Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-23
Intended to Do the Job Himself.

Intended to Do the Job Himself.
I asked him how. Well, he said, af-
ter I left Jack Sullivan instructed OF
to to drive by the Metropole and to
slow down without stopping. I intend
ed IL Rosenthal was there to take out
my gun, blaze away at him and then
tell Otto to keep going, but he wasn't
there. I said, we'll, what about these
fellows. He said, will take good care
Of everybody concerned. To Webber
he said, see that these fellows get
enough money to get out of town. Say
about a thousand dollars between them
which Webber said he would. Which
makes $500 from Webber.
He instructed us to wait while he
went to the station house to see how
matters stood. We waited at the door
for long time. Finally saw a man
go past In an automobile and I asked
town, which he did. got out at Four
teenth street, at Signals house, woke
them and found Vallon and Sleeps in
bed. They dressed and came out. I
walked with Vallon to his house. Re-
turned to the baths, undressed and laid
around in misery. I got out about noon
time to get ready to change my clothes
to keep an appointment Jack Sullivan
made for me with some newspaper men
and a subpoena server at the Garden
restaurant.
Rose Hands Some Money to the Muir
derers.
I went home, to 10th street, Ill in
mind and body. I remained at the
house until I received a message from
| Sleeps saying the people were waiting
for me at the Garden restaurant. re-
fused to come down. Sleeps said Web
Der had money to give me to give to
those fellows for Becker, told Sleeps
| to get 1t and meet me at Fiftieth
street and Eighth avenue. When I met
him and Webber and two of the men
who were in Webber's the night pre-
vious, Weber handed me some money.
He said 1t was $1,000. I handed 1t to
these fellows and told them Becker
said to lay low for while and every
thing would be o. K.
I left them accompanied by Sleeps.
Went to Pollock's house where / COL
lapsed. I was put to bed and asked
Sleeps to go out and in some way get
| word to Becker where am and to have
him call me up which he did. He
laughed and joked and said, don't wor-
ry. Just a couple Of days and every
thing will be o. K. That night Becker
called me again and said get A. ]. Levy
| to look after the interests Of the driver.
l started Sleeps out to get in touch
with A. ]. Levy. / later received an
other message that Levy had been re-
tanned. He kept in constant communi-
| cation with me either by telephone or
through Sleeps, cheering me up. FL
nally on Wednesday morning receiv-
ed a telephone message from him ad-
vising me to give myself up as they
were asking for me in connection with
the Gilbert affidavit.
said, Charlie, am almost crazy.
am sick in-mind and body, don't dare
trust myself being questioned. I am
thmKihg of you and will surely make
mess Of it. He said, we'll, guess you
are right; rest and stay there awhile
until I phone you. I received another
message later in the day telling me to
come to Lawyer Hart's office as he
wanted to see me. / told him I was
sick. He said, we'll, will send him to
you.
Signs Affidavit Hart Prepared for
Him.
I remained in bed and telephoned to
DR.. Friedman to Far Rockaway to come
to me. About l O'Clock that night Law
yer Hart and a notary came to see me
and began questioning me. was on the
bed, asking to be left alone, but he was
most insistent that everything was all
right, all that was needed was the ex-
planning away of the $500 transaction
and everything would be all right. I
let him go on questioning me, and he
put down whatever he wanted and I
signed it.
Sleeps who was in an adjoining room
waiting, came In when they left and I
said to him, Sam, have been tricked
and duped, it looks like Becker Is try
ing to make me the goat" Sleeps as
sured me 1t was only my nervous state
that made me think that. Why, he
said, 1 had a talk with Becker and he
said, everything is o. K. just sit tight,
you and everybody else will be all
right, he is looking after everything.
felt reassured but all night rocked
and tossed with fever. On Thurs
day a. m, got a newspaper and read
A. J. Levy's statement about me, and I
realized at once that there was treach-
cry somewhere. I awoke Sleeps and
told him was going to headquarters
and give myself up, and tell all. He
went out with me and said, first tele-
phone Becker. We went to a drug
store, telephoned the house and the
man OH tne SWltciDodiu Sdiu TIE teie-
phone Is not working.
l then hired a taxi and started down
town. Sleeps all the while accom-
panying me and begging me not to do
it before 1 consulted with Becker. But
/ was determined and continued at
about Twenty fifth street. I asked
Sleeps to leave me, which he did. /
went to headquarters and waited the
arrival of Deputy Commissioner
Deughtery.
Becker Appears at the Door "Pale as
a Ghost"
l was taken in the office with him
| and Hughes, and questioned about the
murder. Then Doughtery left me, re-
turned and left the door open, and
Becker appeared in the doorway pale
as a ghost Dougherty said. shut the
| door, then he questioned me about
Becker, the trick Of having Becker ap-
pear in the doorway had its effect. my
heart went out to him, and denied
any relationship with him.
| was then charged with an acces-