Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-23

Like in my case, Rosenthal and Becker
soon became fast friends. Rosenthal
secured the appointment Of two men,
Foy and Michaelson, to Becker's squad
and Rosenthal and Becker had an ar
rangement that these two men were to
work under Rosenthal's instructions.
He was to select certain pool rooms
that these men were to bring Becker
evidence on.
Rosenthal had a double purpose to
accomplish. He wanted these men to
remain on Becker's squad, and to do
so they must make good. Rosenthal
had a few people in the gambling busi-
ness he had an old score to settle with,
and last and most important he needed
Becker. He explained to Becker not to
question these men too closely about
any places they came back and told
Becker that they had evidence against.
| Rosenthal said after they break into
the place they will be able to pick out
the employees.
Describes How They Obtained "Evi-
dence."
One Of the first places raided on this
system was a place on South Sixth
street, Williamsburg, conducted by a
man named Dorsey or Ainwick. Rosen-
thai went over to Brooklyn one night
and sat in a restaurant near by, nam
ed Tony's. Foy sat at another table.
i When the days work was over the en-
ployees Of the pool room would come in
the restaurant for their dinner. Rosen-
| thai talked with them and Foy was
memorizing a description Of the men.
The following day warrants were is
sued. The police raided, Dorsey hunt
ed me, protested against such a deal.
| Incidentally there still remained three
or four unserved warrants. Dorsey was
in a rage. He talked with me, and I
arranged a meeting for Dorsey and
Becker, which took place at the La
fayette Baths. The matter was talked
over and Becker agreed to turn in the
unserved warrants for $500 90 100. Dor
sey protested that he was in financial
difficulties and could not do 1t. He was
given until Monday to make good and
on Monday he met me at the Baths and
gave me $500 90 100.
Rosenthal followed this up on anoth-
er place, a man named Lawson either
at Cortlandt street or Park place. Then
next was the San Souci on Thirteenth
street and Becker and Rosenthal were
becoming great pals, then Rosenthal
talked to Becker about taking an in
terest in his place at Forty-fifth street
by investing s2,5O0 90 100. They talked
back and forth and finally Becker
agreed to let him have $1,000 on a
chattel mortgage on his household
goods. Rosenthal did this, secured the
money and we opened up. Becker told
Rosenthal he wanted Rosenthal to take
care of me and he declared me in for
/ 25 per cent which agreed to split with
Becker.
Beaged Becker Not to Raid Rosen-
thaI's.
Matters went along but Becker kept
|
that Waldo was after him to raid Ros-
enthal He said he was doing the best
he could but things were getting very
warm at police headquarters ,and fl
Square hotel that his mind was made
up he would raid the place. I begged
and pleaded with him to abandon the
idea. I pointed out all the danger. par
| ticularly as he told me he intended to
| just raid it without evidence secured
| in the regular way.
His reply to that was that he had to
make the raid and he was going to
make Rosenthal a present Of the ST.
| 500 with which to cover whatever eX-
pense Rosenthal would incur. Well he
raided the place, ordered the mortgage
cancelled, and thought that ended it..
After that Becker and Rosenthal had
several meetings but could not fix the
matter up and the policeman continued
in, stationed in the house. Rosenthai
was growing desperate. He began
threatening to tell what he knew.
Becker said to me when l told him
what I heard that he wasn't worried
that he had all ends covered.
1t was about this time that Jack
Zelig was arrested on a charge OF
carrying concealed weapons. Some of
Zelig's friends came and told me of it
! and also told me that there were some
nasty rumors around associating my
name in the jobbing of Zelig. / pro-
| tested my innocence, and became
alarmed and rushed to a telephone and
called up Lieut.. Becker, and asked him
about it. He said he couldn't talk to
me then but would meet me later in the
day at the Union Square hotel which
he did, and he told me then that it was
a fact that Zelig had been framed.
| 1 explained to him the seriousness of
the charge and of what danger 1t
meant to me. Well, he said, If you do
Zelig a favor will he do one in return?
1 told him l did not know Zelig as
had never met him. Well, he said, find
out his friends, talk to them and tell
them If they want to save Zelig and
themselves that Rosenthal is the man
that is stirring up all the trouble in
New York and I want him murdered.
Wanted Rosenthai Murdered in Any
Way.
For a moment, / didn't quite grasp
his meaning said, do you mean you
want Zelig's friends to go to him and
threaten him that If he don't stop 60
ing after you they will beat him up?
Why no, he said, want him murdered
shot, his throat cut, any way to take
him off the earth. He went further he
! said if anybody will murder Rosenthal
nothing can happen to them. / will
take care of that, and if these men
downtown don't accept the job tel
them that not one of them will be left
on my roundups. l will find where
they hang out and l will frame every
one of them up and send them up the
river, for carrying concealed weapons.