
Hundred from Weber.
81 went home to one Hundred and
Tenth street i'll in mind and body l
remained at the house until ! received
a message from Sleeps saying the peo-