The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-01
PROTECTION FOR ALL ARRESTED
SAVE THOSE WHO FIRED SHOTS
IF WHOLE STORY is TOLD.
WILL LIEUT.. BECKER CONFESS?
Trails of Graft Money and Men Be-
hind Conspiracy to Kill RosenthaI
Believed viii converse-Are Being
Followed.

New York, July 31.-Amazed by the
sordid confession of Bald Jack
Rose, who declared that New Ycrk's
police collected millions of dollars as
protection money from gamblers anG
discrderly houses, Prosecutor Whit
mar today faced the double task Of
picking up the trial of the graft
money and running down the mer
who were behind the conspiracy tC
slas the gambler, Herman Rosenthal
1t seemed more than likely thai
somewhere the trails sought by the
prosecutor might converge.
Roses story of cordial relations
between the police and gamblers op-
ened new vista in the Rosentha
case. 1t was Rose whose first state
ment formed the basis of a murder
charge against Police Lieutenant Bee
70 and yesterday Rose asserted thai
Becker had told him that the money
connected from the gamblers and the
Keepers of disorderly houses went tC
four police officials.
Mr. Whitman today took the view.
oint that the smashing of alleged
relations between gamblers and po.
li;s was much more important thar
avenging the murder of Rosenthal ,anC
the prosecutor indicated he will pro.
tect every man arrested in the Ros
enthal conspiracy except those whC
fired the shots, if it will lead to the
higher ups"
1t seems doubtful whether Reckel
VIII care to avail himself of a caance
to make his own position easier by
telling the prosecutor the recipients
of the graft money, which "Bald
Jack Rose says he turned over to
Becker. If Becker is disposed to tell
his story, it must be complete in ev-
cry detail, the district attorney is re
ported to have said.
More than fifty witnesses will be
subpoenaed to appear before the
grand jury to tell what they know OF
alleged police blackmail.
Information obtained from Rose
who says he was Becker's collector
from gambling houses, will be sus.
ceptible of proof, said the prosecu-
toi.
To Scrutinize Gambling Arrests.
All records of gambling arrests
viii be closely scrutinized to obtain
evidence in the case, and District At
torney Whitman is in possession of a
list of names Of big and little gamb-
lers given him by Rose, who in his
accusations against Becker said that
when the police lieutenant took
charge of the strong arm squad he
asked for the names of gamblers who
could be made to give up for police
protection.
viii Becker confess7
Rose says that Becker took the list
AMI determined how much money
each gambler was to be assessed for
thu privilege of doing business. Some
of the gamblers, Rose said, paid as
higt as $500 month, while the lit
tie fellows got off with anywhere from
SOD to 500.
Meanwhile Becker, a prisoner in
the Tombs, is saying nothing, and
there is no confirmation of the report
that his defense will be that the
thee gamblers, Rose, Vallon and
Webber, finding the case going against
them, got together and framed the
sfers that would involve Lieutenant
Becker.
ZeIig Will Tell All.
Big Jack" zelig, to whom Rose
says he sent word to get the men to
siay Rosenthal, will appear when
wanted. His counsel has told the
public prosecutor that Zelig would tell
everything he knew of the case. Ze-
lig is> now out on $4,000 bail for
carrying concealed weapons.
The alleged assassins Of Rosenthal,
Harry Harowitz, or "Gib, the Blood"
Lefty Louie and whitley Louis are
stl,l at large. "Dago Frank" Cirofici
Is in custody.