New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-19

who were near the Hotel MetropoIe on
Monday night when Herman Rosenthal
was shot. The men went to the CIV
Hall in response TO the following letter
written by the Mayor to Police Commis.
sioner Waldo:
City Of New York,
ONCE Of the Mayor
q. July IL, 1872
Sir: Please have Lieutenant Becker
ana Policemen James White, Charles Fov
and Charles Steinhardt before me at this
once at IL o'clock tomorrow morning
AFTER the precautions We. have taken and
all we have devised and done to do away
with the long seated and deep seated
grating In the Police Department il Is
very encouraging to have even these
f.osenthal accusations banded about
10 be sure, ne was a miserable out
law, against whom you and your prede-
cessors have been continuously contend
Ing, but | would have the respect for the
police raised SO high that the accusations
OF such character would not be ex-
tensively credited. His successive places
have been entered by the police under
warrants and held possession Of, one
after another. for over two years And
now see that he was at war with the
police and Mr.. Jerome before ] became
Mayor. But he grew more defiant and
yindictive all the while. Those who
killed him will be. found no doubt, and
their motives disclosed. But he died as
he had lived, having been a lawless char
acter and briber OF the police from his
youth up.
l cannot understand why Lieutenant
Becker should sit down to dinner with
such a scoundrel. That ne did seems 10
be admitted When Rosenthal made his
accusations against your predecessor and
his Deputy, Mr. Driscoll. I fully investi-
gated the matter. and the statement that
II H. Il L..
Commissioner or the Deputy or that the
Deputy lost his place ON the ground OF
that complaint is false.
On the contrary. ! found that Rosen-
thai and his associates who called on me
were the worst gang of men that had
ever seen. This is why l am so greatly
surprised that Lieutenant Becker should
sit down to dinner with any OF them or
associate with them In any way; Yours
Rh!nelander Waldo, Esq, Police Commits
sioner. New York City. ~.
Lieutenant Becker and the patrolmen
arrived at the Mayors office shortly be-
fore noon and. awaited outside until the
arrival OF Commissioner Waldo. when the
party went into the Mayors private Of
flee. Becker and the patrolmen remained
in the Mayors Office a little more than
half an hour. When Becker came out
with the patrolmen he refused to say
anything about the interview with Mayor
Gaynor.
Becker stopped to speak TO several ac-
quaintances on the steps OF the City Hall,
when a photographer attempted 10 get
a snapshot OF him. He hurried through
the building and out Of the rear doorway,
followed by the photographer Near the
subway entrance Becker placed his hand
on the photographers arm and told him
that IL ne took the picture he would be
arrested.
The photographer produced a police
permit, but Becker said his picture could
not be taken without his permission and
walked up Centre street The photogra-
pher followed, making pictures OF Beck
er's back, to the amusement Of con-
siderable crowd.
Commissioner Waldo remained with the
Mayor fifteen minutes after the patyolmen
had gone. but refused to talk when he
came out of the Mayors office