New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
Byrnes had himself surrounded with

them"
WAS Rose a paid stool pigeon?"
II never paid Rose dollar His SER
vices came to me In a peculiar way.
He was what ] would call a natural
born stool pigeon. When / raided
Roses place at No. 155 Second ave-
nue., early in october, 1911, he came to
me and offered his services, with the
understanding that he could run his
place on Second avenue without being
molested by any policeman. told him
| this was impossible, and / could not
agree to any such proposition. Then
he asked II consideration would be
shown the inmates OF his place when
they were arrested"
Rose from that time on became my
stool pigeon He introduced stools
into Freemans and Busteed's. And l
raided in all seventy-fve gambling
houses while head Of the strong arm
squad. Naturally, Il didn't make any
friends among the gamblers, and when
I got into trouble they were only too
glad to say or tell anything that would
hurt me.
During my trial Mr.. Moss tried to
make II appear that / used brutality In
my raids. That is not true. Only once
was there anything approaching an as
sault. That was during a raid on
house in lower Fourth avenue, near 9th
street. A man named Berg was tearing
up some racing sheets. Some one
pushed him and he fell over bag OF
money on the floor. That was the only
thing approaching an assault. II it
could be termed such.
Rose never asked me for any money.
/ often wondered why he didn't ask
me. But / soon learned why, when he
told me he intended to go into partner
ship with Herman Rosenthal.
when Rose told me this, a week
| before Rosenthal opened up, he said
he hoped I'd remember his favors TO
me in getting evidence and not modest
the place. said. would not modest
| 1t any more than any other house. l
| told him l would not make a special
| effort TO get evidence unless specially
directed.
But the place was not open a week
when Rose had difficulties with Rosen-
thai He came To me and told me
man had lost $4,000. Rosenthal Rose
told me, instead Of dividing this roll,
as should have been done under the
agreement, went out and paid a rent
| bill. a gas bill, grocer's bill and other
bills that were due and then brought
In a couple OF friends OF his from Har-
lem and let them win what was left Of
the roll, thus embarrassing Rose.
Rose was mad He talked OF quit
ting. said to him: II were you
high play and I'd grab the next big
roll
Says Rose Followed Advice.
Rose stayed and got hold OF big
roll from heavy loser, and then
brought I'm a friend OF his, dealt him
the cards and let him win every cent
Of the roll.
THE relations between Rose and
Rosenthal were very strained. Just at
this time letters began to come to
Commissioner Waldo, saying the place
was running / am sure that Rose
either wrote them or inspired them.
They were turned over to me, and
went TO Rose and said: Here's where
you can get square with Rosenthal
Rose was happy to hear It and said:
How / told him / wanted TO get
into Rosenthals and get evidence TO
raid.
Rose then said to me: There are
three ways OF entering. One way IL to
see Jim Hawks. a walter at the Met
ropole. who Is a steerer for Rosenthal.
Any man he brings Is passed in without
question. A second way is to see the
waiter who usually serves Rosenthal
nj the Metropole. He will give you a
marked card that will get you In. A
third way IS TO see an empIoye OF inc
Cadillac who is generally found around
the cigar stand.
II sent Margolis TO see Hawks. lie
reported back that he met Hawks, but
was turned down. But he evidently
saw Hawks, for he gave me descrip-
ton OF him that tailed with the one
Rose gave me.
81 then sent Margolis to get evidence
against Stewards, at No. 26S West Sith
street. That's the place on the stahd
he said he swore to a.perjured AFFIDAVIT
hut Mt the time he told ne he had got
in the place. sent Patrolman Ferrick
with him and he got Ferrick In, and
Ferrick saw Margolis play, but they
would not take Ferrick's play
"Did you get legal evidence against
RosenthaTs placer" he was asked.
Raid on Rosentha's Legal
"As sure as there is a God In heaven,
and T stand here convicted OF murder
In the first degree, l did" answered
Rocker. and he uttered the latter part
Of the sentence as one might have said'
land I'm standing with a grave yawn-
ing at my feet"
Resumlng, he said: tits absurd to
think that I would have the friendly
u,tth Rosenthal that Rose