The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
Italian Arrested Promises to Re-
veal All to the Grand Jury
to Save His Own
Life
ALLEGED THAT BECKER
MADE The PLOT
Testimony Of Rose and Webber
Further duplicates Police
Lieutenant Whitley"
Lewis Did Shooting
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
New York, Aug 1.-The grand jury
will be told the complete story Of the
murder Of Rosenthal by the Dago,
Frank Cirocisi. After being identified
by Witnesses to the murder, Cirocsi
sent world to Whitman that he was
willing to tell all il he is saved from
the electric chair He claims that the
actual shooting was done by "Whiteys
Lewis.
His testimony will aid Whitman in
completing the cases agalnct the
others. It is reported that Cirocisi
will be permitted to plead guilty To
second degree murder and escape the
chair.
Police Lieut. Charles Becker, head
Of the strong arm squad Of gam.
bling raiders, who is charged with in
stigating the murder OF Herman Ros.
enthal was further implicated IN the
plot to get rid of the gambler, when
Bald Jack Rose and Bridge Web.
Der added another chapter to their
already amazing allegations. They
told District Attorney Whitman that
Rosenthal was to have been killed at
the instigation Of Becker ten days be.
fore he actually met his fate, and
that the plot failed because the under.
world thugs selected to do the mur.
der lost their nerve at the last minute.
The district attorney spent The
greater part Of the afternoon with
Rose and Webber in their cells at tho
west side police station, and under
promise of leniency which the prose.
cutor has given them they talked free
". They gave little additional in
formation regarding the s2.4OOOOO
fund which they alleged Illegal re-.
sorts paid for police protection in the
city every year. but their story Of the
alleged anxiety Of Lieut.. Becker be.
cause Gambler Rosenthal had threat
ened exposures was ampliiied 10 the
district attorney and. in the prosecu.
tors opinion, he strengthened his evil
dence against Becker.
The plot that failed he said, was
the elimination Of a conference at the
Garden restaurant on July 6, when
Rosenthal aud his wife were dining
there according to the account that
Rose gave me
Two Of the hired assassins were
'Gyp the Blood" and "LeftieD Louie.
who are wanted by the police as two
of the men who actually shot Rosen-
thai ten days later in front Of the
Hotel aIetropole. Becker at that time
was down town. Rose said, waiting for
the murder plot to be consummated
Becker had talked with me every
day. He kept saying to me, why
don't you kin this fellow OFF, Rosen
thai would have been killed that night
if the bunch had not lost their nerve
They got the notion after they reach
ed the restaurant that detective was
on to them. After giving UP the as
sassination, we went to Brldgie Web
ber's place and there we met Becker
He denounced us all UP and down.
~'You are all lot Of towards, be
said Iil have to do it myself.
, Rosenthai, it was recalled by lhs
! district attorney when he heard th.
! story. had but a few days before this
) made his first complaint against Beck
/ er. charging that the police lieutenan
+ was q partner in his gambling house
Although Becker, still in the Tombs
/ has THUG far refused to make am
E statement other than he is innoeen
! and that his plight is the result Of
'frameupp on the part Of his enemie
IN the gambling fraternity, Rose pra
dicted to the district attorney that thI
police lieutenant eventually woul
break down.