Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
WIDOW TELLS
ABOUT BECKER
Mrs. RosenthaI Exposes Po-
lice System to Grand Jury.

New York, July "a. Mrs. Herman
Rosenthal, the widow of the murdered
gambler, told to the grand jury the in
innate relations her husband had with
Police Lieutenant Becker. She was
hysterical and said she was haunted by
the fear that she herself would be as
s~assinated.
She said Becker received 20 per cent
of the profits of Rosenthal's gambling
house until Bald Jack Rose, Becker's
collector, became too greedy and in
sisted on a rakeoff himself. Then,
said MSs~Rosenthal, her husband was.
forced to gel rid Of Becker, although
he never believed that Becker would
interfere with the business.
And then she told about the raid.
She said that Becker, I'm old friend of
hers and Herman's, anne to the gam
bling house, apologetically and with
his hat in his hand. He was sorry, he
said, clear down to the ground, but
Waldo had ordered him to get Rosen-
thai, and the Job had to be done.
Becker knew 1t was hard on Herman,
LIZ WAAOW WCht oiJ pHS AS "a "
do the right thing, and SO he told Mrs.
Rosenthal that Herman could forget
the $500 and that the mortgage would
be Cancelled.
WALTON Was With Rose.
A few hours after Mrs. Rosenthal
left the grand jury room Harry yallon,
who gave himself up, was under the
fire of District Attorney Whitman's
questions. Ready with an alibi, like
all of the other figures in the murder
case, WALTON insisted that he had had
no hand In the killing and that he did
not know a single man who fired a
shot. But he did admit that he had
been around with Jack Rose that night
on Lieutenant Becker's business and
that with San Schepps he had accom-
panied Jack Rose to the house of Dora
Gilbert, Rosenthal's divorced wife. In
this house, 1t appears, many people
had gathered for a pleasant evening.
WALTON saw at least a dozen having
drinks at somebody's expense. He
himself got drunk and left Rose and
Schepps at Bridge Webber's some
time after 1 o'clock or Tuesday morn
ing. Fuddled and dazed, he stumbled
into the subway and went to call on
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Signal at 226
East Fourteenth street.
The story told by the gambler will
lead, the district attorney believes,
to a breakdown on the part OF other
men under arrest. Jack Rose, who
hired the gray car, has been advised
for his own good to walk the line of
truth, and If Rose tells what he knows
evidence Will lead to the policemen
most concerned In the silencing of
Rosenthal.
Mrs. R%osenthal's Statement.
Here is Mrs. R"osenthal's story, In
part, as she told 1t to the grand jury:
Every word my husband said that has
been put in the affidavit in which he said
that Lieutenant Becker was his gambling
partner and that Becker had been dishon-
est with him Is as true as truth can be.
l knew all of my husbands affairs. When
Herman had business arrangements
knew about them. When he was paying
money to 4 man l knew who got the
money and how much was paid. He never
concealed anything from me. We didn't
lead that sort of a life. l have known
Of his relations with police officers for
years. OF course / knew that he, like
every other man in the gambling bust
ness. had been paying for protection.
] / knew Lieutenant Becker and his wife
very well. Becker had called often at our
house. I have been up to their house
many times. Why, our relations were Just
As friendly and pleasant as you could
imagine. Just as my husband said 7 we