The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-15
pr,cked you, why did YOU enter the

lpricked you. why did 70" enter the
Iplot?"
Wchber did not answer. for Justice
lGoff excluded the question ana us
charged the witness. 1t was then 3
o'clock.
Grant Crabtree. deputy clerk In
charge of the filing bureau of the
police department. the next witness,
the papers containing Beck
er's signature, which had been sub
mitted earlier in the day to Winfield
r. SheehaM.
The papers consisted Of memoran-
dunn relating to Ro%senthal's gambling
house. prepared ny Becker. The re-
port described a raid on the place. de-
failing the gambling parapherna!ia
taken from the place on April lS.
1912. Included in the papers also
was Il memorandum labelled "relattNe
to Police Lieutenant Charles Becker
receiving money for the protection Of
gamblers"
Attorney Mcintyre objected to h
reading of this document. hut JUS
tice Golf did TOT sustain him. A
letter. also was read describing Ros-
enthal's place and accusing Becker
of partnership in the concern.
This communication ended: II
won't sign my name because 1 fear
for my life."
.Crabtree also identified other pa
cation n Becker's police work.
These papers contained memoranda
addressed to Mayor Gaynor. including
a letter signed Henry Williams"
which was written March q, 1912,
and said:
II wish you would investigate
quietly Lieutenant Becker. He has
now collected more money than Dew
cry n 1t was we'll known at police
headuarters."
The papers also contained a note
Gaynor to Commissioner Waldo say
ing he had assigned James G. White
to investigate the letter n also a
report from White that he had been
unable to trace the author OF the let
ter after visiting every Henry Will
Jams recorded in the city directory
and otherwise making a diligent
search.
Another letter introduced was an
answer to the police commissioner
written by Becker relating to COM
plants against Jack Rose and Her
man Rosenthal running a wide open
gambling house,"
II have the honor to report" read
Becker's letter. that I do know one
Jack Rose whom l raided at 1856 Sew
enth avenue and who since that time
has been a valuable collector Of in
formation for me-,
Becker also said he knew Rosen-
thai and believed he was running a
gambling house. Answering another
anonymous letter, Becker deied knowl-
edge of a gambling house being run
at las West 45th street, not far from
Rosenthal's place.
Harry Weldon, a third informer
against Becker. followed Crabtree on
the stand. Like Weber. he said that
his business was gambling.
Ibid you eve hear Lieutenant
Becker speak about Herman Rosen-
thal?"
Yves. during the latter part of
June at Hath street and Seventh e
nue., where l had gone with Jack
Rose and Sam schepps.
when Becker came up he asked
Rose where Bridge Weber was.
Rose said he had sent for Weber"
WALTON then corroborated the story
toll dhy Weber and Rose that Becker
had declared Rosenthal was going too
far and ought ito be croaked." He
also corroborated that Rose had said
relating to the plot and Becker's as
surance that the p%lotters would be
protected.
vallon described his movements
those Of his companions or the night
of the murder. OF the visit to Dora
Gilbert's. the cruising around with
Rose and Schepps in an automobile