Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-07-30

New York, July 30.-After JACK hose
Lieutenant Charles A. Beckers COT
lector of gambling money, had con
fessed that Becker had ordered him tt
| have Rosenthal killed Becker was ar
rested and held by Judge Mulqueen TO
murder In the first degree.
The arrest and arraignment of Beck
err followed swiftly after Roses con
fession and the confessions OF Brldgie
NVebber and Harry Vallon, who cor
rOborated Rose in important partic-
ulars.
District Attorney Whitman, question
ing the three prisoners for three hours,
pounded one against the other until
they broke down and said Rosenthal
was shot down in front Of the Metro
pole by hired gang because Lieuten-
ant Becker wanted 1t done.
Tho grand jury acted speedily
With their confessions warm on thor
lips, Rose, Webbsr and VaIlon won't
before the grand Jury, put their hands
on tho Bible and swore that they had
told tho whole truth. Within an hour
uIo t0tIuST COfIH1dHdoT VI Nio et' o'L
arm squad was in a cell in tho Tombs
But tho mon who placed him there dio
not dare to leave tho district attorneys
office. Shaking with fear they begged
the district attorney to keep them in
his office.
And there they stayed under guard
of four of Mr.. Whitman's detectives
Roses confession. the most vital nj
the three, details how Becker, SIX
weeks ago, told him that Herman
Rosenthal had lived too long, that
! Rosenthal had to be put out Of the
way and that the men who did the jot
had nothing to fear because he. Becker
Gunmen Get Murder Word.
| So Rose went out and spread the
! word that the strong arm commander
said that Rosenthal must be killed
He dropped hints here and there He
| did more. He sent for Big Jack Zellg
and held a conference with that notori-
Gus gang leader of the east side
! Through Zelig, ranging downward
through the strata of thugs and hired
assassins, the arrangements were com
pleted.
The four men who pistolled Rosen
thai by this arrangement were Whitley
| Lewis, Lefty Louis, Dago Frank ant
! Clip the Blood. Rose admits that he
rounded them up that night and saw
| that they were poised for the crime
| II Uoo Por tbis ,,urDosa that tho ora Y
ear Of Libby and Shapiro was used.
| Rose is not sure, however, that they
escaped in the gray car, but he point:
| TO Bscker's promises Of protection as 6
| proof that tho murderera did go cleaI
Of tho police that night.
The general manager of the killing
Rose, called Becker up by phone few
minutes after Rosenthal was sho
dead. He told Becker that 1t was {
horrible thing. He said 1t was more
than he expected. He was frightened
clear to his heart, and he was afrait
to stir without word Of confidence
from his master.
And Becker said over the phone
while he was making preparations for
hurried trip down to the Tenderlotn
"Oh, don't worry. Pll protect you
There won't be much fuss over this"
A few minutes later, in the shadow,
of the Murry Hill baths in Forty-sec
ond street. just west Of Sixth avenue
Lieutenant Becker, calm and collected
and with perfect confidence In his reas
surance to the nervous and trembling
| Rose. said:
"Don't be worried over this matter
III SEQ TO it that mono Of tho boys gel
into Jail"
For two days after that Whispered