Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-15
Horrible Finish Promised to
TOmbs Prisoners If They Re
veal Identity of Higher
Ups" in Graft Scandal.
CAST BECKER TO WOLVES
sURREPTITIOUs COMMAND
directors Of Vice Syndicate
Willing to Sacrifice Police
Lieutenant to Save Their
Own Liberty.

NcN YORK Aug o. Threatened
with death if they revealed infurmu-
u"u rvElrdiug tb, three mon higher
up 200 the gambling graft scandal
Bridgiu' Wcbbcr and Harry Walton,
tNu of tu, associates of Bald Jack
Rose. mo. prove to bee rocalcitunt
Witnesses
The two PRISONERS arc confronted
on the other hand hy possible iudlct-
mVuts charging them with the muir
der of the gambler Herman Husvu-
that unless taey tcll tine whole truth.
The two prisoners tried Go deter
mine today what course Geo pursue.
Webbor and vallon have been
reached ana told. according To- val
Ions counsel. 90 throw police Lieu
tenant Becker tu the NulNcs' bat to
shield the namtn ot the turro men
moss regarded nl tIr states attorn's
as directors nf the graft system
District Attorney Whitman b. Lett
ting the tNu prisoners themselves de-
eide what attitude they VII take.
James N sullivan. \aluns AWA,i.
saws that tor som, time messengers
from Those higher up and from
certain pulpr INSPECTORS have Sur
rcptitiuusly visited WALTON ana Web
a. their cells ana told them they
might tcll what they pleased about
Beckor, bat t thcy informed on the
big fellows they might us Ncil mako
away with thvmsClNca ts thcS would
meet death later.
MI sullivan said. after becius bis.
trI.t Attorney whitman
whitman has made a case against
Becker aud none uf HcrKcrs black
mailing employer scvW 90 care
hang about Bcrkot's situation. Zen
iagt th,y haV, sent word io Rose
WtubDi aud Walton 200 throw Becker
a. the NulNCg. Buf they are deter
mined that luclr own names shall not
boz brought out
"ttuso viii make good hut Wchb,r
ana WALTON haNc been reached aud I
ana afraid thcS have made up their
minds tu weaken. ! have told WALTON
that hr lH not playing square unu ihai
/ viii uu longer act Hs Hls counsel.
iu tine confession OF Bald jack
RIOS, as prepared pN tIc EJmul'r iur
District \tturuoN Whitman ana print
rd this morning with Roses own
spelling and punctuation, Euso dc
rltrcs that Bvck,r had decided Goo XIII
RuFruth5i himself 30 others mad not
done th. work Afl,r tIr murder
Husc Says hc met Becker hE appoint
ncnt near th, scene 90 th, dilling 10
his written confession nos, says
Il opened the conversation by say
mg. Ally God Charlie, this is horn
BILE There viii Boz .-- tu pay H'
said What is the matter Leave ai
this Geo me I asked Have YOU seen
him' aud ho said, Yes, saw 'he
suurHIiug ---- / would IRE iu nav"
taken my knife Out ana cut his tongue
out and uaug it ou the building hH q
warning tu possible future sluealrrs
~, said Welt. vas saved the frost
bic uI doing o. myself became
tired waiting Tor the gang Goo do % so
drriucd tonight tu de- 30 myself
Il asked him how Welt hC suld,
after I lytt JACK ~ulliNIu ] instructed
otto Goo drive hy the M,lrupulv aud iu
slow down without stopping In
tended b. ttOseuthal Was lhvr, lu take
uut ms gun, blaze go hiW ana ten 'l
tu tu Ncop going but %" W'sn
there X
Tho grand lur, Was prepared 9" rr-
sum, it- Investigation into th' tusoh-
thai case. District ATTORNEY NM
msE. assistants are making hu I'M
NpslIEutluu ut real estate lruuturluhH
Information having com, tu me state b
utturuu, shat Within the last year one
police Inspector has invested more
than S2uU.OOO iu choice uptown lots
The royuuers inquest NHs late iu
getting under way Many LEADING
men appeared la court Uu mo panel
ut Jurors Daniel l'ruhmau. the thr.
ulrlpul manager NtH foreman ana
among others Whu ngnluod their Nli.
ingucss 10 serve were Arthur Heinz
Harry Duryeb, and r.. " burN'h
turoucr Fcirbcrg presided uud 'bagn
Frank" and Whitley" Lewis were 10
court
The understanding was mat lh'
proceedings would boz adjourned u
IoW nf the impending indictments
Al of the prisoners with thr 'N
tppttuu of lauotcnaut Gockrr were Hi
fhiguud before .ul"nri ftiuh'I! '
daS. Daniel Frohmau acting as fore
man of the jury
Al the request uf DISTRICT Attuuuri
Frank Moss VINO said that "a prag
ucalN complete vusr has been mHd'
out against an the defendants ht ih'
grand iury now iu session, the near
Ing WAS postponed until August t-.
The grand Jurors hoWcvvr nnillir'
District Attorney Whitman mat the
dad not feel warranted iu rriuruin'
further indictments charging Wurdt
in tho first degree until there ha'
hacu heard more evidence. This vN
denve. lt was expected, would ''iu
from sam Schcpps. nov ON hls wa