Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-01


who were employed In getting evidence
against gambling resorts, were transfer
red to precinct duty.
| The allegation by Bald Jack, t, Rose
that the graft tribute collected by GER
tain police officials amounted to 81, 400 600
annually, was ridieuled by John w.
Hart, attorney for Lieut. Becker, for
whom Rose declared he had been a col
leetor from gamblers BY Mr.. Harris or
ders silence has also been imposed on
the accused lieutenant and all those close
| to him. Becker. today, declared his
greatest concern ut present is for his
wife.
.The thought of my wife and her po-
sition IS the worst thing / have to bear,
| he said Everything is going to turn
out all right, however, you can be sure
of that"
New York, July 31.-Every. trail and
lead is TO be followed persistently, NJ
| matter where it ends, by District Az
torney Whitman, to learn to whom it
is alleged s2,400.0S00 graft money was
| finally distributed. Bald Jack Rose,
whose confession put Police Lieut..
Becker behind the bars for the alleged
murder of Herman Rosenthal, the
gambler. has told the public prosecu
tor that this large sum of money was
obtained by police blackmail from
gambling and disorderly houses ami
| that Becker told him the money went
to four police officials
| The public prosecutor has arranged
to keep the grand Jury In session all
summer to investigate the relations
between the gamblers and the police,
| which is in the opinion of Whitman.
| a matter of more public Importance
| than the Rosenthal case
District Attorney Whitman proposes
| to break up the relations said to exist
between the gamblers and the police
| and he has Indicated that he win do
so il. he has to. protect every man in
VOWED in the murder of Rosenthal ex-
eept those who fired the shots.
| Whether Becker will care to- avail
| himself of the, opportunity to make
his own position easier by telling the
| prosecutor about the graft money was
doubted, this morning. II Becker IS
disposed to tell his story, it must be
| complete in every detail. the district
| attorney is reported to have said.
over so witnesses will be summoned
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what they know of alleged police
blackmail.
The information obtained from Rose.
VINO says he was Becker's collector
from gambling houses, will be sns
| ceptible OF proof, said the district at
| terney.
All records of gambling arrests will
be closely scrutinized to obtain evil
in flr
| possession of a list of names of big
ana little gamblers. given him by
Rose, who, in his accusations against
Becker, said that when the police
| lieutenant took charge of the strong
[ arm squad he asked for the names
of gamblers who could be made to
give up for police protection.
Rose says that Becker took the list
and determined how much money each
gambler was to be assessed. Some
gamblers, Rose said. paid as high as
$500 month. while the little fellows
| got off with anywhere from $50 to 800
| q month.
| Meanwhile. Becker, prisoner in the
| Tombs. is saving nothing, and there is
no confirmation of the report that his
defense VIII be that the three gam
| blers. Rose, WALTON and Weber, find
| ing the case going against them. got
together and made the story that
| would involve Becker.
"Big jack zelig, to whom Rose
says he sent word to get the men to
STAY Rosenthal, will appear when
wanted. His counsel has told the pub
| lie prosecutor that Zelig would tell
everything he knew of the case Re
| Zig is now out on $4,000 bail for car
rying concealed weapons.
The alleged actual assassins of Ros-
enthal. Harry Horowitz, or Glib. the
Blood, Lefty Louie" and Whitley
| Louis. are still at large. "Dago Frank
Cirofici is in custody.
With regard to the talk of immunity
or lighter treatment for Becker in the
| event of his disclosing the operation
of the police system, District Attor-
ney Whitman said. today:
IF it could be proved that Becker.
instigated the murder of Herman Ros-
enthal. a. crime of such serious nature
committed by a police official could
not be condoned for any exposure of
graft that he might be able to pro-
duee. However, it must be presumed
| that he is innocent until he is proved
guilty"
The district attorney has assurances
of further details of the Matchmaking
system from the lips of Rose, and he will
hold another conference with the gamb-
Ter, this afternoon. Rose has assured him
| that he can implicate the much talked-of
men higher up"
Roses estimate of the annual graft of
$2,400,000 is regarded as conservative
rather than excessive by the district at
| torney. He figures that il "Bridgie" Web
ber's little hole in the wall paid SIS
| month for protection the greater estab-
| lshments must have paid thousands and,
| taking the total number in the city, the
| figures become staggering.
| Cornelius f. Cahalane. police Inspector
| in charge of the first inspection district,
| took occasion today, vehemently. to de-
ny that he was a party to any UNDER
standing between the police and gamb-
lers, particularly in his district.
Speaking of Rose and WALTON Cahalone
said:
"They have very good reason to re-
member me. drove Rose out of my dis
| trict when he was located in South