The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-24
Makes Statement Telling All
He Knows About Muir
der of Rosenthal
ROSE GAVE FIRST
NEWS TO BECKER
Police Lieutenant Was T ele.
phoned to From Place
Where Slayels Ate
Their Breakfast

NEW YORK, July @3--farTI
WALTON, partner Of "Bridgey" Webs
Der In numerous gambling ventures,
and who was arrested on q charge or
completely in the murder of Gambler
Herman Kosentha1, today made u
full confession 10 District Attorney
Whitman, according to statements
made by an official familiar With the &
district attorneys Office.
A short time after WALTON reached
the prosecutors office. two steno-
graphers were summoned. and fivA
central Office detectives were called.
TO be ready to make new arrests az
soon as the information contained IN
Nalion's confession could be trans
ferren into warrants. WALTON is SUPP
posed to be a travelling salesman.
but his wife this afternoon admitted
that he had been acting as collector
for the police in gathering up the
graft profits from the gamblers. His
confession is reported to have covered
the entire murder trial. and to lead
to ses eral men high up In the police
department of New York, precisely
the men whom the district attorney
has believed We're responsible for the
killing.
1t developed today that it was
Jack" Rose who teiephoned TO Lieu-
tenant Becker the first news of Rosen-
that's murder. This telephoning was
done from the La Fayette baths, where
the uurderers breanrasted Tuesday
morning. Sam Paul, Jack Rose,
"Bridgey' Weber and WALTON vera
present at this breakfast and were
served at one table. according to Her.
man, a waiter, who attended their
table.
Money Paid to Each.
Tire bankroll guy mssterious
Individual whose name has not yet
been learned, today sent $500 to Sam
Paul. $3.50 to Webbes. and lesser
amounts to the other prisoners In the
Tombs to pay for their food while
they are In jail.
One of the employees of "Bridgey''
Webber's gambling mouse. today told
the police that the murderers met at
this house early on the night Of the
tragedy.
Philip Friedman a gambler now
in the Tombs on charge Of carrying
concealed weapons, today added to
the general graft disclosures by de-
claring that he had been put out OF
the way because II was feared that he
would give evidence OF graft paid by
Dollar John" Langan TO high police
officials
ir. Whitman today expressed the
belief that Lieutenant Becker. IL grant,
ed Immunity. will lay pare the entire
network of graft and corruption
which made necessary to the police
System" the removal OF Rosentnai-
Whether Becker testifies before the
grand jury or not. however. Lieuten-
ants Costigan and Reilly have ex-
pressed their willingness to tell why
certain places were raided while
others escaped. and who got the money
for the immunity granted certain re-
sorts. Each OF these men is at the
head OF raiding squad. whose busI-
ness II IL supposed 10 keep New York
free from gambling dens
Il VIII protect. as far as / can.
every man In this case" the district
attorney was quoted as saying to-
day. IF | can get from them this
evidence ! know exists. There are
/ btgger mans thagl, Becker. liz this Ros-sf
| enthal murder and I want them.
/ With the exception Of commissioner
/ Dougherty the police department has
done nothing. They are not doing
anything now. The murder smells
I of police conntvanCs, and FOR an hour
! before Rosenthal was shot prepares
4 tions were being made In Forty-third
street for the murder. There wero
tifteen or sixteen men. at last. in-
! volved. Dougherty knows that the
| police are back of II and that II wao
/ to the Interest of certain policemen
that Rosenthal be murdered.
The Murder Fund.
Detectives learned today who cons
tributed to the murder fund Of $4,000
which was raised to put Rosenthal
out of the way. The men and the
amounts given was as follows.
"Bridgey" Webbed. $1,000: Paul
and Jack Rose. Lieutenant Becker'ss
friend. $500 each. The men to whom
this money was paid and the amounts
each received were: Whitley" Lewis
| $1,000: Lefty" Louis. 1900: HARRY
Horowitz. "Gib the Blood $500: one
other, name unrevealed, $500. and
While shapiro. driver Of the cray
murder car. $50.
| Mrs. Herman Rosenthal. widow a.
the murdered man. was before the
grand jury nearly an hour today.
She is reported to have told all She
knew OF Rosenthafs dealings with
Lieutenant Becker. and the differences
which led up to Rosenthal's threat
| in the police department OF New
York
| Habeas corpus proceedings fnst1ss3
tuted in behalf OF ''Bridgey'' Webhop
and Sam Paul were adjourned twenkYs#
four hours by Justice Giegerich tmM
the Supreme court. :sa
| Yelled Women Visit Doughcrty. "a
| Two mysterious. yelled w0mem
! visited Second Deputy Commissions
pougherty this afternoon ThQae@
| came to tell him certain facts In cuu@
nection with the Rosenthal Inurde4s
and. Immediately after they left ~
/ Office, the commissioner made = ton1S@
1 secret trip In his own auto, re3urN
I ing to confer with the district uttpYx
ney, sssS
/ Burns on the Job. @
i william J. Burne, the detscttx1
| will take the case tomorrow. and M
hold long conference with n
trict Attorney Whstman earov 0s
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