El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-01

400 pool rooms. $500 each per month.
500 crap games. $3.50 each per month.
200 gambling houses. $3.50 each per
month, S360,000.
20 large gambling houses, 81, 900 each
so envelope games, $50 each per
month $4,000.
Policy per year. s125.OOO.
Total S3,095. 600.
Was to Have Been Killed Sooner.
Police lieutenant Charles Becker.
/ head of the strong arm squad, OF
gambling raiders, who IS charged with
instigating the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, last night was further impi-
Gated in the plot TO get rid of the gam
bier when Bald Jack Rose and Bird
gle" Weber, added another chapter to
their amazing allegations.
They told district attorney Whitman
that R'OSenthal was to have been killed
at the instigation Of Becker ten days
before he actually met his fate and
that the plot failed because the under
world thugs selected to do the murder
lost their nerve.
The district attorney spent the great
er part of the afternoon. with Rose and
Weber in their cells at the west side
police station and under the promise of
leniency they talked freely. They gave
little additional information regarding
the $4,000 600 fund which they alleged
illegal resorts paid for police protection
every year, but their story of the al
legged anxiety of lieutenant Becker be-
cause of gambler Rosenthaps threat
ened exposures was amplified to the
district attorney.
The First Plot That Failed.
The plot that failed was TO have
been brought to its climax at the Gar
den RESTAURANT on Fifty &irst street
on Saturday night, July 6, when ROs-
enthal and his wife were dining there,
according TO the story told by Rose.
With RoSenthal and his He at the
time was Jack Sullivan then newsbOy
now under arrest for alleged compile
ity in the murder. Rose himself ensi-
neered the Job and brought to the
restaurant "a fleet of thugs" who We're
TO do the actual shooting, according TO
Rose. Two of the hired assassins were
"Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie,
who are wanted by the police as two
OF the men who actually shot Rosen-
thai 10 days later in front of the Hotel
down town, Rose said, waiting for the
murder plot to be consummated-
Becker Anxious for killing.
Becker had talked with me every
day" Rose said He kept saying to
me why don't you kin this fellow Off
Rosenthal would have been killed off
that night if the bunch hadn't lost
their nerve. They got the notion after
they had reached the restaurant that a
detective was onto them. After giving
gle Webber's place and there we met
Becker. He denounced all up and
down You are lot OF towards" ne
said I'll have to do 1t myself
The district attorney expressed con-
fidence tonight that, If Becker would
talk frankly his evidence would open
the door to the general extent of the
police graft system in which Rose has
declared several high police officials
are involved So far Mr. Whitman
has obtained little real evidence against 4
the men mentioned by Rose as heads !
Of the -four graft bureaus" through
which Rose alleged that about 100000 /
each was collected as vice protection |
money and distributed.
Weber Paid $500 Month.
Bridge" Weber told the district at /
.orney today that his own payment to \
Becker for police protection Of his I
gambling house was 5000 a month but I
hat this rate was small compared with /
he sums levied on larger establish I
nents.
He and Rose both said that in Man (
haitian alone there were probably a 4
hundred gambling houses paying trib- /
lite to the police and that the sum /
-otal of S2,4OO,0O0 paid annually was 1
conservative figure. Weber said 4
hat Becker was present when the /
money was paid, which went to thugs /
hired to kill Rosenthal Shortly after
he murder he said, Becker met Rose
md Weber in front of the Murray /
Hi baths and said, now Bridge, you |
will have to give these boys some 4
money to get out of town.
I'll fix it with you later" Weber
aid he handed $1,000 in large bills to
Rose, who later transferred it to Sam
,chepps and on that afternoon Schepps |
ave it to "Gyp the Blood" and Lefty
4ouie in front Of the Times building.
CIrOfIci Weeps.
After his arraignment late today be-
ore coroner Feinherg, tDago Frank"
,irofici, who is charged with being one
f the actual slayers Of Essential, was
ed weeping back to the Tombs.
CirOficis collapse led to reports that (
he killing but no Official confirma-
ion of this could be obtained. In
Dago Franks" behalf, however. it was
tated by his counsel, Caesar de Barra,
hat an alibi would be proved