Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01
BECKER involved N
Mt Of EVIDENCE
coRRoDoRATIvE TESTIMONY De.
ING Occurred ~ NEW YORK
PROSECUTOR.
MOVING SLOWLY TO OBTAIN
FULL TRUTH OF GRAFT
District Attorney Says Motive Has
Been Fully 0evsiopsd-Murdsr Of
RosenthaI Planned Ton Days Prior
to lts Enaetion-oniy 5000 Pad to
AssAssins for Their w ork.

20 SSo euNSSiou-SHhy $'pVSS Ss'V ~
AssAssins for Their w ork.
New York, Aug. 1.-Steps toward the
corroboration OF the confession impli-
eating Police Lieutenant Becker in the
murder of Gambler Herman Kosenrnal,
are to be taken carefully and slowly, so
that. District Attorney Whitman says.
the full truth OF the relallons be-
come out"
Satisfactory progress is being made.
said Mr. Whitman. in Supplying the
missing link in the confession OF "balu
Jack" Rose, "Briogie" " epber, ana
marry Vaiion, VINO. in their stories
to the pubic prosecutor. said tnat
Becker instlgated them in the killing or
kosenthal.
Corroboration Evidence Secured.
Mr.. Whitman SAID ne has obtained
some important testimony confirming
parts of Roses and W ebber's story that
they met Lieutenant Becker by ap-
pointment after the murder. Two res
taurant employees, according to the dis
trict attorney. have given the inforna-
ton that they saw Becker talking with
Rose and Webber on ortysecond
street after the killing. Mr.. Whitman.
who has been advised by several su-
preme court justices to so slowly, said
today 1.-THE court of appeals has held
that there must be some corroboration
Of the testimony of accomplices. The
establishment Of a motive is corro-
boration. There is no doubt in my
mind that the motive has been estab.
lished."
Tracing Blood Money.
The grand jury probably will not re-
sumo its investigation into the case
until the district attorney has more
needed testimony in hand. Whitman is
investigating stories that Becker 10
worth nearly 31,O00,O00. The appear
ance Of Sam 8chepps 10 keenly awaited
at the prosecutors office. Achepps, ac-
,cording to the story told by Rose to
the district attorney. resolved $1,000
in bills from Rose. which Becker had
anded him. Rose says Schepps gave
this money to Harry Horowitz. other
wise known as "Gyp the Blood" and
Louis Rosenzweig
Murder Planned Ten Days.
That the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai was fixed originally for Saturday,
July 6; that the gambler and his wife
were lured to the Garden restaurant at
Fiftieth street and Seventh avenue that
Dight by the men who had been hired
to kill him: that Police Lieutenant
ho 10. hn ohc
a charge OF murder In the first de-
gree, waited at Forty Second street
and Sixth avenue for the assassins TO
report to him, and that he cursed them
all roundly when they declared that the
presence Of two private detectives had
made it impossible for them to carry
out their plans. were some Of the
things learned by District Attorney
Whitman today as the result of a four
hours interview with Jack" Rose.
"Bridgie" Weber and Harry Vallon in
the prison of the West Side police
court.
The three gamblers who have admit
ted their part in the murder Of Rosen-
thai have completely broken down and
fairly fell over themselves yesterday In
their anxiety to tell the district attor-
ney all that they know. They declare
that after the fiasco at the Garden res
taurant the men who had been hired TO
commit the murder lost their nerve foy
q time.
Urged On By Becker.
1t was not until Monday, July Is,
they said, that they recovered 1t suf-
fciently to- again agree to do the JOB.
Their decision. Rose and Webber told
Mr. Whitman, came after Rose had had
a spirited talk over the telephone with
Lieutenant Becker. In which Becker
said that Rosenthal had been to the
district attorneys office that after
noon. that he was going back again
the next day, and that he must be put
out Of. the way for good.
For the first time since their arrest
Rose and Webber admitted that they
knew Rosenthal was to be killed. Beck
er. they declared. would not stand for
any other course. They had suggested
they said. that he be beaten up and
driven out Of town, but Becker, they
declared, said that there was no safety
until Rosenthal had been killed. In all
Of their previous interviews with the
attorney the three men now in
prison have said that they did not
know Rosenthal was to be killed. Yes
terday they finally admitted that they
not only knew it but, knowing it. went
ahead deliberately and made the plans
for the murder The only excuse they
offered for not taking eny precautions
TO cover up their tracks was that
Becker had assured them he could pro-
tect them and they felt certain that ne
could.
Paid 5000 For Murder.
In yesterdays talk with the prisoners
the district attorney learned for the
first time the exact amount OF money
paid for the murder the men who paid
It and the time and place where II was
paid. One thousand dollars was the
It was advanced after the
murder by "Bridgie" Webber. In the
presence Of Lieutenant Becker. who
promised to make It good later. Web
ber turned It over to Rose, who several
hours later gave 1t to Samuel Schepps.
schepps and Jack" Sullivan. the